This was our first visit to the Winter Park area and we weren't sure where to stay so we took a chance on this. Overall it was a bit of a disappointment, but not a total tragedy.
THE GOOD:
-The owners were wonderful! They were receptive, prompt and let us linger until noon on our check out day while we waited for a snow storm to clear out.
-Well located to access skiing and WP
-Quiet and nice and warm with a wood fireplace and floor heating (with thermostat) in every room.
THE BAD:
- The condo is old (1980s?) with very few updates. Small bathrooms (although there are three) and no laundry in the condo.
- The furnishings are not super comfortable. The couch is short backed with wooden arms and the recliners in the living room are remarkably unfriendly to the body. This is just my opinion...you may love it.
- Upstairs beds are rock hard (queen and twin bunks) with...wait for it....chocolate brown sheets and bedding! My kiddos have slept on sofas, floors and air beds without complaint but after one night on these beds they moved downstairs stating that would rather share that not sleep.
-The checkout checklist includes some rather interesting things like stripping the beds, and removing. I found that to be a little unusual...not exactly a relaxing way to end a vaca.
THE UGLY
- There are no knobs or pulls on any cabinets so after years of hands grabbing the surface the wood are really dirty. I wiped them where there were grab marks/food and was shocked at the filth that came off.
-The "well appointed kitchen" wasn't. It is also carpeted which seemed kind of unsanitary. the cookware was in awful shape (chipped enamel, scratched up non-stick and lids that didn't;t seem to go the anything. There was also a lot of random clutter (junk drawers full of well, junk, random knickknacks and kitchen clutter everywhere. There were leftover condiments in the fridge and some very suspicious waffles in the freezer. The oven was dirty. If you are planning to do more that heat up corn dogs or make toast, this is probably not a good choice.
- The tub/showers are not nice.There was LOTS of MOLD between the tiles and in the grout. The tubs had that tape on the bottom to prevent slips, but it just looks dingy and gross.
-Carpet in the kitchen.