Stayed here with a bunch of friends for a weekend and we very much enjoyed the house! Would stay here again!

Stayed here with a bunch of friends for a weekend and we very much enjoyed the house! Would stay here again!

I would stay there again.

I would stay there again.

We gathered at this house for a family reunion after the holidays. This was the first time we had been all together as a family in almost 3 years. There was plenty of room for all of us to relax, cook and visit. The house is very stately as it sits on top of a hill. There are several flights of steps to enter the house. Parking is on the street as the driveway is very steep.

We gathered at this house for a family reunion after the holidays. This was the first time we had been all together as a family in almost 3 years. There was plenty of room for all of us to relax, cook and visit. The house is very stately as it sits on top of a hill. There are several flights of steps to enter the house. Parking is on the street as the driveway is very steep.

We had a wedding in Estacada, Oregon and wanted to be between there and Hood River. This location was perfect! Between this rental and the rental right next door our large group had more than enough room. The deck with the bbq & spa was accommodating, too. The driveway is steep, but fun to conquer! If you dare.

This large home accommodated our large 16 person gathering. Adequate number of bedrooms and gathering spaces to meet everyone's needs.

This "castle" property has a LOT of character. The house has some beautiful touches and finishes, and in its heyday it was likely stunning. It also has a TON of space -- more than any other VRBO property at which I've stayed. Yet there were some big issues. First, the kitchen wasn't well stocked at all. We had difficulty finding a pot in which to boil water for pasta, and there wasn't a single cutting knife that wasn't a huge carving knife (or a chef's knife). The kitchen counter also had tiles that were missing. Second, the property just wasn't prepped fully for our stay. One of the jacuzzis was full of ants, and the property owner/manager emailed me shortly after check-in to let me know about the possibility of chipmunks crawling around in the attic and making noise. There were also tree vines growing through one of the windows that prevented it from closing. I understand that flora and fauna can sometimes be unpredictable, but these shouldn't be problems I have to deal with on my vacation, and I shouldn't be losing sleep (as I did) from animals scratching around in the ceiling above me. The property owner/manager eventually sent a lovely repairman to resolve the problems, but again this is something that should have been resolved BEFORE my stay, especially at this price point. Third, there was a distinct lack of instruction about the operation of the house. The property owner/manager posted a list of rules at the entryway, but there was no information at all, for example, about how to operate the two thermostats or which one controlled the upstairs or downstairs. Fourth, I think the photos of the property are a bit inaccurate. My daughter, for example, was extremely upset at the lack of a basketball hoop shown in the photos. Fifth. one of the aforementioned "rules" instituted by the property owner/manager is that renters shouldn't have Amazon packages delivered to the property. Yet the property owner/manager itself was having packages delivered to the property during our stay. I don't see why I should be responsible for picking up packages that aren't my own. One final note -- the property owner/manager warned us in advance that the driveway is very, very steep. She is not kidding. I don't see how any car could possibly use the driveway. In all, our stay was okay, but I had been expecting more given the price demanded for this place.

This home was very large and had everything we needed. Lots of space and lots of stairs. Well appointed with lots of TVs and games to keep everyone busy.

The bedrooms on the third level worked great for our family with very young children. The TV rooms carpet was extremely dirty and with infants we would not allow them on the carpet. The chairs where moved and we found old food and liter from previous guest. The kitchen floor was dirty. We cleaned the floor with soap and water and it was amazing the dirt that came up. The house is amazing. The cleaning crew needs to step their game up! The family room carpet needs to be replaced.

This place had everything we needed and was clean. The only thing it didn't have was any sort of music player/ bluetooth speakers so bring your own.