View to the north withmountain view, picnic table and fire circle
Location: Estes Park, Front Range, Colorado, USA (1441 High Vista Drive (off Upper Broadview/Glacier View)) View Map
Accommodations: House, 4 Bedrooms + Bunk Area, 3 Baths (Sleeps 8)
Keywords: Private Home on One Acre
Be sure to look at our reviews--you will find excellence in every review!!
ONE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROPERTY IS THE PRIVACY AND SPACE; indoors and outdoors--one whole acre is yours! ANOTHER ADVANTAGE is the proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park--no travel through town to get there! We now have high speed INTERNET. Lots of wildlife, too!
Do you want a place to make memories? Roasting hot dogs, making smores, and singing songs around the campfire in the evening? Enjoying the sky full of stars at night? Eating breakfast outside on the deck while you watch the birds and wildlife? Catch some sun on the north or south deck. Or make snow angels! This is a magical place!
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WEEK OF AUGUST 21 STILL OPEN. Check calendar for open dates. Some dates in September and later.
This from a renter after their 2009 stay. "We look forward to spending time again in your lovely cabin. We will plan on the first week in August (2010). I hope I can retire in Estes Park because every year I love it more and more. I have never had a vacation area feel so right as Estes does." (They rent every year for a week.)
This is not a condo/townhome/apartment--no noise above, below or beside your vacation home. This is a full four bedroom, three bath home. No shared space, and lots of amenities you won't find in most rentals--Academy Award movies, every small appliance you could want, sunflower shower heads, luxury towels, hiking trail information, and bird, tree, flower and animal books.
This vacation home is available year round. FALL is a beautiful time when the ELK BUGLE during the rut, and the aspen turn GOLDEN,
When the sweet smell of the pines drifts through your window, the birds flock to the feeder, your campfire softens those marshmallows just right, the coyote runs up the road, or the deer and elk greet you in the front yard, you won't want to go home!
Our private home is on ONE ACRE with tall pines, rock outcroppings, and mountain views. Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park are a wonderland year round.
In summer, you may hike or ride horses in Rocky Mountain National Park (3 miles away)where wildflowers bloom in abundance, or you can enjoy the hummingbirds (just outside the north picture window), wrens (just outside the kitchen window), bluebirds and other birds that visit our property. At any time,you may hear owls or hear/see coyotes.
Estes Park offers shopping, concerts, live theatre, rodeo, horse shows, tours, and a wide range of restaurants. The Scottish Highlands Festival is held in early September. Horse shows, concerts, and special events--often free of charge--are held regularly May through October in Estes Park.
The master bedroom has a king size bed, TV/VCR/DVD, prints from the National Western Art Show, and adjoining private bath. Our home has queen-size beds in two bedrooms. One bedroom has quilt art, the other has two prints by Bev Doolittle. The bunk room has bunk beds, bath with shower, and a hide-a-bed. (BUNK ROOM NOT AVAILABLE JANUARY THROUGH APRIL.)
The living room has a good queen-size hide-a-bed, fireplace, TV/VCR/DVD, southwestern prints by Pena, two recliners and two rocking chairs. The kitchen has everything you would want--see listing below. (We have a Maytag Gemini range with two ovens and ceramic top, and an over-the-range microwave.) There is a full laundry with Maytag washer and dryer, iron and ironing board.
The decks on the north and south sides of the cabin offer full sun (south) or shade (north). There are chairs, lounges, outdoor tables on both decks. The south deck has a gas grill. The north deck has a bird feeder year round and hummingbird feeder in summer.
A fire circle and large picnic table in the north yard are perfect for wiener roasts and smores where the views are outstanding.
Need a backpack or an insulated bag for a picnic? Need bibs for the kids? They're here. Need hiking poles, canteens, compasses, bear bells? They're here!
Even electric blankets--so no cold sheets on your first night--just turn them on and warm up the beds before you jump in--nice in the wintertime!
Our location is central to Rocky Mountain National Park (3 miles), Estes Park South Park Village (1 mile), Big Thompson River (1 mile), Giant Track Mountain (1/2 mile) and Mary's Lake (2 miles). Estes Park is a couple miles away--far enough from the hustle and bustle, but close enough to shop, dine, and be entertained conveniently. There is a free trolley that runs in summer, and is 1/2 mile away.
We have lots of good references from satisfied renters--the quotes in the guestbook (see link at bottom of this information) are taken from notes left by renters. Many renters have rented for years, and they book next year's time when they leave this year.
WE ARE SORRY WE CANNOT ACCOMODATE PETS DUE TO RENTERS' ALLERGIES, AND THE ABUNDANCE OF WILDLIFE IN THE AREA. NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED ON THIS PROPERTY.
WE CANNOT ACCOMODATE MOTOR HOMES OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Wood Fireplace
- Beds
- King Bed
- Queen Bed (2)
- Bunk Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio (2)
- View/Location
- Mountain View
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Ceiling fans in bedrooms and living room, Many Academy Award VCR/DVD movies, washer and dryer in home--not shared.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations)
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Jet Skiing
- Swimming
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Cross Country Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Antiquing
- Live Theatre
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
- Sledding/Tubing
- Hiking
- Rock Climbing
- Restaurants
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
2012 Rates:June-Sept. $925/week for eight people plus tax of 5.7% that is required
October through April, THREE NIGHT MINIMUM. $125/night. Monthly rates negotiable.
Check in 3 PM on Sunday; Check out 10am the next Sunday. Weeks after 1st week are
discount $50 per week.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Best Rates for 4 Bedroom, Read Great Reviews! Spring Break Ok
Year Purchased: 1982
Why the Owner Chose Estes Park
This is to be a retirement home for us, so it is furnished and kept in great condition. Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park provide plenty of things to do. Good hospital and medical care is available in Estes Park. Lots of restaurants, churches, recreation activites, and a nice senior citizen center are all available to renters. You will find a small village atmosphere in Estes Park. There are many ethnic festivals, rodeos, concerts, melodramas and other special events. When it's hot at lower elevations, it is nice in Estes Park.
The Unique Benefits at this House
This mountain property is located on one acre--plenty of private parking. Not a condo or apartment, but space for the kids to play and explore. Quiet with no noisy neighbors.
Many amenities that will keep you occupied on that occasional rainy day--videos/cds/dvds, games, cards and puzzles--much more than a hotel room would have.
And many amenities to prepare you for the outdoors--hiking poles, bear bells, back packs, small insulated bags, etc.
Three notebooks with information on hiking trails, night skies, preventing altitude sickness, and wildlife. Library of books on Rocky Mountain National Park, flowers, trees, stars and constellations, birds, elk and other wildlife of the Estes Valley, hiking trails and waterfalls, campfire songs, and others. Many children's books, too.
Easy financial arrangements using postdated checks for deposit and balance. Cleaning always included in the weekly rate. Renters like our system. AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND!
This is a place to create memories--telling stories and singing songs around the campfire in the evening, eating lunch on the deck, watching the birds, elk and deer.
Owner's Map of Estes Park
Don and Dorothy Martin are retired Colorado State University faculty, and have lived in Fort Collins for 35 years. We are native Iowans, raised in Monticello, and educated at Iowa State University. We have three adult children, all living in Fort Collins, ten grandchildren, and seven great granddaughters. We love Colorado and the mountains. Don was a professor in Construction Management and had a remodeling business with our son. Dorothy was a professor in human development and the family, was a marriage and family therapist, and worked 27 years for Cooperative Extension at Colorado State. Besides our family, we enjoy bridge, gardening, gospel music, travel, and good food.
Property Photos
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- View to the north withmountain view, picnic table and fire circle - Estes Park, CO - Colorado Resort Lodging
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- Dining area and kitchen--cheerful south facing windows - Estes Park, CO - Colorado Resort Lodging
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- Living room with recliners,Pena art, and north facing picture window - Estes Park, CO - Colorado Resort Lodging
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- Living room fireplace
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- Kitchen with double oven range, microwave, refrigerator & all small appliances
Traveler Reviews (72)
Merry Xmas
Guest: Cheryl
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Date of Stay: 11/22/11
Review Submitted: 12/18/11
Thank you. Everything was wonderful. The cabin was perfect, the weather was beautiful, had a wonderful time. All the laundry on the couch is clean. Thanks again.
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Your cabin is lovely!
Guest: Stephanie and Family
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Date of Stay: 11/11/11
Review Submitted: 11/25/11
Thank you for lending us your cabin for a wonderful weekend in Estes Park! It was beautiful and we enjoyed our weekend very much!. You cabin is lovely!
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Hope We Can Return
Guest: Vicky and Scott, Kansas
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Date of Stay: 08/26/11
Review Submitted: 08/31/11
All too soon we have to say a sad good bye to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park--our time here sped by too quickly. Thank you for your generous hospitality! We very much enjoyed staying in your lovely and special vacation home--hope we can return again.
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Wildlife in the Yard
Guest: K and M, Delaware
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Date of Stay: 08/13/11
Review Submitted: 08/31/11
Thanks for the use of your lovely mountain home. We especially enjoyed the humming birds. We also saw coyotes and deer in the yard. We also enjoyed seeing our sons who both live out West. Thanks.
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"I want to come back to this place." Two year old
Guest: Marty and Sue, Kansas
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Date of Stay: 08/07/11
Review Submitted: 08/31/11
What a wonderful week we have had in your mountain home! We had some incredible family time--even the two year old as she left this morning said, with tears, "I want to come back to this place." We saw some deer here in the yard including 2 young ones--had two great camp fires complete with smores and the kitchen was a great place for our many meals this week. Thank you for a perfect family vacation that was so amazingly affordable. We will love the memories we made forever.
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Location! Location! Location!
Guest: Sue and Marty, Kansas
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Date of Stay: 07/31/11
Review Submitted: 08/09/11
Thank you so much for an amazing week in Estes Park. We loved every minute of our stay in your mountain home. Our whole family had all l the room we needed and everything was there and provided for us. The kitchen was so stocked with everything we needed and our meals there were so easily prepared because of that. We did enjoy our stay. It is in the perfect location to get anywhere. The National Park was so accessible without having to travel thru the Estes Park traffic and we used Mary's Lake Road to get around to the other side of town, i.e, the little 9 hole golf course, McDonald and Safeway. It was a perfect place for our family to create some wonderful memories together. Thank you again. We would love to use it again next summer if our schedules allow for another family time together in Estes Park, CO Blessings to you
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Guest: Stephen, Vivian & Family, Phoenix, Arizona
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Date of Stay: 07/02/11
Review Submitted: 07/31/11
Thank you for sharing your cozy cabin. Much like the rustic yet exotic town where it is nestled. It is fully stocked with many pleasant surprises and all the life's comforts a visiting family could have or would have expected. The kids loved the board games, the ghost stories. The grownups equally fulfilled with plenty of vacation guides and much more. The back yard did its best providing us daily surprises in terms of wild life. We've seen plenty of chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels, jays, deer, elk, even a curious black bear!! The RMP (Rocky Mountain National Park) is at least as splendid as we could have ever expected. We loved hiking on many trails around Bear Lake, Mouraine Park, Wild Basin, Lily Lake, Sheep Lakes, etc. The kids' highlights were the junior ranger program and horseback riding. Thanks for the memories.
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Guest: Dave & Diane, Michigan
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Date of Stay: 06/18/11
Review Submitted: 07/31/11
And now it's time to leave "our" lovely little cabin already! What an active--quiet--restful--busy--interesting--laughter-filled week we have spent here. It has been a time of old friends reconnecting in new ways--we hiked wherever there was an open trail. Around lakes and up to waterfalls. Our favorite? Ouzel Falls, and the Calypso Cascades on the way. We hiked over and through lots of snow this week...met many, many people who were soaking in the wonders of Colorado--as were we--and some of them lived "just down the road apiece" :-) And we even had our very own bear who trashed the trash dumpster the first night we were here. We all wished we had been awake to watch! And now it's off to Denver to see our beloved home team play the Colorado Rockies. Go TIGERS!! Thanks for the place where memories happen.
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Guest: Frank & Mary
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Date of Stay: 12/07/10
Review Submitted: 01/24/11
Thank you so much for the opportunity to enjoy a stay in your Estes Park home. It meant a lot to us to be able to finally spend some Holiday time with my sister and her family. Hadn't been around to visit this close to Christmas for 30 years. Your hospitality and generosity of allowing use of your cabin made this dream possible. My sister and her sons live in Ft. Morgan. My wife and I live in Illinois. We were all pleased, and very comfortable here. Views are breathtaking, enjoyed some birdwatching and the elk in the backyard almost every evening. A vacationer couldn't ask for a better place. Mary checked with serveral places on-line before contacting you. All were very pleased and impressed with your home, the cleanliness, decor, and supplied with more than enough essentials. We hope we can do this again, if so we plan to contact you first to check availability. Again thank you so much! We have some treasured memories of our stay, and of family, thanks to your hospitality.
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Guest: Sherry
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Date of Stay: 10/23/10
Review Submitted: 11/20/10
Dear Dorothy, Well, I'm home in Florida and back in the swing of things. I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed staying in your home. With all the wonderful features, it felt like staying in the home of a close relative. ... I hope I left your home just the way I found it. All the linens were cleaned and I vacuumed the floors. I appreciate your calling to check and on me twice to make sure everything was ok. It was more than ok, it was fabulous. I hope to come back next year. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family.
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