Shiner Creek Retreat - McCall, ID

What a great place to relax and recharge. The location is close to everything - town, the lake, hiking, and the golf course.

We stayed at this property exactly one year ago. You can see my 5 star review listed in with the other reviews. We rebooked this same house for this year as we loved it so much last year. Wow, what a mistake! The home has been completely neglected in a year. Totally trashed. I took dozens of pictures of the sad condition of this home, and made a list of everything that was not up to par. Before even entering the home, we had an issue with the door. You can barely get the door open. The door does not fit in the door frame properly. You can see where they’ve tried adding all different types of random weatherstripping to improve the issue (to no avail.) The locks were installed upside down. It’s hard to turn the locks to open the door, and once the door is unlocked, you really need to push it in order to get it to open. Once inside, we were met with dirt all over the floor and a weird smell. From there, it just kept getting worse.
For starters- there was dust EVERYWHERE! Whoever has been “cleaning” the home has not been dusting- at all. There’s a thick layer of dust on everything- even highly used / trafficked areas like the main coffee table, tv stand, etc. In the bathrooms, there are bath mats that have very obviously never been washed. They were soiled! I immediately collected them into a pile as I didn’t want to step foot on them at all. The freezer smelled gross- there was a broken, half filled ice tray, some old discolored ice packs, and a brown grocery sack waiting for us in there. Let’s talk about toilet paper. We rented this home for 4 nights with 6 people. There was less than half a roll of toilet paper in one of the bathrooms- the other two bathrooms had none! I mean, I understand not giving us your entire stash of tp- but you don’t even have a roll installed in each of the bathrooms? Speaking of toilet paper- the toilet paper holders in the bathroom just fall off when you try to unroll your toilet paper. They need to be tightened onto their anchors in the wall. The downstairs bathroom towel rack is ripping out of the wall- I wouldn’t suggest trying to hang a towel on that one. All of the bathroom toilets had urine around their base. The microwave had someone else’s food remnants left in it- pretty gross. The one non stick pan they provided for cooking has the non stick coating flaking off everywhere. Unless you’d like those flakes mixed in with your food, it is unusable. They left one dishwasher pod for our entire stay and requested we start a load of dishes before we left. I don’t know about you, but as a family of 6, we typically do more than one load of dishes in 5 days.
Moving onto the living room… the couch is stained and dirty. This could easily be resolved with a simple upholstery cleaning. Half of the lightbulbs downstairs were burned out and needed to be replaced. The master bathroom soaker tub had not been cleaned out- full of soap scum, hair, grime. The batteries to the remote had 1% upon our arrival and if we wanted to watch the smart TV, we would need to go purchase our home. As you can see, it was just one thing after another. We were so excited to stay here again, but all of these issues put a major damper on our stay, and we will never stay here again. What a bummer, as we thought we found our perfect vacation spot. If the owner is aware of all of these things, then shame on them. If not, I feel terrible that this is the way they’ll find out that their vacation home has turned into a dump.

The location is perfect for golfing at the McCall golf course as well as being close to the boat launch in the park.
The house worked great for 4 adults and 2 kids, 10 and 8. We rented this unit last year as well as this year and I would rent it again. I highly recommend it.

This was our second year staying at Shriner’s Creek Retreat. Great location, comfy beds and clean!

The home was very clean and we lived having bathrooms off each bedroom.

Place was very nice. Tvs and bathroom in every room. Nice decor. Could have had a few more supplies like cooking oil, coffee, etc. Also, the air conditioning was either not working or locked on thermostat and wouldn't let us change it, so sleeping was uncomfortably hot... especially upstairs where the master bedroom is located!

The location was awesome, close to everything yet quiet. This is a very comfortable condo.

We had a great time. Super clean and very comfortable. House have everything we need to stay. Recommend to all

The house was clean, free of smells or debris. Quiet neighborhood. The only small complaint is that wifi dropped sometimes and was not of the best quality overall - working remotely was difficult to achieve with dropped video calls. But otherwise, the wifi worked great. We enjoyed this home and looking forward to booking it in the summer to enjoy the green views of the golf course.

The house was nice, comfortable and a great value. Close to town but felt far enough out was private and quiet.

We stayed in McCall to do some snowshoeing and Nordic Skiing. Being near Ponderosa State Park was amazing! The home had everything we needed for a great long weekend!

Our family of four loved this home. Great location, clean, comfortable. We will definitely choose this home again on a future visit.

Very nice. Could have used an extra key as two couples. Great location. Very clean and comfortable. Good price.

very nice location with golf green at backyard. we enjoyed to watch some of wild deer near the house. surely 5 stars i can give.

The place itself and the location are fantastic! Unfortunately, for us, too many little things added up and would probably look for a different place next time..

You definitely have to be OK with not being able to get In touch with anyone and being on your own. We you prefer to have someone to call in case of anything. One example was the sink kept backing up with water and the garbage disposal did not seem to work. As a family who likes to eat their meals in, for the most part, this made the clean up annoying.

I don't want to go into everything, but one Big sing for me was that the cleaning was not up to par. None of the bathroom rugssuggestion would be to Upgrade sheets and

My husband and I booked this home for a place to stay during a 100 mile ultra run that my husband was doing; we could not have asked for a better home. It sits right on the golf course, within walking distance of Ponderosa State Park and about 3 miles from downtown McCall --which if you have never been, is a MUST! So cute. We had another buddy stay with us and he too was impressed with the house. It actually face timed his wife showing her the beautiful kitchen, big bedrooms, and living room. Great place to come for a family with kids and/or just having a retreat with friends. It was tranquil and just a pleasant place to get away from all the chaos of living in a big city! We highly recommend staying here!!!

Good floor plan, clean and on the 7th fairway. Only issue, the freezer wouldn't freeze our food items

Loved the location, layout of the home, and view of the golf course from the back patio.

This townhouse is very convenient within walking distance to a public beach. We loved the layout of the home and the furnishings were appropriate. It was an almost perfect rental for our family. The following is by no means critical of the condo or it’s owners; we have strong critical opinions of the Vacassa rental platform and their claims:
Vacassa claims extra detail in cleaning high touch surfaces during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This was not what we found when we walked in, we had to clean and wipe down many surfaces. There was dried egg on the counter, smudges on the microwave and crumbs inside. Freezer had crumbs. Handprints on the glass doors. Exterior entryways and balcony didn’t say "Welcome Home" as they are unswept and dusty. There are various food stains or smudges on the dining table, TV console, and couch. Also dead bugs and spider webs on the screens inside the window. The baths had hairs in the sinks and on top of the toilet. During the pandemic it is very disconcerting to walk into such a mismanaged property; obviously managers and cleaning staff do not take seriously the COVID cleanliness protocol and do not value their job security threatened by reduced rental income or rental traffic through the Vacassa platform.

The house is very close to Ponderosa State Park. The configuration of the house was very convenient for 4 adults and 2 kids. I would rent this house again and recommend it to others.

Wow!! Not sure how to fit everything into one review. What an amazing stay! House was fully stocked. Very clean- this was VERY appreciated by my family. We stay in vacation rentals often and they often disappoint in the cleanliness department. This one did not! Spotless.
The view of the golf course is gorgeous- you have a deck on both the lower and upper floors. The bathtub in the master bath was a dream. This home is in the perfect location!!! Close to downtown, the marina and Ponderosa State Park entrance. We had a great trip. We plan to visit and stay again next year. Thank you!!

We loved staying at this condo. It was up-to-date (not always the case in McCall), WiFi, just a short walk to the beach, backed to golf course, and had everything we needed. Kitchen was well stocked with dishes.

This home has beautiful details and a very functional floor plan. Each bedroom has a bathroom, which is so convenient for each guest and whatever sleeping arrangements you make. Our group included 2 adults, 2 teenagers and 3 children and everyone had their own space. The property is well kept, shoveled daily and the golf course behind has a walking path around the perimeter during the winter where you can cross country ski or snow shoe. There's a cozy fireplace and games for your group to enjoy. We can't wait to go back and explore this area for every season.

We enjoyed the feel of open space behind the home since its backed up to a golfcource which was covered with snow. The home was clean and plenty of space for out group of 7. It is close to town and quite. We will stay here again.