Unique Home Perfect for Gathering. Pets welcome!
About this house rental
Summary: This beautiful storybook barn home is a unique gem which stands out from the ordinary. Built in 1981 by Claire Call, this custom builder's home was constructed to stand the test of time. Filled with charm, it features curved walls, exposed bricks, arched windows, hardwood and tile flooring. Our home sleeps 18 in beds and has room for more! Bring the entire family as we are happy to have you! We are set up for family gatherings and there is now a play set in the backyard! The Space: The house will sleep 18 in beds! It has a lovely sun-room that has 2 tables and seats 10 for meals as well as a main dining table that seats up to 10. There are lots of extra FUN items such as corn hole game, board games, xbox, Foosball, a fire pit and an outdoor play set. In the house we have many extras such as play toys, a high chair, baby gates, extra small appliances as well as a fully stocked kitchen. HOUSE SET UP: Main Floor: Master Bedroom w/private bath: King bed, a set of bunk beds and a crib in the walk in closet Large family room with an 80" TV - Yes, 80" - it has streaming for super fun movie nights! Dining area – table seats 10 Kitchen Sunroom with 2 tables – seats 10 Laundry room Half bath Basement: Queen Bedroom Bathroom Huge Family Room with a 60" TV Game Table - so many games in the closet Dedicated work space with Monitor Upstairs: Sunflower Room – King bed and 2 twin beds Green Room – King bed, Full bed and a Twin bed South Room – King bed, Trundle bed and a Toddler bed Turret Room – Fun to hang out in – 4 oversized chairs and an ottoman Large Bathroom Guest Access: You will have access and use of the entire house! Guest also will have access to parking in the 2 car garage as well as ample driveway parking. Tons of street parking available as well. The Neighborhood: Quiet family neighborhood. Ample parking Getting Around: Plenty of street parking in front of our home Other Things to Note: We do allow family gatherings, however as we are in a neighborhood and NOT an event center, we do not allow gatherings over 40 - 50 people. Please message me for additional price for larger gatherings. Interaction with Guests: I am available through text or through the Airbnb messaging. Please reach out to me for any questions or needs.
Amenities
Air conditioner
Pets allowed
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Map of Orem, UT
House in Orem, UT
Reasons to book
Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind
Great for pets
Includes essentialsGarden, Pets allowed, Kitchen / Kitchenette and more
$$$$
Reviews
4.1/5.0
Excellent(33 Reviews)
3.0
Kitchen was way too small compared to how it was pictured. Screens were missing, so sleeping was too hot. Not a place for those who cannot do stairs. Cleaning was not done well, though the cleaning fee was substantial.
We would stay again if things were in working order and it was cleaned.
5.0
older property, the pictures make it look larger than it truly is, It was unique,clean,and we enjoyed our stay. The owners were very easy to work with!
4.0
The place is listed as a perfect place for gathering, but when I mentioned we were having family over for dinner (we had less than 20 people). I could tell there was panic. It worked out fine, but it added stress to my day. The kitchen is a bit small, but workable. We couldn’t find any extra trash bags anywhere. A big disappointment was you can’t control the temperature. It is locked!! We wished we could have brought temperatures down a few degrees is all. Don’t stay if you can’t do stairs. Two sets of narrow in places odd stairs. Kids loved it. Lovely bedrooms and decor. Plenty of beds. Couches comfortable upstairs not so much downstairs.
5.0
There were plenty of rooms for everyone! The swings and slide were a hit as well! The location was close to the places we wanted to visit!
Thank you for letting us stay!
4.0
We met our children for a quick weekend get a way and this VRBO was perfect, comfortable and roomy
5.0
We ne ded a place to gather as a family for Christmas. This place had plenty of room for us (16). There are as even a Christmas tree! Everything was clean.
4.0
After reading other reviews I thought twice about looking for something else but decided to keep the reservation. Everything turned out just fine. Location is great, host and communication with the host was great. The rooms in the house were really unique and fun. There was plenty or space for our family group there except the pictures of the kitchen don't exactly show how small that area is. The kitchen was a lot smaller than we expected but everything worked out okay.
5.0
Nice place for a big group
5.0
We are a group of ladies that just wanted to get together, chat and eat good food. This house worked out perfectly. It had enough beds and space for us to do just that.
1.0
Dirty & Ran down
What a disappointment
5.0
Great family gathering property
We had 14 family members at this home and had a great experience. The property owner was very responsive throughout the process, the home is lovely and quirky, which was great for kids. We will use this place again in the future.
2.0
Where to start....I guess with the general upkeep of the property. If you are interested in seeing unpainted drywall repairs and several unpainted or half-painted walls, then you are in business. The back yard was destroyed upon arrival. Chairs laying on their sides, bbq half apart and cover blown away, trash on lawn, used towels on lawn, dog doo on lawn, etc. Let's move on to the kitchen.....how about 1 dishwasher pod for a 5 bedroom house (that we had full) for 3 nights, or one roll of paper towels, or no replacement trash bags? The trash compactor is apparently really important to the owner, as the first text I got from her was quite long and all about the importance of using it. Well it doesn't work.
Another oddity. When we left on Friday the owners showed up. When we left on Saturday the owners showed up. That seems really weird to me. They should have cleaned the place up and dealt with the trash that they sorted through for an hour prior to or after we left. I guess the camera on the shed let's them know when you are away and they feel it appropriate to come over.
Lastly, if all you care about is a house that will sleep alot of people, this one will just suffice.
2.0
Looks Better Than It Is
Where to start....I guess with the general upkeep of the property. If you are interested in seeing unpainted drywall repairs and several unpainted or half-painted walls, then you are in business. The back yard was destroyed upon arrival. Chairs laying on their sides, bbq half apart and cover blown away, trash on lawn, used towels on lawn, dog doo on lawn, etc. Let's move on to the kitchen.....how about 1 dishwasher pod for a 5 bedroom house (that we had full) for 3 nights, or one roll of paper towels, or no replacement trash bags? The trash compactor is apparently really important to the owner, as the first text I got from her was quite long and all about the importance of using it. Well it doesn't work.
Another oddity. When we left on Friday the owners showed up. When we left on Saturday the owners showed up. That seems really weird to me. They should have cleaned the place up and dealt with the trash that they sorted through for an hour prior to or after we left. I guess the camera on the shed let's them know when you are away and they feel it appropriate to come over.
Lastly, if all you care about is a house that will sleep alot of people, this one will just suffice.
5.0
This was a great place for us to stay for the week as we prepared for and enjoyed our daughter’s wedding. Lots of room, plenty of beds, a fenced in yard for our small dog, and close to amenities. Enjoyed the stay!
5.0
Nice stay!
This was a great place for us to stay for the week as we prepared for and enjoyed our daughter’s wedding. Lots of room, plenty of beds, a fenced in yard for our small dog, and close to amenities. Enjoyed the stay!
3.0
We love the character of old houses and this one is great! Plenty of room for a large family. Multiple ports cribs for babies. Bedrooms on all levels. HUGE tv! We wished there were a few toys for little ones and listing shows a bathtub that isn’t there anymore. Being that we came in the winter and the house is old and drafty it was quite difficult to balance the temperature in the house. There is also a friendly woodpecker who likes to peck holes in the front of the house. Only a bother if you’re trying to nap during the day. We did have a good time there and the owners were quite attentive when we had questions or needed something. That is worth a lot! Thank you Carole
3.0
Really cool old house!
We love the character of old houses and this one is great! Plenty of room for a large family. Multiple ports cribs for babies. Bedrooms on all levels. HUGE tv! We wished there were a few toys for little ones and listing shows a bathtub that isn’t there anymore. Being that we came in the winter and the house is old and drafty it was quite difficult to balance the temperature in the house. There is also a friendly woodpecker who likes to peck holes in the front of the house. Only a bother if you’re trying to nap during the day. We did have a good time there and the owners were quite attentive when we had questions or needed something. That is worth a lot! Thank you Carole
4.0
Such a cute house. We did have a great time together. We didn’t utilize the family room downstairs but it is nice & has lots of room. Carole was an awesome hostess.
3.0
We enjoyed our stay in Orem, the house accommodates a great amount of guests but in the upper level there is only one bathroom.
3.0
Great location, house needs a few updates.
We enjoyed our stay in Orem, the house accommodates a great amount of guests but in the upper level there is only one bathroom.
3.0
This property was great and we were really excited about it. But there were a few instances that felt a bit “smoke and mirrors”
When we were determining a place to book it was really important to us that the host was accommodating to large group events. I had told her up front it would be for an out state wedding weekend and we were hosting the dress rehearsal there. She has said they’ve done events there and have tables and chairs and would be happy to help in anyway for the event.
after booking I regularly checked in with her (being the anxious bride I was) and afterwards she had said there were in fact no table and chairs she could supply, no early check in for us to set up, and when she said she would notify us for early check in she never did so we rushed to set up our event because we were never notified as promised.
There were also no garbage bags supplied in the house. She has told us they only use a compactor and that should suffice. For large gatherings that just isn’t enough so we were fine with going out and buying some and leaving them behind for future renters but then she charged us for trash cleanup because the trash cans she supplied couldn’t hold all of our trash.
This is a great location, very clean, but would not recommend hosting large events here until host can accommodate that.
3.0
Great property, but false promises to book
This property was great and we were really excited about it. But there were a few instances that felt a bit “smoke and mirrors”
When we were determining a place to book it was really important to us that the host was accommodating to large group events. I had told her up front it would be for an out state wedding weekend and we were hosting the dress rehearsal there. She has said they’ve done events there and have tables and chairs and would be happy to help in anyway for the event.
after booking I regularly checked in with her (being the anxious bride I was) and afterwards she had said there were in fact no table and chairs she could supply, no early check in for us to set up, and when she said she would notify us for early check in she never did so we rushed to set up our event because we were never notified as promised.
There were also no garbage bags supplied in the house. She has told us they only use a compactor and that should suffice. For large gatherings that just isn’t enough so we were fine with going out and buying some and leaving them behind for future renters but then she charged us for trash cleanup because the trash cans she supplied couldn’t hold all of our trash.
This is a great location, very clean, but would not recommend hosting large events here until host can accommodate that.
4.0
Great stay
Such a cute house. We did have a great time together. We didn’t utilize the family room downstairs but it is nice & has lots of room. Carole was an awesome hostess.
5.0
This home is so perfectly unique and charming. Everyone in our large family, Grandparents, married children, hence 10 grandchildren. The age range staying in the home was 4 to 65, and we all loved staying there. There was a place for everyone to call their own and then some. With our large family group of 18, we never felt crowded or as if we were in someone's way, or under foot.
It was the perfect home with the perfect spice that intrigued the children's minds and imaginations. They had so much fun there and even the two teen age girls loved their bedroom and the home!
Thank you so much for everything. I do hope we will have a opportunity to come and stay again.
5.0
Large Family (s) Stay for youngest daughter's Wedding.
This home is so perfectly unique and charming. Everyone in our large family, Grandparents, married children, hence 10 grandchildren. The age range staying in the home was 4 to 65, and we all loved staying there. There was a place for everyone to call their own and then some. With our large family group of 18, we never felt crowded or as if we were in someone's way, or under foot.
It was the perfect home with the perfect spice that intrigued the children's minds and imaginations. They had so much fun there and even the two teen age girls loved their bedroom and the home!
Thank you so much for everything. I do hope we will have a opportunity to come and stay again.
4.0
This was a fun location with lots of beds and very clean. Also has a backyard which was fun for outside games. Some info I would have liked to know before renting was that the owners live next door - not a huge deal but would have been nice to know. We accidentally made more of a mess than we expected and received some backlash over it (which is expected, we left more cleaning than usual).. Overall a fun place with lots of space!
3.0
Family reunion
Carole, the host, was terrific to deal with - accommodating and immediately responsive! Location and neighborhood were great. Bedrooms and baths were all that we needed, clean and supplied with linens, towels, paper supplies. Kitchen was well-stocked with dishes and utensils.
I have discussed with Carole that the tub mentioned in the listing, that we had intended to use for the kids, is no longer there. Also advised her that floors and windows would have benefitted from additional cleaning. We rented the property for a family post-COVID reunion that included 3 toddlers and would have liked to be able to 'gate' several sets of stairs that couldn't be blocked off, although I'm aware that there was no such claim made in the listing.
In summary, staying here enabled our family vacation but I would look for another property if we were to return.
4.0
Fun place - lots of beds!
This was a fun location with lots of beds and very clean. Also has a backyard which was fun for outside games. Some info I would have liked to know before renting was that the owners live next door - not a huge deal but would have been nice to know. We accidentally made more of a mess than we expected and received some backlash over it (which is expected, we left more cleaning than usual).. Overall a fun place with lots of space!
2.0
The property was great for the 18 people we had staying. The house was nice. We had a couple issues. The trash was not emptied prior to our stay. We were told we could not use trash bags and were only allowed to use trash compactor located in the kitchen, which was half full when we arrived. If we did not we would be charged an additional landfill fee for our trash. We were also told to use recycling bins for recycling items. Recycling bins were full to the top when we arrived. After contacting owner and asking if it would be okay just to make a trash bag of recycling as we couldn’t fit items in the can. She responded that would be fine. Then later during the small wedding reception dinner we were holding I walked into the kitchen to find someone I didn’t know in the house. Turns out to be the owner checking the status of the trash compactor. She let herself into the home. The next day when we were out and my 16 yr old daughter was at the home alone. The owner again let herself into the house, without any communication to us that this was happening. Scared my child, as she thought someone was breaking in. The house next to this rental is clearly owned by a family member of the owner. The whole time we were at the house they were in the backyard of the house next door in lawn chairs watching us. Clearly there is no expectation of privacy at this property. When we left we ended up having to take all of our trash with us over to a friends house in order to not be charged a landfill fee. It took a lot of convincing for my husband to even stay the 2nd night at the property.
2.0
No privacy
The property was great for the 18 people we had staying. The house was nice. We had a couple issues. The trash was not emptied prior to our stay. We were told we could not use trash bags and were only allowed to use trash compactor located in the kitchen, which was half full when we arrived. If we did not we would be charged an additional landfill fee for our trash. We were also told to use recycling bins for recycling items. Recycling bins were full to the top when we arrived. After contacting owner and asking if it would be okay just to make a trash bag of recycling as we couldn’t fit items in the can. She responded that would be fine. Then later during the small wedding reception dinner we were holding I walked into the kitchen to find someone I didn’t know in the house. Turns out to be the owner checking the status of the trash compactor. She let herself into the home. The next day when we were out and my 16 yr old daughter was at the home alone. The owner again let herself into the house, without any communication to us that this was happening. Scared my child, as she thought someone was breaking in. The house next to this rental is clearly owned by a family member of the owner. The whole time we were at the house they were in the backyard of the house next door in lawn chairs watching us. Clearly there is no expectation of privacy at this property. When we left we ended up having to take all of our trash with us over to a friends house in order to not be charged a landfill fee. It took a lot of convincing for my husband to even stay the 2nd night at the property.
5.0
My husband misread the listing and didn't realize it was pet friendly. He has severe allergies. The owner cleaned all the carpets and furniture just for us so there wouldn't be any pet hair. So nice! My kids all got their own rooms, but it is set up that each room could sleep parents and two or three children, so perfect for a family reunion. The location is perfect and easy to get to all activities. Would definitely stay there again.
5.0
Nice house for family vacation
My husband misread the listing and didn't realize it was pet friendly. He has severe allergies. The owner cleaned all the carpets and furniture just for us so there wouldn't be any pet hair. So nice! My kids all got their own rooms, but it is set up that each room could sleep parents and two or three children, so perfect for a family reunion. The location is perfect and easy to get to all activities. Would definitely stay there again.
5.0
Great for us!
My family enjoyed staying at this unique home. There was lots of room for everyone, a spacious backyard and everything we needed! Thank you for the use of this home. We all had a great time and slept great!
5.0
Wonderful space, plenty of room. Would stay there again!
5.0
Awesome place
Wonderful space, plenty of room. Would stay there again!
4.0
Central location.
Property was great for our needs. We had 4 different families with kids and the property was great. Great central location.
4.0
We were a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) and rented this home for a night on our trip to Utah. This home had 3 levels and ample space with all modern amenities. We will easily pick this place on our next trip to Utah.
4.0
Nice home near Salt Lake City
We were a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) and rented this home for a night on our trip to Utah. This home had 3 levels and ample space with all modern amenities. We will easily pick this place on our next trip to Utah.
4.0
The house was very comfortable. The bed was great; I slept great. Carole was responsive, but it seems her help wasn't the best. I appreciate being able to take my dog anywhere and am NUTTY about leaving no trace of her behind...not true for the prior guests. So the yard wasn't what I had hoped for...did not want to play catch out there. The house needs a bit of TLC; the washing machine was new-ish, but my clothes were smelly afterwards. I washed them all at home again. In all fairness to Carole, I did not tell her...it wasn't until the last day that I used it that I found out. I wish there had been better instructions for things like the TV...I couldn't get it to work for the entire time we were there. I think a large family or two families would have a great time there. Lots of beds, clean sheets and towels and bathrooms.
4.0
Pleasant...great for a large group!
The house was very comfortable. The bed was great; I slept great. Carole was responsive, but it seems her help wasn't the best. I appreciate being able to take my dog anywhere and am NUTTY about leaving no trace of her behind...not true for the prior guests. So the yard wasn't what I had hoped for...did not want to play catch out there. The house needs a bit of TLC; the washing machine was new-ish, but my clothes were smelly afterwards. I washed them all at home again. In all fairness to Carole, I did not tell her...it wasn't until the last day that I used it that I found out. I wish there had been better instructions for things like the TV...I couldn't get it to work for the entire time we were there. I think a large family or two families would have a great time there. Lots of beds, clean sheets and towels and bathrooms.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Orem?
The average price for a rental in Orem is $176 per night. This rental is $282 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Unique Home Perfect for Gathering. Pets welcome!. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Unique Home Perfect for Gathering. Pets welcome! pet friendly?
Yes! This house is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at Unique Home Perfect for Gathering. Pets welcome!?
We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, pets allowed, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.
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