First of all, Steamboat Springs is well worth a trip. The location of the condo is A+++ . Directly by the ski slopes and hiking trails. The complex looks well kept...on the outside. The condos were built in1974... and that is the state of it. Don't be fooled by the pictures. The condo is very dark, meaning very little day light makes it in. There are only 2 windows in the front room which could be opened, if they were in working order. One did not even open at all (after a very friendly maintenance guy determined that a part had to be ordered) and the other window could only be opened exactly 25 degrees as to not jump out of the rail again. So, all that was left to do was to leave the front door open, which was not really feasable at night... The bedroom (since being built into the back like in a cave) does not even have a window. No wonder the unit is for sale. The owners would have to , and the new owners will have to, sink a ton of money into it to get it out of the 70s. The bathroom is a disgrace. A completely moldy plastic shower curtain, which could easily be changed for the whopping investment of 5 bucks. The bathtub looks like it has been in there since 1974. I wore flip flips to shower... One could not be sure, what was crawling around in there (at least the earwigs made their presence known).
The rest of the unit was clean. The kitchen is a total architectural disaster. Make sure you only put dishes into the lower basket of the dishwasher, the upper one does not get cleaned at all.
The instructions on how to get into the garage where wrong, the fob did not work and when I called Retreatia, I had to justify to a very rude person why I would like to park my car in the garage at all when I could park it outside just fine... What? Finally a very nice lady came and brought us the card, that is opening the garage and then stays in the car on the dash board... Einstein is turning in his grave.
The communal hot tubs have also seen better times. On both the inside and the outside one is a very crusty yellow ring from years of chemical use. The paint is coming off the tubs as well. If, with the steep HOA fees that are being collected by the owners (I looked at the sales offer of the condo) some modernization of the common spaces could be done and the owners would take better care of their property, this could be an awesome vacation getaway. Retreatia needs to work on their customer service on the phone... the actual ground crew is very nice.