Mountainback at Mammoth

A group of us came up here to spend time together and hit the slopes. We ran into multiple disappointments during our stay.
1. We had to wash all the bedding ourselves.
2. The comforters had stains on them. God only, knows what it was, had to wash them.
3. The mattress protectors had crumbs on it, had to wash that.
4. The DVD player was broken, they replaced it with a cheapy that over heated.
5. Not enough towels.
6. 2 windows screens and 2 sliding door screens broken. They refused to fix these items during our stay.
7. I was looking for something and I found an old pair of broken flip flops, a water stained cigarette, beer pong balls, a pair of glasses made for a small animal, and so on, all under the couches. The cleaning fee is $ 200 plus and for that price the rental should be emaculante.
8. Supplies where very low and when we called we where told we can come get what we needed. For the price they are charging not only should the rental of been fully stocked, they should bring you what is needed.
9. As far as parking goes it is true that you have to go to overflow parking if it is full.
10. I can go on but I think you get the point.

Just stayed here last week with family and friends for a nice weekend gate a way. I was skeptical about the place at first. I booked the room with out looking into the place or the reviews. I had gone online and tried to find reviews on this place but I didn’t find any. I’ll be the first to say this place was amazing. It has a nice cozy/​homey feeling to it. It was so spacious for the big group of people that stayed with us. Everyone in my group had an amazing time and loved the location its minutes away from the lakes and only an 45 min away from Yosemite. & the front office makes it very convenient for late check-​ins and check out. I would definitely stay here again! We will try to make this a yearly tradition.

My family has been renting from Mountainback for 20+ years. This year, a personal guest of the owner from the unit next to ours took one of our blankets that was in the hall, along with other items, by our door. All Mountain Back would do was email the owner, they claim they don’t have a phone number for the owner. I was able to find a number online in 2 minutes. The owner admits to having the item. Mountainback refuses to follow up and will not help. When I told Marylou from Mountainback I was disappointed in their follow up she said, «Well you can feel that way.» Do not stay here, they do not care about their guests!!!

Mountainback is a fantastic place for a weekend getaway to Mammoth!
Eight of us rented a (3) bedroom and single loft for a weekend where we got to walk to the slopes, cook homemade meals at night, and enjoy a super luxurious living space for an entire weekend.
Likes:
Blu-​ray Player in living room — We watched Frozen our first night here!
Fully stocked kitchen — Dish washer, super nice fridge, coffee maker, plenty of pots and cooking utensils.
Clean and usable hot tub — Nothing like taking a hot dip after a full day of shredding.
Stereo system — Easy aux connection to bump tunes with your iPod or phone (without disturbing your neighbors of course).
Quiet — I never head any noise from any of the other condos around us so sleeping at night was quite fantastic.
Fireplace — Nothing like having a few logs burning while you’re gathered around the living room watching TV or playing board games.
I would stay here again without hesitation!

Great location and service! The 9 of us stayed at a 2 bedroom unit with loft that could’ve housed 4 more people comfortably. The main living area was open and spacious, with plenty of wood in the balcony for the nice fireplace. There were a couple of hot tub areas really close by. The village was also a short 10 – 15 minute walk away. We actually accidentally locked ourselves out of our unit and thought it would be an ordeal to get a key, but it was a simple phone call from the main building and literally 15 seconds later, a nice lady came downstairs and handed us a spare key. Overall, we had an amazing stay and with the reasonable pricing, we’ll definitely visit again!

We’ve been coming here for a number of years.
A few times the unit we stayed at was at the end near complex up up up the hill. What sucked about that was I had to walk to the pool in the afternoon when I wanted to go for a dip. And you’re thinking (lazy ass!) well for those that don’t come up here it is high altitude so it makes if feel like we are smokers (I don’t smoke).
On to the goodies:
–The office used to have free computer use (but now people bring their laptops and Ipads)
warm pool
–Jacuzzi at the pool and up and down the complex
–BBQ at the pool
–free towel exchanges (I think they started every other day now)
— The gardeners keep the grass clean and cut (mostly)
–Wifi and cat5 in the condo
–parking is below the condos
Unit 45 has some more good stuff.
–DVD movies and TVs in both the bedrooms.
–Nice quiet den.
–CAT5 and wifi
–next to the pool
–kitchen was fully stock with sharp knives to cut the trout with
…noodle bowels
–The master bedroom has a huge tub
–The other bathroom’s tub drains fast finally!
–the other bedroom has two beds.
–Some of the windows don’t open
I love the corner part of the living room that is like a mini couch to read the paper or use the ipad for or etc.
We came up in September 2013 after the summer rush and it was dang quiet in the condos and around town and even up at the lakes (though a few campers were there). Would love to set up trip again at that time again.

Building 4, #43
So a group of us stayed at one of the condos recently (March 2013) to enjoy a little snow during the day, and friendship-​destroying board games at night. The location is extremely convenient to both North Village (~1 mile east) or walking to the lifts (Canyon Lodge is just at the end of Lakeview Blvd). The location really is great for the Mammoth Lakes area even if it’s not Tamarack Lodge.
The spring thaw came early, and there seemed to be many vacancies even though it was still snow season. What does this mean? We were loud and no one sent the SWAT van to knock down our door. We also had no issues with parking two cars in the downstairs lot.
Our unit was very clean and felt «homey.» An arsonist’s dream cache of firewood was stacked on the balcony with boxes of matches nearby for our funeral pyre. Basic hotel toiletries and towels were set out, which saved my hide as I forgot everything other than a toothbrush and toothpaste. There were no issues with hot water availability, but again there seemed to be a lot of empty units when we came. The only negative we ever experienced was the over-​the-​range microwave wasn’t plugged in, so neither the micro nor the venting fan would turn on. The latter caused more of a hassle as we cooked many many steaks one night, and it smelled like a Korean BBQ store exploded in meat ecstasy.
Good location, good price, no one to bother us (YMMV). To top it off, the place wasn’t haunted. What more could you ask for?

Good cabins for Mammoth and very close to the resort & on the Blue Line. Rates may get pretty ridiculous during the winter season, and people can get obnoxiously anal when it comes to noise, but other then that the cabin was chill.

Visited again and had another great experience, but a few caveats that I failed to mention in the previous review.
Hot water is at a premium. After a few showers, there is absolutely ZERO hot water. Have fun taking a shower in 20 degree water.
Overflow parking. They were nice enough to give us 2 parking passes for the parking area below, but we had a third car. So they made us park in an «overflow» parking lot that is located between buildings 3 and 4. I’m writing this and hoping it shows up on a Google search because they told us it was directly BEHIND building 2, which happens to be a road with no parking lots nearby whatsoever. We spent a good 30 minutes searching for this mystery lot behind building 2, only to find that it was not there at all. On top of that, it’s a DIRT lot up on a small hill that is not obvious at all. This is really unnecessary because all of the buildings parking lots are at a maximum 10% full. Would it kill them to let us just park another car in our lot so we didn’t have to walk a few buildings down to get our car every morning?
So in closing, take short showers if you want any hot water at all.
The overflow parking lot is in between buildings 3 and 4 in a DIRT lot.
Good luck.

02.24/02.27.11 — #340 Bldg. 5
Really enjoyed our stay during our ski strip last weekend. Can’t wait for our next trip out to Mammoth.
Master suite is roomy. Large living room; wood burning fireplace w/​2 balconies. Stocked firewood. 2^nd bedroom has 2 twin beds. All rooms have flatscreen tvs. Fully loaded kitchen & washer & dryer.
The drive to Mammoth ski lodge took no more than 15 minutes (slow going driving in the snow).
All in all it was a cozy condo which made 2 children (under the age of 3) & 5 adults very comfortable.

Recently stayed at Mountainback (Unit 18, Building 2) and had a fantastic stay! Condo is cozy with lots of upgrades like heated bathroom floors. All necessary kitchen amenities, plenty of space for clothes and gear, flatscreen t.v. in all rooms, and washer/​dryer in condo for use. A really comfortable condo.
Location was equally pleasing. Loved skiing in and out of Canyon Lodge which is just .6 miles up the road. Blue bus line is directly out front door. Minutes to all other attractions.
Highly recommend this condo rental!

4.0 Stars
I had a great experience staying with Mountainback at Mammoth this past weekend.
Mountainback at Mammoth offers cozy condominiums that are walking distance to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area’s Canyon Lodge for convenient winter skiing/​snowboarding. If you don’t feel like walking, this complex is right on the Blue line bus transit (stop #51/​52) for conveniently getting around the Mammoth Village area. You can also transfer to other bus lines that service the rest of the Mammoth area.
The main office staff were really accommodating. The check-​in time was originally at 4pm, but they let us check-​in a couple hours earlier. This worked out in our favor because my friends and I were able to put down our stuff and head to the mountain for some afternoon skiing/​snowboarding.
According to their website, the premises also has a swimming pool, 6 jacuzzis, and a BBQ area.
Me and a couple of friends stayed at condominium #111, which is located in Building 11. For more details on this property you can refer to this site:
. It essentially had 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
I really liked this unit because it was recently renovated and it had everything we needed to make it a comfortable stay. From in-​room laundry to internet access to a full kitchen (stove/​microwave/​refrigerator/​dishwasher) to a wood burning stove, this place had it all. Best of all, it had an awesome entertainment section. There was a huge LCD TV with PS2, Blue-​ray player, and a huge collection of DVDs. YES, that’s right a PS2 and a Blue-​ray player!
This unit has perfect sleeping room for 6 adults. 2 people can sleep on the master bed, 2 people can sleep in the room with 2 twin beds, and 2 people can take the sofa couch. If you need extra blankets or pillows there are plenty in the closet spaces.
Although there isn’t a daily cleaning service like at a hotel, the complex offers daily towel changing service. If you don’t want to use the towel changing service you can wash your own towels using the in-​room washer and dryer.
A three night stay turned out to be around $ 800. I would definitely come back here in the future.
== A MUST TRY! ==