The Hillside Getaway was a great place to celebrate my husband's 50th birthday. There was only a small group of us, so it felt lovely and spacious with room to be private if necessary. We were able to fit three vehicles comfortably on the driveway.
The lights were on, including the ones on the Christmas tree, and everything in the main living areas felt warm and comfortable. Everything was clean and tidy, and the property management let us arrive earlier so that I could set up food and decorations in preparation for my husband's arrival. They even left us some 'Happy Birthday' pastries.
There was a large open fire which we enjoyed loading logs onto throughout the evenings. (plenty available at the property). It was cozy and relaxing.
We really enjoyed the hot tub!!! We spent a lot of time in there! It was great to be outside where it was snowing, but sit in the relaxing tub that was a good size, and feel nice and warm. We used it in the day time and evening time.
We had two dogs with us. I wish there was an enclosed area so that the dogs could sniff around without us having to watch them so closely. One of the dogs is a 'runner' and would have run off if he hadn't been leashed when outside. All it needs is a gate at the bottom of the wooden steps.
The kitchen was a little bit small, but we managed. There was a small dining table and small round table at the side of the kitchen. We had a private chef prepare a meal for us on one of the evenings (Adam Price.....awesome chef...awesome food....we all thoroughly enjoyed it). We had to slide both tables together in order to have a big enough area to eat at. Wish it had been bigger to make the meal feel more special.
The heaters/fans in the bedrooms would not work for us with the remote controls that were available. I did not contact the management about this until after the fact because it was late in the evening when we all realized. I was really cold in the night because of no heating in the bedroom. And same for the other guests.
We did stay during a very cold winter weekend though. I would recommend checking the heaters/fans upon arrival to be on the safe side.
We were located really close to the Sundance resort, and was only a 5 -10 minute walk away.
Overall we were extremely happy with the Hillside Getaway and would definitely consider staying again!