Bishop (12)

PROS: This is a very nice property. It looked even better in person because the trees, grass and more were all very green and lush. The sound of the stream is very relaxing and enjoyable. There are plenty of places to sit both inside and outside of the property. We stayed in the top level, and it was huge. Plenty of space for our family of 6. I am sure it could accomdate even more than that, if people were creative w/ their sleeping. Bathrooms in each room is a nice feature for getting everyone ready. It doesn't have AC, but we stayed in July and the Swamp Cooler did an excellent job of keeping the place cool for us. CONS: The kitchen could use newer/cleaner appliances. We couldn't find everything that we needed to do our own cooking so we had to get some items at the store. The good news is that we left most of the items so hopefully that will become less of an issue. The upper level is a little dusty/dirty. It's not gross dirty, just dusty/musty and could use a good deep cleaning. There were dozens of people in and out of the property during our whole stay. It was hard to tell if people were actually staying there or just using the stream. Also, other folks would stay out on their patios and party well past midnight, and since you can't close the windows due to the swamp cooler it sounds like they are right in your room. It's REALLY dark inside and could use better lighting or more natural lighting. CONCLUSION: I gave it a 4 out of 5. That doesn't mean it's a bad property. 5 means it's perfect. Obviously the property owner can't control who rents out the other units while you are there, but it would be nice to have an option to rent the whole property (w/o having to manually do 3 different listings) because we totally would have. I would stay here again, especially if I can rent the whole property, because it's definitely one of the nicest places to stay in Bishop CA!