Vacation Rental Description
The living room, kitchen, and dining area are located on the main level. Just off the kitchen is a bedroom containing a queen size bed and satellite TV and a full bathroom with shower across the hall. There is a loft upstairs with a couch, table and chairs, satellite TV and CD/DVD player; and there is a twin daybed with a twin trundle on the loft as well. The master bedroom suite, with a California King bed, is just off the loft. French doors open onto a small balcony, and the suite includes a full bathroom with shower and a bathtub with jacuzzi jets. On the other end of the loft is another bedroom with a queen size bed. The basement has a ping-pong table, treadmill, and weight machine as well as a sitting area and television. Also in the basement are a bedroom with a queen size bed, a double futon, a full bathroom with shower, and a laundry room. There is a hot tub with jacuzzi jets just outside the back door as well as a BBQ. High speed wireless Internet service is available for those with a wireless card; however, cellular phones are not likely to work on the property.
The house is located about 20 miles west of Pagosa Springs. The Chimney Rock Archaeological Area is just down the road and offers fascinating tours of this sacred Anasazi site. Navajo Reservoir is about 25 minutes (15 miles) west on Highway 151 and Lake Vallecito is about an hour’s drive, and both offer camping and water sports. Wolf Creek Ski Area is about an hour's drive east. It is about a 20-minute drive to the outskirts of Pagosa Springs (and the nearest supermarket!) and a 50-minute drive to the outskirts of Durango.
Pagosa Springs is a charming mountain community whose name means Healing Waters, with one of the world’s largest naturally occurring hot springs. There is hiking, biking, fishing, rafting, camping, and other activities available in and around Pagosa Springs. The San Juan River runs through the heart of town, with guided raft trips offered. In addition, Wolf Creek Pass and Wolf Creek Ski area are a half hour east of Pagosa Springs. This small ski resort boasts the most snow in Colorado, and both Wolf Creek Pass and the Durango-Silverton highway (Highway 550) are covered with aspen that provide a particularly spectacular autumn show of colors. For those who would like to tour the beautiful countryside of New Mexico, replete with magnificently colored rock formations, both Taos and Santa Fe are just a few hours away. These New Mexico towns feature historic adobe buildings and hold the character of their Spanish and Indian past.
Mesa Verde, the ancient Anasazi cliff dwellings, is located about 45 minutes west of Durango. There are walking tours of the ruins and fascinating museum exhibits. The Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad offers a breathtakingly beautiful train ride from Durango through the San Juan Mountains to the historic mining town of Silverton. Although the ride is three hours in each direction, bus transportation is available for the return trip for those who wish to shorten the travel time. It is often necessary to make reservations in advance for the train, but the same spectacular scenery can also be enjoyed by car and is only a one-hour drive each way from Durango. Chama, just over an hour’s drive south of Pagosa Springs, also offers a Narrow Gauge Railroad trip with lovely scenery.
Facilities
Cable Satellite
Cooking Utensils
Dishwasher
Dryer
DVD
Heating
Ice Maker
Jacuzzi
Kitchen
Microwave
Amenity Parking
Refrigerator
Sterio
TV
Washer
Activities
Biking
Boating
Cinema
Fishing
Golf
Horse Riding
Hunting/Rock Climbing
Kayaking
Mountain Biking
Sailing
Rafting
Skiing
Snow Boarding
Water Skiing