When is my card charged?

At checkout. Reserving dates charges your card for the full amount right away, and your dates are confirmed instantly with a receipt from Stripe.

Is it the same home and the same hosts?

Yes. Same seven homes, same beds, same photos, and Austin and Sarah host every stay themselves either way.

What if I need to cancel?

Full refund within 48 hours of booking if check-in is at least 30 days away. Full refund minus a $100 fee at 60 or more days out (it covers the payment processing cost we do not get back on a refund and the work to reopen your dates), 50% at 30 to 59 days, no refund inside 30 days. No refunds, credits, or vouchers for weather. Travel insurance is the right protection if you want it. It is strict on purpose: our homes book out months ahead, and a firm calendar means your cancellation never costs someone else those dates.

Austin on a deck above the Timbers homes at Snowshoe as the sun sets

Book direct

Same homes, same hosts, none of the platform fees

and a real person on the other end

You can find our homes on the big platforms. Booking here gets you the same stay with the platform fee left out, about 10% on most stays, and the two owners answering your texts.

How much you keep

About 10% on most stays

Worked on a real weekend below, with live rates.

How it works

Charged and confirmed instantly

Card charged in full the moment you reserve. No waiting on a person to confirm.

Is it safe

Every review, in full

From every platform, including the 4-star ones. Read them.

Book direct, get rewarded

Every stay earns a return code for your next direct booking: 5% of the rent, up to $150 the first time and $250 after. After five direct stays, the lowest-priced night of your next direct stay of three nights or more is on us, automatically, and a friend who stays on your referral code earns you another return code.

How it works

Same homes

Every home on this site is the same one you would find on Airbnb, Vrbo, or Booking.com. Same photos, same beds, same view. The only thing that changes is who is in the middle.

Same hosts

Austin and Sarah host every stay themselves. Booking direct means your messages go straight to us from the first question to the last check-out text.

No platform markup

Book direct and skip the platform booking fee, about 10% on most stays. Airbnb and Vrbo build their service fee into the nightly rate. Book here and it is simply not there.

Real reviews, all of them

Every review from every platform is on this site in full, including the ones that made us fix something. Nothing curated, nothing hidden.

You talk to Austin and Sarah

Want to know if the dog will be happy at Timbers 3, or which Summit condo has the better view? Text us. You get an answer from the people who chose the tile.

The platforms are still there

Prefer to book through Airbnb or Vrbo for the familiarity? Every home's page links to its listings. We would rather you stay with us either way.

A real weekend, live rates

This weekend at 103C Summit, both ways

The soonest Friday-to-Sunday one of our homes can host, priced from our own calendar tonight. The platform column is an estimate; the direct column is what you would pay before taxes and cleaning.

The next open weekend at

103C Summit

Check in Fri, Nov 13, check out Sun, Nov 15 · 2 nights, live rates

On Airbnb, estimated

Fri, Nov 13: $103
Sat, Nov 14: $103
Service fee: Built in
Before taxes and cleaning: $206

Booked direct

Fri, Nov 13: $93
Sat, Nov 14: $93
Platform fee: $0
Before taxes and cleaning: $185

You keep about $20, roughly 10%

Book these nights

Estimated. Nightly rates are live from our calendar for these exact nights. Airbnb builds its service fee into the nightly rate, so the same night there runs about 11% above our price here; Vrbo's gap is a little smaller. The $175 cleaning fee and the 6% lodging tax on the rent apply either way and are left out on both sides. Across most stays the gap lands around 10%.

Next open weekend elsewhere:202D Summit · Nov 13 1208 Silver Creek · Nov 13 Timbers 3 · Nov 13

Your own numbers

What the platform fee actually costs

Same home, same nights. The only thing that changes is the platform fee built into their nightly rate. Play with the numbers, or open any home's calendar for the exact total.

A slow morning with two mugs on the bed at a Wander Luxe home

Nightly rate

Nights

On Airbnb

Rent, 3 nights, fee built in: $759
Before taxes and cleaning: $759

Booked direct

Rent, 3 nights: $683
Platform fee: $0
Before taxes and cleaning: $683

You keep about $76, roughly 10%

Estimated. The default nightly rate is today's live calendar rate at Timbers 5; change it to any number. Airbnb builds its service fee into the nightly rate, so the same night there runs about 11% above our price here. Cleaning fees and the 6% lodging tax on the rent apply either way and are left out on both sides. Your exact total is on each home's live calendar.

How paying works

Four steps, no fine print surprises

charged and confirmed on the spot

Try it on any home. Open 107D Summit, pick your nights on the calendar, and Reserve these dates takes you to our own checkout.

1
Pick a home and your dates
Each home's page has a live calendar with real nightly pricing and minimum stays. Choose your nights and tap Reserve these dates. The price you see is the whole price.
2
Your card is charged instantly
Enter your details and card on our own checkout. Stripe charges the full amount right away and we never see your card number.
3
Your dates are confirmed on the spot
No waiting on a person to check a calendar: the booking is yours the moment payment goes through, and Stripe emails your receipt immediately.
4
Get your check-in message
Directions to the exact pin, parking, your door code, and the house notes arrive by email two days before check-in, and the code is in your Guest Lounge at 8 AM on check-in day. During the stay, you text us directly with anything.

If plans change

Cancellation, in short

This is the policy for bookings made here. Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com bookings follow the policy shown on that listing. The what-happens-if list on the policies page walks through the common cases.

Full refundCancel within 48 hours of booking, with check-in at least 30 days away.
Minus $100Cancel 60 or more days before check-in and everything comes back except a $100 cancellation fee, which covers our non-refundable processing cost and the work to reopen your dates.
50% refundCancel 30 to 59 days before check-in.
No refundCancellations inside 30 days of check-in, for any reason.
WeatherNo refunds, credits, or vouchers for weather. The roads are plowed and a proper vehicle with good tires gets there. Travel insurance is the right protection if you want it.

The full version, plus pets, hot tubs, quiet hours, and check-in times for every home, is on the policies page. Everyday questions are in the FAQ.

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The three most-reviewed homes

Seven renovated homes across South Mountain, the Summit, and Silver Creek. Live availability on every page, and the Snowshoe guide for everything around them.

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5-MIN WALK TO VILLAGE

107D Summit

Sleeps 9 · Walk to the slopes

3 bed · 2 bath · 1,100 sq ft

North Mountain

Fall rates from $93/night

4.85

157 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

Ski season rates from $124/night

4.95

152 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

Fall rates from $207/night

4.87

150 reviews

A mug by the fire pit at dusk on a Wander Luxe deck

Not sure which home?

Text us with your dates, group size, and what matters most. Texts and emails get an answer within the hour, and we will tell you honestly which home fits, and which one does not.

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