Northstar Gold Bend Retreat

Poor
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Fair
Traveller Type:
  : It was spacious and very clean. Kitchen was fully functional and useful. Rooms were spacious and quiet. Living room was spacious.
  : Horrible air conditioning, nights were hot and uncomfortable. Fans are claimed to be provided in the closets and yet there was no fans available. Management was contacted and they never gave a response back. The path to the cabin was a hassle when we tried to unload and load our luggage. Poor communication from property management. The Rec Center is NOT on the same premises, you have to drive to a resort and pay $5 and have the passes provided.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location was good and housing is clean.
  : The support line does not help at all. As in a snow country, the host does not have a snow shovel in storage, which made it a super difficult task to dig out a car after a whole night snowing. Called the support line and was told that "local team will respond to you", which never did.

Good
Traveller Type: Business Traveler

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : felt homey and still felt as though we had plenty of room with 5 people
  : freezing cold downstairs but extremely hot upstairs

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The condo was very clean and nicely decorated. Grateful for the firewood provided to have cozy evening fires. The views were great. Proximity to Northstar is excellent. The access to the NPOA was great and we enjoyed the hot tubs. Plus I want to mention the customer service with Vacasa was excellent.
  : Oh I wish I did not have negative things to say about this place, I really wanted to love it completely. It was so charming. However the beds were just horrible. One, my 7 year old stated, is like a trampoline not a bed. Yes is was all springs. The bed my husband and I used was lumpy and uncomfortable. For the price of the two night stay, I really wished the beds were better. The linens were also a bit torn and frayed and that was a disappointing too. Supposedly the place had cable tv, which we could not figure out how to get working. There were 6 remotes and no directions. Just three lines about hdmi 1... etc... There was a dvd player that did work. But only two vintage options. And while there was a link to get on netflix, it was not free. We would have needed to sign in on our own account (which we don't have) and no other streaming channels were available. Again for the cost, having working entertainment should have been easy and included. It did however force us to disconnect for the weekend, which was not so bad, but still. And the internet was spotty at best. It definitely wasn't secure so thankfully my cellular service worked well enough. And lastly, while the kitchen had all the pots, pans, plates, coffee maker etc... It would have been nice to also have coffee, sugar etc... As well as basic cooking supplies. Like salt and pepper. These are minor things that I think could really help with the overall satisfaction of staying here, making the cost worth while.

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The property is in a beautiful setting
  : Our unit was about a block from the parking lot down an uneven stair pathway made it really hard to get luggage & groceries to & from bedrooms downstairs stayed somewhat cool kitchen living area upstairs stayed in the high 90s even with a fan no screen door on front door so couldnt leave open for cross breeze because of mosquitos