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• Description
• Amenities Attractions
• Rental Rates/Specials
• Location
• Floor Plans

• The perfect place for your group - Family Reunion, Church & Corporate Retreats – also - school/university, friends, wedding, reunion, ski-trips, sports teams, seminars & workshops - all love this unique property!
  
  Amenities: sundeck, garage, yard, fireplace, phone, cable TV, VCR, stereo, CD player, beautiful group kitchen (slate floors & granite counters) with double stoves & microwave, washer & dryer, cooking utensils provided. Linens, comforters, firewood provided. Jetted tubs in bath, showers, private hot tub, gas grill (BBQ), sports equipment.
  
  Minutes from: world's top mountain lake, ski resorts, casinos, entertainment, shopping. Nature, all winter and summer activities, hiking, biking, fishing, golfing.
  
   Huge vacation rental house is home to all family reunions, church youth and church-related functions. Our large group South Lake Tahoe California vacation home provides lodging accommodations perfect for a family gathering, church planning or church group retreat, school university sorority fraternity or dorm getaways, business corporate team building or bonus times-whatever the event this vacation rental is home for 20 or so people when visiting the mountain lake in the west, the Tahoe Lake.
  
  For larger groups this unique vacation-accommodation provides a place to be together to cook, eat, hot tub, play, and meet.
  
  It's on the nature end of town away from motel row and constant traffic of the Hwy 50 corridor. Yet it is just minutes to Lake Tahoe beaches, Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Harveys, Harrah's, Horizon, Ceasar's Casinos, skiing, snowboarding and Emerald Bay, and all Lake Tahoe activities.
  
  Camp Richardson is just a few minutes away, with boat, ski and bike rental. Come home to enjoy a modern stainless steel appliance kitchen, big convertible dining area, recreation room and pool table, home theater and group room with free movies, and hot tub in a privacy fenced yard.
  
  Sunny, with nearby big firs, the back yard has outdoor seating and a lawn and is beautifully landscaped. Paved parking and a 2 car garage park 4-6 cars, and the stone fireplace with some free firewood complete the picture, and ALL THIS at affordable prices year round.
  
  Most people that find this property say "I wish we had found a vacation rental designed for big groups like ours sooner--this place really works!" Don't settle! Some South Lake Tahoe condo rental agents may suggest multiple condos or vacation rental homes or houses that will NOT let your group be together in one place the way this will! Big groups need big gathering areas, cooking and dining areas with all ammenities.
  
  Tired of camp grounds, or grungy vacation rental homes? Ready for a NICE place with unlimited hot water, carved oak doors, free movies and lots of room for you to be together and do whatever you want? Meeting, eating, greating, sports, hanging out, getting close with your family reunion, family gathering, church youth group, church retreat, business retreat or corporate meeting? Stay with us Tahoe in style and comfort.
  
  We are in a nature setting in the quieter, less commercial part of Lake Tahoe, but just minutes from all town conveniences too. In the past many kinds of large groups love us, including a family reunion that wants to be together, a church retreat where supervision is easier all together, ski snow-board getaways, school-university-dorm-frat-sorority gatherings, business-corp-seminar-team building events, friends-youth getaways, sports-adventure-hiking-nature groups, outdoors-biking-fishing-golfing, singles, AA-NA-etc. vacation, retirement, organizations, special interest - all love this specialty property designed for groups and group activities.
  
  We're minutes from the world's top ski-resorts, the west's biggest mountian lake, casinos, nature, & scenic wonders like Emerald Bay, Eagle Falls. For winter and summer activities there is biking, horse back riding stables, boating, sailing, great restaurants fantastic buffets, shows, entertainment, outlet shopping, water skiing, sailing, parasailing, sailplanes, soaring, gliders, hang-gliding, helicopter touring, You name it, Tahoe has it.
  
  Travel to Virginia City, Reno, Ghost Towns, Carson City Mint and museums, Genoa and the oldest bar in Nevada, Gold Country wine tasting and touring, all within easy driving distance. Only 3.5 hours to San Francisco or the Napa Wine country, the Sonoma coast and other attractions.
  
  Don't settle! Agents may suggest multiple condos or houses that will Not let you focus on your group the way this place will. Tired of camp grounds ? Ready for a Nice place with unlimited hot water, carved oak doors, free movies and lots of room for you to be together and do whatever you want.
  
  Meeting, eating, greating, sports, hanging out, getting close with your family or church members. Come stay in South Lake Tahoe in style and comfort. We are in a nature setting but just minutes from all town conveniences too.

• Kitchen :

  » Washing Machine	» Washer	» Refrigerator
  » Microwave	» Lobster Pot	» Iron & Board
  » Ice Maker	» Full Kitchen	» Freezer
  » Dish Washer	» Cooking Utensils	» Coffee Maker
  » Coffee Grinder	» Cloth Dryer	» Blender
  » 4 Ring Stove

  Living Room :

  » Fire Place

  Entertainment :

  » TV	» Stereo System	» Sattelite Or Table
  » Game Room	» DVD	» CD

  Internet Access :

  » Wireless Broadband

  » Interenet Access

  General :

  » Towels Provided	» Toilet Paper	» Telephone
  » Soaps Basic	» Living Area	» Linens Provided
  » Hair Dryer	» Central Heating	» Ceiling Fan
  » Alarm Clock	» Air Conditioning	» Accept Credit Card

  Attractions :

  » Playground	» Museums	» Library
  » Hospital	» Forests	» Eco Tourism
  » Cinemas	» Churches	» Botanical Garden
  » ATM/Bank

  Leisure Activities In The Local Area :

  » Wind Skiing	» Water Skiing	» Walking
  » Tennis	» Swimming	» Surfing
  » Skiing	» Scuba Driving Or Snorkeling	» Sailing
  » Paragliding	» Mountain Biking	» Horseback Riding
  » Golf	» Fishing	» Cycling

  Leisure Activities :

  » Water Tubing	» Surf Fishing	» Snorkeling
  » Sight Seeing	» Rafting	» Paddle Boating
  » Outlet Shopping	» Mountain Climbing	» live Theater
  » Ice Skating	» Hiking	» Gambling Casinos
  » Freshwater Fishing	» Fly Fishing	» Bird Watching
  » Beach Combing

  Nearby Activities :

  » Ski Privileges Optional

  » Golf Privileges Optional

  Nearby Services :

  » Medical Services

  » Massage Therapist

  » Baby Sitting

  Nearby Attractions :

  » Winery Tours	» Waterfalls	» Scenic Drives
  » Restaurants

  Other Attractions :

  • non smoking only • children welcome • pets considered

  Nearest Beach :

  Pope Beach 2.2 miles

  Nearest Bar :

  Rockwater Bar & Grill 0.25 miles

  Nearest Ski :

  Heavenly Base Lodge CA 6.25 miles

  Nearest Golf :

  Lake Tahoe Golf Course 3.84 miles

• Rental Rates

  Dates Rates

  Name of Period Begins Ends Nightly Nightly Weekend Weekly Monthly Extra Night Per person Extra person Minimum Stay

  Low Season 01/01/2012 12/31/2012 USD 35 - - - - - - - Note- Rates per person per night High Season 01/01/2012 12/31/2012 USD 45 - - - - - - - Note- Rates night/person, depending on season.(RATES BASED ON MAX OCCUPANCY)

  
  
  
  Policies

  Ponderosa House ~ for Groups of 12-20

  Available Year Round, average Cost: $35 - $45 night/person, depending on season.
  (RATES BASED ON MAX OCCUPANCY)
  GREAT LAST MINUTE DEALS FOR 2-20 PEOPLE CHECK EARLY FOR RESERVATIONS AS THERE ARE
  FEW PLACES LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD & WE BOOK UP THE PRIME TIMES EARLY.
  
  Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.

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  Area Information :

  Lake Tahoe is a masterpiece of nature and most locals can tell you just how it was created. In a nutshell, the Tahoe Basin was formed about five to ten million years ago by the rising and falling of the land due to the shifting of geologic faults.
  
  Tremendous forces began the western tilt of the Sierra Nevada block. As a result, two principal parallel faults developed. The eastern margin created the Carson Range and the western margin created the Sierra Nevada. The up-thrown fault blocks created the highest peaks in the region. The down-thrown fault blocks sank to create a deep v-shaped valley, now called the Lake Tahoe Basin.
  
  Later, about two million years ago, volcanic activity followed and played a key role in further reshaping the landscape of the region. Lava flowing from Mt. Pluto formed a barrier across the Basin's northeastern outlet, creating a natural dam across Lake Tahoe's original outlet, the Truckee River. Water from the snowfall and streams gradually filled the Lake Tahoe Basin, over 600 feet higher than its present lake level! Eventually, a new outlet eroded through the northeastern lava dam, creating the present path of the Lower Truckee River, the only outlet of the lake.
  
  Then an Ice Age developed and huge glaciers grew in the surrounding mountains and gradually moved down the v-shaped canyons on the western side of the lake. The glaciers scoured away loose rock and reshaped the canyons into the broad, u-shaped valleys of Emerald Bay, Fallen Leaf Lake and Cascade Lake.
  
  Today, the highest point in the Tahoe Basin is Freel Peak at 10,881 feet. The deepest part of Lake Tahoe is near Crystal Bay, measuring a water depth of 1,645 feet.
  
  Skiing, Boarding, Snowmobiling, Sledding, Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe; Lake, Beaches, Boat Rentals, Kayak, Jet-ski, Parasailing, Fishing; Mountain Biking, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Emerald Bay, State Parks, Tallac Historic Site, Eagle Falls, Nature Center, Wildlife, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball, Horseshoes, Horseback Riding; Casinos, Restaurants, Shows, Sightseeing, Outlet Shopping
  
   
  
  Nearest Airport : Reno-Tahoe
  Nearest Train : Truckee
  Nearest Motorway : Highway 50
  Nearest Beach : Pope Beach
  Nearest Barpub : Rockwater Bar & Grill
  Nearest Ski : Heavenly Base Lodge CA
  Nearest Golf : Lake Tahoe Golf Course
  Car: recommended