**Now taking Reservations** 4200 ft elevation. One of the many reasons winter vacationers choose The Inn of the Beginning @ Blue Lake Springs, Arnold, CA, is because of it's great location just off Highway 4. During winter Cal Trans snowplows Hwy 4, Calaveras County snowplows the resort community's roads and The Inn of the Beginning is on a will call driveway snow removal program. Combined, these favorable road conditions allow for easier winter driving. This spectacular 9 year old, modern, cozy, well decorated, and very clean upscale resort cabin offers easy access and off street parking for at least three vehicles. Step into the vaulted great room, warm up by the wood-burning stove and view seasonal wonderland scenes. Four individual decks, overlook the tranquil property from differing vantage points. The gentle slope at the rear of the home and the flat paved driveway offer fun places for kids to ride bikes, build snow forts, and play. And we have a fully equipped kitchen with seating for 6, limited household supplies, firewood, and emergency flashlights keeping your thoughts on, all of your potential adventures and, "let it snow"! Sequoia Woods Country Club is a short drive for dinner or cocktails. Check our BLS Snowflake Lodge Restaurant for the seasonal schedule. A 2 minute drive to nearby downtown Arnold offers shopping, full service grocery store, banking, gas, antique and handicraft shops, restaurants, hardware, post office, and more!
Got solitude, want quality family time?! If you're willing to make some concessions and TRULY WANT A VACATION and GET-AWAY-FROM-IT-ALL, it won't matter that we don't offer Cable, Satellite, internet, or a phone (most folks carry a cell phone and an I Pod these days anyway). Bring your VHS & DVD movies or CD/Cassette music to enjoy next to the cozy fire-glow of the wood stove. The entertainment center consists of a NEW 32" Flat Screen Digital Hi-Def TV, DVD, VCR, CD & Cassette/Radio. We have board games and jigsaw puzzles to keep everyone entertained while watching and enjoying the spectacular scenery, passing wildlife, and some of the bluest sky to be found, with more AMBIANCE than you would ever expect, from your cozy vantage point. Make it a QUALITY TIME family vacation and reconnect with loved ones! Our concession is renting this splendid cabin at a substantial reduction BELOW the prevailing local rack rates. Sorry pets are NOT allowed in this NO smoking cabin.