During our stay in Twain Harte, we were fortunate to stay in the beautiful home(s) owned by Cathy and Mark Burket. During our stay from the 1st to the 6th of April, the weather was unseasonably cool with snow on the ground the entire time. However, we enjoyed the property, the ability to spread out in the house and cottage, and the many tourist destinations, restaurants in the area, and the excellent Twain Harte market. The house and cottage were well stocked with everything you need when staying for a few days. Items in the house were carefully marked so we could tell what switch belonged to which set of lights, where dishes were supposed to go, and how to operate equipment. Because of the cost of electricity, the heating was carefully controlled which makes sense for those of us who continue to enjoy affordable VRBO properties.
Owner support was excellent, from the best way to drive to the property, to answering questions as they came up. Checkout procedures included a detailed check out sheet which allowed us to identify issues so they could be fixed prior to the next tenant. We had two very minor issues, one of which was a light bulb that went out (and there were still plenty of other lights). Motion activated lights in the restrooms were a great, a very user-friendly safety feature.
I’ll sum it up this way, while we enjoyed features like the Big Trees state park, the llama ranch, gold mining, etc., in better weather, we would have been quite content to