We were able to book same day as we arrived on a Sunday on a road trip. Reception was helpful over the phone describing the cabins and we chose the Crystal cabin with a view looking right at the lake.

The cabin was warm and cozy. Fairly small but had a microwave and mini-fridge, gas fireplace and jacuzzi tub.

Loved the small touches like the cookies and brownies, postcards, souvenir mug and coffee and hot chocolate packs available in reception. Love the retro movie collection. We borrowed a VHS tape for an evening, and were offered some microwave popcorn to go with it. Also borrowed a sled for a few hours in the afternoon to sled at Tahoe Meadows.

This will be my first choice of lodging when I'm back in the North Tahoe area.

My family and I spent two nights at the Rustic Cottage in Tahoe Vista. It was an great experience. My children enjoyed having the semi private yard to play with the snow. They enjoyed renting movies and getting popcorn, all included with the stay. I would give this experience 5 stars but during our second day we noticed that my children’s switch console game was missing. We looked and looked everywhere. I mean it was five of us searching for a medium cartridge everywhere inside the small cabin. My child stated he had left it on top of his bed and when we returned it was gone! At first we thought he had miss placed it. We searched everywhere, inside our bags, drawers, truck, under mattresses, every corner, you name it. It was no where to be found. When we got home we unpacked and researched everything again and didn’t find the missing game cartridge. I came to the conclusion that someone at some point went inside our cabin when we weren’t there and took it. My message to everyone is to not leave anything of value inside your cabin or anywhere. If you take something expensive make sure to take it with you. Some employees can be unethical and take what’s not theirs. The sad thing is that they left a child crying and ruined a bit of his stay there. I let the receptionist know of the incident but all she said was that they’ve had the same employees for 12 years and “supposedly” they wouldn’t take anything from inside the cabins. This is just a warning for y’all.

My husband, my dog, and I spent 2 nights at the Rustic Cottages in Tahoe Vista. We stayed in the "Sierra" cabin. We were treated wonderfully! The place was clean and had many amenities. We had a small kitchen and was able to cook our Thanksgiving meal. The cabins are across the street from the lake. We had a great time. We will definitely be back!