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Spacious Cabin: Fun Game Rm, Large Kitchen, Views!

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Hot Springs hot tub,Hampton Bay metal chairs w/pads, gas fire pit on the deck.
The front of the house. The game room is above the garage w/great mountain views
Family Room Couch with comfy leather couches and a chair with an ottoman.
65" TV with DirecTV!
Another view of the family room looking towards the kitchen.
Reviews
9.6 out of 10 Exceptional
5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 14251 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Outdoor space

Enjoy the area

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Big Bear, CA
  • Popular LocationSnow Summit8 min drive
  • Popular LocationThe Village8 min drive
  • Popular LocationAlpine Slide at Magic Mountain10 min drive
  • AirportOntario, CA (ONT-Los Angeles - Ontario Intl.)92 min drive

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1

1 Single Bunk Bed and 2 Queen Beds

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 5

2 Queen Beds

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Bathtub · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining Area

About this property

Spacious Cabin: Fun Game Rm, Large Kitchen, Views!

Our large, 2,700 sq ft cabin is an ideal weekend & vacation destination for families and friends looking to get together for the snow, sun or just plain fun. Along with amazing views, it can accommodate multiple families as there are 5 bedrooms w/9 beds & 3 bathrooms. These are REAL BEDS (2 Kings/5 Queens/2 Twins). Upstairs is an entertainer's dream with 2 decks, a HOT TUB and game room complete with a pool table, PINBALL MACHINE, arcade games and lots of fun things to help you enjoy your stay.

The 10,000 ft. View (actually its 7,000 ft.)

• 5-bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2700 sqft, open floorplan, 800 sqft of upstairs deck space, hot tub, fire pit, BBQ.

• Two king beds, FIVE queen beds and two twin beds so we have plenty of room for guests without sleeping on sofas or sofa beds.

• Check-in at 3pm (or sometimes earlier if available) so that we always have at least 22 hours between guests to make sure the house has been cleaned, supplies restocked, games operational, propane tanks refilled, hot tub serviced and whatever else we need to do to make sure everything is ready for you.

• Checkout at 5pm so you can spend your last day at the house instead of packing up and being out by 10 or 11am.

• Beautiful mountain views including views of the Snow Summit and Bear Mountain ski resorts.

• 2 miles from Big Bear Lake, 3.7 miles from Snow Summit and 12 houses away from hiking trails in the National Forest.

• Game room with pool table, basketball game, pinball machine, video games, air hockey, giant jenga, board games, and outdoor games like ping pong and foosball.

• Karaoke system, music videos, and cool sound system.

• We consider our place a premium home and try to make sure you have everything you'll need. We provide things like propane, firewood, coffee, laundry detergent, towels for the spa, 90-gallon trash cans on wheels and snow removal before arrival.

• Big Bear City location (not the City of Big Bear Lake) with free trash pickup, hot tub use after 10pm is okay (please use it quietly though as we have neighbors close by), self check-in is allowed, no Good Neighbor Policy document to sign (but please be good to our neighbors), lower TOT occupancy tax, etc.

• Fully stocked kitchen with almost everything you might want to cook and serve those mountain meals.

• Plenty of off-street parking for up to 6 cars.

• Family room with leather sofas, 65" TV with DirecTV, Roku and free WiFi.

• Dog friendly with fenced in backyard.

• Great location with easy access to the lake, restaurants and stores.

And if that's not enough to pique your interest and make you want to stay at our place then please read on for lots of details...

We often call it a Cabin-House because it's up in the mountains, has high wood ceilings, wood beams, a stone fireplace backdrop and is nestled in pine and juniper trees. It's also a fully functional house with all the amenities you have in your own home plus more. It can easily accommodate multiple families or groups as there are FIVE bedrooms with 9 beds and 3 bathrooms. These are REAL BEDS with 2 Kings, 5 Queens and 2 Twins beds. The bedrooms are all on the first floor and the entertainment space and kitchen are on the second floor. With its reverse floor plan and as one of our guests commented in their review, it's a nice separation of socialization and entertainment area verses a quiet area for sleep.
This house is an entertainer's dream with a game room that will ensure everyone has a good time. Some of the fun provisions include a 9 foot professional size pool table, a foosball table, air hockey and ping pong games (all separate tables), a Williams Big Deal Pinball Machine, full size Shoot-to-Win basketball arcade game with two hoops and an EA Sports PGA Tour Championship golf game where you can choose real PGA pro golfers and PGA tour courses. We have a Bally Multicade stand up arcade game with 60 classic 1980's games. The games include Pac Man, Centipede, Millipede, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Frogger and Dig Dug. The game room has Red Bull tabletop fridge for water and ice cold drinks, a music and music video jukebox, karaoke system, a wall mounted TV and more.

Most places in Big Bear have a checkout time of 10am and allow the next guests to check-in at 3pm the same day. We do the opposite, still letting you check-in at 3pm but the checkout is at 5pm. That means our weekend guests have pretty much the whole day on Sunday to relax at the house, have a nice breakfast, enjoy the mountains or even hit the slopes one last time. That also allows us to have at least 22 hours between guests to make sure the house has been disinfected and cleaned, supplies restocked, games operational, propane tanks refilled, Hot Tub serviced and whatever else we need to do to make sure everything is ready for you. Please consider that when deciding what home works best for you and what you are looking for.

Our place is an easy drive from North Shore Drive in Big Bear City (not the City of Big Bear Lake). We have off-street parking on concrete for up to 6 cars, plenty of free firewood and Big Bear City trash pickup with two 96-gallon cans plus two recycle cans (yes, there is trash pickup in some parts of Big Bear!). The open floor plan and layout is great for groups of people as the large kitchen and family room floor connect to the game room along with decks at the front and back. With 1,400 sq ft of indoor space upstairs and over 800 sq. ft. of outside decks, this makes for 2,200 sq. ft. of connected indoor and outdoor "entertainment space" on the second floor. The five bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor add another 1,300 sq. ft. so there is plenty of room.

There are five bedrooms, all downstairs and a total of 9 beds. The rooms are as follows:

Bedroom 1 - One Cal King Bed
Bedroom 2 - One Cal King Bed with a pine log frame
Bedroom 3 - Queen over Queen Loft Bed plus a twin over twin bunk-bed
Bedroom 4 - Queen over Queen Bunk-beds
Bedroom 5 - Queen four poster bed
Bedroom 6 - The game room was originally the Master Bedroom of the house so it is considered by the County Assessor-Recorder to be the sixth bedroom.

For some, the focal point of the family room is the fireplace and for others it's the 60 inch VIZIO LCD TV. The fireplace is actually a cast iron fireplace insert and can be set up to heat the house up or used with a screen to enjoy a crackling fire. The TV has DirecTV with an HD DVR and a Sony sound system. There is a DVD player and a Roku Media Player that can be used with YouTube or your NetFlix, Hulu Plus, Home Media Servers or other accounts. Of course we have free high speed Spectrum Internet up to 100 Mbps download. There are two brown leather couches in the family room and a large leather comfy chair with an ottoman. There is a two-seat black leather sofa with recliners.

The game room is the centerpiece of fun in the house. It's separated from the family room by a barn door, which we usually keep open. In the center of the room is a 9 foot professional size pool table that weighs over 1,000 lbs. The light above it is made from two snowboards with LED lights in between. There is a two player Shoot-to-Win Basketball arcade game that's 9 feet long, 4 feet wide, 9 feet tall and has 9 balls (that's a lot of 9's - lol). Our latest addition to the game room is a Williams Big Deal pinball machine. Up to 4 players can play at once, each getting 3 balls per game. It has a coin slot but like all of our arcade games it is set up for free play.

As mentioned above, we have an EA Sports PGA Tour Championship golf game just like you see in many bars and arcades. Our Bally Multicade game has been a big hit. Each game has high scores so those of us who grew up in the 80's playing these games have an advantage and a duty to beat the high score of the youngsters. These are real arcade games with coin slots but set up for Free Play so that you will not need any quarters or money to use them.

The kitchen has dishes, glasses, coffee mugs, silverware, martini, wine and shot glasses. There are a large variety of 25+ pots and pans, frying pans, pancake griddle, cooking utensils, mixing bowls, bake ware, hot pads, can opener, corkscrew, cooking and steak knives. There is a toaster, bender, mixer, food processor, Belgian Waffle maker, 6 quart and a triple slow cooker/crock pot, a large Aroma Rice Maker, digital probe cooking thermometer, Keurig 2.0 coffee maker, K-Cup holder/dispenser that we keep full with a variety of pods, a regular coffee pot and filters. We have plenty of dishes, plates and two drawers full of tableware to accommodate large groups. A spice rack and a full spice cabinet contain both common and unique spices for your cooking needs.

Adjacent to the cooking area is a large wood kitchen table and chairs. The table has a leaf to seat up to 12 people. Ceiling fans with lights above the kitchen table and over the couch are nice for air circulation and extra light, especially during the summer.

There are three outside decks, two upstairs and one downstairs. The upstairs back deck is the largest one at 656 sq. ft. It has our Hot Springs Limelight Flash 7-person hot tub. The amazing jets, lights, controls, you name it... we really like it and I am sure you will too. The deck has a propane gas BBQ, outdoor heater, gas fire pit, a Kettler outdoor aluminum ping pong table, a foosball table and a Hampton Bay patio furniture set.

CONCLUSION: I know I wrote a book here and if you read my listing all the way to the end I'd like to thank you for that. I'm proud of what we've done with our home every time I'm there with family and friends and am quite confident you will have a great time if you decide to book it. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Registration number
CESTRP-2021-01849

Property manager

Michael Donovan

Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Outdoor space

House Rules

Check in after 2:30 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 5:00 PM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed: family gatherings and birthday parties

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings and birthday parties) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 16
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
Property Registration Number CESTRP-2021-01849

About the area

Big Bear City

This holiday home is located in Whispering Forest, a neighbourhood in Big Bear City, and is in the mountains. Bear Mountain and Snow Summit are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those in the mood for shopping can visit The Village. Big Bear Solar Observatory and Bowling Barn are also worth visiting.
Map
Big Bear, CA

What's nearby

  • Snow Summit - 8 min drive
  • The Village - 8 min drive
  • Big Bear Visitor Center - 9 min drive
  • Bear Mountain Express Lift - 9 min drive
  • Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain - 10 min drive

Getting around

  • San Bernardino, CA (SBD-San Bernardino Intl.) - 78 min drive

Restaurants

  • McDonald's - 7 min drive
  • Maggio's Pizza - 5 min drive
  • Domino's Pizza - 7 min drive
  • Kallans Bar and Grill Sugarloaf - 9 min drive
  • Mountain Munchies - 5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Spacious Cabin: Fun Game Rm, Large Kitchen, Views! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

What time is check-in at Spacious Cabin: Fun Game Rm, Large Kitchen, Views!?

Check-in begins at 2:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Spacious Cabin: Fun Game Rm, Large Kitchen, Views!?

Checkout is at 5:00 PM.

Where is Spacious Cabin: Fun Game Rm, Large Kitchen, Views! located?

Located in Whispering Forest, this holiday home is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Community Arts Theater Society and within 3 miles (5 km) of Alpine Pedal Path Trail 1E50 and Interlaken Shopping Center. Lakeview Shopping Center and Juniper Point are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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8.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

8/10 Good

Will K.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice game house for a big gathering
We had a 14 people (3 kids 11 adults) reunion at Big Bear, and we really enjoyed staying at the house. First of all, Michael the owner was super detail oriented and super communicative. Over the top communication from the start to the finish. He is probably the most responsive owner I've dealt with. The house is located NOT in the Big Bear Lake area, but in Big Bear CITY area. First time staying in the city as we usually stay at the lake area since we usually stay around Summit ski resort. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it was so close to the slopes (only 8 minutes). It was a very convenient location and I like the fact that it wasn't on top of everything. As for the house, it has all the bedrooms downstairs (5) and the living space upstairs (open kitchen, dining, living room, and a separate game room). I really liked how the game room was separated, giving the kids a little separation from the adult crowd. Ample space for everyone. Never felt like it was crowded for the 14 of us. House is about 2600 SQ FT. Wish there was one more bathroom with a shower in one of the bedrooms. There is one hallway bath, a master bathroom, and a bathroom in the gameroom. It was a slight convenient for all of us to use the bathroom. We opened our master bath for others to use because the game room bathroom shower handle was broken and couldn't get any cold water. Plenty of entertainment stuff. My fav was the hot tub. House is a bit old, so the floor creaks.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Meredith K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Best VRBO
This was the best VRBO at which I have stayed. It was clean, beautifully appointed and furnished, and had everything we needed for an a amazing Thanksgiving. The host is the most considerate and thoughtful host I have encountered.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tanya L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect Family Get Away
The property is spacious and perfect for a large group. The game room is such fun, providing endless entertainment and the hot tub is wonderful! The kitchen very well equipped with everything you could possibly need. Our stay was absolutely perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dmitriy G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great Property as Advertised
Great for large groups, owner is great and very helpful!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Relaxing stay
We went for a mini high school reunion and had a very fun relaxing time. It was close enough to town and gave us all a gorgeous view of the forest. The game room was amazing! The pool table and basketball was definitely a favorite. Thank you for the experience and we hope to go back up to big bear another time!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

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