Alpine Retreat - Donner Lake - Walk to West End Beach

We all (5) really liked this cabin. Good beds with nice separation, comfortable common areas. Heating is a bit quirky but adequate--gas fireplace in the living room and gas wall heaters in 2 of 3 bedrooms. We were there during a snowstorm--roads required 4WD or chains but were plowed, and the driveway is blessedly short and flat. Lots of games, well-stocked kitchen. Some minor complaints: advance info about the property was generic from mgmt company; no instructions about how to use the various appliances except fireplace instructions hidden in a notebook; master bathroom had no soap, and shower temp was blocked from going hotter than tepid. None of these were deal breakers and would return. It's super convenient to Sugar Bowl!

The house is clean and has decent kitchen supplies. It is very cold though- doesn’t have a real heating system in the living areas and no heat upstairs. I wouldn’t call the upstairs a bedroom either. Tiny with holes in the walls and no heat/ bathroom or insulation.

This is our second time at this property. It's well cared for, clean, has everything we need in the kitchen and throughout the house and is in a great location

Nice property. Those stairs to the attic are challenging! Some kind of handhold on the right hand side as you come down from the top would be good. The Mirriones need to know that the “hot” water in the master bedroom at the top of the house is only tepid. Something is a mess there.

The cabin was awesome. It was far enough back from the main road that we didn't get a lot of traffic, but it was close enough that we walked to the lake. It was clean and had a lot of space in it for the 5 of us. It had everything that we needed, and we will be rebooking again for next year immediately.

Lovely place perfect for our fun! Well done and easy to find.

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We spent 3 nights with our adult children. Cozy cabin with plenty of room. Well laid out. Everything we needed for cooking a Thanksgiving dinner. Easy walk to lake and to the Pub. Everything we were hoping for. (A particularly cool cafe style microwave oven). Would love to come back. Things to know…there were hairdryers in two bathrooms although we were told there were none. Towels were stingy. In “our” bathroom, we had 2 large towels, 1 small and 1 wash cloth. The management company couldn’t tell us what kitchen supplies were there. It turned out to be an extensively stocked kitchen but for our purposes it would have been nice to know before we traveled. We came just after a snow storm. No problem getting to the property. But for the duration of our stay “our” street wasn’t fully plowed.

We really enjoyed our stay in this cozy cabin. The decor is beautiful, and very comfortable to relax after a long day of kayaking and swimming in the lake.

Great place on Donner Lake!

We had such fun at Donner lake. Our stay at Alpine Retreat was amazing! The house is so cute! The property management company was very easy to communicate with and very quick to respond. We will definitely be back.