8/10 Good
Aaron B., Denver
Feb 12, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Great location and large home for a big group, but…
First the good… This house is very large, and can certainly accommodate a party of 10 to 15 people easily. The location is fantastic and the flow of the house is great. The kitchen is well stocked with all different types of cooking utensils appliances. Literally a five minute walk to the warm Springs base area. And although we didn’t use it, the bus is about 100 yards down the road if you want to take the bus into town. The Alpine lodging management company was very good and communication was excellent. They even allowed us to check in a little early because we arrived early. The house was very clean.
The unfortunate… as has been mentioned on previous posts, the furnishings are definitely dated. That was OK because there was plenty of comfy sofa seating, even if it was 15 to 20 years old. But honestly, this home definitely needs a little bit of maintenance. Most of the outlets will not hold a plug-in without it falling out. Some of the outlets didn’t work or were on bizarre switches far away. Wi-Fi was very weak and spotty but then again we had nine people using it but for a house this size, it needs stronger Wi-Fi to handle the large groups that likely rent here. Cabinet doors were loose in the kitchen and it was very loud in the kitchen because the furnace and washing machine and dryer are in an attached closet without a door of the bathrooms had a crack in the shower a couple of the bathrooms even had carpeted floors!!! That was a telltale sign of when the last remodel happened. I’m guessing late 70s early 80s. One of the more annoying things is that the windows are extremely drafty when fully closed. one of the sliding doors in the living room would not close all the way so in the morning the quarter inch gap in the trim would make the living room cold until it warmed up later. We ended up stuffing a thin towel to seal up the gap. Several of the blinds either were missing draw cords or would not stay up. Finally, although there are queen-size pull out beds, they, too, are from a different era, where they probably were not meant to actually be slept on. You know, the ones with the hard metal bar through the middle of the bed mechanism. The one that slept on the pullout just took the mattress and put it on the floor.
I’m pretty sure a maintenance man for about $5000, could replace all the outlets and fix the out of alignment doors and windows. The home has really good potential with some repairs and maintenance! Just be aware!
Aaron B.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023