Skylight Mountain Home - Family & Dog Friendly, Hot Tub, Backyard Sledding

This spacious, bright and comfortable mountain home is ready to be enjoyed! Perfect for families and groups, this home offers a gourmet kitchen overlooking a large open living/dining space located on the main floor. Skylights and ample windows bathe the room in light during the day and allow for beautiful forest views as the sun sets in the evening. On the lower floor and mezzanine levels, five well-appointed bedrooms offer comfortable privacy for a good night’s sleep. An upper loft level (with X-Box 360) provides an additional area for socializing and sleeping. Downstairs recreation room includes pool table, additional seating and access to the outdoor hottub. All of this with access to Tahoe Donner’s many amenities, lakefront beaches, hundreds of miles of hiking trails and world class skiing, golf, mountain biking and bicycling.

This 4200 square foot home sleeps up to 12 people in beds and works well for as many as four families. Bedrooms include:
**Master Bedroom on Lower Level (King bed, extra single foam mattress with linens stored under bed, private bath with shower)
** Two Bedrooms on Lower Level with shared bath with shower (each with a king bed)
** Kids bunk room off of Rec Room on Lower Level (twin bunkbed and a king bed)
** Master Bedroom on Mezzanine Level (King bed, private bath with shower, extra single foam mattress with linens stored in closet)
** The loft, which is open to the living room below, also offers additional sleeping space for up to 3 persons (one twin bed, one queen bed)
In addition to the three bathrooms listed above, there is fourth bathroom off of the living room offering a spacious Jacuzzi tub.

Other Features Include:
flat screen TV in living room with DVD and BluRay player
Loft sleeping/socializing area has an XBox 360 with Connect and 47'LEDTV (and at least a dozen games)
Downstairs recreation room with pool table, additional seating and access to Hotsprings Grandee Hottub.
Wireless internet access (just bring your laptop)
Board Games to enjoy while you’re our guest
Book Exchange Library – Leave one, Take one!

Fully-equipped gourmet kitchen featuring:
granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances including two ovens and a wine refrigerator, For chefs, we have two sets of Caphalon pans (nonstick and stainless), kitchenaid mixer, hand mixer, cuisinart food processer, blender, and more!
For coffee lovers, we have a keurig, Nespresso Vertuo, Nespresso Essenza and conventional coffee maker, coffee grinder, and milk frother.
Counter seating for 6 (bar chairs)
Large dining room table with seating for 10
Outdoor dining table with seating for 10 (summer only)

Family-Friendly Features Include:
Two free-standing high chairs
Two Pack-N-Play portable cribs (BYO linens)
Baby gates restrict child access to loft and lower levels and guards stairs on upper deck
Baby toys, blocks and other toys to entertain your littlest ones

Outdoor Space Includes:
Small covered deck off of the kitchen overlooking driveway
Medium Deck with Forest View (accessed from Living Room), featuring table seating for eight and lounge seating for four (summer only) and a gas grill.
Expansive Deck with Forest View (accessed from lower level bedrooms and rec room) with ample bench seating, 2 lounge chairs, rock garden and hot tub.

The Hotsprings Grandee HOT TUB seats 7 and functions year round.

Stairs connect the back two decks and lead out to sloping forested area that backs onto a small green belt, adding to your privacy. Ideal for sledding (with helmets!) and snowshoeing in the winter and collecting pine cones and building fairy houses in the summer!


Towels, linens, pillows and mattresses were purchased with comfort in mind. Bedrooms offer ample closet and dresser space. There is a washer, dryer, clothing rack and ironing board in the laundry room for your use. This is a SMOKE FREE HOME.

Our house conveniently located in Tahoe Donner Access to all Tahoe Donner Amenities for daily Guest Fees.

Tahoe Donner has excellent amenities such as a Beach, Recreation pools, workout facility with childcare, lap pool and a hot tub, Equestrian Center, GOLF, Tennis and Restaurants all within a few minute drive from the house. Visit the tahoedonner website for an overview of all amenities.

FREE door-to-door transportation around Tahoe Donner and into some parts of Truckee through TART, connecting to TART buses to area ski mountains and other destinations.

Skiing at Squaw Valley, Sugar Bowl, North star, and Alpine Meadows all within 15-20 minutes.

The Tahoe Donner Cross Country Center with its gorgeous and extensive trail system and the Tahoe Donner Ski Area are only five minutes away.

There is a 2 car garage as well as driveway space for up to 4 additional cars. The garage has direct access into the house.

RATE DETAILS

Nightly rental rates are reflected in the calendar, and vary depending on season and holidays
10% discount automatically calculated for 7+ night stay

Also required: $450 cleaning fee and $55 security protection insurance (listed as "administrative fee), $150 pet fee (for up to 2 pets), Taxes listed include 12% Transient Occupancy tax and 1.25% TTBID Assessment, as well as 8% VRBO Listing Fee

NOTE: VRBO will also charge you a guest fee. For other options, we are on Facebook under Skylight Mountain Home.

50% deposit to hold rental dates, full refund (minus bank charges) with 30 days notice. Refund for cancellation within 30 days depends on our ability to rent the property to another party and is subject to bank charges.

SPECIAL DEAL FOR TWO WEEK RENTAL: FREE MID-STAY CLEANING.

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