If you’re anything like me, spending considerable time checking photos, reviews and descriptions to ensure a comfortable stay in a nicely updated, clean, affordable vacation destination, with timely owner response, than you can bookmark this spot as a great choice! We spent five nights here during the summer. The place was everything we needed in a two bedroom with a spacious comfortable living/dining area, nice forest view from the balcony, updated kitchen with new appliances (everything you need to prepare meals), comfortable beds, and updated baths.
Stephanie goes the extra mile to provide a lot of helpful extras like cooking spices, foil, baggies, dish soap, basic condiments, and a well stocked kitchen (better than most) for both baking and cooking (check the oven drawer for baking pans). We cook a lot of our own meals, due to diet restrictions, and the kitchen did not disappoint. I needed a vegetable steamer. Yep. Then a cheese grater. Yep. The list goes on. Very enjoyable to use!
While the bathrooms are on the smaller size, they are clean and nicely remodeled and really all we needed. She provides sample size toiletries and a hairdryer too.
The Recreation Center, to which you have access for an $8 per person daily fee, has a really nice main pool with lap lanes, couple kiddie pools and splash area, at least 3 hot tubs of different temperatures, a game room (pool table, ping pong, arcade games, air hockey, and shuffle board), playground, and recreation activities (we made tye dye shirts on our visit). They have snacks too. It is set amidst the trees and beautifully landscaped making it feel secluded even though the village is right next door.
Gold bend condos are a street or two over from Northstar Village (2 minute drive). The village has restaurants, shops, skate rink (roller skating in summer), and a few other activities. While Northstar is not near the beach, the drive isn’t bad and the cost savings made it worth it for us. It’s about a 12 minute drive to Kings Beach, which is the closest public beach. My son also wanted a pool so this way we got both.
Owner responsiveness is also a high priority for me in case needs or problems arise and Stephanie is timely in her responses and very accommodating. She was easy to work with and handled all our needs.
All in all you can’t go wrong here!