Scenic lakefront retreat w/ three decks, a hot tub & a private 48-foot dock!

Top notch property. Very comfortable and well maintained.

The house itself is great, beautiful views, nicely decorated, and good parking. <br />

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The stairs are challenging! Lots of them and steep. An elevator would be amazing. I’d gladly pay double or more if that was an amenity. <br />

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Lastly, the neighbor is an angry bully (that’s the nicest way I could word it in this forum).

Great stay, quiet location with fantastic view. We had no issues with the neighbor.

This property was our final destination for a multigenerational family road trip. Coeur d'Alene is a great little town with a bunch of fun activities around the north end including a beach and fun splashing creek for the kids. This property is (a long) 30-minute drive from CDL, partially on a windy and unlit state road; the home is on a residential street in a fairly remote area. The views are fantastic, and there is easy parking in a private garage, but we found that with this property you have to take the good with the bad. Here are some of the things that stick-out:

PRO: Lake access on property.

CON: Over 140 *steep* vertical steps to get there, plus another 35 to get from deck to deck. The wooden steps that actually lead down to the water are a weather worn and definitely could be replaced to avoid splinters. Also, don't look to the left on your way down the steps you will be immediately crushed with jealousy as you watch the neighbor cruise by on his escalator.

PRO: Beds were fairly comfortable and there were enough for our family of 4 adults and 3 children.

CON: Two of the "beds" are futons in the small main living area. The lower level beds are a queen and a full-size; tall folks be warned. Also, no accommodations for infants or very young children. Bring your own travel crib.

PRO: Plenty of reminders around the house to remind you that the neighbor likes it to be quiet. :)

CON: The signs come across as a little threatening. After being in the home, I completely understand why having a vacation rental next door to these folks would be infuriating. This property is literally on top of their neighbor and all of the decks look directly onto their property. As a family with young children, we were pretty quiet and had no problems with the guy next door.

PRO: Wifi on location!

CON: Connects amazingly well to the local network but had a terrible connection to the outside internet. We relied on cell service entirely during our stay.

Overall, this property was nice enough for our short trip but we would not stay here again.

With all the comments about the neighbor, we were a little nervous. Turns out the neighbor was not an issue at all, rather, our main concern related to a lie in the description of the property. "If you're a boat owner... well, you've come to the right place!" No we did not come to the right place. I am a boat owner and this property is anything but convenient. Boat launches are 15 minutes away by driving (makes getting the vehicle back to the cabin a real ordeal), no spot to park the boat trailer (even though they say 3 spots, only 1 because 2 garage spots occupied by owner vehicles), because of the lift on one side of the dock, the dock is not very suited for keeping your boat there (only if your boat is shorter than 16 feet).

Omissions - yes 144 stairs to dock (from the hot tub), from the kitchen it is 177. This is curiously avoided in disclosure. Also not disclosed is the very tight and windy dirt road to the cabin (glad we did not tow our boat into the cabin).

Other smaller gripes - the wifi is so slow, almost useless = frustrated teenagers. The condition of repair of the property is poor, lots of things do not work or are broken, careful of the safety hazard of the deck near the hot tub.

But the most troubling and disappointing aspect was that when I raised my concerns on the second day, the fifth day and multiple times afterward, Vacasa did nothing, I mean NOTHING to try to deal with our concerns. Very poor customer satisfaction dealings. Even thought there were large and small concerns, they did nothing. We even left 1 day early because we were so disappointed with the property. That was our decision, but again, nothing from Vacasa. I book lots of summer vacations, never had such a poor experience with a booking agency like Vacasa.

Definitely would not recommend the property or Vacasa.