We reserved Five Woods for a family event in June. The property is nice overall, but not without a few issues:
--The bed configuration was not as advertised, and one of the king beds described in the listing was nowhere to be found. We brought this to the property manager's attention, who promised to "remedy" the situation. While no king bed magically appeared during our stay, perhaps the listing has now been fixed.
--When our party arrived around 4, the cleaning crew had just started work from the previous visit, pushing back checkin a couple hours and resulting in a less than complete cleaning of the house.
--Similarly, a number of lightbulbs throughout the home were burned out, and there was a lampshade missing in the master suite with just a bare bulb in the lamp. The lampshade was hastily replaced during our stay.
--This property is attached to a similar unit next door, where, for a number of days, work crews were in and out with loud power tools. It was hard to hold a conversation on the back deck where the sound of power tools was pretty loud.
--Finally, the property manager was upfront about the fact that this unit has no A/C, which makes sense given the generally cool temperatures in Telluride. However, it also has no screens on the windows, which means that if you open up the house to cool it off in the evening, bugs (think mosquitos and moths) will come in through the open windows if you have any lights on.
Many of these issues can be resolved by the property manager, and we hope that they are, because in general, it is a great condo. On the plus side:
--The layout is spacious, with four floors connected by a large stairway and elevator. (Note that downside of four-floor layout is that the older wi-fi router does not provide reliable internet on the lower floors).
--The kitchen is also suitably large, with plenty of counter space and a large dining room table. Note that if you intend to cook, you may want to bring some things from home as the kitchen is sparsely equipped (like many rentals).
--There is room for four cars (one in each small garage and two in the driveway), which was helpful for a group.
--Terrific views of the surrounding mountains, and good access to the walking paths around Mountain Village.
--A short drive over to the main gondola. It is also walkable but close to a mile in distance.
Overall Five Woods was a good property but with some annoying issues around the edges.