The management:
Management company was great! We had a slow draining tub and within hours they had a plumber take care of it. The girls are really on it and even return emails at night on major holidays. I can have high expectations at times, and they were most certainly met. Their shuttle service was great! Whomever thought that one up needs a raise. While we were there, we heard that another house showed up a day early and not only were they accommodated temporarily, the management moved their entire house the next day to their real house, while they were skiing! We heard this second hand, too. It's stuff like this that makes me want to shame the renters and pedestal the management.
The house:
Pros:
1. The two living areas were great (main floor and basement floor).
2. The kitchen was great
3. The large dining room table
4. The sum of: hot tub, house is in great condition and not worn, the aesthetics of the house and decorations, and much, much more.
Cons:
1. I would love for vacation homes of this size to have a second dishwasher.
2. I would call this about an 80% ski in and ski out; especially snowboarders. It's OK to ski in (although long with a lot of cats tracks), the ski out we found to be a little rough as our house of 11 had only one skier and for us snowboarders, the White Otto run is pan flat in spots.
3. Big Sky Resort needs to sand and salt the roads much, much more. 4x4 is MANDATORY for this house in winter. This is beyond the management's control and lies on Big Sky Resort
4. The washer and dryer are small, stackable, front loading, and Euro style (regular wash is something like 2 hours). A house this size, in my opinion, needs the largest side by side possible. All this is great for Earth and all, but not what I'm looking for on vacation with a house full of people for 10 days.
The resort:
Great as always. The Yurt dinner, the day care, the ski school, the snow quality and quantity, the restaurants, the friendliness and warm of it all. Just great.
All and all, we had a great time and loved the house. We've traveled the world over and have stayed at a lot of chalets in Europe and I would definitely recommend this house, this resort, and most certainly Big Sky Vacation Rentals.