Whispering Pines: 5 BR, 3 BA Townhouse in Carnelian Bay, Sleeps 12

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Carnelian Bay, California

North Tahoe Marina
‪5 min drive‬
Kings Beach State Recreation Area
‪7 min drive‬
Northstar California Resort
‪24 min drive‬
Truckee, CA (TKF-Truckee Tahoe)
‪19 min drive‬

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5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

3 bathrooms

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• Bedroom 1: Queen Suite w/bathroom
• Bedroom 2: Four Twin Beds (2 Bunk Sets)
• Bedroom 3: Queen Bed
• Bedroom 4: Queen Bed
• Loft Bedroom: Queen Bed

BBQ - Not available due to new County Policy.

When you’re ready to venture outside, keep everyone entertained in this perfect vacation setting. The Recreation Center / Lodge features a swimming pool, two outdoor hot tubs, locker room saunas, billiards, tennis and bocce courts, and a fitness trail. The complex backs up to Tahoe National Forest, offering miles of hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and other activities year-round.

Your home away from home is in Carnelian Bay, where all North Lake Tahoe is right at your doorstep! Stroll down to Magic Carpet mini golf or check out Waterman’s Landing, located at Patton Landing Beach, a 3-acre, pebbly beach known for stand-up paddling.

To experience Lake Tahoe gambling and nightlife, Incline Village and Nevada's historic casino Crystal Bay are a short drive away, just across the state line.

Closer to home, you'll find superb dining options right in town like Gar Woods Grill and Pier for steaks and fish, the Old Post Office Coffee Shop for hearty breakfasts, and CB's Pizza for hand-tossed pies and beer.

You're only 10-12 miles from three great ski resorts—Northstar, Alpine Meadows, and Squaw Valley. Whether you prefer to downhill or cross-country ski, snowboard, snowshoe, or go sledding or ice skating, North Tahoe is the place for every winter activity.

At Squaw Valley, after conquering the slopes, go tubing with the kids or try out the mini snowmobiles at SnoVentures Activity Zone. There are dogsledding tours too!

Year-round, the Village at Squaw Valley offers dining, shopping, the Squaw Valley Aerial Tram, and a variety of activities.

In the summer, ride the Aerial Tram to High Camp then choose a scenic trail and walk or hike in one of the most breathtaking places in the world! At 8,200 feet elevation, admire the beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains with views of Lake Tahoe and Squaw Valley's legendary granite peaks. In the Aerial Tram building lobby, kids and grownups can have a blast climbing the variety of routes on the 30’ simulated Headwall Climbing Wall. If you dare, learn how to do a front or back somersault at Skyjump; all ages are welcome.

NOTE: Carnelian Woods Amenities: Hot Tubs are Typically open daily in summer and winter, Saturdays only in spring and fall. Pool and Tennis open summer only. Amenity access never guaranteed. Please check website for availability: carnelianwoodsorg

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Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

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Children allowed: ages 0–17

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No events allowed

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No pets allowed

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Smoking is not permitted

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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

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About the area

Carnelian Bay

Located in Carnelian Woods, a neighbourhood in Carnelian Bay, this holiday home is in the mountains. Northstar California Resort and Palisades Tahoe are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park and Sand Harbor. North Shore Parasail and Kings Beach Miniature Golf are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with power boating, fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking.

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Carnelian Bay, California

What's nearby

North Tahoe Marina - 5 min drive - 4.4 km
Kings Beach State Recreation Area - 7 min drive - 5.9 km
Cal Neva Casino - 11 min drive - 8.4 km
Northstar California Resort - 24 min drive - 16.1 km
Palisades Tahoe - 25 min drive - 22.6 km

Getting around

Truckee Station - 23 min drive
Truckee, CA (TKF-Truckee Tahoe) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Lodge at Big Springs - ‬17 min drive
‪Gar Woods - ‬13 min walk
‪Whitecaps Pizza - ‬7 min drive
‪The Grid Bar & Grill - ‬8 min drive
‪Taco Bell - ‬8 min drive

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Is Whispering Pines: 5 BR, 3 BA Townhouse in Carnelian Bay, Sleeps 12 pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Whispering Pines: 5 BR, 3 BA Townhouse in Carnelian Bay, Sleeps 12?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Whispering Pines: 5 BR, 3 BA Townhouse in Carnelian Bay, Sleeps 12?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Whispering Pines: 5 BR, 3 BA Townhouse in Carnelian Bay, Sleeps 12 located?

Located in Carnelian Woods, this holiday home is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Agate Bay and within 3 miles (5 km) of North Tahoe Marina and Moon Dunes Beach. Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area is 3 mi (4.9 km) away.

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

6/10 Okay

Katie C.

31 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Plumbing needs updating

The check-in process was easy, and communication was good. We requested and helpfully received late checkout. The house was clean, but is on the older side (think: worn carpets/bathmats, frayed towels, older appliances). Phone service here is very poor, but the wifi worked.Our biggest issue was that the plumbing is very weak--the toilets had very weak flushes, and needed 2-3 flushes to get just toilet paper down. The upstairs bathroom toilet wasn't flushing upon arrival; the plumber who was sent snaked the toilets, retrieved a bar of soap that had been flushed down, but also said that the plumbing really needed updating. And even after his visit, the toilets still had the issue of very weak flushes requiring 2-3 flushes.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arvin T.

2 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and responsive property manager

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daryna B.

3 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good

Nice spacious rooms. I would add light in the hall.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

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8/10 Good

Jennifer S.

1 Oct 2024

In Tahoe for a wedding

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great experience renting this space for a week-long trip to be in a wedding. Instructions were easy to follow/house was easy to access, communication was clear, and when we thought we had an issue with a bathroom water spout, it was quickly "fixed" (we just weren't pulling the handle hard enough).

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

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8/10 Good

gloria h.

17 July 2024

Decent stay though not everything worked well

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The rental was nice though one of the toilets did not flush we had to do it by hand which was very unpleasant, the mini fridge did not work and I found peoples socks still in the home along with floss in the medicine cabinet. Which indicates to me that the home was not cleaned thoroughly.

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10/10 Excellent

16 July 2024

Warm Tahoe Week

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Again we rented the same condo for 6 days. Everything was fine.

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10/10 Excellent

Mark F.

16 July 2024

Great place to stay

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan L.

5 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family vacation

Extended family vacation with kids. The house is spread out and three floors so a lot of stairs. Our kids are 5-8 so actually loved the stairs and made the loft their play area! We also enjoyed the pool area and hot tub but it is a drive to get there. The walk to the lake and mini golf is 8-10 minute walk and we all loved walking to watch the sunset! Bring bug spray if you go in summer like us. We really enjoyed this property and it’s a corner unit so lovely views!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

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8/10 Good

Anna M.

1 June 2024

Whispering Pines Review

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Leonor P.

17 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Beautiful property false advertising

This property is beautiful, we decided to bring our family for a get away. Having teens over we look for amenities that they would love. AWFUL!!! THEY ADVERTISE DIFERENT AMENITIES THAT DONT EVEN EXIST ANYMORE!! THEY DONT LET YOU KNOW SOOO!!! ASK EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE BEFORE YOU BOOK!!!! BE PREPARE TO BRING YOUR OWN EVERYTHING!! EXCEPT FOR TOWELS. WE FOUND REALLY STUPID THAT YOU NEED TO LEAVE AND TAKE OUT TRASHES I mean they charge for everything and they charge a good amount cleaning fee amd cant this people even turn dishwasher on! Take out trashes.. VERY STRICT FOR VERY POOR SERVICE!!! PLUS!! WE WERE WALKING TO LOOK FOR THIS FALSE ANNOUNCE AMENITIES and attendant saw us and he didnt care to almost run us over!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cylie B.

13 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Family Stay

We stayed for a week in mid-September and the condo was perfect. Probably our favorite perk was the wagon, we are easy to please. It was super helpful with 7 kids and a trip to the beach everyday. Plenty of space for our group of 11. The listed amenities were not available, the hot tubs only open on the weekend for a few hours and we specially picked the location for the pool and hot tubs for the kiddos.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Kim B.

9 Sept 2023

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

too far to walk from parking to house

the down stirs master with fridge (not working) too many ants and spiders, door too bath should be opening out too hard to get in for handicapped, patio was almost too small for BBQ Ing, it should have been listed as small. Pool was closed too many times because of lack of help we where told. very disappointing

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

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8/10 Good

4 Aug 2023

Great North Shore Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Very good time. Tripped a kitchen circuit breaker & had to email to find out where panel was to reset it. Everything clean and in order. A coyote and two bears were within of 150 feet of our units = good viewing.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin H.

10 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Friends retreat

We had a great time with 12 people high school aged and parents staying at this place. The condo itself was great to host a big group for bonding and relaxation. Being close to the Lake was great, a short 5 minute walk and we were at the water, taking pictures and skipping rocks. Walking distance to coffee, 7-11, and minature golf. The rec room and hot tubs were nice and clean, the hours were limited, and they charge for billiards and arcades, so we utilized the hot tubs and saunas. Overall a good trip and would highly recommend this house.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barbara H.

30 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had a great time

Came down to hit the slopes. Perfect location. Property manager super accommodating. We asked to check in a few hours earlier to get out of snowstorm and the manager replied within 30 minutes. This is our 3 rd time staying here. Definitely will return and recommend to friends. Thanks for a great stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

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10/10 Excellent

2 Dec 2022

Great vacation

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021

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10/10 Excellent

19 Aug 2022

Third Stay Good

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a good time for the third year in a row at Whispering Pines.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

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8/10 Good

Carla S., Wichita, ks

12 July 2022

Good condo overall

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Overall the condo worked well for our family of 9. It’s conveniently located close to some great restaurants, beaches and other activities, so that was awesome! The condo is dated and the kitchen and dining space is small. It was clean and pretty well stocked. We had an issue with one of the tv’s and they were out the next day to fix it. I would recommend but for a smaller group as the one bedroom was the loft which had no privacy.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

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10/10 Excellent

mark j.

6 July 2022

Tahoe Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Would have been all 5 stars. Property a little dated but was clean and the location was perfect. Pool hours closed earlier than advertised but that's not the owners fault. Only recommendation would be to add a few more amenities for guests in the summer time like some beach chairs. The summer is beautiful at the lake and there are plenty of beaches where they would be useful.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

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10/10 Excellent

26 June 2022

Worked for the whole family

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8/10 Good

Dominic M.

20 June 2022

Great stay in North Lake Tahoe

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is a great place if you want to stay at a cabin, but dont need a backyard and dont mind neighbors close by. Not too many neighbors and the loft upstairs was awesome. Beautiful area in North Lake Tahoe. Only thing is wish the owner provided cleaning supplies. I like to clean up after myself but there were no cleaning products like counter spray and no broom. Ive stayed at quite a few rentals and cleaning products are always provided. I had to buy my own and use a hand brush and small dustpan to sweep. Other than that it was a great place.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

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6/10 Okay

Guillermo C.

17 May 2022

A Cozy Stay

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The overall stay was amazing. No complaints. I do want to mention to future guests to please, please ask for the refund policy before reserving. I feel like this property had a very strict refund policy. The overall process before my stay was frustrating. According to Airbnb, this property has three hosts who don't seem to relay information to each other. Therefore I felt myself having to repeat answers I had sent already to one host to another again and again. As a side note, I would recommend to the host to clean there vents for the heater. They were awfully dusty and in need of some cleaning. I hope I am not coming across as too critical, but I feel as though this feedback might help the host for the next guest. But overall, I was content with the amenities of the home and the location.

6/10 Okay

Sally F., Minneapolis, MN

18 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beautiful neighborhood, unit needs basic maintenance

This rental unit is located in a beautiful neighborhood, and the views out most of the windows are really lovely. The week we were there was quiet, which was wonderful. We hardly saw another person in the same group of condos the entire week. We felt like we had the entire place to ourselves! Along with our adult children and spouses, we were there with our two young grandsons, ages 1 and 3. Potential renters should know that this unit is not currently geared toward young children. We were advised that there is a safety gate on one of the 2 stairways, which there was. However, the gate was not in working order. There were 4 bolts holding it to a wall, and 3 of them were stripped. My husband was able to tighten the 1 remaining bolt, and with a good deal of duct tape, keep it upright enough so that we had time to run over to it when the little ones began to push on it. It was a problem the entire week. Several of the doors (bedrooms, laundry) wouldn't latch, so the boys were able to get into rooms that we did not want them in. Apart from these concerns were other basic maintenance issues. One of the biggest problems was the kitchen sink. About halfway through our visit, the disposal stopped working and the sink would not drain. We called the property management company, who told us not to put food down the disposal (fine with us) and advised my husband how to drain the sink from lying on the floor underneath. That worked. However, for the next 3 or 4 days, we had to do this almost every time we used the kitchen sink. Not fun. Before we left for home, we gave a list over the phone to the property management company regarding other maintenance issues, which they seemed to appreciate. If the owners/ property management company attend to the needed repairs, this would be a nice vacation rental. Finally, please install a mirror somewhere in the master bathroom or bedroom. How does a man shave or a woman fix her hair or apply makeup with no mirror in the master suite? Such an easy fix to hang one on the back of a door. Thank you.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Lauryn N.

7 Feb 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great tri-level place!

My family and I had a wonderful time at this property! It is a little bit outdated though and definitely needs more dinnerware and utensils. There weren't even enough forks for everyone, so we had to make do. The windows are also single pane, so some rooms were much colder than others and it was drafty in parts of the place. Overall, we had a great stay and would recommend to others.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

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10/10 Excellent

Barbara H.

13 Dec 2021

We had a great stay

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

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