Big Bear City accommodation from NZ$182

Cute small home, very close to town and lake. Was able to take my 2 dogs and they had bowls ready for them. Only down sides were had to pay extra to have a fire, there was no where to eat since the TV is on the table and they only had 2 chairs in back and none on the patio to sit on. Host was very easy to talk with and got back to us right away. Good home if you have 2 or 3 people.

We don’t often ‘Review’, leaving that to others … But, where shall we start? … Built in 1928 as “Murmuring Pines”. Today it’s best known as the Gold Mountain Manor, a wonderful, historically maintained Bed-and-Breakfast. The original builder family invested in the early West Coast Movie Business and their sprawling 25 acre ranch Main House sufficed to keep the ‘who’s who” of Hollywood away from public eye. The current day Manor rests on an acre. It’s authentic "ranch-style" Log Mansion is an example of early 20th-century luxury architecture. CHARMING. As first time Bookers here, we were ‘Internet Skeptical’ but that was laid-to-rest the moment we drove up and was greeted by one of the owners, Darrin. Located on the North side of Big Bear Valley in a quiet area tucked slightly inland from the water’s edge of beautiful Big Bear Lake. The 7,000sf mansion exudes common areas large enough for entertaining. The main room grand fireplace is built from quartz mined from Gold Mountain. Looking closely, you can see flecks of gold embedded. Of the current day 7 Suites, we chose the Cozy Pine with its modernized rustic feel, a tree inspired 7 foot poster bed, a slate-surrounded jacuzzi tub for two, remote-controlled fireplace and in-room TV and Coffee. ........ continued on next review ......

The heater didn’t work the second night.