Experience Big Bear City Charm and Lake Activities. Great price! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Experience Big Bear City Charm and Lake Activities. Great price! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Experience Big Bear City Charm and Lake Activities. Great price! located?

Situated in Big Bear City, this holiday home is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Gold Mountain Memorial Park and within 3 miles (5 km) of Green Spot Picnic Area and Green Canyon Group Camp. Community Arts Theater Society and Stanfield Marsh Wildlife and Waterfowl Preserve are also within 6 miles (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Brittany W.

28 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Trip!

The house was awesome! So beautiful and plenty of space for a big group. We were a little worried because of the recent reviews, but we were pleasantly surprised when we got there! The house was clean, and the toilet paper was even stamped! We did have to wipe the counters and sweep a little in the kitchen but other than that it was very clean. The host was very responsive, I was never waiting for an answer from them during our stay. It's also a short drive to town and the mountains for snow play. We'd absolutely stay here again!! Don't let the bad reviews deter you!

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

JUAN R.

10 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful and spacious home.

We really enjoyed our time at this house. It was 24 of us and fit perfectly . Very peaceful and the weather was amazing .

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cathy H.

21 Feb 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

It was really nice!!

It was big enough for the entire family (all 22 of us). The kids had a blast. I would recommend it. It is a big, spacious beautiful home.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patty T.

11 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great experience! We found the perfect property for future stays in Big Bear.

Stayed for a few days beginning of 2023 for skiing holiday with my big family. House had loads of space to spread out in the house. Great amenities in the house - heating was super efficient (Its winter!). Everything in working condition, no problems with any electrical appliances. Pool table kept us entertained. Fireplace kept the house cozy. The house was very convenient for skiing areas as well as Big Bear play for the little ones. loved the views, Loved the house. Felt / looked after in all respects. We highly recommend this lovely home.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

john p.

1 Dec 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

There were a few things that needed attention! The dryer did not work properly! The family room bathroom flooded the seal underneath the toilet leaked had to shut valve off to stop leaking! Could not use bathroom afterwards! The dump site for garbage was closed Thanksgiving weekend! Had to use an another dump site further away. The heater worked, but would heat some rooms too hot and others not enough! The shopping stores were great all the mom and pop stores were excellent! Overall our stay was great will do it again next year, but stay by big bear lake!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

29 Jan 2024

Liked: Communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

In need of some serious TLC

This is a beautiful home that needs a lot of love on top of not being very clean at all there was mold in the bathrooms. The floors encounters were filthy. I was told there was a propane barbecue there so we bought all kinds of stuff to barbecue. The barbecue is horrible. You can’t even get it to light. Half of the TVs don’t work. There was no dish soap to even wash dishes or dish towels. I’ll have to say I was very disappointed with this stay for what they charge you to stay there and the cleaning fee at least the place could be clean when you get there.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Joy S.

25 Feb 2024

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

Big house but filthy

Pros:The place was ring and spacious. It could have easily fit 14 people comfortably. Cons: when we got to the house, we had no way of entering because whole staircase were COMPLETELY covered in thick inches of ice. It was so dangerous. We were slipping and sliding and holding on to dear life trying to bring our young boys inside the house. We informed the property manager how dangerous the stairs were. We asked if they could have someone clear it out tomorrow morning since we had more families with young babies who were coming the next day. Well, no one cleared it out. Instead, the housekeeper left salt in front of our door so we had to clear it out ourselves. We opened the coffee maker and there was left over grinds and mold. I felt so disgusted. It was obvious that the cleaners haven’t cleaned the coffee maker in months. The dishwasher when we got there was disgustingly filthy and had black stuff inside. The fridge was completely shut off. We had to call the property manager because and he told us that they turn off the fridge to save energy. There were missing knobs in the kitchen, sticky and filthy cabinet drawers. Really dirty plates and utensils. The bedding were very outdated. It felt cheap, very scratchy and uncomfortable to sleep in. This place has so much potential but it is very obvious that they need to hire a new cleaning crew + a maintenance crew.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Raphy T.

13 Feb 2017

More like "Beverly Hills Adjacent"

Let me start with the positives, very nice home from the outside and location is perfect for families with kids that just want to hang our and sled outside. Stepping inside you still think you scored a nice rental property, until you realize: half the lights don't work, couches, which double as pull out beds are completely broken and when you sit it feels like you are sinking to the floor, extremely uncomfortable. Moving on to the kitchen, dishwasher never worked, and all the pots, pans, and cooking utensils were insufficient. Heater never worked properly and would always jump up to 82 regardless of desired temperature. As the person responsible for the rental, I was embarrassed since 3 other families were staying with us and for what we paid per night, I would have expected MUCH more. I was in communication with the property manager throughout and requested a discount for our inconveniences. Here is the response via email. " The problems that you are mentioning are not verifiable and we have been more than faithful in believing that your party is not responsible for any of the said issues. It appears that we need to have a person from our staff to come verify as none of these problems existed before your stay. If you are expecting any discount, you and your party should vacate the property immediately. As our Rental Agreement states, we do not take responsibility for any amenities that are broken or in non-working order and do not refund money for this purpose. We handle broken or non-working amenities or uncleanliness by sending our cleaners to solve the issues. We do not solve issues by giving out refunds. You stated that you do not want the cleaners, so we are lead to believe that your issues are minimalist and your intent is only to get a discount. Please let us know." Not the response you want to hear when traveling with 4 families, 16 people on New Year's eve. To the owners of the property, you have nice home that needs a significant upgrade to the furniture, kitchenware, and amenities. You should also work with a management company that doesn't have a take it or leave it attitude. We were only there 3 nights so you cant "Solve" broken coaches, dishwasher, furniture, etc. without a significant disruption to our stay. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Anahit A.

24 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

misty m.

4 Jan 2025

Liked: Communication, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Very Disappointed

While this house is in a great neighborhood, it is in DESPERATE need of maintenance and deep cleaning. The house is very dirty and unkempt. There were mouse droppings on the counters. In the kitchen, there are no dish towels,1 trash bag, 1 dishwasher cube and 1/2 roll of paper towels. Never stayed at a VRBO home where these items weren't provided. Don't plan on having a big family dinner unless you bring your own glasses. There were 2 wine glasses, 2 rocks glasses, 1 martini glass and 2 water glasses. Out of 5 bedrooms, 3 of the rooms bedding had not been changed. First night we were washing sheets etc. While the washer worked ok, the dryer vent hose was not connected and inside the actual vent there was so much lint nothing would dry, and the house filled up with steam. Not to mention that it is a fire hazard. The add is misleading in the statement that it has a "Hot Tub" It doesn't. There is a jacuzzi tub in one bathroom. One of the downstairs showers was clogged and the property manager told us that he couldn't get a plumber out until after our stay ended. One bedroom upstairs had sharpie writing on the wall and the bathroom across from that bedroom had toothpaste smeared on the vanity cabinets. were many light bulbs out and nothing to replace them with. We had counted on using the BBQ but it was filthy and broken down. No need to clean it, they need to replace it! Every closet filled with old broken games ETC. Never found more than 6 bath towels. Renter Beware.

17 Aug 2021

Liked: Location

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Neglected interior & Un clean

The house is beautiful & spacious, however It was very disappointing, my family & I felt very disrespected & upset by the fact that the house was very dirty,Owner fees for cleaning are high, & doesn’t reflect on the condition we found the house. Some examples: microwave was dirty w/crumbs inside,stove was dirty & had built up stuff on bottom door up most kitchen pots & pans should be thrown away they are really bad! Trash can was dirty & only 1 trash bag available Grill has broken knobs & so old it doesn’t cook food evenly 1 bedroom had a dirty towel & Covid mask left on the floor,1 bedroom had hole on the wall & broken blinds, leaving room had end tables with dust like nobody had clean in a while,& dingy curtains 1 bedroom had broken bed leg. Beds had dirty blankets. 2 bedrooms had Closets with piles of blankets on the ground! We had to disinfect everything we could to feel safe We had to drive 20 min to take our trash per owner’s contract. Contract is too strict for renters, I was expecting high quality family time instead it turned to be a disappointment!! The pool table Q sticks had broken tips couldn’t even play. 1 bar stool had the top cushion seat unattached It blows my mind how this can be okay with owner or does the owner even know the condition in which the house is being rented ? Air conditioning didn’t work thermostat is so old we couldn’t make it work even after googling the model I called owner & had to leave message, he never call me back . I wanted to give him the feed back on the phone, if he is paying some one for cleaning or upkeep it isn’t happening & he should inspect. We paid too much money to had spent our time in this neglected home.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Zunith F.

26 Mar 2021

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

Big and beautiful but needs work.

The location is beautiful and the space in the house is great but there are too many small details that are overlooked either by the owner and or the cleaning service that add up. The review posted before about certain items needing repair are still the same, just wish they would have been taken care of before the next renter which was probably our group.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marc E.

23 Mar 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Place

This beautiful property was located in a magnificent area of Big Bear and was perfect for our huge gathering of family.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

Esther J.

9 Mar 2021

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Expectations were a let down

After entering the property. I noticed holes in the walls. When I pulled the comforter back in the upstairs Master. There was a big black spider in the bed. The TV didn't work. The jacuzzi tub didn't work. A total disappointment for the cost.

8/10 Good

Armando U.

4 Mar 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy

Family had a great time. Good size cabin for large group. Heaters worked well upstairs and downstairs. Could use a little TLC. But our family had a great time.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

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