There are many wonderful things about Fireside Lodge at Northstar and Tahoe Getaways. Communication and instructions were great, the location was great, and the layout of the house was perfect for our two small families (4 adults and 3 kids). And had coronavirus and the smoke from wildfires not closed many amenities, those would have been wonderful! As it was, we made the best of what was available.
For the price, we all felt the beds could have been much more comfortable! Also, the kitchen was bizarre. A total mishmash of cooking, baking, and storage tools and utensils that were placed in totally illogical spots. In addition, many of the kitchen items we pulled out to use the first time were not clean which was very disconcerting given the current virus situation. Although, the rest of the house did seem very well cleaned, so that made us feel better.
There was also a distinct shortage of beach/hot tub towels given the house was supposed to be for 10 people and we only had 7. I believe we only found 3 beach towels and obviously didn't want to use the lovely, fluffy white bath towels for outdoors.
Some very basic and cheap bikes, beach chairs, inflatables, and other extras would have been really nice for the price as well.