hmmm. This is a tough one. It's SUCH a neat place. It was as weird and interesting as I'd hoped, but didn't override the 'off' feeling we had once we got settled in. PROS. It's a BEAUTIFUL view. Unbelievable. surrounded on 4 sides by mountain. just amazing. The pool is great! THe slide is so much fun, and the view from the pool is also incredible. The grounds are very interesting and we were lucky Aaron gave us a tour, we really liked him! The unit was very well designed and unique which we loved.
CONS: a lot of lights were out in the unit, and i spent 30 minutes searching for any lightbulbs anywhere.. A lot of folks are 'in residence' and were doing laundry all day/night long. This is connected to the bathroom of the unit and also connected to the patio you see in the pictures, which is sort of see through on all 3 sides. You can hear everything in that laundry space. It was super awkward. Also, Other than Aaron, the other people in residence did not feel as receptive to our presence, and we felt like we were intruding on their home and space. At night there was a LOT of loud noise (not an on site event, just loud music coming from multiple places) and a screaming fight broke out which was a little unnerving. We left as soon as we could the next day. There was also a dog wandering around that ran up to us barking viciously multiple times, which scared the S**t out of us since there was never a human nearby. The host later told me via text she was a nice dog, but unfortunately that was after all this happened when I wrote to her. I love dogs, so I was sad it ran at us barking. Overall, I know they mean well at Z ranch and I swear we are open minded people who were excited to see such an eclectic, beautiful and untouched place. I would love for everyone to see this place, but not sure if I would stay there again given how uncomfortable we felt. For a day trip, I think it is SO worth it, beautiful photo ops, and fun to explore.