This was the perfect home for our family wedding weekend. John and Karen were more than accommodating and answered any questions I had (I needed an ironing board and iron) within minutes. The house was absolutely gorgeous and the perfect size for the 7 of us. It was bittersweet to leave, but will 100% be back! Thank you John and Karen💗

We had an excellent week at this home. It’s was clean, well stocked and just a very comfortable home! It was centrally located to everything! The owners were very accommodating and easy to communicate with anytime. Would stay here again!

Great cozy cabin housed our 3 young kids & my parents. Kids slept on the bunk bed (trundle underneath was a bonus) in the ground level family room that had the pool table and hot tub on the deck. Adults were upstairs on the main level. 3 bathrooms were perfect for everyone to have their own space. Beds were very comfortable. Plenty of towels and the washer/dryer on the main upstairs level came in handy. We entered through the garage which fit one large suv but parked the second car in the driveway as there was too much snow blocking the second garage spot. The Donner Ski Resort was just 6 minutes away. Really perfect spot for our family with fully stocked cooking supplies,spices, oils, paper towels, tp, coffee filters etc!

House was a great option for our family for a ski weekend. John and Karen where very accommodating and easy to communicate with.

Our family stayed for a week and didn’t want to leave! The house was not only clean and well appointed with extra linens, cleaning supplies etc. but the owner remotely turned on the heat for us to ensure we’d arrive to a cozy space. Two car garage that accommodates two SUVs was incredible given the level of snowfall. Tahoe Donner hoa plows the driveway so we didn’t lift a finger. Our group included 4 adults and 4 kids but the house had plenty of space for both mealtime gatherings and to retreat into separate spaces when we wanted to. Less than 10 minute drive to groceries, restaurants and gas and only 20-30 minutes to Palisades, Northstar or Sugarbowl. We can’t wait to go back!

The house exceeded our expectations and was lovely! It really felt like home. The accommodations were very comfortable and the kitchen was stocked, not like the typical rental. We were there during a big snow storm and with the food we brought and the lovely kitchen were able to easily cook delicious meals to enjoy around the large dining table. Overall, we couldn’t have had a better place to stay and the hosts were very responsive and helpful.

We stayed at this home shortly after the holidays with my parents and 3 kids. It was the perfect spot for all ages to enjoy the fresh fallen snow, do some skiing, sledding and just enjoy the scenery. The basement was a great space for my older kids to hang out. The kitchen was well equipped with everything we needed and more. It is a very close drive to Tahoe Donner making it easy to get to the chair lift for “fresh tracks”. Since we were there during a large snow storm, John and his wife were very thoughtful and checked in to be sure we were plowed out and didn’t have any issues. Overall a very memorable stay and we definitely hope to be back.

Our group had a wonderful stay. The home is beautiful, and great for families and large groups. Beds are very comfortable. The kitchen is well stocked with everything we needed to cook and enjoy the holiday week together. Location is a convenient jumping off point for accessing north lake ski spots and just minutes to tahoe donner ski hill, a great place for young kids to learn. Hosts are friendly, very responsive and easy to communicate with. Would definitely stay again!

Our family of 6 visited the house for the Thanksgiving week and enjoyed ourselves quite a bit. The house was clean with lots of space for the kids to keep apart and also come together for playing in the game room downstairs. Location is close enough to Truckee yet far enough away to be a nice getaway if you want to keep to yourself.

We were a group of 5: Two 50 somethings and three early 20 somethings. Loved every minute. The house is clean, beautifully furnished and appointed. The open kitchen/living room, where we spent much of our time hanging out, cocktails, and (ick) even some work, was sunny, comfortable and had every pot, pan, knife (yes!), platter, bowl, and tool we needed. The hot tub, pool table and family room downstairs is where we spent the later hours soaking, relaxing, and playing. An added bonus was being able to use both sides of the two car garage- it saved us from scraping cars in the morning and made loading and unloading cars easy peasy. My constructive criticism would be to upgrade wifi service (if possible) as while it is available and working, I got kicked out frequently while I worked. Many, many thanks for a first class experience :)

This house has plenty of room to be together and find pockets of privacy! With two families the pool table was perfect for some friendly competition. It was so easy to get to ski area and snowplay. This was the time away we needed!

Had a lot of fun. Great location easy to get to things, even in the snow. Kids had fun with watching tv, playing pool, using hot tub. Cooked several meals in the kitchen. Perfect winter getaway.

My family and our friends really enjoyed staying at this home. The owners were very nice and available to answer all our questions! The home is beautiful, the kitchen is VERY well stocked with all the gadgets and tools you will need. Our kids really enjoyed the game room which had plenty of games and space for them to enjoy. The beds were all comfortable. We also enjoyed the hot tub and the outside where our kids played in the snow. Thank you for a lovely stay!

Our family had a wonderful time at this property! It had everything you could ever need!

We had a wonderful time. The house was just as described and pictured. Perfect size for my family (5 adults, 3 kids), fun family room with pool table, great quiet neighborhood close to Tahoe Donner skiing. Well stocked for cooking. John and Karen were amazing hosts - pleasant, professional and flexible. An unprecedented snow storm closed the roads, causing us to delay the start of our stay. They generously worked with us to add days. What could have been a stressful experience was handled with ease, allowing us to still have a wonderful vacation without worry.

Enjoyed the home. The great room downstairs was amazing. Felt very much at home.

This cabin is great for families with kids! Having the basketball hoop out front entertained our 8 year old boys, and there are tons of board games and movies. The pool table was also a big hit: the hosts obviously replaced to broken pool cues that a previous reviewer mentioned: they were brand new! The hot tub is also new and we used that. The host is very responsive, although the internet really isn’t reliable as the host warns. It’s kind of nice to be able to separate from our phones though. The only main bummer was the coffee machine was broken, so instead of having a leisurely morning coffee in our pajamas, someone had to make a morning coffee run every day. First world problems though. We packed a ton of activities in around the Tahoe/Donner area in our trip. Love this neighborhood!

Fantastic job by the owners - even though it was super-hot (by Tahoe-Donner standards) the owners had box fans and ceiling fans running in each room! With many bedrooms, we were able to spread our family throughout the home and everyone had a fan on them to fall asleep. I decided to use the *entire* downstairs as a master bedroom, to include the hot tub area, pool table and largest TV for myself. Greatly recommended. ;) Perfect communication with owners, as well. Would def stay here again. (FYI: We've never stayed here in winter, but I noticed our Toyota Sienna minivan would have just barely fit through width of garage door entry if side windows pulled in. Go slowly!)

Great location, clean, beautiful area.

Great location Kind hosts Very quiet neighborhood Great amenities Plenty of space to host or keep separated from the kids.

It was definitely as advertised! It is quiet, removed from town but a quick hop to the beaches. We actually preferred the west end Beach vibe and it was half the cost to get in even with the homeowner guest passes. Grocery store is easy to get to. Property is super cool and a little funky - it easily handled 6 of us and could easily take two more no problem. It does get a little hot during the day in the summer or when cooking so prepare for that but the nighttime cools down just fine. The property could use a few updates like Bluetooth for music so bring a Bose or remote speaker if you want to fill up the main floor with music while hanging out. That and getting some more pool cues with tips on the end but frankly that is all nitpicky stuff. Very well equipped kitchen and grill. I’d happily stay there again. And the owners were super responsive to questions too. A+ stay!

We had such a great time! We especially appreciated the location and being able to go spend the day at Donner Lake.

We had a great vacation at "Baden's Best". Our family drove 7 hours to have a relaxing vacation for which we had been waiting a year and a half. We had never rented a vacation home before and didn't know what to expect of the process. I have to say it was pretty seamless. Questions we had beforehand and during our visit were answered promptly. The cabin was spacious for our 3 families which totaled 8 people. Everyone thought the beds were comfortable and the kitchen was well equipped. One of the reasons we picked this cabin was because of the pool table. We spent many of our evenings in the entertainment room downstairs playing pool. Good thing we decided to bring our own pool cues, however, because the ones provided had broken tips. The brand new hot tub was a nice amenity as well. Just let it be known there is a camera pointing right at it. One con I feel the need to mention was the yellow pollen that thickly coated the driveway, the stairs, the deck and the outside furniture. It looked like it had been accumulating for awhile. We had to sweep it off in order to be outside on the deck. We were told by our host that it gets that way just overnight. During our stay we did see pollen flying around and landing but it never really built up that much after we had cleaned it. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the house and all that Truckee had to offer. We would definitely recommend this cabin to others. 👍👍👍

Everything about this house was wonderful. There was everything we needed for our getaway. The beds were so comfortable and there was plenty for us to do. So many nice touches in the house that helped to make our vacation even more special.

Enjoyed a few days skiing. House is very nice and we appreciate the hot tub was very clean and maintenance (sometimes not the case with some places). Interaction with the owners was good with fast replies. Would recommend. Only negative was Wifi was quite slow for our needs but it worked.

We had a great time at the home and in the Tahoe Donner area. The downstairs area was a great place to hang out. It has plenty of space for all of us to hang out, and for some of us to do our work. We appreciated how clean it was, and that there were extra sanitizing wipes and hand sanitizer provided.

This cabin was a perfect location for the six of us for a weekend getaway in the snow. There was more than enough space for us. The kitchen was fully stocked, everything was clean and the check in and check out process was painless. The great room, with the pool table and the hot tub right outside was an amazing touch. The cleanliness and location is a must for anyone looking to stay in the area!

Everything was wonderful. Even better that this place had more of a home/lived in feeling being stocked with all nice things from silverware to spices. Can’t wait to go back!

Everything was wonderful. Even better that this place had more of a home/lived in feeling being stocked with all nice things from silverware to spices. Can’t wait to go back!

Great property, well maintained and comfortable, all the creature comforts, and in a great location.

Much bigger than you expect from pictures. Well appointed with everything you need. Homeowners very responsive and super nice Huge dining table that can fit whole family. Great location beautiful house will definitely rent again

We were very happy with this property - the location is conveniently located in Tahoe Donner, a short drive to downtown Truckee and lots of activities. The cabin has three bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs and a great room/fourth bedroom with bunk beds and bathroom downstairs. The house is tastefully decorated and set up with everything you might want - a gas grill, pool table, hot tub, gas stove fireplace, a big tv, decks in front and back. We loved our stay and were sorry to have to leave!