Carnelian Woods

The place itself was fine. DO NOT book through First Accomodations with Trent and Cynthia. They are rude and unprofessional. I left a $ 200 bathing suit at our unit. I called a few days later and was told to mail a box with a prepaid label for them to return. I did so, and never received the suit. A month later I called again and Cynthia was short with me, and admitted she was the one that threw the suit away. She was unapologetic, and did not offer anything. I asked for a refund for the suit, as well as the $ 13 prepaid priority envelope. She said I would need to talk to Trent. I received one short email from him, then nothing. I. have emailed and called several times over the past 3 MONTHS and have heard nothing. Mostly disappointed in the poor customer service and runaround. So Many other places to book in beautiful Tahoe!

Stayed in Townhome #60 and it’s very homey and clean. Love the view. Check-​in was very easy. Close to a Safeway for food shopping. Family vacation with 2 kids (high school and college age) and they loved it too. Wifi works better than at some hotels we’ve stayed at in the past. Would definitely recommend this rental development for vacation. The only negative is 4 of us couldn’t shower with hot water in the morning so we staggered showers or one of us would shower before bed. Do not park near tree though — pine cone fell and cracked our front windshield of car. Overall very quiet and very relaxing. Loved that it’s very near beach for water activities too. Pool, hot tubs, and rec room were very clean and spacious.

We rented Unit 48 (Howling Wolf) through
. This unit was recently remodeled to add more light and update the kitchen. I’m giving this unit 5 stars for the VALUE and LOCATION (not luxury mansion, but affordable and FUN). I love the fact that it is within walking distance to the lake, miniature golf, CB’s (a great pizza joint) and an upscale restaurant (Garwoods). The facilities are amazing. The pool is huge with lawn, flowers, and pine tree surrounding it. Just breathtaking. It also has a hot tub, tennis courts, small game room, pool table, horseshoes, volleyball, and a really fun exercise par course that takes you through the beautiful woods. The walkable beach at the lake has kayak, standup paddle boards, paddle boats, and a snack café. There are even barbecues on the beach near Garwoods. We also enjoyed floating down the Truckee River starting in Tahoe City (~10 minutes away). Ski resorts close by are North Star and Squaw. Enjoy!

#63 was very nice. Not toddler friendly but we really enjoyed our stay and will hopefully return this summer.

We have stayed at condo #63. What a fantastic home! We have rented this condo at:
Great location. It is located just a few miles from major ski resorts — North Star one way and a few miles from Tahoe City, Squaw and Alpine Meadows.
Spectacular kitchen and living space were located in a mid level, of a 3 level condo, giving us an opportunity to cook and congregate together. The kitchen was fully stocked and had every possible tool and gadget, very sharp knives, clean cutting boards and fresh pretty towels.
The kids could not have enough of the loft. Playing at the tent and bunk bed. The lake Tahoe was just 5 minutes walking distance. And Old Post Office Car Wood café was just great.
There is a very nice club house which belongs to HOA of Carnelian Woods. 2 Jacuzzi, and an olympic size newly remodeled swimming pool. The club house has a gigantic fire place, pool table, sauna and video games for kids. You can rent a large patio if you come in with a large group.
The condos at Carnelian Woods are rented through

The rental company helped to make our vacation just perfect. Thank you for suggesting condo #63. What a great find.

We stayed in Unit 48 and were very pleased. It was roomy enough for the 5 of us. The facility was in decent shape, a few scrapes in the bathroom but otherwise all OK. The dishwasher did not run on hot water. Also, if you have a fire, you must clean out the fireplace yourself — apparently not part of the maid service.
But otherwise, a nice location, quiet and condo unit was in good shape.

I’ve traveled to Tahoe three times in the past four months, and this was the worst experience ever. I brought a Living Social deal, which turned out to be a real nightmare, the guy who rented the place did not honor the deal and give us a two bedroom loft, when our deal was suppose to be a three bedroom. This place was suppose to fit 6 – 8 people, not sure how that would be possible because their was two full bedrooms, an upside with kicthen/​living room, and upstairs deck with two bunk beds, that if I had small children, I would not feel safe renting, mind you their was only three of us, my teenage son, myself, and my mom, my son was forced to sleep on the couch. The sheets were ripped, and torn, forget about the small T. V’s working, or the DVD player. The owner has no customer service skills, I would definitely not stay here again, their were much nicer places in this area, that were more reasonable price, and I would recommend trying those before you check this one out.

First of all, I booked this 3 bedroom/​2 bath condo thru Living Social. When I called the reservation office to book my dates, the person asked me if I wanted to pay extra to «upgrade» to a better condo. Of course I said yes. If I was in an «upgraded» cabin I hate to see what the «regular» cabins looked like. Granted it’s always a balance of cost/benefit.and if you aren’t going to be spending much time in the cabin– then this is probably fine. but if you are going to be spending time in the cabin. I think you would be better off going somewhere else– paying more money and getting something that is more comfortable and doesn’t have the absolute cheapest fixtures and finishes. For example my flat screen computer monitor at home is bigger than the flat screen TV in the cabin– SERIOUSLY! We brought a few DVDs to watch but didn’t because the TV was soooooo small and the living room could only seat 4 people comfortably. The master bedroom also had an older TV but it wasn’t any bigger than the flat screen in the living room… The cabins are vertical floor plans– iike townhouses with 3 levels — kitchen/​living room on the second level, bedroom on the top level (open loft).and two bedrooms on the bottom level — the top floor bedroom gets too warm and the bottom bedrooms get too cold. leaving the kitchen/​living area the only place where the temperature is comfortable. The place is poorly designed and constructed. and don’t even get me started about the light fixtures!

Winter cabin/​condo rentals are always a balance of cost/​benefit. For the most part, you just want a warm place to chill after being in the snow all day, so you’re not exactly dead set on luxury. The rentals here are more value than luxury. The rental website is actually a bit hard to find (First Accommodations Tahoe, or something like that), but their rental fees seemed to be generally lower than some of the other sites.
So like most rentals, this place had average quality beds, showers, amenities. Beds were generally comfortable, if a bit old, although they had heated blankets, which were a plus. Overall, the place showed some age (cracked paint, doors wouldn’t close completely, not all burners on the stove worked), but it was a pleasant place to go back to. At least the heaters worked. In fact, the loft was hot as all get out with all the hot air rising to the top of the unit. Nice entertainment options, even had a blu-​ray player. Small balcony with a grill, gas fireplace. Parking lot was a bit cramped, especially with all the snow, you practically had to dig out a space for yourself, but they did plow every morning, and the walkways were dug out every day as well.
Location wise, it’s about 20 – 25 minutes to Squaw/​Alpine Meadows depending on conditions, and maybe 10 – 15 minutes to Tahoe City, where all the stuff is, so make sure to load up on your supplies before coming here, unless you want to be doing your grocery shopping at the 7-​eleven right by here.

We’ve stayed here for two years for our office snow trip, and Trent has been very helpful with our group bookings. Trent’s timely email responses and flexiblity in accommodating our group needs have been incredible. When we needed to find a group meeting space for our dinner, he went out of his way to contact local meeting areas to see if we could use their spaces. I’ll definitely keep them in mind for future group trips and for personal trips as well. The properties are very nice, well-​maintained, and well-​stocked with kitchen supplies, TVs, games, etc.