I have hesitated to leave a negative review, as I always like to give the benefit of the doubt. That said, I rely heavily on reviews when making my decision about where to stay on a vacation, so it's only fair to leave an honest review for others who are considering this property. In addition, they charged a hefty fee per night for owner/cleaning and the place is in desperate need of deep cleaning.
We were only there for a total of 1 1/2 days and I had four semi-large spiders run out at us in the tiny little bathroom, one even ran over my foot! And a cricket jumped at me another time, again, in the tiny bathroom. Horrifying to say the least!
The bedrooms upstairs are nice and beds comfy enough, but double beds not large enough for a couple, in our opinion. I slept in one of the twins, so it all worked out. If you have to go to the potty in the middle of the night as I usually do, the stairs were narrow and steep and very creaky! Also, a nice view of the top of the fireplace had large rat droppings. Our friends took the downstairs bedroom and said the bed was very small and uncomfortable. The mattress sunk in the middle. They also had a spider in their bathroom.
The view from the property is beautiful. And the deck area could be very cozy but it was wrought with spider webs and in need of some tlc. The house is dated and could also use some tlc.
If the view and close proximity to the lake is most important to you, you will have to overlook a lot, not to mention their fee, but those two things are the only positive things I would say about this place.
I regret not complaining as soon as we arrived so that we might get a refund for the hefty cleaning fee that they charge. Fighting spiders and looking at rat droppings is a sign that that fee is not used for cleaning. We could have stayed at a hotel in Durango for this price and likely had a very clean room with a potty near the bed!
I hate to leave such a review, and almost resent the time I've to take in order to do so. The house had a for sale by owner sign on it, so that says a lot about the care and keeping of it.