Sonja and Jeff,
Congratulations! We too are snowflakes in TV and could not be happier that we have a place to call "home away from home" in TV when we come down, which we do as often as we can.
If you don't yet have a bed or TV in your Rio Ponderosa home, I'm betting these will be among your furniture purchases in September. If so, have you considered bringing an air mattress and staying in your own TV home? It's in a wonderful location, it would save you some money and you'd get to enjoy your new vacation pad.
If that doesn't suit you, one of the hotels at Spanish Springs would be near your home and they probably have good off-season rates. I forget which hotels are in SS but someone can fill this in for you.
All best wishes!