I had a party of 11 come up for some skiing/snowboarding and the traditional cabin party. This house is located 15-20 minute (6-6.5 miles) drive from Heavenly (depending on CA or NV side). Safeway and Raley's next to Heavenly. It was a little tricky finding this house way in the back of the small streets, but all snow was removed from the roads getting to the house.

Wireless signal for AT&T and T-mobile were at 2 bars on average so receiving and sending calls were manageable. The wireless in the house was not the most robust (occasional packet-loss/dropping signal and slightly slow), but hey its free.

This house was nicely laid out, most of the lounging and gaming area were positioned at the front of the house where everyone can gather and socialize. The bedrooms are located in the back half of the house with plenty of sleeping space for everyone. 2 bathrooms are located in middle of the house accessible for everyone's use and a master bedroom located at the far back of the house with its own private bathroom for "that couple." Lots of hot water for showering.

This house can accommodate 4 cars easy (2 garage, 2 in driveway) No street parking when I was there (too much snow). The washer and dryer (nestled between the garage and kitchen) did their job well, and the kitchen was nicely stocked with plenty of plates, bowls, utensils, baking trays, frying pans, coffee maker and even a bread maker for the whole gang. The kitchen knives are not the sharpest, so if you cook and like sharp knives that cut: Bring your own. The BBQ grill (gas) and hot tub are located just outside the living room side door. BBQ grill works perfectly and had gas in it upon arrival, and the hot tub is set at a nice 102F.

A few issues:

1. The lighting in the house is a bit weird, finding the switch was the first part, but some of the light fixtures don't have light bulbs/working bulbs. And the light for the outdoor BBQ/hot tub was so weak, it was pretty much non-existent.

2. Outdoor noise - seriously at 10pm, the neighbor on the side of the hot tub will make it known there is a noise curfew. He isn't too rude, but laughter and talking voices are considered too loud to him. Point is: use the hot tub early and keep the party inside afterwards.

3. There is wild life and not so wild life roaming the area. There was a pitbull stray that was able to hop the fence (due to 4-5 feet of snow against the fence), he loved the meat I was BBQing

Overall comfortable cozy stay.