This place could be five star rating if they only improved a few things…
1. They absolutely, positively NEED to throw out the queen mattress and buy a new one. It is so soft with a huge hole in the middle - doesn’t really qualify as a mattress any longer. Mattresses can be purchased inexpensively. One should expect a firm mattress in good condition when renting a VRBO home. The king mattress and twin mattresses are better, but also need to be replaced.
2. In the description of the house, they need to include that if you are traveling during winter/snowy months, you can ONLY access the house with 4 x 4. The plowing of the small roads is almost nonexistent. You will not access the house without 4 x 4 if there is any snow or ice on the road. The road to get to the house is long (approximately 3/4 - 1 mile) and steep. We had two cars with us. One was 4 x 4. The other was not. The 4 x 4 had to shuttle people back-and-forth to the other car, which we had to illegally park at the nearest hotel. Very inconvenient. Only other option would’ve been to drive all the way back to Denver to trade it in for another 4 x 4.
3. It took us about 45 minutes to unlock the door to get inside. We were given a nine digit code, which did not work, no matter how many times or we tried to put it in. Only after exhausting our efforts, we called Vacasa - turned out that we only needed a four digit code.
4. There are only juuuuust enough towels, and blankets. If you’re expecting more than one per person/bed… don’t.
5. There are only juuuuuust enough plates and only three bowls, two mugs, pots,pans with mismatched lids… It seems like a mishmash of dinnerware, utensils, and cooking pots/pans.
6. There is a sewage smell in the “mud” room. Ewww!
7. There is a washer and dryer. But, the washer does not work properly. Will not run the spin cycle. So, you need to wring out all your clothes as well as possible before putting them in the dryer.
8. The microwave works, but the control panel is collapsing inwards. When you press the buttons, it feels like the whole control panel will fall into the microwave.
Again, a lot of these things could be easily corrected. But, these problems have been mentioned multiple times in previous reviews, and apparently have fallen on deaf ears. Too bad, because the place is reasonably nice, in a reasonable location for a reasonable price.