We Come up here every year and every year it gets better. The owners of the Golden Bear Cottages are great people. They really make you feel at home when you are there. If you want to get away from the crazy citiy i highly recommend you try the Golden Bear Cottages in Big Bear it truly is THE GREAT GET AWAY.

My friends and I are serving in the US Navy stationed in San Diego, California and we travel to Big Bear each weekend in the winter when our schedule allows.

Instead of making the three hour drive back to San Diego we decided to rent a cabin. Golden Bear just happened to be the first place we stopped, and we have been in love with it since. Once, we were snowed in on the mountain and couldn't leave and they gave us a very generous discount on our cottage to ease our burden.

Another time we had planned to rent cottages for a group of thirty and planning it a month prior wasn't any problem. Soon after, our military schedule changed and we were unable to meet our reservation date. This wasn't any problem for the Golden Bear group. They understood our predicament, helped us pick a later date, and credited our account for any unused portoin.

We had made attempts to stay at Golden Bear plenty of other times throughout the season but soon learned that reservations book up fast! I definitely know why, some of the other places on the mountain were far less accomodating and more expensive too! You may not want to plan your trip around desireable weather, by the time you try to book, any one of their 28 cabins could be filled.

Golden Bear is within a few minutes drive to supplies, the main village, the lake, and ski areas. It is an affordable and friendly atmosphere which I look forward to visiting this next ski season!

Golden Bear Cottages at Big Bear Lake has become our home away from home for the past few years. Not just for my wife and I, but also for our friends as well. The cabins are rustic - just what you would want in a mountain resort, but well appointed with refrig, micro, TV, VCR etc. We have found the cabins to be well maintained and very clean. The property where the cabins are situated is also very well maintained with pool and spa, and during the summer you can even catch a Saturday night movie on the big screen - pool Side... Now how is that for relaxing. The Staff and management will be sure to take good care of you because when you visit Golden Bear Cottages, you're not just another customer, but an appreciated guest...... Great resort in a great place!!

If you want a place where you can take your kids and grangchildren, this is the place to go. The cleanest cabins we have ever stayed in. The property is beautiful and the people who run this family owned business are the best. All of our china painting group feels like I do, and they asked me to write this review for us all. We will tell all of our ladies in the club to take their families to Golden Bear Cottages.