Cinnamon Ridge III

We stayed in D323, and the deck, family room, dining area, kitchen, and master bedroom all had beautiful views. The master has a queen bed, though a king would be better. Its vanity area is medium-sized and works fine, while the separate shower and toilet room feels a bit too small. The other two bedrooms were nice, each with two twin beds. It would be better if one had two full or queen beds. They share a bathroom. There's also a sleeper sofa in the family room, but we didn't use it. The basic kitchen was nice and had what we needed to cook and serve meals. As of 2/19/19, it had coffee filters, a spice rack, and salt, but no pepper. There were only two or three days' worth of hotel-style coffee and sugar or sweetener packets. The tap water tastes good. The place also has a washer and dryer, a gas fireplace, a hot tub, and two parking spaces. No humidifiers were provided, which was a first for me in a multi-room ski stay in the western USA. Bring your own. Getting to the lifts takes some planning. A free Red bus stops 20 yards from the door and takes you to River Run entrance, then it's another 250-yard walk to the River Run Gondola and Summit Express lifts. Or you can walk about 400 yards across a small footbridge over the Snake river to the base of the swift four-person Peru Express. There's also an Argentine lift, but it never opened while we were there, and we were told it was slow and not worth taking. The walk is fine in shoes, but a bit much in ski boots or with gear. We rented two large ski baskets at the Mountain House base ski check near Peru lift for about $15 a day. They gave us unlimited access during the day and overnight storage, with half-day options also available. There are lockers elsewhere at Keystone, too. The ski check also lets you leave skis or a board there free during the day or for $5 overnight, and it was open 8:00am to 8:30pm. For our family of four, the baskets worked well for keeping boots, helmets, and goggles overnight, and our regular shoes during the day. We stored our skis and board overnight as well, so we could walk the five minutes to and from the Peru lift area in shoes without carrying equipment. Haywood Cafe, open 7am to 2pm, is a great breakfast spot within 100 yards. Snake River Saloon & Steakhouse is also within 100 yards, open 4pm to 1:30am. It gets crowded, so make reservations to avoid a long wait. We rented from Breeze Ski Rentals, about 100 yards away, and had an awesome experience at very good prices. Highly recommended. Christy Sports Ski & Snowboard Rentals is also close and had good online reviews, though I haven't used them. Fast Tracks Shuttle handled our airport transfers both ways; they did great and had the best prices. There aren't any markets nearby with a significant grocery selection. The closest is City Market in Dillon, about eight miles away. There's a tiny shop nearby, but it's expensive and has very little. Keystone skiing was great and didn't disappoint. The mountain food was good, but expensive, as usual at ski resorts. Night skiing was nice, too. Vacasa and the owners communicated well from booking through arrival and handled our needs. When we arrived around 8:30pm, none of the three electronic keys in the main lockbox outside the door worked. We called, and a Vacasa representative answered and gave us instructions for the spare lockbox, also outside the door. It had an extra key that worked. The next morning, they delivered three new keys to the condo. It was a nice Keystone condo. I'd recommend having a lift plan: rent a ski basket or use lockers and ski check for overnight storage, then walk at an easy pace to Mountain House and Peru lift. You could wear boots and carry gear to the free Red bus stop 20 yards away, ride to River Run, and walk another 250 yards to its lifts. The other option is hauling your gear all the way to Mountain Base, which I wouldn't recommend. Bring humidifiers, and enjoy the views and other amenities.

The room was amazing and clean, with a great view and all the kitchen utensils we needed. The location was great, too, within walking distance of the mountain.

I've stayed here several times and had no problems. The Wi-Fi is good, there's access to a trail along the river, and River Run village is within walking distance.

Our first stay here was amazing, so this was our second time. This visit, the hot tub smelled horrible, and they didn't help us with it for three days of our five-day stay.