Overall we enjoyed our stay. Excellent location, and a large house. We loved easy access to the meadow trail, - walking distance, quick drive to everything else, sunny and bright upstairs living room, and front deck. Loved master bath! Lots of space for everyone, and a fun downstairs room for kids.
What we didn’t expect, and what wasn’t in the ad: stairs. Lots of stairs. This house is located at the end of a long upward-sloped driveway. Totally not an issue in the summer, but something to consider if you are renting in the winter. Then there is a long set of steep stairs to get into the house. And inside, there are steep stone stairs between 2 stories. We had 7, 5, and 4 year olds, and a 4 yo ate it on those stairs a couple of times. Nothing major, but might be a better fit for older children.
What we didn’t like: this house is advertised and priced as a house with a hot tub. There are a lot of similar sized and located houses without a hot tub at lower prices. We rented the house WITH a hot tub, and it was a bummer that the hot tub was locked. The explanation said it is per Nevada County regulation. I looked up and regulation recommends no hot tubs in short terms rentals, but as I understand it, it’s not mandatory to shut them down. In any case, it would Have been nice to know, and perhaps reflected in the price. As a renter - you see that these rentals are available, but not necessarily read County guidelines prior to your fun trip.
With booking fees, cleaning fees, taxes, and actual rent our stay came up to be on a higher end. We had 3 adults, 4 kids staying for 5 days. We got a remainder of a paper towel roll that was used by previous renters, 5 individual/ single use dishwasher soap pods, 6 individual soap pods for washing machine, and Walmart quality wine opener that broke corks on all our bottles. Linens and towels have seen their better days too. With 4 children playing we quickly discovered that many areas of the house, and living room couch weren’t cleaned for quite some time. Interesting discoveries between the cushions. Not a huge deal on a grand scheme of things, but at the price point it is at you can expect more. We rent a lot in TDA, and have seen cleaner, better stocked houses. property management company didn’t respond to a single inquiry - we emailed, called, messaged on VRBO and their app, never heard back