reviews for: listing #91367 - Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania House rental
- bedrooms 4
- pool no
- type House
- baths 2½
- hot tub yes
- community
- sleeps 14
- pets allowed yes
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rates (USD)
$235
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$295
/nt
$1,600 - $1,750 /wk
Great Family Weekend
jtj8
(Bethel Park, PA, USA)
Review submitted: May 23, 2012
Date of arrival: May 19, 2012
We had 4 adults and 10 Children (ages 15-22) and booked this for a family get together. Weather was perfect all weekend. Home is located close to all the major attractions in area. Ohiopyle, Falling Water, Nemacolin, Fort Necessity, Deep Creek, etc. Almost too much to choose from. Home is well maintained and was very clean when we arrived. Recommend that you bring your own pool tools if you plan on going on water activities at Ohiopyle/Deep Creek. We didn't want to take the home's towels with us and risk losing so we were glad we brought them. TV's were great. Kids loved the great room and used it for game nights. Of course hot tub was a hit and the kids all loved the fire pit area for late night fire (plenty of places to buy wood if you don't bring any). Adults loved hanging outside for happy hour - very peaceful. The bar area in basement was very neat place to hang out and got us out of the heat. The house was exactly as described and well furnished. We loved that it was secluded so that when the adults left to go out at night we didn't feel like kids were in any danger.
Process to rent was very easy and hassle free. Great communication from all people on rental side to questions, etc.
I would definitely recommend this property to anyone looking for a great base of operations in the area and we look forward to coming back some day.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with teenagers, sight seeing
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Weekend getaway for young adults
JennaG
(Streetsboro, Ohio)
Review submitted: May 15, 2012
Date of arrival: April 27, 2012
We had an awesome weekend here! We had a group of 13 people between 23-27. This house was perfect for us! The amenities were great and we had no issues at all. We were maybe 10 mins from the parks and white water rafting. We would definitely return for another trip and might do so in August! :) The owners came down and met us and were very nice and made sure we had everything we needed :) Would definitely recommend this house to anyone.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with teenagers, girls getaway
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Great weekend
James
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Review submitted: April 25, 2012
Date of arrival: April 20, 2012
My weekend stay at Nelson Manner was fantastic. Although it was only a friend and I using the home as a base of operations for activities in Ohiopyle, which is only 5-10 minutes away, the home could have easily supported a large family or even multiple families. The home is situated on a large tract of land that can be used for a number of different purposes, and the amenities in the home are equally nice. If you are looking to get away from civilization, but don't want to sacrifice the comfort of home, this is the perfect rental property. Ownership was very cooperative and helpful and there are a number of shops and places to resupply just a few miles away. One warning, my friend and I had different cell service providers, but neither of us got reception (which we didn't mind). You can regain reception just by driving or walking a mile down the road though, however. I would definitely stay again.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, romantic getaway
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The "girlfriends" Manor
girlfriends
(clarion, pa)
Review submitted: April 15, 2012
Date of arrival: April 13, 2012
We came for our annual girlfriends weekend! Six of us who went to college and have know each other for 40 years! This place - from the description - looked like the perfect place for us to kick back and relax!
This property has a lot of potential. It desperately needs a good spring cleaning of the grounds and the house. The stove did not work and the repairman did not have the part. He did get the microwave working. We fixed our pizza in a fry pan! The dishwasher had dirty food crude plates! Saturday am, we couldn't make toast as the toaster didn't work! The hot tub cover had been broken by previous renters so a tarp was used as a cover. The step into the hot top is rotting and broke - very unsafe and a potential liability. The basement rec room is very damp and smelly. There is only one wastbasket in the entire house - located in the kitchen. We were asked to leave our trash in the cans located by the garage - no cans! Patio furniture would be nice to sit outside and have a glass of wine and chat.
The furnishings are very nice - leather couches, big screen tv, other tvs, well equipped kitchen, bedrooms with nice bedding.
We maintaned our sense of humor but all the little things started adding up and became annoying. I have been renting vacaation homes for 20+ years and realize that every house may not be "just right". I think the owners need to spend a week/weekend at their property. They would discover the "little" touches that need to be done - extra towel bars in the bathrooms, water softener to take away the sulfur smell, end tables in the living room, extra wastebaskets in the bathrooms, etc.
We had a great time together - when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping! Lots of nice antique and other shops in the area! And, then the tough go out to dinner! We chose the Stone House. Very good!
This property would be great for small weddings or family reunions. Lots of outdoor and indoor space! Owners might want to consider this property "pet friendly". My dog would have loved the yard and open space! To the owners - work on the TLC for this property and you will have an award winning place for families and girlfriends to stay!
Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, sight seeing
Owners response: Wow! The above review was a eal eye-opener for us as owners. We want to reasure all future guests, the above issues have been addressed. We can not always predict if/when an appliance may break down. The culprits have been replaced. So we are confident we are "good to go!"
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