We loved our stay at this home in the Tahoe Donner community and would love to come back.
Living in the SF bay area, we are frequent visitors to Tahoe and have a pretty good sense for what to expect. So it is rare for us to be surprised, and this home managed to do that: the pictures don't do justice to the condition and amenities in this home. We loved how bright it is, with great views from every room in the home (including from the basement). Our kids absolutely loved the kids bunk beds in the basement, and the many entertainment options (board games! foosball!). Given we were traveling with a group, we appreciated the number of bedrooms and how well they are laid out, giving us all enough privacy and quiet when we wanted it. The common living area is generous and perfect for groups to hang out, with plenty of space on the couch around the fireplace, and plenty of seats at the dining table.
The kitchen was well stocked with everything we needed, and the hot tub in the backyard was an unexpected surprise - it was really cold this past week so we didn't expect to use it, but since we were a little cooped up (too lazy to even get out on the roads with the amount of snow), we had a blast in the jacuzzi under the snow clad trees.
We found the home to be in immaculate condition. My wife is a neat freak and we've had a couple of bad experiences in the past, where it was clear that a short term rental home was being operated purely as a rental with corners being cut on cleaning and upkeep. Thankfully, this home is the opposite: it was in perfect condition, and the owners are clearly ensuring that it is welcoming and tidy. The home also felt much warmer than some other homes we've stayed in that felt very drafty due to their age - it was super cold these past few days but we were cozy and comfortable.
Overall, I don't have any negatives to think of. One reason we booked this home was its proximity to the ski resorts we wanted to visit near Truckee, but we couldn't get much ski time due to the weather. While we wished the weather was better (all of Tahoe was hunkering down due to an unusual winter storm)... if we do end up being homebound due to weather, we hope it will be in a home like this!