We found the location within the village to be excellent. It overlooks the Olympic Plaza and kids playground and has great mountain views as well. The apartment was clean and had everything we needed. Apart from coffee in the morning, we ate out for every meal so I can't speak for all the cookware etc but it did look to have everything. Granted things are a little dated but this is what we expected based on the pictures and knowing it is a ski resort. Checking in was easy, I took advantage of the 15 minute check-in parking spots outside Deer Lodge and walked to the reception down to the left. Parking is a bit tight and I was glad we rented a sedan and not an SUV but it is still manageable.