Serene Escape

Our family loves Serene Escape. The kids have a great time in the loft, and the open kitchen/living room is very conducive to family conversations.

Serene Escape is a beautiful, spacious house! It is also very clean and well maintained. It is decorated in a welcoming, homey, comfortable style - the owners obviously want renters to feel at home. It has that kind of rustic feel that's just perfect when you want to appreciate nature - which is easy in this case because right out the front door is a path that leads to a trail through open space. The house instructions were clear and easy to follow. I would also like to give a shout out to the folks at Castle Peak Vacation rentals, who were very responsive and friendly on the phone, and answered all my questions. Would definitely rent this one again!

We had a great stay at this home. My kids loved the loft area and we loved the open kitchen/living room. We will return!

Fantastic location. We went snowshoeing everyday and saw not a single person.
Kitchen was well stocked. Beds comfortable. The upstairs loft was perfect for our son and his friend. Fantastic views! Overall, it was perfect, and we would love to return.
The one issues is that the wood burning stove has a broken flue. We have almost the same unit, so I know how it works. I had to leave the door ajar to get the fire going. Once the door was shut, it was like the flue was cranked down. Also, for the price, you should really have kindling, or provide at least one duraflame per night.

That said, we loved the place and will be back.

We rented the place for the weekend for 2 nights. There reservation process was very fast and we received the confirmation just a day after that. I reserved the place only 10 days before the travel dates and was very happy I could find good deal. It was easy to find the house, although it is hiding behind the trees. We checked the location on the map beforehand. I liked the place, but was hoping to have access to the backyard (the forest) behind the house, but everything was locked by snow. The house is good, a lot of space, all necessary stuff. Couldn't use the fireplace, the instruction list was missing. There are a lot of games in the house, so don't need to get any. The only disappointment was that the house was super cold when we arrived (although got warm quick) and also most of the things in the house are very cheaply made which surprised me a lot. The house itself is very nice and I would recommend it to friends.
The communication was very good, we got all info about the house couple days before the trip and also got welcomed the day we arrived. Very quick response to the emails.