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Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home

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A cozy cabin interior with a large gray sectional sofa, wooden beams, a staircase, and a kitchen area.
A lodge with a wooden exterior, a balcony, and a staircase leading to the entrance.
A wooden interior with a dining area, kitchen, and a sofa.
A cabin with a wooden exterior, a balcony, and a chimney.
A cozy living room with wooden walls and ceiling, a brick fireplace, leather sofas, and a television.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Agate Bay

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Toys
  • Barbecue
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Carnelian Bay, CA
  • Place, Agate Bay
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, beach near Carnelian Woods
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Northstar California Resort
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Airport, Reno, NV (RNO-Reno-Tahoe Intl.)
    ‪65 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Common Space

1 Double Sofa Bed

Downstairs pullout couch

1 Double Bed

Downstairs - Queen Room

1 Queen Bed

Upstairs - King Balcony Room

1 King Bed

Upstairs - Master

1 King Bed

Upstairs - Twin Room

3 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

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About the area

Carnelian Bay

Located in Carnelian Bay, this holiday home is in the mountains and on a lake. Northstar California Resort and Palisades Tahoe are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park and Sand Harbor. North Shore Parasail and Kings Beach Miniature Golf are also worth visiting. Enjoy the area's slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, and don't miss out on the snowmobiling and ice skating.
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Carnelian Bay, CA

What's nearby

  • Agate Bay - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • beach near Carnelian Woods - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Northstar California Resort - 20 min drive - 21.1 km
  • Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park - 21 min drive - 19.6 km
  • Palisades Tahoe - 30 min drive - 28.2 km

Getting around

  • Truckee Station - 22 min drive
  • Truckee, CA (TKF-Truckee Tahoe) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gar Woods Grill & Pier - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Whitecaps Pizza - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Grid Bar & Grill - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Jason's Beachside Grille - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Bear Belly Brewing Company - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home?

As of 30 October 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home on 1 November 2026 start from NZ$3,192, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Close drive to lake * Dog OK * Great Family Home located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Agate Bay and within 3 miles (5 km) of North Tahoe Marina and Moon Dunes Beach. Brockway Summit is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) away.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was the perfect house for a family gathering! It was large, spacious and comfortable. Everyone enjoyed our stay Instructions & house tools were clear, plenty of bedding & towels. 5 stars!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 21 August 2026
Amazing! Thanks
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great overall stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location and plenty of space for two families!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location for a family get away

We had a wonderful time at the cabin. It is in a great location and has a cozy feel.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 September 2023
We're glad you had a nice stay, Michelle, and we hope to hear from you again for your next trip to Tahoe. Best regards, Tahoe Rentals by Wells & Bennett, Tahoe City
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas family trip

Enjoying place to stay for Christmas. Close to beautiful scenery and beaches. Plenty of room for everyone.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 3 January 2024
We are glad you enjoyed your stay and loved the location!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We just spent a week here and had a great trip. The home is beautiful and worked perfectly for a stay with multiple families. The place was clean, the location was great, and they were so easy to book with. The rental company is so responsive, even when I messaged them with the dumbest of questions. I highly recommend for your next Tahoe trip!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place for Vacation

It was a very clean house and had a lot of space. The tables were large enough for all of us to play games and have fun.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 26 December 2023
Glad you had a good vacation! Please come stay with us again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean and comfortable

The house was very clean and comfortable. Kitchen was fully equipped and easy to prepare meals in.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The location was very good and it accommodated our family. and not withstanding the following issues we had a wonderful time. The game room was misleading as it was only a small room with boxed games in it. The rental documents meant what the description said by "bring your own supplies", there wasn't even coffee filters. We left a bag for the next visitors. Rugs were surprisingly not very clean. All hard surfaces were clean but we had to wash many items, dishes, utensils, pots and pans, and knives in the block to be able to use them.The master bedroom mattress was so hard we pulled mattresses off of the twin beds after the first night. While the weather was extremely hot the house stayed relatively cool. We had no issues with bears and felt very safe with the bear protection over night. Ample parking for 4 cars.Again, we had a great time and if a few issues were taken care of we would have given this a spectacular rating.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 23 August 2026
Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed feedback. We’re glad your family had a wonderful time, enjoyed the location, ample parking, and comfortable temperature despite the heat. We appreciate you bringing the cleanliness, kitchen supplies, and mattress concerns to our attention, and we’ll review these items with our team to improve the guest experience.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

End of summer paradise

Grandparents, children and grandchildren came and we really enjoyed our stay. The house was well appointed, had space for alone time and togetherness, and was close to all the things! Beach, grocery stores, hikes and simply enjoyment of the natural beauty.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 August 2023
Thank you for the great review! We are happy to hear that you all enjoyed your stay at the Carnelian Bay Tahoe Retreat house and we hope to have you back. Best Regards, Tahoe Rentals by Wells & Bennett Realtors-Tahoe City
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun Snow Trip

Overall, the house is very comfortable for a big family out for a snow trip. One note, please be careful when moving the fridge during cleaning.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 January 2023
Thank you for the nice review & for your comments. We hope to have the opportunity to host any future visits to the North Lake Tahoe area. Happy New Year! Wells & Bennett Realtors-Tahoe City
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

So charming!

We enjoyed our recent stay, cute charming house, nice neighborhood and location was so close to beach and mini golf! Plenty of room for my family of 6, and my parents also joined us for a night. It ended up being chilly so we enjoyed doing a puzzle, playing games and watching movies inside! The front deck was great for eating dinner and enjoying the surroundings. The only draw back, which isn’t even really a draw back, was having so many personal pictures throughout, just was surprising for a rental. We’d definitely rent here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 31 October 2020
Hi Sara, Thank you for the nice review. We are so glad you had a pleasant stay. Movies, puzzles and game night sound cozy and like a great way to enjoy time with family and this home. :)
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Don't gather! Hard not to do when there is a group.

Great cabin. However management said we weren't supposed to gather or have a party. Why else would we go? They said we were too noisy. There was another party two doors down going on as well. We have a video of it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location & Host/Management Communication

Overall very pleasant stay and would recommend. We had a great time at the house. It’s quite cozy and served well for our winter friends trip. The TVs are roku so it had all of the streaming platforms and we were able to easily cast shows and music. The house also has bear wires at the front which can be disarmed. We felt very safe. The kitchen was well stocked and the house is located in a nice neighborhood close to a Safeway and other restaurants. The walls are not noise insulated so be prepared to hear your friends laughing downstairs are 2am. My only complaint is that one of the rooms had some trash in it when we arrived including a tamale that one of our dogs quickly found.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location, gracious host.

We had the pleasure of staying at this lovely cabin, located close to Watermans Beach in Carnelian Bay. Great location to all our favorite places, hiking, beaches, mini golf, grocery store... The only reason I am giving a four-stars is that we had an issue with the plumbing in the master bathroom on day 2 of our stay, which leaked through the ceiling down to the main floor, not allowing us to use the shower for the duration of the stay. I would also point out that the garbage is small and doesn’t allow for much in the bear cans, so we had to drive our garbage out to the rental agency during their operating hours in Tahoe City. Again great place and location just had a few issues along the way. The rental agency (Jack) was very responsive to our issues and was very helpful.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
very nice cabin with a good area being close to King Beach and 7 minutes from Safeway, the only thing is that the facilities like the laundry room you have to go through a room to get to the laundry when it should be outside easily accessible. Also the bathroom downstairs although it is shared with 2 rooms is inside them. The main room was large, spacious and clean. I liked it a lot. What I didn't like was that to get to it we have to go through a room first and sometimes out of shame we had to wait for those in the room to wake up before we could go out, although I'm not complaining that the room has a large and very nice bathroom. The locations were somewhat strange if we talk about the rooms but everything was very nice and accessible with good Internet. We were able to use the TV without problems and they had many things accessible. Really highly recommended. We hope to return
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 15 September 2025
We are so glad you had a great stay!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
great summer gat away
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Daughters wedding week

How was great. We had 8 people between 2 families stay at the house. Plenty of room for all. House was clean and very cozy. I would definitely stay again
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing location!

My family and I really enjoyed staying at this cabin. The layout and size provided the perfect amount of space for 2 small households. The cabin is in good condition and we would stay again. Having to go out of the way to pick up and drop off keys was a drawback. I would suggest employing the use of a digital keypad lock or lockbox to make it more convenient for renters.
Response from VrboOwner on 27 October 2021
Hi Christina, Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a nice review. Your group were great guests, and we would gladly host you back in the future. We are also relaying your recommendation regarding direct check-in, to the owners for their review. We sincerely appreciate you! :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Time

We enjoyed this property very much. There was plenty of room and it was close to the lake.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tahoe Rental

We loved the cabin!!!! It was perfect for our family. Its in a nice neighborhood and we had a wonderful time.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 15 October 2021
Thank you for the kind words, Nancy. We enjoyed having your family stay with us. Come back anytime! W&B Team
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Review

It was great
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 28 August 2021
We're glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family stay

Everything was great. Place was stocked with everything we needed. Short 0.5 mile walk to the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 14 July 2021
We're glad you enjoyed your stay! Hope to see you soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect

Absolutely perfect! Super clean , very spacious , kid friendly with perfect amount of toys and games as well as pet supplies for our DOG-hter. Pictures do not do justice on how spacious it really it. Family of 12 6 adults 6 kids and everyone loved it !!!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Convenient-location, quite and spacious cabin

Good, rental office staff are very friendly!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2020
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