Updated 1940s Cabin -Fenced, NEW Hot Tub, Walkable

Sweet Remodeled Two Bedroom DOG FRIENDLY Cabin on 3rd hole of Brockway Golf Course, FLAT walking distance to sandy beaches (.5 mile), restaurants (.3 mile to Spindleshanks! ~1 mile to all of downtown KB), shopping and Safeway (.4 mile). NEW HOT TUB installed October 2023. *NO grill per new County rules, so sorry!* ***Please Note: 12% Placer County Hotel Tax (Transient Occupancy Tax) is collected and shows up on your cost breakdown as a "TOT Tax". ** Permit #: STR22-11950 The space Our family lived in this home for 3.5 years as we remodeled it to prepare it for you, our guest. So there are the luxuries of a vacation rental with the comforts of a thoughtfully updated home. It was originally built in 1947 as a summer cabin on the golf course. Through landscaping and thoughtful updates, this home has been restored to its glory as an enjoyable cabin escape. The quarks of a small cabin are still there, such as VERY uneven floors and narrow staircase, but the comforts of modern living are tucked throughout, including an insulated Work-From-Home office Shed with full desk and cozy infrared space heater. Enter via the front door into the living room, or come around the back to the Mud Room with heated tile floors, washer and dryer, chest freezer, bench, custom shoe rack and plenty of outlets for your boot warmers. Enjoy the cozy living room with Samsung Frame TV (with high speed internet and ACCESS to all your favorite apps. You supply your own log ins, however) and modern gas stove (new in 2020). Dining at the West Elm table is most comfortable for two, but we also supply 2 folding chairs so that 4 people can dine together and a leaf for even more elbow room. The kitchen was fully remodeled in 2019 with quartz counters, full size dishwasher, gas range and giant toddler-bathtub-sized stainless steel sink. Custom uplighting in the open shelving allows you to show off your best wine or whiskey bottles. The under-counter double beverage fridges offer the same capacity as a normal sized fridge, but the small hassle of bending over is the trade off for wide open counter tops for pleasurable cooking prep. Please note that these refrigerators are technically beverage fridges, so they only get down to 39 degrees. They will keep your food safe to eat, but they will not keep veggies crisp as long as a traditional residential fridge will. We are a short walk to Safeway, so we recommend only buying the food you need for a few days at a time. The stairs to the second floor are narrow, but they have been carpeted for comfort and safety. Upstairs you will find both Queen bedrooms and a half bath we lovingly call a "luxury airline bathroom". It is small, but efficient and handy to have a toilet and sink upstairs near the bedrooms. Each room has a queen bed outfitted in comfortable linens. One bedroom has a TV, the other has a full glass sliding door to enjoy views of the snow falling in the neighborhood. Both rooms have blackout curtains for your comfort. Please note that the main heat source is the gas stove downstairs with the heat traveling up through the staircase into the bedrooms. One bedroom has a built in space heater so it can be heated when the door is closed, but the second room does not and will not be heated if the door is closed over night. The only full bathroom is found downstairs and while it is clean and functional, our little bathroom is where the 1940's really shine in this house. The shower is very small and can be a tight fit. Please see the photos in our listing of the shower to decide if it's a good fit for you. The handle is extended well overhead and the shampoo/conditioner/body wash are mounted to the wall to allow the maximum amount of space. We do have an instant hot water heater so at least you can take a nice long hot shower and won't use it all up for your housemates. The yard with hot tub, synthetic turf, putting green, dining area and gas fire pit with Adirondack chairs are a sight to behold. The fire pit and furniture is put away in winter, but we bring it back out as soon as the snow melts. Landscaping and fully enclosed fence were installed in the spring of 2021. Market lights hang over the hot tub for evening soaks, or shut them off for a sweeping view of stars. Please do not use the hot tub after 9pm quiet hours begin. The lawn is synthetic so it is guaranteed to be green and beautiful for your visit (or white and snowy!). The back portion of the yard is decomposed granite with a beautiful view of the 3rd hole and ladies tee of Brockway Golf Course as well as dining table, putting green and gas fire pit with Adirondack chairs (all put away in winter time when there is snow on the ground). The golf course is private property, but there is a gate for you to use if you are a guest of the golf course golfing and want to run into the property for a fresh cocktail :). Our private 3 hole putting green is the perfect spot to practice your putts before walking down to the nearby clubhouse for your tee time. Please note that we do not have a BBQ grill at this property. Also out in the yard is a large insulated Work-From-Home Shed Office. This space is an excellent spot to get "away" and get some work done. There is a large corner desk, comfortable office chair, space heater, wifi extender and plenty of outlets. In the summer, there is no Air Conditioning (pretty much anywhere in Tahoe, actually) so all your neighbors will have their windows open to enjoy the cool night air. That means that every whisper and sound you make outdoors at night carries into everyone's windows. Please respect quiet hours in our sweet, quiet neighborhood. There are fans in each bedroom and the home has new insulation in the roof so it will hold the cool night air through the daytime if you close the insulated curtains first thing in the morning. This same insulation helps keep the cabin cozy and snug through the winter months. We also provide HEPA air filters for the unfortunate "smoke season" we often experience in California. For those few weeks every year where it actually gets into the 80's during the day, it is still cool in the evenings, so the recommendation for Tahoe Cooling is to open all of the windows and shades at night to cool the house down, then close them in the morning to "trap" the cool air inside the house for the day. DOGS: We welcome your pups here, but since this is first and foremost a house for humans, we ask that you help them with some basic manners. Most importantly, we do NOT permit dogs on the furniture in any way at all. Not with your blankets from home, not even if they are one of those hypoallergenic awesome allergy-free dogs :) We offer a nice temperpedic dog bed in the living room and second squishy bed upstairs, so they shouldn't be wanting for comfort while here, we promise! We ask that if you plan to ever leave your dog home alone, that you bring a crate and crate your pup when you are not home. Please DO NOT leave your pups alone in the backyard, even when you're home. Dogs tend to bark in unfamiliar places and we have great neighbors who don't deserve to have a dog barking at them. We have a dog door into the mudroom and another between the mudroom and kitchen. You may cover them to keep your pup locked in with you and they are yours to use if you trust your pup to go in and out as they please, while you are home :) It is very, very important that your pup does not jump onto the hot tub cover. One nail puncture into the fabric of the cover and the waterproofing is completely ruined; water will get in and will freeze and break the cover. It is $1000 to purchase a new hot tub cover. Please note that our yard is fenced, but there are low railings on the deck and therefore a good jumper could easily make it out of the yard if they choose. It should also be noted that we have a LOT of wildlife here in Tahoe. Coyotes are the biggest concern with dogs as they are very smart and will send just one coyote to lure your dog back to the pack. If your dog is not on perfect recall and/or has a strong prey drive, we highly suggest keeping them leashed when outside of the fenced yard for their safety. You will see many dogs in Tahoe off-leash, so please be prepared for that as you visit various areas. The modern gas stove was installed in 2020 and is on a thermostat to keep you toasty warm for your stay. It is the only heat source for the whole house, however, so it can not be turned off in the winter to keep little curious hands safe. Our little cabin is unfortunately not suited for kids too young to understand to stay away from hot stoves, steep stairs and open kitchen shelves with lots of breakables. We also do not have any baby gear at this house, but if you should have a specific request, please don't hesitate to ask and we may have what you need. Please note that you are staying in a home, not a hotel, and our housekeeper charges a set rate because our guests leave the house similar to how they found it so she can come in to sanitize, clean and make it perfect for you each and every time. We have a short list of tidying tasks that we ask you to complete before checkout. Nothing crazy, but we like to be up front about it. We just ask that you clean and put away the dishes you use, take out the kitchen trash that you made, place used towels in the shower, leave the beds unmade (but no need to strip them!) and return any furniture/games to where you found them. Hot Tub service is provided once per week at least. It is almost always between guests, but sometimes they will need to access the backyard and service the tub while you are here. If that is the case, the service provider will let themselves into the backyard and will not disturb you. Snow removal on the driveway is provided by a professional local company anytime there is a storm of 5 or more inches. Snow removal on the decks and yard to the hot tub will be completed prior to your arrival, but may accumulate during your stay. We leave you a nice snow shovel to clear your walkways to and from the car and to and from the Hot Tub. Tahoe Vista is also blessed to be in a "banana belt" where we get far less snow than other areas around the lake in typical storms. ***Early Check-In Note: Our cleaners manage their own schedules, but because we love them and they are wonderful, they typically schedule our home for earlier in their day. As soon as they are done cleaning, they let us know and then we go to the house to add the final touches. The exact MINUTE we leave the house, we message you in the Airbnb Messages. We ALWAYS send a message the minute the house is ready, that even includes if its ready closer to the 5pm check in time. Almost all of our reservations are ready a few hours early, but we absolutely cannot guarantee it since the cleaners manage themselves. In our welcome info, we will send you some awesome recommendations of things to do and places to eat in town while you wait for the message, if you choose to come to town early. Thank you for your patience! PLEASE NOTE: weather can be difficult for travel in our mountain community. We cannot offer refunds or cancellations for weather, however we highly highly recommend you acquire “cancel for any reason” trip insurance for your holiday. This will allow you to book with confidence and cancel if a storm or sickness or family emergency should make travel not possible. EV Charging: We do not have a dedicated EV Charger, but we have an outdoor 220v 30amp RV outlet (NEMA 10-30P) located directly next to the driveway and an adapter that allows you to plug your EV charger available for your use. There are also Tesla superchargers located in Tahoe City, just a few miles away, and a Rivian charger in Truckee. ****Lastly, please note that we have two Ring cameras at this property. One over each exterior door to the house at the front and the back. The one on the back door also overlooks the backyard and hot tub. There are absolutely no cameras on the interior of the house. *** Guest access The entire property is yours for the duration of your stay. Our hot tub maintenance provider comes between every stay, but on rare occasions may have to come during your stay. Other things to note 12% Placer County Occupancy Tax is collected through Airbnb. Please note the tax in your cost breakdown. Tahoe has the BEST water! Not just in our gorgeous lake but also coming straight out of our taps. The water is clean, pure and is literally a gold medal national winner for Best Tap Water at the Great American Water Taste Test. (seriously, that's a thing ha!). So ditch the plastic and bring along a refillable bottle for the best of the best water in the country. Ring camera at front and back doors. Exterior only. The camera at the back door also overlooks most of the yard and hot tub. They will be recording during the reservation.