Northstar Lodging: Condominiums

Cute condo and the one we stayed at had a really nice location by The Village. However, there were bugs everywhere inside our condo! I personally killed three flies and two enormous ants. There were also a few other ants, flies and a spider that were unharmed. I mean I get it’s in the middle of the forest, but for the amount of money we paid to stay there, I wasn’t expecting to battle bugs inside. There also wasn’t a sign to put up outside our door to not be bothered, so we had surprise housecleaning who opened the door without warning. They apologized and were really sweet though. Overall, it was just ok. The pricing is not worth what you get though.

Those condos are so overpriced. Very outdated worn out and not well clean. When we got in the condo we felt like in 1980. Carpet was dirty and all the tiles on the floor were moving. Staff is so disorganized and uniformed and if you need info just research online cause nobody will give you straight answer. The check in is at 4 pm and if you want to rent ski equipment to be ready for the next day (not to waste 40 – 60 min) the renting location is closing at 4:30pm its almost impossible to make it. Not to mention that they making you go for one location for tickets than go back to another location to rent its ridiculous.

Loved these condos! Clean, quiet, close to everything. We will be back. Great price too and the village has something to offer everyone.

Love the place but was so upset when after doing 10 miles of the Tough Mudder on a Saturday night there was no one that could bring us a replacement DVD player for the one that was BROKEN in our room! It was only 530 pm when I called and apparently «everybody» was gone for the day. There are like 100 movies in here and were unable to watch any of them… For the freakin rate we are paying I can’t believe that there was no one in the whole resort that could bring us one.

Let me be sharp and clear: the price does not mean these condos are nice, just that you have a chance to hit on a better one (or worse one). We just stayed this weekend and i ll say the carpeting was old and uggh-​y, there were (other people’s) hairs in the tub, the shower was weak and leaky, the shower curtain moldy, the wicker chairs stained (what with?)’ the water heater overwhelmed after 2 consecutive showers…
I m not saying skiing is not fun, but i did feel like we overpaid for this.

I stayed in a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo. The condo’s are about 30 years old, but they are well kept and very clean. The wood burning fireplace was a really nice touch, kept the upstairs really warm. For the price that I paid I thought it was really worth it. We had 4 people, 1 bedroom had a kind bed and the other bedroom had 2 twin beds, but they supplied extra sheets and bedding. You could easily fit 6 people in the condo comfortably. I would stay here again.

This review is for addy: 6104 Rocky Point Circle.
I thought this particular condo was ARIGHT… but it could have been better. The condo was kinda dated with old appliances and bathrooms. It was also carpeted so it had a minor wet-​stale stench in the air. You won’t notice it after awhile.
PROS:
–Decent sized rooms. It was 2 bdrm condo with a sofa sleeper. One room with a double bed; the other with 2 twin sized beds and access to the patio. Could fit a total of 6 people.
–3 bathrooms — 2 next to the each room and one on the main floor, right across the kitchen.
–Washer and Dryer provided.
–A basic stocked kitchen.
–2 patios; the patio on the main floor had a grill and a beautiful view. Very serene.
–2 TVs
–accessibility to a large clubhouse that is well kept. Large sized lap pools, smaller kiddie pools, a couple of hot tubs. There is also a gym and a game room. At your disposal for a fee of $ 2 per person.
CONS:
— we arrived late Friday night. The condo is difficult to find with hardly any street lights and visible street signage.
— when we finally arrived, the owner didn’t even bother to turn on the porch light. At least invest in a sensor light if you’re too lazy to turn it on for us!
–With no light, we couldn’t see the padlock to access the house key. We had to use our phones to provide some light.
–There is a grate right in front of the door — okay, no light with the possibility of dropping the key right through the grate? That was smart.
Additionally, the owner could have updated the electric stove, provided better pots/​pans, a sharper knife set. They should also fix one of the shower fixtures that leaked water and would leave a puddle on the floor. The towels were white and some were stained — gross! The shuttle service was a joke — I didn’t even see a shuttle? And lastly, the club house was a drive or shuttle away. It was under the impression it was close by — walking distance.
First impression is a lasting one — for the price we paid, I expected more. I WOULD AT LEAST expect the porch light to be turned on! Had it been, the ease of entering the condo would have bumped it up to 3 stars.

The Northstar resort itself is pretty nice, with nice shops, restaurants, ski lift, ice-​skating rink, etc… The shuttle service was good and the drivers were nice.
However, the condo we stayed in was a Meh… The bedrooms were extremely small, the heater was crazy, it was either cold or we could not breath of the heat.
Furthermore, we told them there were seven people staying, but they only had sheets for two beds.
The beds were very uncomfortable. Somehow, this time, we forgot our shampoo, cream, etc… Whatever the Northstar provided was not worth the money we paid. The toilet paper and paper-​towels were the worst quality you can get. Really??? For more than $ 400/​night???
Again, I think it was absolutely overpriced. If I paid for the rooms like in a motel, I would probably give more stars, but it felt like a rip-​off.

My family and I stayed at one of Northstar’s condos. We loved it. The condos are all individually owned, so the décor and quality may vary a bit, but the three that I saw were all pretty nice, clean, and comfortable. They come with different #s of bedrooms & bathrooms. Our condo was stocked with plenty of toiletries, towels, extra bedding/​pillows, and a fully stocked kitchen (complete with pots, pans, salt, pepper, coffee, etc… so all we had to buy was cooking oil & food). I believe the condos should come with a washer/​dryer too.
Water pressure was OK, and most of the time the water was warm enough, except for a slight hiccup of cold water one night when both of our showers were being used at the same time.
There is a free shuttle to Northstar Village (where you’ll find the gondola to get to the slopes!) with stops that are relatively near your condo. You just give them a call & ~20 min later they’ll send a shuttle to the stop that’s closest to you.
With your condo comes a free parking pass for your car.
My main gripe is that the heater in our condo was kind of crazy… it would either be really warm when the heater was blowing, and when it turned off it got pretty cold.
Overall, it’s a great (albeit slightly pricey) alternative to hotel rooms for people who would like a fully stocked kitchen & more room to hang out with friends/​family compared to a hotel.