Take a look at the video in the photo carousel and you'll immediately know why this property is the most exclusive rental in Pine Mountain Club. Rarely available to outsiders, this top-quality luxury lodge has soaring ceilings to match the soaring panoramas, and showcases the very best Pine Mountain Club has to offer. In town yet overlooking an adjoining private forest, the lodge offers a unique combination of views, privacy, space, and convenience for the most discriminating renter.
The property is close in yet secluded – backing to a preserved valley with elaborate walks, wildlife, and spring-fed waterways. Its one-of-a-kind promontory overlooks the pristine valley vista, from the intimate deer pond to the towering mountains. The house is a literal stone’s throw from town for shopping, restaurants, entertainment, groceries, golf, tennis, horseback, swimming, and clubhouse convenience (plus first priority snow removal), yet set apart on a paved and granite-bouldered circular drive with snow, large trees, and 360 degree views of Pine Mountain’s beautiful surroundings including both Mt. Pinos and Mt. Abel.
Consider the combination: snow and trees and views and privacy and town and valley – anywhere else you’d have to compromise on several (or even most) of those features – but in this singular location no compromise is required. Whether it’s to the gazebo for a Shakespearean play, to the Greens for a round of golf and free concert, or into the forest for a stroll along a mountain stream, everything is just footsteps from your door.
For outdoor fun there are stone-lined paths to the valley for hiking/exploring/hours of play, an old fashioned tire swing under a giant oak, horseshoes, volleyball, and even a private in-ground pre-laid sled-run.
Great for large groups, three of the five bedrooms in this magnificent approx. 3200 square foot home are master bedrooms with adjoining double-sink bathrooms (including separate toilet/tub area for added convenience and privacy), while two of the bedrooms are bunk rooms sleeping up to 6 guests in each. In total, there are 1 king, 2 queen, 2 double, and 10 twin beds (plus an additional futon).
The downstairs foyer/library awaits your late-night reading, while upstairs guests enjoy windowed vistas all around in a gigantic open greatroom centered upon a towering stone fireplace. Whether you're spinning one of the 1,000 vintage vinyl records on the phonograph, watching a classic movie on the big screen TV, playing a boardgame at the pub-height game table, or enjoying a late night of conversation on the giant comfy sectional, this room is often the center of activity. It features an oversized dining area and an adjoining game room with ping pong, foosball, and air hockey tables. The chef is always a part of the action too, in an adjacent kitchen complete with dining island, stainless steel appliances including dual dishwashers, Frigidaire refrigerator, built-in microwave, trash compactor, and dual kitchen sinks with dual disposals. There are granite countertops and Thomasville knotty alder cabinets in every bath, as well as the kitchen and the understair laundry. Radiant in-floor heating maintains a quiet, even, and efficient warmth on cozy winter days, while the on-demand boiler supplies endless hot water any time of the year. The home is well insulated for sound and warmth alike (including all interior walls, floors, and ceilings), and is accented by solid knotty alder doors to every room, lodgepole pine both indoors and out, and natural slate floors in all baths, laundry, kitchen, entry, lobby library, stairs, and pathways. It features five (5) extra-thick exterior wood decks – including a recessed dining/view deck with its own magnificent outdoor fireplace to savor late summer evenings under the stars. Five (5) sets of French doors open onto the decks. The 2-car garage is extra tall, and even comes with a full-height indoor basketball hoop for rainy days!
Previously owned by Hollywood actor Dom DeLuise, this property is a one-of-a-kind gem, whether you’re entertaining several families or enjoying an intimate weekend with your own.
NOTE: This home is only rented for 14 days (max) out of the entire year, so get your requests in early. It's a very rare treat. Also, we now include linens and towels at no extra charge.
NON SMOKING ONLY!
BE ADVISED: This is not a typical vacation rental -- it's a large personal/corporate retreat which is made available to outsiders for a few days each year. Bearing that in mind, there are some quirks that you may find unusual, especially if you are a frequent vacation renter. For example, in order to discourage the owner's kids from squandering precious vacation time on their infernal electronic devices, the owner purposely installed NO Wi-Fi or cable TV at the lodge -- much to his kids' (and perhaps your kids') chagrin. There's a large screen TV and DVD player for movies together and many video games to be enjoyed as a group, but the lodge is intentionally disconnected from the outside world (although Verizon still manages to get a cell signal thru, and there is free Wi-Fi coverage all over town, beginning at the General Store which is only steps away). Also, as a concession to the owner's wife for making the lodge available to rent, you must endure the owner's personal items in the garage, closets, and pantry. (You are welcome to anything in the pantry, but please accommodate the owner's privacy with respect to the other items.) Again, this is not a standard vacation rental, so if you're looking for a place that is often rented, or which you can abuse, look elsewhere. Your deposit will be forfeited if you damage the house or break the house rules.
