Your hosts
Austin & Sarah
high-school sweethearts with an HGTV problem
We're the two people behind every Wander Luxe home. We buy them, renovate them, style them, and host them ourselves.
Who you are dealing with
Two owners, no management company
Hosting since 2020. We answer our own phones.
Can you trust the homes
4.92 across 718 reviews
From every platform, including the ones that made us fix something.
What we do before you arrive
Six things, every stay
Hot tub checked, same-day clean, your check-in text the morning of.
Meet the owners
Two people, seven homes, one standard
We're Austin and Sarah Frangoules. We met at 17, the summer before senior year, and we have been each other's biggest supporters ever since: through college, first jobs, marriage, a few businesses, and now parenthood.
Early on we dreamed about being on HGTV. We watched Flip or Flop the way other people watch football, then we started flipping houses ourselves and fell in love with the before-and-after. Austin's background is real estate. Sarah's gift is design. In 2020 we bought one condo at the Summit, renovated it top to bottom, and hosted our first guests. That condo is 107D Summit, and it is still on the site.
Seven homes later, the process has not changed. We buy a place with good bones and a view, take it from good to exceptional, and Sarah styles every room herself. Then we host it ourselves. When you text with a question, one of us answers, and every review a guest has ever left is on this site in full.
When we are not on the mountain you will find us snowboarding somewhere new, hosting friends and family, and chasing our dog, Kaiser. Our son Lincoln arrived recently and is already the reason behind all of it: we are building something he can be proud of one day. The Snowshoe guide on this site is the one we wish someone had handed us in 2020.
home, just a way nicer home
- Hosting since
- 2020
- Homes
- 7
- Years on the mountain
- 6
Wander Luxe Lodgings, formerly Frangoules Properties.
What makes us different
Three things we will not compromise on
a way nicer home
01
Renovated to exceptional
Every home is taken from good to exceptional before it hosts a single guest: new kitchens, new baths, real fireplaces, and mountain views we made sure you can actually see.
02
Styled by Sarah
Sarah designs every room herself. The blankets, the art, the lighting, the little things you notice on night two. It feels like home, just a way nicer home.
03
Hosted by us, directly
No management company, no call center. You text Austin and Sarah before, during, and after your stay, and the same two people who chose the tile answer the phone.
Before you arrive, every time
What we fix before you walk in
The unglamorous list. Every line is a promise that already lives in our policies or FAQ; this is just the checklist version.
01
Hot tub checked
Every private hot tub is checked before a stay. If it fails anyway, our handyman is on the mountain and we send him as soon as possible.
Where it says so02
Cleaned the same day
Cleaners turn the home the morning of your arrival, which is why check-out is firm and check-in is 4:00 PM.
Where it says so03
Your check-in text
Map pin, parking, door code, and house notes, sent the morning of. Street addresses in Snowshoe resolve to the resort, so the pin matters.
Where it says so04
WiFi in every home
Cell service on the mountain is spotty; WiFi calling, streaming, and remote work all run on the home network.
Where it says so05
The review that flagged it
We read every review from every platform. When one flags something, it gets fixed before the next guest, and the review stays up.
Where it says so06
A place for the gear
Skis, boards, and bikes go outside or in the home's mud room or locker, never the living areas, so the floors stay the way you found them.
Where it says so
How we host
What a stay with us actually looks like
From the first text to the last review. This is the part a management company cannot copy.
01 · Before you book
An honest answer, fast
Text us your dates, your group, and what matters most. Texts and emails get an answer within the hour, and we will tell you which home fits and which one does not, even if that means a smaller booking.
02 · Before you arrive
Everything you need, the morning of
The exact map pin, parking, your door code, and the house notes land in your messages the morning of check-in. No scavenger hunt, no lockbox in the dark.
03 · During your stay
Two real phones, one text away
Something not right? Text us. We live this business and we have a handyman on the mountain. Most things are sorted the same day.
04 · After you leave
We read every review
Every review from every platform is on this site in full, including the ones that made us fix something. That is how the homes keep getting better.
Our promise
A real reply, within the hour
Text us between 8am and 10pm Eastern and one of us, Austin or Sarah, writes back within the hour. Not a call center, not a script. The two people who chose the tile and stocked the kitchen.
Outside those hours you get the first reply of the morning. Mid-stay emergencies are the exception; say so in the text.
The homes, in order
One condo in 2020, seven homes today
Each one bought, renovated, and opened by us. Each one owned by its own LLC under Frangoules Enterprises LLC, which you will see on every home's page.
01September 2020
107D Summit
3 bed, sleeps 9. 142 reviews.
02May 2021
305 Soaring Eagle
3 bed, sleeps 10. 126 reviews.
03September 2021
1208 Silver Creek
2 bed, sleeps 6. 111 reviews.
04November 2021
202D Summit
3 bed, sleeps 10. 90 reviews.
05June 2022
103C Summit
3 bed, sleeps 8. 113 reviews.
06July 2022
Timbers 3
4 bed, sleeps 12. 129 reviews.
07April 2026
Timbers 5
4 bed, sleeps 12. 7 reviews.
Come stay with us
Book direct and skip the platform booking fee, about 10% on most stays. Pick a home, check the dates, and with anything at all. We answer ourselves, within the hour.
Where most guests start
The three most-reviewed homes
5-MIN WALK TO VILLAGE107D Summit
Sleeps 9 · Walk to the slopes
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,100 sq ft
North Mountain
4.84
142 reviews
GUEST FAVORITE - TOP 10%Timbers 3
Sleeps 12 · Walk to the slopes · private hot tub · pet friendly
4 bed · 3 bath · 1,861 sq ft
South Mountain
4.93
129 reviews
SKI IN/OUT - TOP 10%305 Soaring Eagle
Sleeps 10 · Ski-in / ski-out · hot tub
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,400 sq ft
South Mountain
4.96
126 reviews