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Treetop Getaway in the Ponderosa Pines

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A cozy living room with a sofa, chairs, a coffee table, and a chessboard.
A forested area with a large tree trunk, a rocky ground, and a wooden fence.
A wooden dining room with a round table and chairs, large windows, and a chandelier.
A covered outdoor area with a wooden deck, a table, and chairs.
A wooden cabin with a staircase, surrounded by trees.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Cook, dine, and unwind
    Top-rated for its fully equipped kitchen, perfect for every meal.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near San Jacinto Mountains

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA
  • Place, San Jacinto Mountains
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Idyllwild Nature Center
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Idyllwild Park
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Palm Springs, CA (PSP-Palm Springs Intl.)
    ‪74 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bunk Room

1 Single Bunk Bed

Living Room 1

1 Double Sofa Bed

Master

1 King Bed

Second

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Full Bathroom

Soap · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Master Bathrom

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Number of living rooms
Outdoor play area
Dining area

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About the area

Idyllwild

Located in Idyllwild, this cabin is in the mountains. McCallum Adobe and Forever Marilyn are local landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit The Cameron and Plaza de las Flores Shopping Center. Idyllwild Nature Center and Palm Springs Convention Center are also worth visiting. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and hiking nearby.
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Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA

What's nearby

  • San Jacinto Mountains - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Idyllwild Nature Center - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Mount San Jacinto State Park - 5 min drive - 3.8 km
  • Idyllwild Park - 7 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Morongo Casino - 40 min drive - 50.8 km

Getting around

  • Palm Springs Station - 51 min drive
  • Palm Springs, CA (PSP-Palm Springs Intl.) - 72 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mountain Center Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Alpaca Coffee & Tea - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Idyllwild Village Market, Deli & Pizzeria - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Peak Restaurant & Bar - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Mama's Egg House - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Treetop Getaway in the Ponderosa Pines pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Treetop Getaway in the Ponderosa Pines?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Treetop Getaway in the Ponderosa Pines?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Treetop Getaway in the Ponderosa Pines?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Treetop Getaway in the Ponderosa Pines located?

Situated in the mountains, this cabin is within 1 mile (2 km) of San Jacinto Mountains and Idyllwild Nature Center. Mount San Jacinto State Park and Idyllwild Park are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 37 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 37 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 37 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 37 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 37 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Great cabin! Kids had a blast with all the short hikes available to us.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Weekend

Great cabin, location, and property
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This place was perfect for relaxing. It was clean and decorated so nicely. We loved relaxing on the balcony. Further, it had everything we could need for a longer stay. I look forward to returning to the treetop cabin.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful mountain cottage

My friends and I rented this house for our annual get together. It was an incredible mountain get away. Would absolutely go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just Right

Great place for a getaway with old friends
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Had a great time with family!! Very peaceful getaway!! Michael was very attentive and a wonderful host!! I can’t wait to come back!! Thank you for your amazing hospitality!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Treetop getaway

We had an amazing visit to Idyllwild. The owner was incredibly helpful and communicated regularly to ensure we had all we needed. We would definitely visit again! Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Family Getaway

This place was the perfect size and location for a family getaway. Just a couple miles from town. Great layout for spending time together, kitchen right next to family room. Lots of games and streaming options for entertainment. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Get away

Peaceful enjoyable n relaxing
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Treetop Dream

The pictures do not do it justice. What a wonderful place! We will be coming back soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Treetop getaway

We had a great family getaway with four adults and two children. Accommodations were clean and comfortable with a well stocked kitchen. In a quiet area with a great deck and outdoors spaces for outside activities. Expansive windows afforded great views. We enjoyed games and crafts around the table. And both cooked in and ate out.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birdhouse vrbo

Nice place. Missing a few things: salt, small spoons. Oven was dirty so smoke came out of it while using it. The view was amazing the bed comfortable, the decorations were cute
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Jul 2025
Unfortunately we can control what happens with condiments and utensils. We replace condiments including salt once a month and we replace spoons a couple times per year, as people are constantly throwing them away. The issue regarding the oven is that in order to keep cleaning costs down we do require/rely on people to clean up after themselves somewhat, this includes cleaning their own dishes. Cleaning would be $50 more per stay if the cleaners had to clean the oven after every guest.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stunning!

We absolutely loved this property and the multiple decks. While we were there, it snowed and a creek was nearby that we could listen to out on the deck. The property has everything you could need and was very close to town. The owner was very communicative and very kind. We will definitely be returning!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Vacation

We enjoyed our stay. The location is excellent. We found many sheets and towels in the dryer drying when we arrived. We folded them and put them in the closet. We also were not able to use the main bedroom fan because there was no remote. We thought about using the outdoor grill, but it was disgustingly dirty. I have stayed at other Idyllwild rentals that were much cleaner. You really can’t beat the location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful treetop retreat

Wonderful cabin nestled in the treetops. The two decks were very special, one caught the early morning sunshine, and the other was a feeding station for local wildlife. There were nuts and birdseed at the cabin, and that paired with some apple slices bought in many varieties of birds and squirrels. We sat out with our coffee and breakfast, and watched them all eating theirs! We explored trails and the town, all a short drive away. This is a beautiful cabin, clean, well stocked, and with plenty of hot water. We had a much needed mini mountain retreat and left feeling refreshed. Exactly what we were looking for. Thank you!!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic mountain getaway!

We had such a fabulous stay at “the treehouse,” as we were calling it! The owner was very responsive and helpful, and easy to communicate with. The property was gorgeous, in a neighborhood near town, yet completely private. We loved exploring the large backyard, and watching the birds on the balcony (we bought unsalted peanuts at the local grocery store). The house was lovely, cozy, and very clean. (I am allergic to dogs so I was a little nervous when I saw that they allow people to bring thier dogs, but I had no issue, so that says a lot about the cleanliness!). The kitchen had everything we needed, and more. We explored the town, went on some hikes, and played lots of board and card games. It was a perfect family getaway, and we would absolutely love to stay again next time we are in Idyllwild! Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
My wife and I wanted to get away somewhere quiet during the weekend of 4th to get our dogs away from fireworks and catch up on some work. Idyllwild’s no fireworks rules are actually followed! The house is comfortable and homey. We slept well. There’s a king bed room, a double/queen room and a bunk bed room. We brought along a cooler with stuff to cook and all the amenities we needed were in the home. The upper floor may be stuffy when you arrive if during warmer months, but once the windows are open, there’s a nice mountain airflow and it’s very comfortable. We stayed upstairs all day in July and it was lovely. Wifi was good as well. There is a fenced backyard that would be nice for smaller dogs or dogs with some common sense. However the fence is very short in some areas because of the steep terrain, so we kept our (large, excitable) dogs inside with us and walked them around the neighborhood periodically. Great restful, productive weekend. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Big, nice, well stocked cab8n

This is a really nice, super well stocked cabin. Perfect for families with younger kids. A couple of notes for prospective renters. The bedrooms are all downstairs and the main living area is upstairs. The bathrooms are all downstairs so you have to go down a very steep staircase whenever you need to use the bathroom. This house is definitely would not be accessible for some people with disabilities. There is no access to the fenced yard for the dogs from the house so anytime you have to take your dogs out to go potty you have to leash them up and walk them out the front door to the back gate. Not super convenient at 3am. All that said, this is a BEAUTIFUL place, well cared for and I had excellent communication with the owners. I loved the Master Lock app to get the keys. The back balcony looks right out into the tree tops of the forest. Highly recommend this place
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What a super property and a wonderful holiday.

The house looks amazing from the photos and description - in reality it is actually better ! There is everything you could want in this house and more and we had the most fabulous stay. Having stayed in holiday homes across Europe and the States I can honestly say this is the best ever. The home is beautifully furnished with comfortable beds and sofas and as a guest you really feel at home with everything from the fluffy towels to the selection of complimentary toiletries waiting on arrival. The house was immaculately clean and kept at a perfect temperature not too hot and not too cold. The kitchen was well equipped and everything easy to use with plenty of cutlery and cups, plates etc…. Access to the property was easy and straightforward and there is ample car parking outside the front door. The directions given were spot on and it was easy to locate. Out on the deck you are entertained by the awesome local wildlife - we met a variety of birds and some very cheeky and cute chipmunks which played around the house and in the trees. Our favourite was the gorgeous blue Stellar Jays who visited every morning at breakfast time. The local town of Idyllwild has a small supermarket and some great shops to buy local produce and souvenirs - we loved the pottery studio and purchased some delightful mementos of our trip. Everyone we met was friendly and welcoming. Cannot fault this place or the location at all and we were not disappointed by anything. Thank you so much.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What a trip!

Wow, wow, I know this review is a bit late, but better late then never. We had such an exciting trip. The cabin was beautiful and well taken care of. This is the first rental that was actually clean and comfortable. The beds were nice and comfy the family space was wonderful to just hang out in and play table games. We had a blast. The only issue was that the house is a top of a hill and the road up is a bit steep. We had two cars, luckily one was a awd. The other a 4 cylinder rav4 fwd, this car could not make it up the icy road. Try as we may, we couldn’t get the car up to the property. We ended up having to leave car at a community center and lucky we didn’t get a ticket or got towed. We also went when there was that freak snow storm, so that car was snowed in. We ended up having to shovel it out. I would just suggest that you have a car that can make it up icy steep roads if you go in the winter and there is snow. It wouldn’t have been one of our trips with out some kind of adventure. I also lost the house key in the snow when my awd almost got stuck as well. The host was gracious and only charged me the key replacement. I know others would have charged a pretty penny. Thank you thank you. I hope you will have us back next time we come up again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Idyllwild Getaway

We had a great weekend!! We would stay here again. Clean, cozy, great location, has everything we needed for the weekend. Great for kids. Wi-Fi worked perfectly. Great communication with host!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful house, very clean and in a quiet area

We really enjoyed our stay. It was very relaxing and the home was in a quiet area, but close to town. The house was actually nicer then we expected and the kitchen had more amenities then what was listed. We enjoyed our morning coffee on the deck watching the birds. If you stay here, buy unsalted peanuts for the stellar jays. They entertained us and asked for more each morning.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great mountain getaway

Our stay was amazing! We were just 1.5 miles from town and there were so many great hiking trails nearby. Just a short walk down the hill from the house is a mountain resource center that has information on things to do in the surrounding area. I also have to give Michael a big shout out. He was very helpful and gave us recommendations on where to eat and some trails to check out close to the house. 10/10 will stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cabin with Excellent Balconies

The place was in a nice quiet area only 2 miles from Idyllwild, the WiFi worked great, we enjoyed the 2 excellent balconies, it has a wood stove which we used, our only issue was the stairs and much of flooring was very slick for our older dogs and that made it tough for them to get around on it.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Review

We had a fabulous time in Michael's adorable cabin in the woods. Michael was very responsive, and we came back to Los Angeles completely rejuvenated ; )
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
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