Billion $ view/Huge Lake front w/canoes incl., Billion $ View-lakefront canoes incl.
LAKEFRONT home on Shadow Mountain where the Colorado river enters the lake. You get to enjoy the adventure of seeing Moose, Deer, Eagle, Osprey and much more, right from your deck as you sip on the Starbucks coffee we provide as an amenity. Sleeps up to 10 in beds -- 2 huge executive bedrooms, a trundle in a separate expanded hall area w/ window to the lake, sofa-bed in living room and a modern double day bed/couch in the family room, bunk room with 2 super comfy bunks, as well. Two (2) and 1/4 baths , one w/ sunken tub. Luxury furnishings and appliances, and beautiful antiques. We supply the dishes-also lots of beautiful old items and flatware and everything to cook. There's a BBQ on the huge deck overlooking the river and lake. The caretaker/majordomo lives in basement apartment--No common entrance. He's there if you need him and invisible, if not. Canoes, kayaks, SUP's and firewood for the 2 fireplaces, included.
Upon entering the home, we immediately smelled a foul odor. The odor was strongest in the 2 main bedrooms. I spoke with the on-site property manager about the odor and invited him in to see/smell for himself. He did not take me up on my offer. I emailed the owner. What followed were several emails back and forth between the owner and me. Parts of the emails concern me so I will choose my words carefully. If VRBO is interested in the emails, please contact me. The offensive odor was the ONLY issue I had with this VRBO rental. After purchasing scented candles, air freshener spray and a bleach spray cleaner, the odor was masked sufficiently to remain in the rental.
The rental home itself, the amenities and condition of the home were very nice. I don't agree that the view is a million-dollar view, but beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It was a nice view. The rental is close to Granby Lake Village (food, shopping and fun activities), hiking trails, fishing and much more.
My overall rating for this rental 9/4 - 9/6, is average (3-star). It would be minimum 4-star or higher if it wasn't for the offensive odor. I invited the owner to walk through the home with me, she decided not to. With a thorough cleaning, sanitization and carpet cleaning, this VRBO rental is definitely an excellent family vacation spot. My only regret is the owner and I didn't come to agreement on the source of the odor or that an odor even existed.