The location was good—pretty much a 5-10 minute walk to anywhere we needed to go. Space and layout was good—plenty of space for our family of 4 and doggos. We really appreciated being able to bring our dogs with us. The beds were comfortable—I always feel like the beds in vacation rentals are a gamble; these beds were good. Kitchen was decent and provided us a good place to cook all meals (as we weren’t going out to restaurants because of COVID). Overall the unit was a comfortable place to stay for our 6 days of skiing.
The major drawback for us was the hot tub. Maybe our perspective is a bit different because we have a hot tub at home, but the private hot tub at this unit was not clean and was unusable in our opinion. We had specifically booked a place with a private hot tub, hoping to soak each evening after skiing—but we didn’t get in once because it was not clean. My spouse and one of our kids did get into the community hot tub once (when no other guests were in there), and they said it was passable. I was really sad about the private hot tub though—bit of a let down. The kitchen could definitely be better stocked. We decided to make pancakes and we were looking for a turner and had pause meal prep to run to the store to buy one because there wasn’t one in the kitchen. The stove burners didn’t work great all the time and there are not very many food storage containers (so bring your own if you think you might need them for leftovers). The new dishwasher was nice. The clothes washer and dryer were fine. We did feel like the unit was a bit run down and in need of an update—buuut, it is a vacation rental at a very popular destination, so can’t expect it to be tip-top. I will say, for the amount that we paid, I did expect a bit more. We prefer to stay in condos or houses so we can cook our own food and have our own space, but I definitely found myself looking longingly at the Fairmont as we would pass by on the gondola.
The parking garage is good, safe, and convenient—however, it should be noted that the max height is 6’8”. We have an SUV with a box on top and had to park on the side of the road, unload the box, and take the box out so we could park—all after 6 hours of travel. It worked out, but something that would have been good to know before. As I said, overall the unit was comfortable and provided a good base for our ski trip.