Black Bear Lodge is located in Silver Lake which is mid-mountain at Deer Valley Resort. It is across the street from the Stein Erickson Lodge and a short walk to the lifts. There is complimentary ski storage slope side so you don't have to schlep your equipment back and forth to the room. We chose BBL because of it's location in Silver Lake near a few restaurants and shops. We chose unit 408B because it was a large top floor unit with an updated kitchen and a beautiful view. All of the units at BBL are different as far as layout, furnishings and upkeep. We rented the unit though Wyndham Vacations which manages a number of units at BBL. The rental process was simple and straight forward. The online photos accurately reflect the unit. It was very clean and had a considerable amount of furniture, kitchenware and linens which made it comfortable for our large party. Be aware of a couple things regarding the loft. First, while the loft sleeps 6, there is no bathroom in the loft. Second, the stairs to the loft are dangerously steep. I insisted that the children/teens in our group descend the stairs backwards to minimize the risk of falling. The unit price included daily maid service which entailed replacement of towels, making of beds and placing of any dishes in the sink into the dishwasher. There was also a mid-week "deep clean" which included...Black Bear Lodge is located in Silver Lake which is mid-mountain at Deer Valley Resort. It is across the street from the Stein Erickson Lodge and a short walk to the lifts. There is complimentary ski storage slope side so you don't have to schlep your equipment back and forth to the room. We chose BBL because of it's location in Silver Lake near a few restaurants and shops. We chose unit 408B because it was a large top floor unit with an updated kitchen and a beautiful view. All of the units at BBL are different as far as layout, furnishings and upkeep. We rented the unit though Wyndham Vacations which manages a number of units at BBL. The rental process was simple and straight forward. The online photos accurately reflect the unit. It was very clean and had a considerable amount of furniture, kitchenware and linens which made it comfortable for our large party. Be aware of a couple things regarding the loft. First, while the loft sleeps 6, there is no bathroom in the loft. Second, the stairs to the loft are dangerously steep. I insisted that the children/teens in our group descend the stairs backwards to minimize the risk of falling. The unit price included daily maid service which entailed replacement of towels, making of beds and placing of any dishes in the sink into the dishwasher. There was also a mid-week "deep clean" which included changing the linens and running the vacuum. There are televisions in the living room, bedrooms and loft and WIFI access is included. However, neither the cable nor the wifi was working during much of our stay. This was very disappointing because we were there over New Years and had planned on watching the NYE celebrations and the football games in our unit. The lack of wifi made it difficult for my son to submit online homework and my husband to perform work. My understanding is that this was a result of the owner not keeping their equipment current. A special thanks to Jason, the general manager, for all his help trying to solve this, but this avoidable problem definitely affected our stay. Consequently, I have rated the value lower because one would expect to have working cable and WIFI in a place renting at this price point. Although the general manager was very responsive, on the contrary, I found the front desk staff very unhelpful. Most every time we walked by or went to the front desk the person working there was on the phone. One day I became impatient waiting for the front desk employee to complete her personal phone call so I simply wrote out a note in front of her as to what I needed. In spite of the few issues we experienced, I would recommend BBL and specifically this unit.More
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