Notes from the host
The Chalet at Icicle Creek
(For promotion details please read the remarks in the last paragraph of this listing description.)
Beautiful home, totally remodeled in 2014 and being continually remodeled.
Quick note on renovations and updates. We are truly in a grand reopening phase. This last year but especially the last couple of months have seen a ton of updates for the property. We completed new paint inside and out last year and in the last week we just got brand new carpeting throughout and had the hardwood floors refinished. Additionally we have just entered into an arrangement with a new cleaning crew who are wholly qualified and who just conducted a thorough, several day deep clean of the property. Other recent renovations include but aren't limited to a new pool liner, a landscaping revamp, new shower heads, driveway seal, bball court paint, new couch for master bedroom (former BnB side) sitting area and a host of other things. When you arrive at the property if you need anything we will come right away. We live 8 minutes away and we can fix most anything. Thanks for thinking of us!
Amenities include: Swimming pool (typically open May 1- Oct. 1), Hot tub year around, volleyball court, basketball hoop (driveway court), two indoor fireplaces, two outdoor fireplaces (fireplace and fire pit), grill, jetted bathtub in the master suite (with yet another [cosmetic] electric fireplace), five flatscreens.
On one of Leavenworth's most beautiful roads, Icicle Road, which leads you to the Snow Lake Trailhead, the Enchantments and right across the street the Icicle Ridge trailhead (great one hour or so hike to the top). We do our very best to keep the landscaping looking beautiful with a mix of manicured lawns and natural forest landscaping.
This house is really two houses connected by a breezeway. Total privacy available for, say, two families traveling together on each side. The right side of the house has two bedrooms (one private room and one loft style bedroom which has visual privacy), two bathrooms, a kitchen, dining and living room with fireplace. The left side has a master bedroom / master bath that is a former BnB with a downstairs area that has yet another efficiency kitchen, living room with fireplace, dining room and bedroom with three sleeping spaces which is great for kids. (The downstairs bathroom has a pump toilet that we ask that guests only use in the event of emergency.) We have three other bathrooms in the house though! We do not list the home as a four bed four bath, we list it as a 3 bath because that pump toilet is tricky to navigate at best)
The pool is private and for our guests only. It's on our property. It's typically open from April 1st or May 1st depending on how long winter lasts. We typically close the pool down October 1st-15th. The pool is heated in the spring and fall only and kept to around 70-75 degrees. When it drops into the 30's at night the pool heater typically cannot keep up and this is when we decide to close it down for the winter.
We have a long driveway so there is plenty of room for parking, the property is allowed one car per bedroom plus 1, so the MAX CARS IS 5. We cannot fit or provide electrical for recreational vehicles. Our driveway is steep at the beginning and curved. We recommend anyone coming to leavenworth in the winter to bring four wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicles with snow tires. A two wheel drive car with no snow tires is going to have a very hard time getting around, to include the first part of my driveway.
We do everything we can to keep the property absolutely beautiful year around.
Our property is nicely landscaped, it is a mix of mowed lawns, barked areas and areas that are more au natural.
The county has enacted new rules for vacation rentals so that we can maintain our license. We have caps on the total number of guests (10), number of cars (5), garbage (removed with a service after each guest), a neighborhood noise restriction (75 decibels), fire safety, etc. It's all built into our listings. Common sense prevails. :)
So there aren't any surprises. We normally charge an extra guest fee for guests over 2 so that we can charge less for small parties and more for larger parties where people are sharing costs, as opposed to simply charging the higher amount all the time. More people means more supplies, more wear and tear, more cleaning, etc. While doing comparisons similar properties with a pool charge quite a bit more than I do.
We sometimes require a short term rental contract. Really it's just so that folks know about the house rules and the new county rules. We have come to rely on Vrbo's agreement more and more often though.
We have updated our cancellation policy as of April 23rd, 2025 for all bookings moving forward to offer a full refund if cancelled 60 days prior to arrival. Cancellations are really difficult to process and in most cases we are not able to get a property rebooked if someone cancels close enough to the date of their stay. Most people book a year or six months in advance. We hold those reservations for you in good faith, we love it when our guests do the same but we also understand that things can happen. We also suggest that guests look into VACATION RENTAL TRAVEL INSURANCE. There are 3 ways to get to Leavenworth, Highway 90 (Blewett pass or via the Gorge), Highway 2 and via the Wenatchee Airport. In 17 years of doing this I've never seen both passes closed at the same time. Please do check the pass report before driving out.
Please come prepared to drive in the snow in the wintertime. Again two wheel drive vehicles with bad tires and no chains will not be able to navigate this town on a snowy weekend or during a storm.
** PROMOTION: For off peak "stay's only" Book Friday and Saturday and add one day free when available. Book a non weekend i.e. Monday-Tuesday and add one non weekend day for free when available. Typically not available for holiday weekends or Leavenworth event weekends (Christmas Lighting, film festival, etc.) or busy summertime periods or busy wintertime periods (high ski season, winter break, etc.). For new bookings only, offer not retroactive for past bookings and free night is always at owner discretion. Must be requested at time of booking (this promotion is an on again and off again type of thing, we use this promotion to aid us in booking the slow periods). You'd book two days and I'd add the third day MANUALLY, if and when available. Adding the free night must still be available for me to be able to add it.
House sleeps 10 which includes children and babies.
It's a beautiful place, we do put up a Christmas tree from around December 1-January 31. This place is fun for the whole family. Bring your games from home.
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Hosted by kelly kortman, owner
