Wonderful stay at Pine Mountain

Our family had a great stay at Pine Mountain Lake Paradise. The home is a lovely mountain home with a very large deck with sitting areas and string lights. The home had everything our family needed for a great stay including a pool table and ping-pong. We enjoyed swimming in the lake as well as the community pool. This is also a great base for visiting Yosemite which we did during our trip. If you are a mountain biker, there is a great bike trail system about 5 minutes from the house. We watched deer from the deck almost every day. While the area and the home are a bit rustic, it is a wonderful place to get away. The host Jamie was wonderful and provided great information about the home and the surrounding area. ”

Excellent Location - Great Host

The location makes this a good place to stay to visit Yosemite NP. The drive to the park entrance is about 25 minutes and is very scenic. Jamie provided excellent information about the house, the Groveland area and Yosemite. ”

Quiet and beautiful

We enjoyed our stay spending time on the wonderful outside deck. It was a great stay. The home is clean and owner communicated well with any questions and household instructions. I would stay there again.”

Peaceful and colorful week near Yosemite

This modest, yet accommodating home is comfortable and in a nice quiet neighborhood. Deer and wild turkeys visit the creek running in the backyard. It is located about 4 miles from the small and historic town of Groveland. The hoghway (CA120) takes you right into the Yosemite National Park north entrance. Tioga Pass road is just before heading into the village. Very convenient. This house can sleep 4 to 6 people in the basement where there is a pool table and lots of games. If its warm outside, the large decks add a lot of social space and maximizes the ability to house large groups. In the winter, it would be cozy. The owner was communicating often and gave us ideas to enjoy the area. Overall, a good place for the two of us to settle for the week and enjoy the quiet.”

Great stay!

Host was very attentive and communicated well. The property was well kept and well stocked. Great proximity to Yosemite and very scenic drive to get there. We had deer in the backyard every morning. Great stay!”

Pine Mountain Lake - October, 2024

My husband and I recently booked a week at the Pine Mountain Lake property. We found the description to be quite enticing and the property owner was very helpful and cooperative, introducing us to activities and special locations in the area and in nearby Yosemite. While the homeowner’s welcome binder was helpful, it would've been appropriate and necessary to know ahead of time the limitations that exist with this property. There is extremely limited Wi-Fi and water use. It was not possible to work remotely from that location or otherwise use electronics normally. Water use, including showers and dishwashing, need to be restricted due to both drought conditions and the use of a septic tank. These conditions might be somewhat expected for mountain locations, however, the potential renter needs to be warned ahead of time. We found the mountain location to be quite nice, near a pretty tree-lined creek with an open deck looking out the back. One would expect a mountain property to be somewhat quaint and rustic. Unfortunately, this property is in need of serious maintenance, which detracted from our stay there. It had been superficially cleaned prior to arrival, however more extensive cleaning and repair is necessary. Peeling paint, disgusting outdoor barbecue, outdoor heaters that don't work, junk-filled kitchen drawers, unusable cooking pans, and broken furniture… all in a Third Home listing. Our interaction with the owner before our stay was positive. Is he directly aware of the rundown conditions of the home? It needs more than a “cleaning service” to be listed in Third Home. Our interaction with Third Home during our stay about the conditions was very positive. Our representative, Diane Jensen, Club Policy Specialist, was helpful and understanding. This was our first experience using our Third Home exchange. This did cause us to wonder how carefully Third Home is evaluating new listings such as this. ”