Little Sundance Retreat

Overall, I would recommend this property as long as you donâ??t suffer from allergies. I am highly allergic to cats, smoke and dust. They assured me no pets had ever been allowed in, the suite was clean, so I attributed it to the aging carpet. My allergies cleared during the day when I was out on the hill or visiting friends nearby. I took antihistamines, aired he suite out during the day, slept with a window open at night and made due. No refunds once you have booked!

The suite is in a good location, and it is a short walk across the road to the hill. The suite was well laid out, quiet, and it was nice to have the drying room at the entrance. The stairs to access the suite from the driveway are VERY small and steep. Although they were clear of snow, it was still challenging to get all of our bags down and to navigate them with ski boots. The tiled floors inside are freezing, even with socks, so I highly recommend bringing slippers. It was nice to have tinfoil, cling film, oil, tea and basic condiments in the kitchen. However, more kitchen utensils would have helped - potato peeler, better can opener, serving spoon, tongs (etc) and more than 4 bowls. The back left burner of the stove didnâ??t work and the knobs on the hood fan were missing. It would have been nice to have hot tub towels instead of having to wash and re-use the four bath towels. The mattress was very soft - I liked it, my husband did not.

Disturbingly, we found a toonie sized hole in the side of the acrylic bathtub. We photographed it and sent it to the management company as soon as we noticed it. They responded quickly, apologizing for not leaving a note about previous tenants damaging the tub. However, they did not seem concerned about our using it, nor was there any attempt to cover the hole. We bought some duct tape and covered it so we could shower without worrying that we were damaging the walls.

Overall, a reasonable stay if you are not an allergy sufferer.

This place has a fantastic location with very convenient ski-in/ski-out. We came home for lunch every day because it was so easy! Our family of four stayed here for three days quite comfortably. The two couches in the main room were a great contrast to most condos in Sun Peaks that have only one couch and some chairs or small loveseat, but this place had two full couches. TV and movies were available (but we watched our own). Very quiet, but no one was staying above us in the main house. Not sure what it would be like under those circumstances.

One thing I think the property listing might mention is that there are *very* steep stairs to reach the unit (the entrance is behind the main house). The stairs took some planning ahead as far as getting skis up to the top wearing regular shoes, then putting on ski boots and climbing/descending sideways while holding the railing because the stairs are too steep to navigate otherwise. The kitchen had tons of cabinet and counter space, but we did miss a few essentials that other condos always have: a cutting board (not wanting to cut on the counter required us to use a dish, but the concave nature of the dinner plate made chopping difficult), measuring cups of any kind, and measuring spoons--all missing, which made our stay less seamless, but also not a huge deal. But I mention them because they are easy fixes and would cost about $10 to outfit the kitchen with. In my opinion, the kitchen could also use some small plates. All it has are 6 or 8 dinner plates, which is fine, but again, the stay would be more seamless with 6-8 additional appetizer-type plates (another $10 to stock).

The other thing that was not fantastic was that we had to wash quite a few dishes before using them: mostly pots, pans, and casserole dishes--because people (renters) don't wash them like they would at home. But this is a problem we've had at many other condos we've stayed at--I think it's just a function of previous renters being lazy and not caring about the next person who has to use your nasty dirty pot. Other than that, the place was clean and the beds were comfy! We will definitely try to stay here again!

I was actually surprised that alluraDirect would list this as one of their properties. There was next to nothing in the kitchen to cook with or eat off of. I had to ask the property manager to please bring us something--anything...here is an excerpt from my email: "basic kitchen supplies like measuring spoons and measuring cups? Aluminum foil or plastic wrap? Napkins or hot pads to pull items out of the oven? Small frying pans? Anything to serve food on other than 7 plates? 3 tall water glasses and 3 wine glasses? Yes, we did find the 4 short water glasses. I’m sorry but we rented a place with a kitchen to be able to use it..." .

The "well-stocked" pantry had about the same level of amenities. Moving to the bathroom, the 4 towels were quite stingy, especially when there is no laundry soap or softener to use to clean them. The shower soap dispenser was completely empty. The rusted speakers in the hot tub were just gross.

About the only good things to say is that the beds were comfortable and it was easy to get to the slopes.

Stayed here for two weeks, can not beat the location for the slopes. The condo is clean , roomy and met our requirements. The drying room on entry to the condo is great for leaving your boots and outerwear in after a full day on the slopes. Relaxing in the hot tub looking out over Morrisey mountain is just what's needed. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a great location, comfy furnishings and great beds to get a good nights rest, thank you.

good location, kitchen could use more dishes and cutlery.