Avis River Retreat+ Indoor Pool & Hot Tub on 3.5 Acres

We enjoyed a wonderful family vacation here mid July. Kids loved the pool and we all enjoyed the hot tub. Pool table was fun. It was super to be so close to the river to use our stand up paddle boards for some river adventures. We had an outing to Lewiston Lake for kayaking and fly fishing which was so fun. The large outdoor yard was great for lawn games and lounging in our hammock hung between the trees. The sleeping arrangements accommodated our group fairly well except for one glitch with a mattress; host responded to our concerns. We spent a lot of time on the patio enjoying the sounds and sights of nature. The large dining room table worked well for playing games and eating in the cooled dining/living room. After some experimentation we figured out which pans worked on the induction stove. Although temperatures were in the 90s while we were there, the living/dining area stayed cool with the ductless AC unit. The master bedroom also has an AC unit; the other bedrooms had fans and screened windows that helped with temps. Electricity, internet and water worked fine during our week; we did work-arounds with no cell service. All in all, it was a great place where we had a memorable family vacation.

My family spent there 3 days. Perfect house for quiet vacation. My kids enjoyed swimming pool a lot Beautiful location with a stunning views

This was a nice place to unwind for our multigenerational family.

Pool, pool table, and trek to water was great for kids. Unfortunately, no DVD player and poor internet to watch TV forced the kids to play board games. The nearby market has an adjoining BBQ spot which was great for lunch. This home is very close to neighbors.

We had a great time. The house was amazing. Couldn’t get the kids out of the pool!!!

The overall experience was fantastic, and gave everyone a chance to relax and recharge.

As other renters have pointed out, the property IS rustic however it was also clean. I was concerned because of another reviewer calling out spiders in the house. We found none. There is a great deal of delayed maintenance in this property. Some of the sliding doors were extremely hard to open, one of the roll up window covering next to the pool was off it's track and could not be rolled up, pool table was well past its time to replace the cushions and felt, things like that. (Ron, the cushions and felt can be replaced in about 3 hours, watch how it's done on youtube, I've done it at least twice on mine). What we did discover though was that the family staying in it was far more important than the place itself. Everyone had a great time in the pool, hot tub, fishing and surprisingly... the piano. I would have never guessed that the kids would get so much enjoyment out of the piano. Bring your own charcoal (webber) and firewood for the fireplace. There is no real master bedroom however for a rental, the two baths upstairs almost work better for 3 families than a master and a hallway bath. Things that I think would make the stay even nicer for the prices paid would be a gas bar-b-que, some wood provided for the fireplace, and get some new towels for the pool area. By all means, check out the fish hatchery where you can see the steelhead face to face. Interesting and the kids loved it. As others have said, Ron was very responsive and answered all questions. Our stay was short but the kids and everyone had a great time and memories for a lifetime.

Other than a slight glitch in the check-in process the place provided everything you wold need, minus a can opener, luckily we had a camping one. The pool was nice but was showing some wear signs that should be addressed sooner than later. Overall we had a good time, having the river close by was a plus although the steelhead/salmon weren't biting, to busy spawning I guess. Would definitely recommend it to others.

The listing and the property owner are not honest about the AC situation. There is a very small AC that has a filter that hadn’t been cleaned in months. Even after we cleaned the filter and had it running constantly, the downstairs temperature was 90* in the house. The upstairs was close to if not over 100* until after midnight, even with all of the windows open and fans running 24/7. When we complained to the property manager, he said he would have another AC delivered. He never did. When we told him the listing wasn’t honest, he said he didn’t say there was an AC. Ron was very quick to respond to our communication but I was really disappointed with his transparency, he seemed to want to sell us on what he would do but didn’t follow through. He said no one could predict the hot weather when in fact anyone with a weather app could. If it weren’t for the pool, we would have left immediately. We went into Redding twice and spend the day at the movies, just to escape the heat from the house. We couldn’t stay there. The cleanliness of the house was an issue. They did a good job cleaning the bathrooms (although, mold in the show curtain) and the kitchen. There were large spiders and webs everywhere. The spiders were so bad in the sunroom, none of us went in there. They were really bad on the back deck. We told Ron about them and he said he’d just had someone out and it was typical for that type of property and he couldn’t do anything about it. We have 14 acres and this isn’t true. Unfortunately Ron lives out of the country and its evident there isn’t someone invested into the upkeep of this property. The pool was the one saving grace. Even though we went during the hot month of July, the pool was very cool and refreshing. We did find scorpions in the water on two occasions, so be mindful of that. Half of the pool toys were damaged but we used the ones that weren’t. We paid extra for additional people. I’m not sure what that money goes to. There were no extra towels. When I called the property manager, she blamed Ron for not being notified, which was a little awkward. I didn’t really mind, we were just looking for more to be brought over in a reasonable time. We asked for more hand soap and she said just use the dish soap. We were not brought any additional paper products. Ron did refund us the additional cost of people to help with our dissatisfaction of the cleanliness and AC. This is a very small step up from camping.