The moment you walk into the home you are blasted with warning signs about $1000 fines for "excessive" noise and telling you to BE QUIET after 6PM. No one likes obnoxious neighbors, especially in a rental I get it. But no where in the ad at time of booking does it say anything about fines (I called turnkey when I saw the signs and they also confirmed all it said was "sound sensitive"). We even double checked the ad to make sure we didn't miss something (now the page clearly has been updated to reflect some but not all fines). 3 of us were sitting around the firepit in the backyard talking, no music, no yelling, nothing "excessive". The sheriff showed up and you can put two and two together. Also you cannot use the hot tub from 10PM-8AM or you guessed it, another $1k fine. Who wants to hot tub in July before 10PM? Also cannot park in the street or off the driveway, another 1k fine. After doing research, yes the fines are laid out on the LAST PAGE of the 18 page rental agreement. Yes it is my fault for not reading every page. But I do find it shady/deceiving sticking the most important part on the last page of a document, Instead of being transparent and laying it out in the ad. Every rental place asks you to be quiet, and be courteous neighbors. Technically the ad still doesn't list all the fines, even with the update!
The house itself is made to look secluded which is not the case. The inside is as advertised. Really nice kitchen, upstairs bathroom is nice, king bed is comfy. We had 8 people and had to to use dirty towels all weekend unless we wanted to do laundry. The house only had 2 rolls of TP. We didn't dare use the game room because the sheriff told us he had to give a ticket to a VHR because they were playing air hockey inside but with the windows open which was too loud for the neighborhood. The house has no AC (which it doesn't need it) but you need the windows open during the day for air flow. So at this point, you can't be "loud" in your own home either. All of the fines by the way, don't apply to residents. Our neighbors had loud music but didn't matter.
I just field duped. We came to Tahoe in 2014 & had a great time. Beautiful place. But had I been properly informed before arriving, we wouldn't of booked in Tahoe (which by reading city council meetings is what they want, trying to get rid of VHRs through fines). Again the house is nice & well taken care of just dont go if you plan on spending much time in the yard. Not worth it.