Eighteen people, five bedrooms, one floor, and a backyard nobody leaves.
• Sleeps 18, 5 bedrooms
• Snookball, bowling & mini golf
• Heated pool & hot tub
• Golf weather October to May
• Fire pit & outdoor kitchen
• Single level, no stairs
• Fast Wi-Fi, workspace, dog friendly (see notes)
Eighteen people, five bedrooms, all on one floor, and a backyard nobody gets around to leaving. There's a bowling lane out there, plus a basketball court, mini golf, and a giant turf pool table you play with soccer balls, which is called snookball and which will eat four hours of your trip before anyone remembers to eat dinner.
The desert cools off in October and stays perfect straight through May, which is when this house is at its best. Golf weather every day, the pool heated on request, and the fire pit going after dark. Thanksgiving works here better than it works at anybody's actual house, because the island seats the whole family and dessert ends in the hot tub.
The rest of the backyard: ping pong, cornhole, giant Jenga, giant chess, Connect 4, an outdoor kitchen with a BBQ and TV, poolside loungers, and a fenced playground. Inside there's a fully stocked kitchen with high-end stainless appliances, a living room built around a 65 inch smart TV, and a game room with a pool table, foosball, and poker table. The kids will want that room. It's also where the bunk beds are.
Sleeping:
• Bedroom 1: King, smart TV, desk, ensuite bath
• Bedroom 2: King, smart TV, backyard access, ensuite bath
• Bedroom 3: Two queen beds
• Bedroom 4: King, smart TV
• Bedroom 5 / game room: Two full-over-full bunk beds
• Bathrooms: three full baths. Bedrooms 1 and 2 each have their own, and the third serves everyone else, so at full capacity there's a morning lineup. Worth knowing up front if you're bringing all 18.
No stairs anywhere in the house, which matters more than you'd think when you're traveling with grandparents and toddlers in the same group.
A few things that make a trip this size easier: a large fridge, plus both a Keurig and a drip maker so nobody waits on coffee. Fast Wi-Fi and a real desk if somebody has to log on for an hour. A fenced pool with the playground right next to it. Keypad entry, so a late flight isn't a problem.
This house works best for groups that actually want to be around each other. If everyone needs their own suite and their own bathroom, it isn't the right fit. If you want one long table, one backyard, and the whole group in the same place, it's exactly that.