Our family of four, including kids aged 9 & 10, and our family dog, enjoyed our stay at the cabin.
It was cozy and quirky. The kids slept upstairs and loved climbing the pull-down ladder to get up and down. (There are outdoor stairs to get to the upper level if needed) The house has that nice lived-in feeling and stocked with extras - if you need extra snow gear, swim/lake accessories, sweaters, blankets, etc - and the kitchen is thankfully well-stocked. I *always* appreciate a rental that actually has some condiments in the fridge and staples in the cupboards.
My husband had to work during our time there, and while the internet was sufficient (and we were thankful to have it because we had zero cell reception), he did struggle with lag in Google Meet meetings, even with video off. Not the end of the world, but an FYI. Also I thought there would be a desk for him because I saw one in one of the photos of the bedroom, but it has been replaced with a dresser.
We loved the hot tub on the very quiet evenings, and once I found all the parts for the hammock, we enjoyed that as well.
It was a really lovely time to be out there (end of Sept), offseason, not too many people around and the temps were perfect. Warm enough to enjoy the last weekend of the pool being open at Blue Lake Springs, and for exploring Calaveras Big Trees SP or going for walks by the lake. But nice and chilly at night! I love being surrounded by trees and understandably they drop a lot of needles. I actually found it therapeutic to sweep the decks.
When I had a few questions the owners were very quick to respond, from the very beginning. I really appreciated that!
The neighboring cabin was getting all their windows replaced for two days while we were there, so it was very noisy but this is not likely to be a problem for anyone else ;-) and we don't blame anyone. Just an unfortunate circumstance!
And of course we were VERY thankful that would could bring our dog with us. The place is very dog friendly and they even have a few things there for your pooch.
We love the area and we enjoyed our stay at the cabin.