Chilly Pepper Too vrbo#28836 in Breckenridge

Spring Skiing at Breckenridge

Lee I. ()
Review submitted: March 25, 2013   Date of arrival: March 16, 2013

We all had a very nice time at chilly pepper too, and may wish to return at some time next season. While we all had a great trip, I wanted to share with you some suggestions that would make the property even nicer.

While the property is called a ski in/ ski out, it is a full block away from the ski trail, which is unmarked. I spoke to neighbors who were also owner's guests, and they had no idea how to ski to or from the property and were taking the bus to the gondola. It was only after serious exploring that our friends found the ski trail, allowing us to hike to the trail to the slopes. I would encourage you to document this in your guidebook, and perhaps change the description online to something like "short hike to ski trail."

The pots and pans were an eclectic set with few matching lids. They were dented so that even a matching lid would not fit properly. Making spaghetti was challenging as there was no colander. The corkscrews were nonfunctional, so we bought one. A small investment in new cookware would go a long way.

The clothes dryer made an awful noise that kept us all awake and also made it difficult to listen to tv or radio. We had to dry our clothes while we were skiing to avoid the noise. The message on the dryer to use gentle cycle only meant that a load of laundry could take several hours to dry. I suggest you invest in a new dryer.

The refrigerator had an ice maker, but it didn't work, so we had to refill the ice bin from trays. It would be nice to repair or replace the ice maker.

We never found a pool, although that was listed in the VRBO ad.

My calls and emails requesting directions to the ski trail were not answered till three days later. By then we had already found the trail. My calls and emails requesting a late checkout were never answered, so we had to checkout on time. I would encourage you to reply promptly to messages from guests.

I hope you will consider these suggestions, as we very much enjoyed our stay and would like to offer a positive review and become returning guests.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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Great Value

Pat (San Antonio, Texas)
Review submitted: March 20, 2013   Date of arrival: March 9, 2013

Overall I felt that the condo was a good value. Like most ski in/out condos in Breck, you need to walk across a parking lot and/or street to get to the Four O'Clock Run and then walk across the street to the Snowflake Lift. So that was no big deal. The place was a little small, but clean and functional. We cooked several meals in the condo and appreciated that the kitchen had the cookware that we needed. I would recommend this condo to any of my friends.

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Far stretch for ski-in-ski-out

ellen ()
Review submitted: February 25, 2013   Date of arrival: February 9, 2013

What I consider true ski-in-ski-out is where you can access the mountain either from the base of on a run from the accommodation. This set of condos called Grandview is walking distance to 4 o'clock run where you can ski to a lift (where you must take off your skis and walk across a road to get to the lift). It took us a while of wondering around and asking other people how to actually gain access to the slope so I will tell you. Walk out of the condo and go right and walk the whole width of the parking lot, cross the road, and voila! When everything is covered in snow and it's cold and snowing outside and you are unfamiliar with your surrounds, it's hard to go far and explore without freezing your tail off so signs would have been appreciated. All in all, the value is excellent and the condo was neat and clean although a bit on the small side. It seemed a bit cramped but we skied all day and went out for dinner at night so we really didn't spend much time at the condo. I will say that we plan on coming back and possibly rent both sides.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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