Base Lodge surpassed our expectations. The size and layout of the lodge is ideal for a large group. The three spaced apart common areas gave everyone an area to enjoy in smaller groups. The dining room comfortably seated all of us. The size of the kitchen lends itself to several people cooking at once. We thoroughly enjoyed the hot tub, playground across the street and nearby skiing. We hope Base Lodge becomes an annual tradition.

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excellent house and excellent communication with the owner

Our group was smaller than anticipated (13 instead of 18). We had plenty of room to spread out to accommodate quiet baby area and boys games/movie area.

Diane's place in Ludlow is spacious and beautiful, in an ideal location in the town of Ludlow! Easy walking to restaurants, grocery, bars and a very short drive to the ski resort. The place has a beautiful backyard and patio area (love the hot tub) and indoors has a very spacious dining area. Pool, Shuffleboard, foozball, etc were all hits! Thanks again and we'll look to come back for ski season / another summer weekend :)

My family and I had a great time . The house was large enough to fit of us with room to spare. There is plenty to do in the area.

We had 16 people and this house was perfect! So many rooms and places to hang out. Everything was clean and the kitchen was well stocked. Diane was very responsive and helpful. It did get hot upstairs but there are window fans and big fans to help with that. We had a great time! We definelty recommend this place!

Every year near the 4th of July our extended family gets together. This year we stayed at this house. It was wonderful! There were lots of bedrooms and beds for all plus it has numerous rooms to gather in. There was a living room, a den with a foosball table, a room upstairs with a shuttle board and couches and another room with a pool table. The dining room was huge with a long table that could fit everyone plus another little round table in a nook. The kitchen has two refrigerators and stoves and two dishwashers and a beautiful granite island. Outside there was a deck with a table and chairs and a hot tub plus a good size backyard with a fire pit. At times there were some gnats/no seeums that were annoying but it was just that time of year. They were also on the golf course etc. There was lots to do in the area. I love walking everyday and it was so nice to walk around the cute downtown and neighborhood. It was a nice area and felt very safe. You could walk to shops and restaurants and bars. Diane was so nice and excellent at communicating. The house was neat and clean and was so perfect for a big family gathering. Some people stayed up later than others and because the house is so spread out the people sleeping were never bothered by those staying up playing games. We had an excellent time and I highly recommend this home! It was a fabulous week! We all give it the highest rating possible.

We are a group of 19 people who have stayed at the Base Lodge several time over the years for annual reunions (interrupted only because of Covid). It is a perfect house for multiple people, with great gathering spaces, a terrific kitchen/dining area, lovely yard with fire ring, deck with hot tub and gas grill, games, pool table, handicapped accessible. Fantastic! The owners couldn't be nicer--super-accessible and responsive. The area is great--walking distance to shops, grocery store, book store, restaurants. Can't recommend it enough! And can't wait to come again next year.

There were 15 of us ranging from age 1- 67. We enjoyed the house. Very comfy and nothing around to really worry about with the kids playing everywhere. Plenty of space to spread out. We were a little disappointed with the hot tub, which we communicated with the owner. They are working on fixing it, but that didn’t help us for our weekend. Close enough to the mountain. We did try the shuttle on Saturday, but it wasn’t available on Friday.

We had a wonderful experience at the house. It’s spacious, well appointed, and well equipped for multi-family fun. The proximity to Okemo mountain makes for an easy trip to and from your ski trip. Lots of positives for the house, but my major warning is to beware of post booking rate changes. I made a reservation via VRBO and it was confirmed. However, I later received a note from the owners that rates were increasing by 43%. Quite the surprise! I made many offers to split the difference and in the end wound up with a 33% rate hike. We still made the trip and it was fun, but be careful of rate changes. You may wind up with an unpleasant surprise!

Plenty of room for the 18 people that I brought to the rental. Bedrooms everywhere, fully stocked kitchen, enough TVs and bathrooms. We paid the extra fee for the hot tub and all of the kids enjoyed it. Location is excellent and we had a great stay. We will rent this property in the future.

We could not have been happier with our stay. The house is spacious, clean, updated and comfortable. The ten bedrooms were perfect for everyone having their own space. The back yard and fire pit provided a great place to hang out. The proximity to the town center of Ludlow can't be beat. With a one-minute drive to grocery stores, liquor stores, lunch places, etc., we were able to plan our meals each day rather than having to engage in a massive shopping trip at the start. There are nice coffee shops, book stores and the like within easy walking distance. A few members of our group worked at the house and had no issues with the Internet. We had a couple people who needed to social distance as best as possible with the Delta variant spreading. The house is big enough to really accommodate that indoors, and provides ample outdoor space to keep everyone together and engaged. Finally, Diane was a wonderful host who patiently asked all the crazier and crazier questions I posed about how we could potentially have people in a "quarantine" wing of the house. During a rather stressful time when it felt like the trip was falling apart, Diane provided timely and clear communication that helped us keep our trip on schedule.

This was a perfect property for a family reunion! Plenty of gathering space and the fire pit and hot tub were used every day. The beds were also so comfy. Diane was an excellent host and very forgiving of a couple child related mishaps. Wonderful stay!

Great time for 15 of us, ages 13 to 75. Comfortable bedrooms for all. Well equipped kitchen, large dining area and nice dens for reading and TV. Enjoyed large yard, fire pit and deck with hot tub and grill. Highly recommend.

Great kitchen! Owner has provided everything a family could want to do on vacation We loved the area. This is our 27th year of renting a house all over the US. We would rate this house in the top 10.

My family and I had a great time. The house was big enough for the kids to play and run around. The deck and yard were also wonderful to have morning breakfast and evening hangouts. We stayed here on a couple of the hottest days and since there is no central air conditioning we relied on opening the windows for upstairs to cool down. Not a big issue but a couple of rooms such as the pool table room had no screens on the window so could not open the window since bugs would be attracted to the lights. Overall a good stay and would stay again albeit during some cooler weather.

This is a small town with nice down town and has all needed amenities. We went there for memorial day weekend with some friends and family (total 24 people). The house is well kept and is clean. There is enough beds for more people. Even though there is a ski resort near by, we did not go there. There are ton of hiking trails near by.

As advertised and with Covid limiting dining out options, the huge well-equipped kitchen (2 refrigerators, 2 dishwashers, enough dishware and cutlery to feed a small army) was a real plus. Owner communication was outstanding. This stay was worth a repeat!

Excellent!

The home is phenomenal! We loved coming back to it after a full day of skiing. Given the current state of affairs in our country, all of our meals were prepared by us - the kitchen was amazingly large where we could gather to make dinner and hang out. I highly recommend this house!!

This home exceeded every expectation! The home was super clean and had plenty of room for everyone. It was also within in the perfect location!! We will definitely be back and highly recommend this property.

This property lived up to - and exceeded - our expectations. Coordinating arrival was easy, as was check in. The house was very well-equipped with all we needed for a weekend away, it's a very quick walk into the town of Ludlow, and the backyard is large and inviting. There were so many gathering spaces and plenty of sleeping space for our group. It was a fabulous stay!

Our stay at this property was exceptional. The house is big with lots of bedrooms and a huge backyard which was perfect for the kids. There is something for everyone in this place. The location is also a huge compliment for the property. Our only complaint is about the security deposit. The owner has decided to keep the whole deposit due to unreasonable claim. She mentioned that the house was left unclean “Oreo and cereal everywhere” and the hot tube was dirty “covered with dirty” even though we believed these charges were included in the initial agreed fee. However charging a renter for cleaning fee or just for a damaged stool is RIDICULOUS. Again the place is great for a large family gathering and great location. We loved our stay but disappointed with the deposit issue.

We had 16 adults and 4 young children with plenty of bedrooms and bathrooms. Plenty of room to spread out but also be together in one house. Very close to mountain which was a plus since we are used to ski in ski out. Great size kitchen, dining space and good size area for ski gear. Hot Tub was clean. We hope to return next season.

Great house for large groups, everything was as advertised in the listing. What I can add is the house was absolutely spotlessly clean.

We had such a great vacation at The Base Lodge! The house was spacious enough for everyone to spread out, yet still be together. The mud room was a great place to store jackets & boots out of the way. Plenty of amenities in the house to make you feel welcome. Easy walk downtown and drive to Okemo (although we could have used the shuttle). Diane was very easy to work with in planning our vacation. We had a great time - thank you!

The house was accommodating for a large group with plenty of room for everyone. The property managers were easy to deal with and helpful, they even put up a volleyball net for us.

With two refrigerators, two washers, two dryers, and lovely spaces for gathering and visiting, this was a superb property and met our needs extremely well.

We had a lovely time at the house for our first ever Family Reunion. My mother and father-in-law have been married almost 56 years and have 6 children. All children and spouses were able to be there and 14 out of the 15 grandchildren were able to be there (from all over the country). We thank you for sharing your house with us. It had large spaces to gather, small places to gather, and plenty of bedrooms and beds. The pool table, foosball table, and shuffle board table were enjoyed by many. We loved the outdoor space (could have used more chairs) and the Ludlow July 4th fireworks were enjoyed from the side porch by all. Thank you so much for sharing your house with us!

Enjoyed our stay! Will book again!

Super location. Extremely responsive owners. House is super-comfortable and has everything you would need (and more!) for a great large gathering. Highly recommended.