Cozy Lake-View Hideaway! Pet-Friendly Truckee Home

The view was amazing!

Beautiful property!!! Truckee is a great little town with a lot to offer!! The house fit our needs perfectly!!

We had the greatest time at this cabin. The view alone is worthy of the cost to rent. You could not ask for a more picturesque place to vacation! With that being said, there were a few issues we ran into. The highway runs right in front of the cabin. It is located several feet lower, but it is quite visible and quite noisy at times. Still worth the rent in my opinion, but it would have been good to know that beforehand. Secondly, the cleaning left something to be desired. It wasn’t terrible but when you pay a cleaning fee, it is pretty frustrating. There were dead bugs on the floor, food stuck to the floor, a coffee cup full of days old coffee in the microwave (which means obviously the microwave wasn’t cleaned), and a pretty gross toilet seat in the upstairs bathroom. It definitely made us question how much “cleaning” really took place before our arrival. Finally, the dishwasher is on its last leg. At one point it “finished” with soap and water at the bottom and at another point it ran and ran all day. It only got hot sometimes and the soap didn’t get released much of the time. Definitely needs to be upgraded. Overall, we would definitely come back but there are a few improvements that need to be made!

This is our second stay at this gorgeous home overlooking Donner Lake. The home is situated minutes from Truckee where there are wonderful restaurants, groceries stores and fun shopping. The 'Great Room' is huge with panoramic views of Donner Lake and the mountains. The Primary Suite is also huge with the same views. LOVE the kitchen - the kitchen of my dreams with granite countertops, a big center island, every type of appliance you could wish for, lots of pots, pans, dishware, etc. Eat in or take out and enjoy the view. There are two gas burning fireplaces (upstairs and downstairs) that warm up the home incredibly well. It was in the 20's our whole stay. We were toasty warm. Need one of these! Nice to have a bathroom on the main floor that can be used by the second bedroom. The third bedroom is downstairs next to the Primary Suite. The home comes with a washer and dryer. Paul is a fantastic host! He is responsive, friendly and welcoming. We'll be back next winter!

Convenient, lovely, and exactly as advertised.

We really enjoyed our stay, it’s very close to town and overlooks Donner. My only negative is the e pillows on the bed are not very comfortable, so bring your own if you can.

The house was nice enough, clean and nice view of Donner Lake. However, the noise from the freeway was extremely loud and prevented sleep. During the day it wasn’t so noticeable given ambient noise from tv etc but once retiring for the evening, it was almost impossible to get to sleep.

I already prepared a lengthy review with quite a number of problems listed.

While the property is roomy with a fantastic view of Donner lake , its proximity to the highway makes it extremely noisy at all times . Not the cleanest either.Very strange there aren’t any outdoor decks. As we were there in winter this was ok but I would never rent in summer without outdoor space to enjoy . Also , The person in the downstairs 2nd bedroom has to run up and down steep stairs to bathroom or walk through the master to access . Very inconvenient .

This property has a lovely large entertaining space for a family to gather and enjoy views of Donner lake and the surrounding mountains. The kitchen was well equipped with pots for cooking. The property worked well for our dog who is a member of the family, and enjoyed laying in front of the wood stove. The host was very responsive. Thank you for hosting us!