Northstar Tahoe
Northstar with children: a practical guide
The bunk room, the travel cot, the walk to the Village, and what to do on a storm day.
Most of the families who stay with us at Northstar have children somewhere between a toddler and a teenager, and the condo was set up with that in mind.
Where children sleep
The upstairs bedroom has a queen bed and a twin bunk bed with guardrails, so four people sleep up there, and it has its own bathroom with a rain shower. In practice that usually means one parent and the children upstairs, or older children on their own.
We keep a travel cot and a high chair in the condo. They are free, but please tell us in advance so we can have them out and ready rather than in a cupboard.
Getting around without a car
Northstar Village is about a ten-minute walk downhill, which is manageable with small children and much easier than driving and parking. The Village has restaurants, shops, an ice rink and fire pits for s’mores.
The walk back up is uphill, which is worth knowing if you are carrying a tired four-year-old. The free resort shuttle runs on the resort’s seasonal schedule and is the easy answer on those evenings.
Storm days
They happen, and they are not a disaster. The condo has board games, video games, smart TVs and a gas fireplace, and guests regularly write that the games were a highlight of the trip.
If you want to get out, the Village is walkable in most weather and the shuttle runs. Downtown Truckee is about ten minutes by car and has enough to fill an afternoon.
One honest note
The condo sleeps six, and that is the maximum on our Truckee permit. We do not book above it, even for small children. If you are a larger group, our Caldera Springs house takes ten.