We started our search for a house rental about six weeks before our stay-dates, and felt fortunate to find this listing. Our top criteria were: dog friendly, mountain view, hot tub, and this place offers all three. Many reviews are gushy love letters, mentioning only the good, and I don't find them useful when searching for a place to stay. In my reviews, I like to mention the things I didn't care for, to help others with similar likes/dislikes better sort through their options, and with the hope that the owner would consider making the corrections that would have made the experience better for me, and for those who come after. In a nutshell, we would chose to stay at this listing again, because it is very dog friendly, because the hot tub worked well and was clean, and because there is a view of the mountains from the deck, living room and dining room, and the price is set just right for what you get. The house is pretty private, enough so that if one wished, one could use the hot tub au natural. The mountain view could be outstanding, but much of the 180 degree view is limited by trees, esp when in leaf- but there's still enough of the view to be very pleasing. Overall, the house doesn't have any rustic charm, but it is comfortable, and set up to make staying there easy. There are three bedrooms: two queen bedrooms upstairs (one with an ensuite bathroom), and in the basement, there's a large room with two daybeds. The basement bedroom is suitable for children, but not young children, as it is located deep in the basement, not close enough to the two upstairs bedrooms. The living room has a couch for three, and one arm chair, and the dining room table has four chairs, but five people can comfortably fit. The Good: This was the best place for the dogs we've ever stayed: part of the deck and part of the yard are fenced in, so that the dogs could hang out with us while we hung out on the deck, hot tub and fire pit. It also allowed us to just open the kitchen door for the dogs to go out for their bathroom breaks. Towels for the dogs are provided. The yard was free of dog waste when we arrived (and we cleaned up when we left. Small suggestion: have dog-waste bags available, or a marked shovel, to make it easier for guests who are inclined to take care of their own dogs' wastes to do so.) Also, the house is just worn enough to take the worry out of what the dogs might do to the furnishings, but not so worn that we found it disagreeable. Another impressive plus: one of our dogs is a hound, and there are some places we've stayed in where his nose is to the ground, sucking in other-dog scents with relish. In this place, there was no sniffing! That's an accomplishment! The hot tub was sparkly clean, heavily chlorinated, but if that's the price for sparkly clean, I'm good with that. Instruction sheet on display. It is confusing that the hot tub instructions request showering before using the hot tub (which is a great idea), but another set of instructions about conserving water, asks that guests limit themselves to one shower a day-- and I can't see using a hot tub without taking a shower afterwards. The house has the basics for a good time in the mountains: a big, clean, propane grill, and a fire ring. There aren't camp chairs around the fire ring (wait, maybe there was one), but it's easy enough to bring the patio chairs down to the fire ring. We brought our own folding camp chairs, and glad we did as they're more comfortable than sitting on a patio chair. For those who spend time on electronics while on mountain vacations, I'm told the wifi was very good. There's a big screen in the living area. (There are also instructions to not rearrange the furniture--I can see where some of us might want to, as the couch faces the screen, instead of looking at the mountain view.) The Could Be Better: We didn't get the door code until maybe a half-hour before we arrived, which was very stressful. There may have been some delay because of technical problems (not a whole lot of coverage in the mountains/valleys). I much prefer to get the code 1-2 days ahead of time. The house is hard to find only because there isn't an address marker, so we overshot the house, and went too-far up the hill, which is something to avoid. The house is on the right, about 20 feet beyond a bank of mailboxes that are on the left. We had only two cars, and the owner suggests watching the video about how to park if you bring three cars, and that's probably very good advice. It helps to be comfortable driving backwards on a long driveway without guardrails. The overall cleanliness of the house is solidly good, except: the windows are streaked/dirty, and when part of the draw is looking out the windows at the view, this is a noticeable and repeated visual annoyance. The tea kettle and the pans we used, had grease on the outsides. The window sills/tracks need cleaning. Again, otherwise, the place is clean, especially where it counts more, like the hot tub, the fridge, the bathrooms. The kitchen isn't gourmet, but has enough to get by for cooking. No spices, but there's salt and pepper, some olive oil, sugar, coffee. The ice drawer in the freezer had no pre-made ice; it's nice to have some ice waiting. A couple of lounge chairs for the deck would be a welcome addition. The patio table has an umbrella which works well. One of the biggest drawbacks of the house may be the hardest to fix: the water supply. The low...