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8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 11186 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

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Lakeshore, CA
  • Place, Sierra National Forest
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, China Peak Mountain Resort
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Huntington Lake
    ‪38 min drive‬

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Cozy High Sierra Home w/ Decks & Forest Views, Close to Skiing & Huntington Lake

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Plan a memorable mountain escape to this four-bedroom High Sierras home, an all-seasons getaway with two private decks, lovely views of the surrounding woods, and an ideal location close to ski slopes, lakes, hiking trails, and much more! This 2,000-square-foot home sits in a grove of pines in the tranquil subdivision of Tamarack Estates, just eight miles south of the town of Lakeshore. Ski and snowboard on the slopes of China Peak Mountain Resort less than six miles north, spend summer days hiking around Huntington Lake, or head 10 miles southwest to wade and fish on the scenic shores of Shaver Lake.

This home offers a cozy, welcoming escape for outdoor enthusiasts. Begin each morning by flipping pancakes in the full kitchen, bring the newspaper outside to read on one of the decks, and use the free WiFi to find a new hiking trail or two. Come wintertime, you can leave your skis and boots on the covered deck, curl up with a good book on the sofa, or catch a favorite movie on TV as the snow falls through the pines. You can even start a load of laundry in the washer/dryer while you relax. There is room for the whole family to enjoy a serene getaway!

Things To Know
Check-in time: 4:00 p.m.
Check-out time: 10:00 a.m.
All guests shall abide by Vacasa’s good neighbor policy and shall not engage in illegal activity.
Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the premises.
Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
The bedroom downstairs with all of the beds has one double bed and two twin beds now.
This home does not have AC.

Parking notes: There is free parking available for 2 vehicles.

Please note: this home resides in a noise-sensitive area and the owners participate in our Good Neighbor protection program. Our smart home technology will alert our team if excessive decibel or occupancy levels are detected, allowing us to reach out directly with a reminder of maximum occupancy and quiet hours. This technology is privacy compliant, and only monitors the presence of decibels and devices-not any personal conversation or information. Thank you for supporting our efforts to be good neighbors!

Damage waiver: The total cost of your reservation for this Property includes a nightly damage waiver fee, plus tax if applicable (the “Damage Waiver”). (A discount may be applied for stays of 28 nights or longer, if permitted.) The Damage Waiver covers you for up to $3,000 of accidental damage to the Property or its contents (such as furniture, fixtures, and appliances) as long as you report the incident to the host prior to checking out. The Damage Waiver fee eliminates the need for a traditional security deposit.
More information can be downloaded from the "Rental Agreement" on the checkout page.

Due to local laws or HOA requirements, guests must be at least 25 years of age to book. Guests under 25 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for the duration of the reservation.
During your stay at this holiday home, you're just a quick walk from Sierra National Forest. Features include laundry facilities. Enjoy your stay with amenities like a kitchen and 2 bathrooms in the holiday home.
  • The holiday home offers a kitchen, a washing machine and 2 bathrooms
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • Steps from Sierra National Forest and 10 minutes by car from China Peak Mountain Resort
Cozy High Sierra Home w/ Decks & Forest Views, Close to Skiing & Huntington Lake offers its guests barbecue grills and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Free toiletries
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Fireplace
  • Living room
  • Wood stove

Entertainment

  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property
  • Note from host: Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the premises.

Services and conveniences

  • Phone

Location highlights

  • In the mountains

Things to do

  • Casino nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Unit size: 2,000 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult aged 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Rules

For information about quiet hours, please refer to the listing description.

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the premises.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking. An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

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Cozy High Sierra Home w/ Decks & Forest Views, Close to Skiing & Huntington Lake Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 48 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 48 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 48 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 48 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 48 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Karo G.

Disliked: Cleanliness

It was ok

We didn’t get any communication back from the property manager , besides the house was not very clean and there were mice inside and ate our bread.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ken B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Solid multi-family choice for easy China Peak access

Really nice house for a couple/few families. Good-sized rooms, plenty of beds, a bonus hidden large closet that sleeps your "I love forts" kind of kid really nicely, and good central heating for the downstairs. We didn't try the fireplace upstairs, but if it were any colder we would have and there's wood out in the shed. The kitchen is more than adequately sized, compared to some other places in this size/price range. Nice snow play area right out the back for making igloos and having snowball fights. Not much for sledding though. Overall, great place to stay. Words of caution: Parking: Three cars fit in the driveway. That's it, no more. And there's no street parking. Trash: We got caught off-guard in that all trash is expected to be removed by the guest and brought to... well, you have to figure it out. I'll tell you this, the dumpsters at the hotel down the way are NOT an option (and the hotel owners are NOT happy with Vrbo about it). With a loaded car, this was a bit unpleasant trying to squeeze three days' and three families' worth of trash in for the drive down the hill... Access: The key lockbox (use the top one) is "sticky" to the point where I thought I had the wrong code. Keep trying, I guess. It finally worked for me. Cell: No reception, or not on Verizon at least. Other than those little things, we loved the place and will definitely rent it again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Jon B.

Disliked: Cleanliness

New Years in Lakeshore

Overall, we enjoyed ourselves, but the place was pretty dirty when we arrived. I actually had to take pictures and send them to the rental agency. There were used q-tips on the floor in one of the bedrooms, as well as underwear and an old beanie under a bed. Also, we found a piece of dried meat behind the cable box, a chewed piece of gum on a window sill, an old sock, and cobwebs in the kitchen. I loved the location and access to the mountains, but the place was really dirty, especially the rugs.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent

Awesome 10 stars
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin L.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Place

Great location for skiing. Lots of rooms were a plus. Only mishap was that a mouse had gotten into one of the rooms downstairs before we arrived and left mouse poops on the bed. (came in through the door to the garage, or outside. No big deal. The house was very clean otherwise.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Subhendu R.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Average stay near Shaver Lake

We were 10 people, including 8 adults and 2 kids. There are a lot of beds to accommodate us. The location was nice, and it is easy to communicate with the property manager. We had a few concerns. The first one is it was not very well cleaned. The bathrooms (especially the basement one) were not very clean. There were no soaps/shampoos for bath use, which is very rare as per our earlier experiences. The address mentioned in the property is not correct although driving directions were okay. If I give the address mentioned in google map, it says the address does not exist.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dianne B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family fun

The cabin was a perfect base for our family gathering. The kids room was wonderful for all the kids to be together
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Eric A.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Lack of communication and customer service

To start the location was great and the place itself was very spacious. However, there were many other issues that cause me to give it a one star overall. We booked this place with the intention to go to Chinapeak and ride some bike trails for Labor Day weekend. Unfortunately, the week of everything shut down. We contacted management in order to attempt to cancel since we wouldn’t be able to do anything while staying there, to which they responded “you can get to the cabin so no canceling.” Although frustrated we decided to make the best of it. This just got harder once we got there. First the list a deck with a nice view, however the deck was off limits because they had applied a lacquer. They also list in the amenities a bbq so we took food to bbq. The BBQ was on the deck that was off limits so all of our dinner plans were now out the window. They have a huge coffee table which is nice, but it was covered in some sticky residue. There are no cleaning supplies other than dish soap so I just wiped it down with dish soap. They had an empty bottle of soap in the main restroom and for some reason the water down stairs had foamy white tint. It also smelled like smoke downstairs. Normally I’d ignore some small inconveniences but the fact that they didn’t even attempt to discuss the cancellation when they knew we wouldn’t even be able to BBQ or use the deck is frustrating. They could have at least warned us about not being able to use the deck. We planned to BBQ all weekend and ended up having to eat out. Just total lack of good communication and customer service.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Kristen S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location, no communication with property owners.

The neighborhood was great and the house was fine. There were a few main problems that tainted our stay. The door lock didn’t work. I got the key out of the key box and the door handle would lock if you pushed down, but you could still open it when pushing up. Emails weren’t returned and texting got no reply. There is no phone service. Also, you can hear everything throughout the house Through the vents. This wouldn’t be a big deal for certain groups, but ours kids all wake up at different times so once one is up everyone is up. Also, you have to haul out your own trash. Other than those things I really loved the location, the neighborhood, the kitchen and lots of extra pillows and blankets. No communication with rental Company and when I finally did get someone on the phone they said they were backed up by 40,000 emails.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela t.

Liked: Cleanliness

roomy

lots of room , excellent location
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Deborah C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great place to meet up with family

The location was great for a place to get away from the city and be in place with very nice weather. The home had a perfect set up for families with multiple adults and children. It was easy access to recreational areas, fun hikes, and water activities. There was plenty of towels, bedding, and kitchen supplies. The place could use a carpet cleaning and had some maintenance issues that need to be addressed.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Liliana P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Awesome

I would definitely do this again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Danielle M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Ski Week

This property was perfect for my family ski week. The 6 adults and 5 teenagers fit into this cabin perfectly. There was plenty of hang out space, the kitchen table was able to accommodate all of us. Great little neighborhood that the teenagers could go explore and sled when we weren't on the China Peak slopes. Great rental and we will return!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Daevin T.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect Spot

We loved the neighborhood and the layout of the cabin. Only draw back was the lack of wifi and sound traveled too easily.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Daniel P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great place

Cool spot close to lifts. Only issue is WiFi does not work great and there is no cell service. The heating is kind of tricky the thermostat is upstairs so downstairs where most of the bedrooms are gets really hot and upstairs gets really cold.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ernest G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Terrific home for large groups

We had a terrific time in the home during our weekend trip in early October. The wood burning stove kept the entire upstairs area toasty and the heater warmed up everyone while they were sleeping downstairs. There was plenty of room for all of and our gear. We look forward to staying here again! The only issue we had was finding the home when we arrived in the dark on the first night. Google maps put us in someone's driveway at the end of the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael K.

Liked: Cleanliness

As promised.

A nice cabin to stay in.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Terri S.

Fun Getaway House

This place was a good choice for our annual 7 women getaway since it has 7 beds. It was cozy, but spacious and very well equipped. It's in a quiet residential neighborhood between the two lakes so nothing you can walk to. There were a few minor issues, but overall good place, good value.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Ryan M., Buellton, CA 93427

Has potential, needs attention

This house has its highs and lows. The layout is nice, the bedrooms are adequate if you read the descriptions and understand one room is large with multiple sleeping spots and others are typical couple sleeping spots. It can hold the 11 or so people that it says. The kitchen amenities has more than most in terms of pots, pans, dishes, and other stuff like that. The entry from street level is great for mountain living. In and out is easy. Its easy to park off street in front of this place. What needs to be addressed is the heater controls are inadequate meaning it will be really hot or really cold, very difficult to keep even. It may be that one of the controls wasn’t working correctly but still it’s system does not seem to work well. We were in winter with teen degrees out. We would freeze then bake. There were no house instructions so figuring things was difficult, many switches that did nothing. We had no phone, tv, nor internet during our week stay. Part of that was mountain living but still needs to be mentioned. We had no idea what to expect. The actual electrical sockets were old enough that items plugged in would just fall out. The house is well used and dirty. A previous renter used the functioning propane BBQ with charcoal, what inconsiderate turd would do that? Still the owner needs to check for stuff like that. Also, we had no water for much of our stay and no idea why which was a lack of communication with the tract and Vacasa. Bring your own supplies, this place does not provide much in terms of soap (dish or laundry), TP, trash bags or kitchen condiments or kitchen towels. In winter, be prepared for dirty looks from the guy that keeps the roads clear. If your outside, your probably doing something wrong according to that tract there is almost nowhere to snow play that won’t upset him. Also, your only suppose to have 2 cars which is almost impossible with 11 people. Be prepared for anything with this mountain stay. Our group is very resourceful and still had a tough time maintaining civil living conditions. Nevertheless we had a great time.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Richard G.

Great Home for Family and Friends

This is a great home of family and friends, easy street level covered entry, 4 bedrooms, one with several beds, lots of room upstairs with adjoining bedroom. Wonderful outdoor fire ring with log benches. Quite and Peaceful. Located close to both Shaver and Huntington Lake. Also close to China Peak. Great time - Thanks
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mansour M.

Awesome place,

Very roomy and cozy at the same time. We all had a blast. Looking forward to coming here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Dawn C.

Beautiful home, well stocked, great play area in the back.

We came up with 2 families to ski. Great location. The kids could sled and use their snowboards right outside. We had plenty of room for a 3rd family to join us.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018