Rated: 4 of 5

Alpen Ridge 2010

The house was fantastic.

It slept our party of 14 easily and comfortably.
The ski in, ski out location was possibly the best in Mountain Village.

The house was well furnished (very taseful) and very well maintained almost like new.

Telluride Rentals was a great PM we called them twice and they arrived promptly to recitify both issues which were both minor but quickly resolved.

A few gripes:

Needs a few new non-stick skillets. The ones available were worn out and made cooking eggs for 14 a major pain.

House needs one new coffee maker there are two but one carafe must have disappeared and the single coffee maker could not keep up with the 9 adults looking for a morning jolt.

The hot tub is only accessible from the lower level and only after traversing 35' of snow in the winter. People don't pack robes on a ski trip (too many jackets) so it would be nice if the owners would provide 4-6 warm robes for guests use given the nighlty charge.

The DirectTV package available at the house was too limited relative to the expectation of an individual paying the nightly freight. I want to have CNN, FOX and CNBC available when I am on vacation. You should upgrade the cable package for the extra $20 a month.

The last major annoyance was no long distance telephone service availability. With bundled telecoms packages, Skype and other alternatives I don't understand restricting LD calling when it should be free. Cell service is not perfect in Mountain Village so a land line is imperative to a busy executive balancing work and family committments.

In the TR description it mentions 2 bunks rooms one with (3) and one with (4) beds. We discovered after 2 nights that the room with 4 bunks has one of its beds as a trundle. This should be made clear since it is not a bunk and takes some work to find it (not a complaint just a suggestion).

Conclusion:
With a few minor upgrades Alpen Ridge is an eviable location in MV and a luxurious accomodation.

· By TXspringskiier2010 from Austin, TX on 4/2/2010 for a stay in 3/1/2010 at