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Sky High Retreat- W/ Game room and Spa

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A wooden deck with a hot tub, grill, and table with chairs.
A modern interior with a curved sectional sofa, a wooden ceiling, and a kitchen area.
A bedroom with a stone fireplace, a bed with a patterned bedspread, a television mounted on the wall, and a balcony with a view.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a granite countertop, stainless steel appliances, and a built-in island with bar stools.
A two-story log cabin with a front entrance, a garage, and a balcony on the upper floor.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Even better in person

    Guests say this property exceeds expectations.

  • 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

    Close to The Village
5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 14

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Big Bear Lake, CA
  • Place, The Village
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Big Bear Visitor Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Big Bear Marina
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Bernardino, CA (SBD-San Bernardino Intl.)
    ‪63 min drive‬

Where you'll sleep

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom

1 King Bed and 3 Queen Beds

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Number of living rooms
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Sky High Retreat- W/ Game room and Spa

Breathtaking views! This beautiful home not only features some of the best views in Big Bear, it also has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a game room, outdoor spa and Air Conditioning! FREE WIFI. NO PETS!! -Guest must be 21 or over to book -Max 14 Guests including children and infants -Max 4 Cars * Please note that check in and out times are 10am & 4pm November-March and 11am & 3pm April-October

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 18

Check out before 10:00 AM

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Children

Adults only

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Events

No events allowed

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Pets

No pets allowed

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number VRR-2025-2029
Property # 613526vb
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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
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 and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Big Bear Lake

Located in Big Bear Central, a neighbourhood in Big Bear Lake, this holiday home is near theme parks and near a water park. Snow Summit and Big Bear Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those in the mood for shopping can visit The Village and Interlaken Shopping Center. Bowling Barn and Big Bear Solar Observatory are also worth visiting. Enjoy the area's slopes with snowboarding and skiing, and don't miss out on the sledging.
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Big Bear Lake, CA

What's nearby

  • The Village - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Big Bear Visitor Center - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Big Bear Lake - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Big Bear Marina - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain - 18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • San Bernardino, CA (SBD-San Bernardino Intl.) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Café Crêpe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tropicali - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Oakside - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Grizzly Manor Cafe - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Sky High Retreat- W/ Game room and Spa pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Sky High Retreat- W/ Game room and Spa?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Sky High Retreat- W/ Game room and Spa?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sky High Retreat- W/ Game room and Spa?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sky High Retreat- W/ Game room and Spa located?

Located in Big Bear Central, this holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Big Bear Marina and The Village. Snow Summit is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) away.

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 31 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Abundance of beds and spacious rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is more beautiful than the listing pictures show. The bedrooms were spacious and the common areas were large enough for my big family. The house is not perfect and has signs of wear and tear like missing dresser handles, chipped wood on cabinets, and old bedding. The location however… PERFECT. The house is so close to the major Big Bear attractions. Overall we had a fantastic stay here and would come back in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Had a blast!

My family and I enjoyed our stay at this cabin. Super spacious and well located in a nice neighborhood. Some things I was not happy with was: -hot water running out so we struggle to take a bath. -fireplaces didn’t work. Overall it was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Communication, location

Beautiful veiw

Large enough for my family with a gorgeous veiw. Obvioisly used alot. Low lighting in kitchen and bedrooms and baths downstairs. Immediate attention by management. We had to ask for baby gate for stairs and a pack and play, which was broight right away.. But the worst was the hit water situation. After 1 and a half days we only had enough hot water for half a shower. Miserable as you could imagine. The upstairs qun bed , where my son and wife were to sleep was impossible to sleep in. It kept rolling to the center. The king bed was like sleeping on a rock. Our 2nd night was to be our big family dinner.But could only come up with 7 forks. We were offered more , but it was already too late. Half wer shower
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

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

Great view - big house

The house is big roomy and had enough space for our 9 people. The view is beautiful. It was stocked with the basics toilet paper, a small amount of paper towels, soap , shampoo and shower gel. Couch was on the newer side and comfortable. It was close to everything we needed. Lots of tvs and the pool table, ping pong table and foos ball table were fun. What could have used improvement: the fridge doesn’t get very cold on the door. The fridge and dishwasher should be replaced, some of the shelves are taped because they are broken. lighting in kitchen isn’t good, the coffee maker had an old moldy coffee filter in there so we couldn’t use it not knowing if the inside was moldy. There was a giant spider web hanging in the master bath like no one has dusted in forever. I could see the foot print of the last persons feet on the shower mat which made me think they don’t change it often . I’d probably stay again but I’d have to bring some of my own things which defeats the purpose of a rental.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Lots of small issues

The good: 1. Great location. Large lot next to is with snow and hill kids could sled on 2. Lots of rooms and places to sleep 3. Large dining table and lots of seating around common area The Bad: 1. Roads leading to the place are steep and icy. Was not plowed. Saw a couple cars get stuck and one slipping backwards. We were advised by a tow company that this is common occurrence on Payne st. 2. Hot water randomly turned off in upstairs common shower. Sometimes didn’t work at all. Master shower was either cold or with a small adjustment very hot. No in between. 3. Pots and pans are old and dirty 4. Fridge is on its last legs. Barely cold despite turning down to collect setting. 5. Pool table is very bad shape. Side bumpers are torn up and warped. Disappointing because it was a big reason we chose the place.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great for a group with kids (or not)

Overall this was a great place to stay. We had a group of 3 families - 6 adults and 5 kids (2-6 years old). It was a spacious place for the kids to play. I could also see this as a good place for a large family gathering. Nothing in the house is brand new or top end, but I wouldn't expect that when I was renting it. Pros: -There was a sledding hill just a short walk up the hill to a large open park area. I didn't see any sleds at the house, so plan ahead a bring your own in case. -All of the appliances worked well -The hot tub was nice and well kept. -The pool table was nice, it works and is in relatively good shape for an in home pool table, does have a slight break to it. -The ping pong table works well, but don't lean on one side as it is a little unstable. -Hot water was not an issue for us (as in other reviews). I know the house has a tankless water heater. -We brought extra towels based on previous reviews, really. Needed them for hot tub use. Cons: -Utensils. There weren't enough. I wouldn't care that much, but it was in other reviews and probably costs $10-20 to fix. We counted 7 forks. Amazon or even Goodwill? -Beds - The mattress in the master is a 10/10 firmness, hopefully they get a new one, but bring a topper if you can. -Remotes - There were 5 remotes sitting in front of the main TV, but the one that worked was in the couch cushions... -The TV in front of the PingPong table was useless. It turned on, but isn't Smart and not connected to anything.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

I can’t believe there are not more negative reviews…

I am shocked that there isn’t more negative reviews about this property. This house is supposed to sleep 15 people but there are only three bathrooms and most of the time only 2 of them worked. All of the beds but one feel like you are sleeping on bricks. So uncomfortable and very little bedding on each bed. The hot water tank works so poorly that most people had to take freezing cold showers in 20 degree weather. The house was not as nice as the photos, as there were damaged blinds, a hole in the couch, old shampoo bottles, etc. When we first arrived the bathroom wasn’t working, tvs wouldn’t turn on, and the smoke alarm wouldn’t stop beeping. It was a nightmare to walk into. We paid a lot of money to rent this for three nights and could have saved money and stayed at a hotel where basically needs would have been met. The property manager Alicia was very kind about the situation and even dropped off an air mattress, blankets, and wine to make up for the inconvenience. While we were happy with her going out of her way, the overall experience was not something that VRBO should allow. Owners of the homes should disclose things like a broken bathroom and bad water tank. Anyways, overall good location but would not recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
From a partner site

4/10 Poor

Sky High Retreat

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We have rented this place twice. First time was great and second time not so great. hot water heater went out not enough towels and one roll of towel paper in each bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location and plenty of space

Booking and checkin process flawless. Spent thanksgiving there and kitchen was fully functional with plenty of dishes/serve ware to make thanksgiving dinner. Plenty of space for family of 13 and beautiful view in quiet well kept neighborhood
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Experience

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Other than having a faulty microwave, which the management replaced the next day, all good! We had a wonderful time. Thank you!!!
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Family Outing

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had 9 adults and 7 children in this home and it proved to be very spacious for our family needs. Great location nearby to the village and lake of course. The views were decent of the surrounding area and we enjoyed spending a lot of time out on the deck. There's a jacuzzi and barbecue out there so it makes it fun to be outside. They do need to get more outdoor chairs and invest in a new barbecue. Overall the place was very clean and the amenities more than worth it. The pictures we saw online didn't really give it the justice it deserves. I would recommend this location to large groups or families. Check in was super easy and the property manager Megan is really good to work with and help you with questions.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

43rd Bday getaway time put the jet Ali’s on the lake

Had a great time, 3 different families getting together to enjoy the lake and get away from the city grind. The kids were downstairs playing in the game room, nice hot tub, with a old raggedy cover, that needs to be replaced. But the hot tub worked, great sunset views off the deck. Super chill set up.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Birthday Weekend Celebration

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Vacation rental was amazing, we had a great time and there was plenty of room for everyone!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Experience!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved our stay at Sky High Retreat. Big Bear Property Services was very easy to work with and made sure our team was as comfortable as possible. Upon arrival, the house was clean, tidy and felt like a home. We would recommend this place to others looking for a great getaway in Big Bear.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful Fall Stay

The property was exactly as described. We truly enjoyed our stay! This was the second year in a row that we used this property. The property service was easy to work with, very flexible to our check in needs and responsive as needed. Highly recommend this property!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 28 March 2020
We are glad you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to seeing you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amazing A++

Big Bear Services went above and beyond to take care of us. Very friendly and would respond very quickly to any and all questions. Would highly recommend and will definitely visit again. The massive living room was perfect for our large group to be together. The jacuzzi was hot and very clean. Kitchen worked perfect and had everything we needed to cook. Fyi. The street to the home is pretty steep. They plow it in the mornings, but it snowed heavy one day. Two of our 2-wheel drive sedans with chains got stuck and couldn’t make it up. One 4-wheel drive tacoma with decent tread and no chains made it up fine. So did a 2-wheel drive tundra with chains.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Amazing A++

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Everything was perfect. The house is amazing. The jacuzzi was hot and very clean. Kitchen had everything we needed. We will definitely be staying here again. Fyi. The street to the house is steep and gets plowed in the morning. It snowed heavy one day and a couple 2-wheel drive sedans with chains got stuck and couldn’t make it up. Our 4-wheel drive trucks could.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

The property was gorgeous, inside and outside, Cody, our host, was amazing, helpful, and welcoming

The house was nice and spacious, however, the house was not fully equipped to 16 people to utilize. For example, there were only few bath towels and handful of hand towels instead of 14-16. Bathrooms were not stocked with soap and toilet papers, we had to buy our own, although we paid almost $1800 per family for the duration of our stay which was 3 days. Doors to rooms and bathrooms made lots of noises which was annoying to people who were sleeping. No broom, or vacuum if you spilled something or the floor got dirty. No cleaning detergents and many kitchen items were missing. Too much money for 3 nights and we had to buy most of the house items :(
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Location, Location, Location!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Perfect location, perfect size had all the amenities & kitchen necessities (except for a spatula/scrapper). Cody was great to work with. The bbq nneds to be replaced but other than that loved everything about it!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful Home and Great Stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this lovely home. The staff was helpful and the home was what they said it would be.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Great home, needs some attention

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Very good vacation.The home is beautiful in a fabulous location. This being said, however, it’s time for the owners to put a little attention to the upkeep of the home. The carpets are warn, the deck is aging, lighting is not great in kitchen, and the air unit is not working. Touch up work can go a long way and refresh this beautiful home!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Best Big Bear getaway

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The cabin was beautiful and the staff were helpful and accommodating! We had such a great time here, there were 16 of us and it comfortably housed and slept us all. The view from the porch was amazing! We were definitely surprised with how beautiful this cabin was and the great location. It would have been better if the cabin had some basic kitchen appliances such as a noodle strainer and tongs. We had a large group and wanted to make spaghetti for dinner and bacon and eggs in the morning. These seem basic and weren’t available. Everything else was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Nice getaway from the city

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Relaxing not boring
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great family vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had great stay for 4 days at the sky high cabin. There was 15 of us to include 7 children and the downstairs area was the kids area which worked out perfect. I would definitely recommend this album.

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