The kitchen was great and it had every tool for cooking. Plenty of room for 10 people, high speed internet was high speed, great deck, great hot tub, huge garage, good ping pong and pool table. Everything matched the description. Two thumbs up! More...

We have a group of friends that meet annually for the Winter Wineland weekend over MLK weekend. This was our 5th year attending, and our 2nd year renting a home through RR Getaways. Rising Star was a beautiful riverfront property. I loved the open great room which was very conducive to cooking & conversation. We also had 2 massage therapists come out to the home for personal massages for 6 of our 8 guests. And everyone in our party took advantage of the hot tub at one time or another - champagne & hot tubbing are a great end to a spectacular day!
My only negative feedback would be as follows: the fireplace did not work while we were there over the rainy/chilly weekend, neither did the DVD player. The home feels somewhat "sterile" in that it does feel like a "rental home" and not a home. A couple of suggestions I would give are: stock the home with a few DVD's for people to watch, some books/magazines for people to browse through, and maybe a couple of board games for family nights around that great dining room table. More...

We had a great stay. The house was everything it is advertised to be and more. The kitchen is to die for and has every kitchen tool you could possibly need. The river is right outside the back yard with easy access. I would recommend this place and would stay there again.

Great service from Russian River Getaways made rental easy; small problems we had were quickly resolved. Large, modern home about 1 mile from Guerneville in quiet neighborhood with pleasant view of river. Access to river from bottom floor across gentle slope of about 50 yards. Our extended family enjoyed all of the many amenities in the home. Liked best: pool table, kayaks, well-appointed kitchen, nice bathrooms, central location for nice drives. Liked least: floor and kitchen could have been cleaner on arrival, downstairs game room is really more of a converted basement so sleeping there is less comfortable (I recommend bringing sleeping bags for sleeping on the futons). More...

The house has a great lay-out for family gathering and interaction. The kitchen is well-equipped - just like home. We loved the house location, the garage, the hot tub, and the beach is very good for swimming and fishing or just playing around. The basement room is perfect for children; however, it would have been better if there is a newer television so they can play game downstairs rather than the livingroom TV. Suggestion: consider rectangular table for outdoor or more lounge chairs.