Holiday House

The views are spectacular and priceless. I tried to overlook everything else hence why I stayed there at least two or three times. When I checked in with Alvina there was dog feces all throughout her living room from her German Shepherd. There wasn't even snow on the ground to have that as an excuse. The upstairs unit facing the lake needed much repair. Heater works for a limited time, and is on the ground with carpet. The old school kind. The freezer never worked in the mini fridge and parts of the deck outside if you walk on you can actually feel start to give away. I stayed there because it was easy to bring my dog who's only 24 lb. Her dog is about 150 lb and is not leashed ever. I asked her if I could pay less than $200 a night since the room needed a lot she immediately was defensive and ready to fight and argue. Yelling she was old and didn't have to deal with this bs. I would never stay there again unless someone else owned it and Managed the property. Sad that she runs away a lot of people, and that's why the property is usually empty even in Prime season.

I stayed at H.H in early fall of 2013. Never left a review but for whatever reason I got to thinking about it today and decided I would. This is a long review so buckle up. We aren't tourists, we lived in K.B in a little apartment that flooded do to a busts feed line under our sink. Because of this we were forced to leave. Here's where things get dicey; my girlfriend was 6 months pregnant, we had a dog and a cat. We couldn't find anywhere to move into that we could afford but thanks to our landlord, he was able to get his insurance to put us up at holiday house which obviously saved us. We were there for about a month so we got to know Alvina fairly well. She is a tough old lady who is friendly but also will not take any crap. She can be a little kooky and bark at tou about stuff but from speaking with her as had people who trashed the place when their dogs were left unattended so she is quite sensitive to that. She is also in pretty old and I think she would probably rather not have to deal with guests, but needs to pay the bills. The place is old and warn down but you've got an old woman running the show. She's not gonna go around with a skillsaw and nail gun and fix everything. She has a couple people who help her out here and there but are you in Tahoe to hang out in a hotel room or to get out and enjoy the place. If it's the former, leave your pets at home and go to the Hyatt in Incline. Anyway, I'm eternally grateful to Alvina becuase my ex and I were in in deep water and she bailed us out by taking in our little family and proving us a place to live until we could find another apartment.

Beautiful views

The view was beautiful but if the host could have ruined that she would have done that too. She was rude, insulting and dismissive. She started by telling us that she didn't know of our reservations. She then added charges for the dogs-in addition to charging us $100 for the dogs, she placed a $500 charge on our credit card in case we left them in the room without us. The charge is still on our credit card as it has not dropped off yet. As we were leaving we asked her to return the deposit , she said "I didn't charge you, get lost!" and then hung up the phone. We talked to the people beside us (who did not book through Expedia) and their check-in experience was vastly different. A $500 hold was not required of them. After we submitted our initial review to expedia, she refused to give us clean towels because she said we gave her a bad review and slammed the door in my husband's face. We had one towel each for the entirety of our stay. My husband tried to connect with her and told her he was from Ireland. She replied, that the Irish are nice people but he was the exception. She also told him that he was a horrible person when he asked for the towels and accused him of "nickel and diming her" as we were trying to get the price for the dogs that was printed on the website. The amenities were very basic and little scary because the appliances were bought in the 70's and the carpet was threadbare and definitely not up to par for the price. I have been with Expedia for years

Would have loved to stay at this place, but roads were closed and more snow predicted for the area owner,Alvina, has a strict no refund policy and was very dismissive. She said, "I am 84, and I can drive. Just take the loss!" Wow, thank you very much!

Absolutely amazing place. Our dog was super happy the entire time as well. The view was amazing!!! The host Alvina is such a sweet and funny person. This place looks and feels like a cozy, rustic German/ Austrian cottage. Exactly what we were looking for. And the location was perfect!

Beautiful vews and... that is bout it.

Views and location were great. Host was terrific. Could use updates.

This is a lovely place if you’re looking for a rustic lake side apartment away from hustle and bustle. We shared some drinks and fun times with the owner Alvina... if we come back we’d stay again. If you want modern flash then it’s not the place but if you want chilled atmosphere, bbq at night and just somewhere to relax then this is a great option.

You can’t get any closer to the lake! Beautiful view, nice out door seating, clean and comfortable accommodations. Peaceful and relaxing.