Overall the house was great. We did have some issues that I am fairly sure the owner has resolved. The three main issues: 1. Hot tub leaked so profusely that it was impossible to use. If we filled it up, the majority of the water would leak out the bottom before it could heat up, rendering it completely unusable. This was a major bummer as the hot tub was a huge selling point and we wouldn't have picked it had we known this. That said, we were told by the owner that a new hot tub was arriving the day after we left. Didn't do us any good, but I imagine others will not have this issue. 2. hot water in the house was out the morning we left, so cold showers for all. No idea what the issue was with that. 3. refrigerator kept food cool, not cold. A little annoying, but not a huge deal.
Those three issues aside, the house was very nice, accommodated our crew nicely, the owner was super nice and very helpful and accommodating. The kitchen was well stocked While I can only give this a three star review due to the issues mentioned above, I'm sure others will not have these problems. It would have either been a four or five star review without these issues. The house is great, location is perfect, backyard is awesome, owner was great. My only other comment is it can get pretty warm inside the house. We happened to be in Tahoe when the temps were pushing 90 degrees, a bit unusual for Tahoe. No AC meant very warm inside the house in the late afternoon. Luckily plenty of outdoor seating to move outside where it was cooler. I have no reason to say we wouldn't rent again, I think we just had some very bad timing with some random issues.
Also, my son left his wallet and the owner was kind enough to quickly mail it to us.