Vacation Rentals by Owner

Crystola Colorado Gem

Guest: Keo (The Woodlands, Texas / Southwest)
Date of Stay: 11/20/11 Review Submitted: 11/28/11

The photos do not do this incredible home justice. Absolutely gorgeous! We spent Thanksgiving week here and did not want to leave. So close to all activities, restaurants, and the great town of Woodland Park. Home has all the amenities you could ever need and more. We will be back!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, pet owners, sightseeing.

Great place to stay with a family!!

Guest: Steven P. (Ohio)
Date of Stay: 04/25/11 Review Submitted: 05/12/11

This house is bigger and much nicer than the pictures indicate! Our family of 5, (children ages 12, 10, and 8), stayed here the last week of April. The home has a lot of privacy and was very clean and user friendly. We have stayed at several VRBO's in Colorado and our kids voted this their favorite! The house is filled with interesting art work and other items of interest. The large living room is great for watching movies and there are several smaller areas to relax and read a book. The outside has multiple decks, patios, and wooded areas that our kids loved exploring. Great place to use as a base for local sightseeing; Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, Wolf Rescue, etc. The home has a good collection of visitor guides, and maps of the region. The owners even emailed us about items they thought we had left behind! We will stay here again if possible!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Guest: The Overlan's -AR
Date of Stay: 08/15/10 Review Submitted: 09/14/10

Thanks for letting us vacation in your lovely home. Very comfortable room, great scenery and it was great to have a fully stocked kitchen! We had a fantabulous time and will definitely return~!

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Guest: The Hutson's- Plano, TX
Date of Stay: 08/02/10 Review Submitted: 09/14/10

Loved everything! Beautiful home, seeing deer outside the door, perfect weather. It will be hard to return to Dallas 100+ temps!

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Guest: John & Barbara
Date of Stay: 07/11/10 Review Submitted: 09/14/10

"Your Dream Vacation Home" We had looked at this magnificent home among several others while visiting this area in 2009. This home was by far the most outstanding of all and we immediately made plans to rent it for 3 weeks for our yearly family vacation of July 2010. At that time the 800sq.ft. remoldeled kitchen and family room had not begun. "Whow" what a pleasant surprise we had when we arrived the next year. The newly remoldeled kitchen and family room is an added "Plus" to this beautiful home. The kitchen has top of line appliances,cooking utensils,dinnerware and silverware available for large group entertaining. Beautiful granite top counters and dinning table with seating for 8-10 guest, plus wrap around bar. The spacious family room opens beyond the kitchen overlooking the outside patio, which is maintained with beautiful potted plants and patio funiture. This area was a favorite gattering place for our family. Two other beautiful family rooms are available for visiting, reading or relaxing with comfortable western rustic furniture, wrap around couches, plush comfortable chairs and floor to ceiling windows that open to gorgerous views of the Ute Mountains. Beautiful Views from most any room in this home. The bedrooms are spacious and have very comfortable king size beds. One large bath and 1/2 is located on this level. The master bedroom and private sitting room is upstairs and is great for quite time, reading or watching T.V. The newly remodeled master bath is fabulous with large walk in multi jet shower, soaking tub, two sink labortory and so many extra accessories. Also the lighting is great in all the bathrooms. The large deck is overlooking the beautiful Colorado mountains and the valley below. Almost always a cool breeze blowing and frequent visits from deer,squirrel,chipmunks and beautiful birds of all species can be seen. The large hot tub is always a delight for relaxing after a fun day of adventure in this interesting state. John and Kim West were most helpful with anything we needed thoughout our visit. They are truly "Great People" This home has been designed for the ultimate comfort and pleasure of guest. We will definitely keep this home #1 on our list when visiting this area again. "Well worth the Price" John and Barbara --Arkansas

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Guest: Ridgewood, NJ & Medford, OR
Date of Stay: 06/27/10 Review Submitted: 09/14/10

Thank-you for a great stay at your beautiful house! We are definetly coming back~!

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Guest: Phelp's- CA
Date of Stay: 05/23/10 Review Submitted: 09/14/10

Came out for Grandson's graduation from USAFA. Our favorite moments were 2-simple dinners here at this beautiful home. The dining room is wonderful. Several great areas for conversation throughout the house. This is truly a beautiful home. Fully equipped kitchen, very high tech state of the art. Views from all the windows.

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Guest: Cindy Campfield (-)
Date of Stay: 08/26/09 Review Submitted: 08/26/09

We stayed in this beautiful house from July 27th through August 3rd and it was wonderful! The house is just beautiful and very well appointed, especially the kitchen. The beds were extremely comfortable, as are both the living rooms. We loved sitting on the decks watching the wildlife. The location was excellent for us. So close to everything, yet you are up in the mountains. I highly recommend staying here while in the Colorado Springs area. The management company is awesome too!

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Guest: Buck & Cindy, Donny & Lisa, Rich & MaryAnn
Date of Stay: 07/27/09 Review Submitted: 09/14/10

Your home is so inviting and comfortable. Thank-youfor allowing us to share the beautiful surroundings. We had several visits from the deer & cute bunny rabbits. We loved cooking inthe well stocked kitchen, then eating in the dining room on that beautiful granite table!! We also enjoyed watching all the humming birds at their feeders. The steller Jays were happily dominating the other feeder. Thank-you so much for sharing your home. I hope we can come back sometime.

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Guest: Doug Rozea (Massapequa, NY)
Date of Stay: 07/16/09 Review Submitted: 07/16/09

We had a great time. The house is more than we expected. Decks all over, hot tub, large living room for relaxing. The views from the deck were outstanding. Cocktails in the afternoon on the deck were very enjoyable. The location was great we were able to see all the sites within a short drive.

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Guest: Warren and Sherry Haskin (Austin, Texas)
Date of Stay: 07/03/09 Review Submitted: 07/03/09

We had a fantastic family reunion at this home, and it was far more than expected. This is about the ultimate....beautifully decorated, outfitted with every comfort you could need, including Internet connection, Dish TV, surround sound, fully equipped kitchen (understatement), beautiful views, hot tub, which you must do at night to see more stars than you can remember, decks galore with views from each....the list just goes on and on about what's provided as you can see on the web page. The home is functional beyond most homes, including the location. Kim and John West took care of us as if we were their own family. Sherry and I, as well as my entire family including daughter and hubby and grandson, and Sherry's sister will never forget our experiences while staying at this magnificent home in Crystola. Do yourself a favor, and have an experience of a lifetime...it truly is "priceless". We'll be back. :)

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Guest: C Gear (Kalamunda, Western Australia)
Date of Stay: 08/20/08 Review Submitted: 08/20/08

My sisters and I stayed here the week of June 11-18, 2008. The home is absolutely stunning and far more beautiful than even the lovely internet photos would lead you to believe. Having stayed in many upmarket vacation rental homes over the years, without a doubt this home is tops in my book in every way. With every amenity imagineable, it is more well-equipped than any place I've ever seen and the views from the decks are glorious. I will definitely try to reserve this home again when I return to the area.

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