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Terms:
A 50% deposit will hold your dates. Bookings are accepted on
a first-come, first-served basis. We accept personal checks
via the mail (the postmark date determines who gets the unit
in the case of multiple deposits received for the same days).
- During peak
seasons we receive numerous inquiries; in the event that we receive
rental deposits from two or more potential guests for the same
time period we will accept only one deposit and immediately inform
the other parties of the conflict. Redundant deposits will be
returned or reapplied to alternate dates at your discretion. We
reserve the right to substitute a home of similar style and quality.
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Deposits
are fully refundable as long as we are able to rebook the days
you wish to cancel in which case a $100 administrative fee will
be charged.
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It
is your responsibility to send your check for the remainder
of payment including 6% Michigan tax, $190 cleaning fee, and
a separate $500 security deposit to arrive at least twenty-one
days in advance; we will then provide you a with the lock box
combination.
- Please indicate
clearly on all checks that you're renting "SchmidHaus"
or "NSV3" for 2105 North Schuss Mountain Drive;
the 5 bedroom home on Sally's Ally ski run.
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Your Security deposit check will be held until after our cleaners/property
manager inspect the unit at the end of your stay (Please don't
make us use any of these funds!).
- We do our
best to provide you with an enjoyable stay. We cannot; however,
control Mother Nature. Rent is not refundable for any reason including
lack of snow, too much snow, ice, rain, etc., unless we are able
to re-rent the home for the time period you wish to cancel; in
which case a $100 administrative fee will be charged. During rain
days, ski surfaces are soft; with correct choice of clothing the
skiing can be very enjoyable and comfortable as well. (I'm told
that golf can also be played in the rain.)
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4WD
is HIGHLY recommended, if not required during the ski season
(or whenever snow is a possibility - mid-September through late-April);
this ski-in, ski-out home is directly on the ski hill: snow
and ice are always a possibility. The drive is plowed regularly;
however, we can't control when it will snow and when you will
arrive. The roads and drive can be very difficult while it's
snowing and immediately after. You may want to wait to drive
up or down the drive until the plow truck has come through and
plowed and sanded the drive. You're coming up for the snow,
so please be prepared and happy for it.
- When driving
up the streets and drive, keep your vehicle in 4WD and maintain
momentum. When driving downhill it is best to travel at a walking
pace when snow and ice is present.
- There
is very often melting snow from the roof that falls on the deck
at the top of the stairs to the left as you view the home from
the drive. Please don't use these stairs during the winter; enter
the home from the lower-level main door in the middle of the home
just off the drive. It can also get very slippery on the patio
and walkway to the hot tub. Please be careful! Your renting
this home constitutes your acknowledgment that there will be ice
and snow that will be slippery, and you agree by making your rental
payment to be fully responsible for your own safety and to not
hold liable Richard Schoonover, Josephine Schoonover, our agents
and employees for any mishap that may occur during your stay.
Please be careful.
- SchmidHaus
(2105 N. Schuss Mountain Dr.)
- There is no phone in the home.
- AT&T Cellular has the best reception. Verizon is pretty
good. T-Mobile, I'm told, also works. And; remember, "friends
don't let friends use Nextel" (no coverage outside of major
cities!)
- Internet
Access: Free high-speed wireless Internet is available
at the Schuss and Summit Lobbies.
- All bedding,
linens, and towels are provided at the home. Feel free to use
the bath towels in our outside hot tub. The resort provides
towels at the pool, so please don't take our towels down to the
resort pool; please use the resort provided towels at the pool.
- Check
out: Noon; Check in: 6pm
- Late check
out (if available) 6pm: $100.00
- Early check
in (if available) noon: $100.00
- Unauthorized
Late check out will be charged at $100/hour and the cleaning crew
may begin cleaning for the next guest at noon. It takes from four
to six hours to thoroughly clean this large log home; please be
courteous of our next guest and our cleaning crew
- Early check
in may be available; contact us during the last week before your
trip. We make every effort to have the home prepared for your
arrival; however, it's possible that the home may not be 100%
complete upon your arrival. In the event of a late check in it
is not our policy to refund any monies.
- Quiet Enjoyment: Please remember that this
is a high-end home in a quiet residential area and you must be
courteous of the neighbors by not making excessive noise at any
time, and no noise whatsoever after 10 p.m. Please be especially
quiet when in the hot tub as the noise projects out over the neighbors
homes. Also, please do not turn the stereo up too loud, and keep
all the doors and windows shut while the stereo is in use.
- BYO Soap
& Shampoo.
Please
treat our home like it is your own luxury retreat.
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During the ski season, first drive a 4WD vehicle to the home
to check the road conditions. If the roads are too difficult
for 2WD vehicles you should park them in the ski-area parking
at the bottom of the hill and use a 4WD vehicle to "run
shuttle". The roads and drive are plowed regularly; however,
immediately after snowfall the roads can be VERY difficult.
Please use good judgment. See section below for the phone numbers
of the road and drive plow people.
- SchmidHaus
parking is in front of the house towards the
ski hill slightly before the propane tank. Please only park one
car deep as there is soft sand beyond the gravel parking area;
there is room for two or maybe three cars. Additional parking
to the side of the home (up the drive to access) and on the drive
itself.
- Please
don't use the stairs on the side of the home at SchmidHaus in
the winter; they are too icy to be safe! Enter the main
door on the lower level, or the stairs that go out towards the
ski hill from the deck.
- Please
no shoes or boots inside: we're directly on the ski hill,
the drive is sanded and salted, the snow sometimes mixes with
sand, and you won't want to walk all over salt and sand on the
floors, and I don't want that mess on my nice wood and slate floors.
All of the lower level floors are heated, and you will want to
experience them barefoot! So please remove your shoes.
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Heat:
Turn main-level heat and lower-level infloor heat to room temperature.
The system works best if the lower level floors are one to two
degrees higher than the main thermostat. The electric heated
floors have been pre-programmed for your comfort. If you would
like them a bit warmer or cooler please use the up and down
arrows only to temporarily reset the temperature. Please don't
mess with the programming! Please don't turn the infloor heat
to 90 or 100 degrees; it won't heat up any faster, and anything
above 80 is downright uncomfortable (and it will drive up the
electric costs which will drive up rental rates).
- If you run
the upper level heat above 72 degrees (or at 80+ degrees; some
people have done this!) expect the lower level to be cold. The
excess heat from upstairs will not allow the lower level thermostat
to turn on the in-floor heat. Please keep the thermostat settings
within a few degrees of each other (and the lower level slightly
above the upper levels during the heating season) for best results.
There will be a $100 deduct from your security deposit if our
staff finds the heat set above 72 degrees during your stay.
- Air
Conditioning: Turn main-level thermostat to room temperature.
(Please don't run the infloor electric heated
floors and the Air Conditioning during the same visit. The natural
stone floors in the bathrooms will get cooled down by the Air
Conditioning and then radiate coolness into the room; turning
on the electric floor heat just fights the Air Conditioning. Thanks.)
- The
thermostat in the lower level is for heating only; please do not
turn it on in the summer cooling season.
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In the summer when it cools down at night in beautiful Northern
Michigan, the best option is to open up the windows and allow
in the cool fresh air so that the home can cool during the night.
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PLEASE No skis, bikes, or golf clubs in house; please use the
storage room located towards the ski hill under the deck (double
doors to the outside).
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Turn hot tub up to 100-104 degrees maximum and verify that it's
in the correct mode (see below).
- If
the hot tub does not look or smell totally clean upon your arrival,
please add 1-2 tsp. of Iso-Chlor and run the jets for thirty minutes
with the cover open.
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NO
SMOKING
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NO
PETS
- Quiet Enjoyment: Please remember that this is a high-end
home in a quiet residential area and you must be courteous of
the neighbors by not making excessive noise at any time, and no
noise whatsoever after 10 p.m. Please be especially quiet when
in the hot tub as the noise projects out over the neighbors homes.
Also, please do not turn the stereo up too loud, and keep all
the doors and windows shut while the stereo is in use.
If we receive a complaint from one of the neighbors about too
much noise you will forfeit your entire security deposit and we
will donate it to the North Schuss Village association to pay
for additional beautification of the area. Enjoying this lovely
home is a privilege that comes with certain responsibilities.
Please respect the neighbors and their right to enjoy the quite
of the area. THANKS.
- The $190 cleaning fee you paid covers "Normal" cleaning
at the end of your stay. Any cleaning charges in excess of $190
(pet hair, excessive dirt, a weeks worth of dishes, etc.) will
be passed on to the guest by way of a deduct from your security
deposit. Our policy on accidents and your security deposit is
that "accidents do happen" and we will not hit you for
every little thing as long as the "little things" are
isolated cases, are incidents that could happen to anyone, and
you let us know of the broken item, small problem, etc. However,
if you don't let us know of small problems then we can't fix them
on our schedule and they can become big issues. So, tell us of
small problems and your security deposit won't be affected; hide
the truth from us and you will be charged. We've only had to use
a security deposit once in over 200 guests... let's keep it that
way!
- Mid-stay cleaning may be available for a fee; if interested
please contact Rick via Email.
- No skis,
bikes, or golf clubs in house (please use storage room under deck).
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Hot Tub Procedures (NEW INSTRUCTIONS: very important; a new hot
tub was installed December 15, 2006. THESE INSTRUCTIONS UPDATED
AGAIN 12/31/06):
- All four
plastic latches must be unlatched before opening the cover (two
in front, and two in back; or they will break). Please fold open
the front half of the cover and then gently lower the entire cover
off the back side of the tub while standing on the back side,
and holding the cover in the middle. If you just push the cover
off the back the support will break (just ask my 10 year-old daughter...).
Thanks.
- Please no
glass in the hot tub; plastic and cans only!
- Please be
courteous of other guests and shower before use!
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Very
Important - Hot Tub chemical maintenance: The chemicals
are kept in the yellow plastic rectangular box on the shelf
in the storage room next to the hot tub behind the double-doors.
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the spa does not look or smell totally clean upon your arrival
please add 1-2 tsp. of Iso-Chlor and run the jets for thirty minutes
with the cover open.
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Please
add 2oz of powder Oxy Spa Non-Chlorine Shock at the end of each
day that you use the hot tub. After adding the chemicals turn
on the jet pumps and leave the cover open for 30 minutes. If
you've had lots of people in the tub it may be necessary to
add more shock (another ounce or two). Just give it the "smell
test" a half-hour after you add the initial shock... if
there is any foul smell add more shock and let the pumps run
another half-hour. (Please don't forget to close the cover after
30 min.) Also add 1-2tsp of Iso-Chlor (granulated chlorine)
every three or four days or if the tub looks or smells dirty.
If the tub is really dirty add Iso-Chlor (up to five or six
tsp if required) and turn on the jets and leave the cover open;
It should clean up nicely within an hour or two. Also, if you
use the tub a lot or overload it the water level may drop. If
so, just use the hose in the back storage room and add more
water (please drain the hose of water and keep it in the storage
room or it will freeze).
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There
also may be spa test-strips by the chemicals; they are used
only to monitor the pH. If
the test strips are not present please ignore this paragraph.
Disregard the free chlorine test (the spa has a special filter
that does not require free chlorine in any substantial quantity).
Adjust the pH by adding pH Up or pH Down at 7.2 to 7.5. (Total
Alkalinity will follow the pH level; no need to be concerned
with this one either.) THANKS.
- For
proper operation the spa must be set to "Standard" Mode.
The mode is changed by pressing the "Temp" button, then
pressing the "Light" button. Doing so will cycle the
tub through the three modes, Standard "St", Economy
"Ec", and Sleep "SL". The spa must be in Standard
Mode... "St" will be displayed momentarily when you
switch to Standard Mode; then the display will revert to the set
temperature after a little time. If in Ec or SL mode the display
will alternate with temperature and "Ec" or "SL".
Please check the mode if the tub does not heat fully.
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The
spa must also be in six or eight hour filtration mode ( how
many hours out of twelve the tub is set to run the filter).
If the spa is slightly dirty, or if you expect heavy use please
set to "8"; otherwise "6" is OK. To program,
press "Temp", then "jets". Press "Temp"
to adjust. Press "Jets" to exit programming.
- A
bit of a "bath tub ring" around the top of the hot tub
at about the water level is normal. If this occurs just take a
hand towel, run it around the top of the tub and turn on the jets.
The filter will quickly remove any scale left in the water.
- Please
keep the spa full of water. If you put in many people (overflow),
or run it for long periods with the cover off (evaporation) the
water level will drop. There is a hose in the lower level storage
room and a water spigot next to the tub. Please be sure to empty
the hose of water and put it back inside or it WILL freeze. Also
please don't leave hose hooked up to spigot or it may freeze and
break.
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Please
put the hot tub chemicals back in the storage room behind the
double doors in the yellow plastic box after your use so that
they can be found by the next guest.
- Fire
Safety: there is a fire extinguisher under the kitchen
sink.
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Feel free to use food/condiments in fridge & unlocked cabinets.
- Please don't
play "amateur interior decorator" and move the furniture
all around. Thanks!
- Futons;
Important Operating Instructions: Please pull the futons
out from the wall before lowering. Lower Level Futon: to
lower, lift seat of futon up and pull forward. Push entire bed
back to lock into position. To raise, lift from the center of
the back.
- Outside Lights:
please leave all light switches with a black dot on them in the
"on" position; the exterior lights have sensors to turn
themselves off.
- Take a magazine
or book or two, or leave yours behind as you wish
- Outside
Grill: Please remember to shut off propane at tank after
EACH use or you may not have propane for your next use
- Fireplace:
please make sure the flue damper above the right
hand door of the fireplace is in the open position (to
the left) before lighting. To get the fireplace to draft
properly please first burn two pieces of crumpled-up newspaper.
Open the grate below the fireplace (pull down) and open the ash
drawer to increase the air flow while starting fire, or if it
does not burn well. Then make and start your actual fire. There
is typically scrap wood to use for kindling in boxes in the lower
level storage room. Firewood is stacked next to the parking area
towards the ski hill.
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North Schuss Mountain Drive and our private Drive will
be plowed & sanded as required. If the drive is impassable
(with 4WD) you may phone Ron at 231-676-0441 or Kim at 231-676-0442
and indicate that you're guests of Rick Schoonover at 2105 N.
Schuss Mountain Dr. Please don't "cry wolf" or they
won't come quickly when their really needed!
- Stairs should
be shoveled upon your arrival; it's your responsibility to keep
stairs clean during your stay; a snow shovel is in the lower level
storage room; please only use the totally plastic shovel on the
wood stairs and wood deck.
- Use sand/salt
mixture in the plastic garbage can outside for "emergency
drive fix"; please don't put salt on the wood deck unless
absolutely necessary. There is also a metal garbage can in the
storage room for fireplace ash, which provides excellent traction
on snow or ice.
- Garbage
may be placed in two large garbage cans in the outside wood trash
can shed by the paved parking; please don't put trash in the sand/salt
mix can or the ash can. If you fill both cans please take a bag
of trash down to the Schuss Village dumpster behind Ivan's and
put a new bag in the trash can. This will keep animals from getting
at loose trash.
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TV/VCR/DVD Set TV to channel 3 to watch SAT TV. Control
DVD & VCR using TV remote. To watch local broadcast channels
first turn off the SAT box then set TV channel to proper channels:
7 NBC, 9 CBS, 80 ABC. To go back to Sat TV, set TV to channel
3 before turning on the Sat box.
- To use the
Stereo for TV audio turn on stereo and set input (+/-) to "DTV//CBL
Auto". To use the stereo for DVD audio set input to "DVD
Auto" You will get much better sound out of the in-wall speakers
this way.
- If
the SAT TV freezes up or you can only view a few channels
just unplug the power from the rear of the Direct TV controller
on top of the TV Amour and remove the Card (front left) and count
to 30. Reinstall Card and re-apply power to unit. The unit will
re-initialize and should now be operating properly.
- Video
Rentals:
- Movie Gallery,
next to Glen's Mancelona 231-587-1281
Mon-Thurs 10a-10p; Fri, Sat 10a-11p; Sun noon-10p
- Sunset Video
110 East State Street, Mancelona, MI 49659
(231) 587-8799
- Sunset Video
116 South Bridge Street, Bellaire, MI 49615
(231) 533-5918
- Maintenance
Problems: For any problems at the home
please contact Rick Schoonover at 248-202-5104 (cell)
or 248-674-2901 (home). If you have a plumbing emergency
(a stopped up toilet is not an emergency... it's cause for you
to use a plunger) or a heating emergency and Rick is unreachable
please call Dean at D&M Service 231-676-0687(cell) or 231-544-2507(office).
If you have generall "who do I call" questions about
the area you could also try our cleaning person, Shirley Sanders,
at 231-886-2854(cell) or 231-587-9233(home).
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NO
SMOKING: If you must smoke, please do so outside and
put your buts in one of the provided outdoor ashtrays. Please
don't throw your butts on the ground; they make a big mess and
our cleaning crew hates to pick up cigarette butts off the ground!
Cigarette butts found on the ground will be charged back to
you at $10.00 per butt (seriously). Evidence of indoor smoking
will result in forfeiture of your entire security deposit.
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SORRY,
NO PETS
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Please
phone Shirley Sanders upon departure at
231-886-2854 so she may start the security deposit return process
for you and clean for the next guests.
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Please
treat our home like it is your own; please don't leave any more
mess than you would in your own home. Cleaners will come in
after you leave, however; we expect a reasonably well kept home.
- On
your last morning, please don't make up the beds you used so that
our cleaning crew knows which beds to strip down and clean for
next guests.
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Please
start the dishwasher when you depart so our cleaning crew can
empty & run additional dishes for the next guests.
- Please make sure that the fireplace
is completely out, or if still burning slightly that the doors
are firmly shut.
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Lock
all doors with deadbolts and depart the lower level main door
and then lock the digital deadbolt from the outside.
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Please
make sure that all lights & ceiling fans are off.
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Heating
Season: Main level heat to 60°, Lower
level heated floors to 65°, and heated bathroom floors left
alone in their pre-programmed mode.
- Summer
Cooling Season: Thermostat to 80°.
- There
will be a $100 deduct taken from your security deposit if the
thermostat is not set appropriately upon your departure.
- Turn
hot tub down to 98°.
- Please
fill out guest book.
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Please
send me an email and let me know how you enjoyed your stay...What
you liked; what you would like to see different; suggestions,
etc. Remember, if you enjoyed your stay, tell a friend; if you
didn't, tell me so I can right whatever was wrong. We're constantly
striving to improve our Shanty Creek Rental Homes at Schuss
Mountain. THANKS Rick
Prices
and specifications subject to change. Check back for latest revisions
and corrections. Thanks.
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