Vacation Rentals by Owner

a great place!

Guest: Jim (Palo Alto)
Date of Stay: 04/06/12 Review Submitted: 04/15/12

we stayed here with 6 adults and 5 children, and it worked perfectly.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Large Home with nice pool and hot tub

Guest: Wedding Party from Denver (Denver, CO)
Date of Stay: 03/08/12 Review Submitted: 03/12/12

We had 4 couples and two moms share this large home for a wedding that we were all attending. The house gave plenty of space. It's a little bit off the beaten path, but close to I-10 to accessible to just about anywhere. Lots of privacy and it was comfortable. Owner was super nice and helped us get the key to the house in a timely manner. If you're looking for a large house with wifi, cable, a pool and hot tub that's private, this is the place for you.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car.

Desert Winds, 4600 N.Cerritos Dr.

Guest: Joachim S.
Date of Stay: 12/14/11 Review Submitted: 02/16/12

The house is a wonderful vacation home in an area of Tucson away from big traffic, but close to everything. The neighbourhood is quiet and beautifully integrated into the desert landscape. The rental offers all amenities mentioned in the description. The backyard has a beautiful pool and whirlpool and a million $ view over the city with the Catalina Mountains in the background. The property is a great place to relax and spend time with friends and family.

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One trip I shall never forget!

Guest: KK (Denver)
Date of Stay: 10/14/11 Review Submitted: 11/08/11

As a property manager I find that I hold all properties to the most highest standard. Rarely do I find a place that meets these requirements. Not only was this house warm and inviting it was well worth every penny to sit outside at sunset sipping on an eveing drink while watching the sunset. I would suggest this house for anyone with a family or just the gals. It was perfect

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Family Ties

Guest: Oliver and Lily (Leawood)
Date of Stay: 10/07/11 Review Submitted: 11/08/11

We visited family in Tucson in October. We could not be happier with our decision to rent this home. The view is wonderful and my family enjoyed the layout of the home very much. The kitchen was stocked with all the necessary amenities but we were nicely surprised of all the extras. We loved the decor and the comfortable atmosphere. The owners were very organized and I appreciated a well kept property. When we left, we took extra care to ensure that the next group, would have as good a time as we did. If we should ever visit Tucson again, we will definitely stay here again.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Heaven

Guest: corina d.
Date of Stay: 06/25/11 Review Submitted: 08/29/11

We had the most wonderful time during our stay 6/25-7/5/2011. The house was everything and more than imagined we had 2 families with 9 people total.. The views from the patio and pool are just spectacular of Tucson and the sunsets were so beautiful!!! The house is very well equipped with all the amenitites and more.. Very clean and in excellent shape.. We will be back for more good times with family and friends in the future!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Awesome Tucson rental property

Guest: Miata (Shoreview, MN)
Date of Stay: 05/28/11 Review Submitted: 06/20/11

Our family stayed in this great house for 3 nights the end of May, 2011. There was plenty of room for 6 adults, 4 children. We had a hard time keeping the children out of the pool and hot tub--their favorite thing. The adults enjoyed the patio, pool, and hot tub. The best was the view. One word: Awesome! At night you could see the lights of the city with the mountains behind and the stars were amazing. The kitchen was supplied very well with all the gadgets, etc. We had a great BBQ one night. The only recommendation would be to have more towels available and maybe a few more beach towels for the pool. The stores are close so you can run for whatever you might need in the way of supplies. The owners had a restaurant referral book for those that want to try Tucson's eateries. All in all we would rent again and highly recommend Desert Winds to all!!

Owner response:We hope you'll come back again

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

Perfect Vacation Home

Guest: Lori (Seattle)
Date of Stay: 05/17/11 Review Submitted: 04/20/12

My family stayed here for a week last May for our daughters wedding. The house was absolutely perfect for all of us and kitchen stocked very well. My kids/grandchildren keep asking when we are going back!! Owners were very helpful! Seilinger Clan

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

We'll Be Back

Guest: Craig (Iowa)
Date of Stay: 02/12/11 Review Submitted: 04/20/11

We had a group of seven golfers in Tucson for a week and thoroughly enjoyed staying in this home. The location is excellent, close to I-10, and the amenities of the house are superb. We especially enjoyed sitting around the pool and spa in the evening, enjoying our favorite beverages and watching the setting sun on the Santa Catalinas. As the ultimate recommendation, immediately after we returned home we reserved this home for the same week in 2012.

Owner response:Thanks guys- the house is close to lots of Golfing and your picked the perfect time of the year to visit

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

Awesome house and awesome owners!

Guest: Lindsey (North Dakota)
Date of Stay: 12/23/10 Review Submitted: 12/30/10

We really enjoyed are stay at this home! It has a great view and is close to shopping, hiking, and other attractions. The house is very well kept up, and very clean. Rich and Andy were very easy to work with and were very accommodating, We would recommend this rental home to anyone, and any other properties Rich and Andy own.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Terrific Location: Awesome House

Guest: Rick and Dale (Evanston, IL)
Date of Stay: 11/21/10 Review Submitted: 02/17/11

Our family has rented this house for a family gathering twice. We all love it's large kitchen, beautiful view and holiday home away from home. The location is ideal and close to the airport and golf courses which counts alot with our group. We'll be back!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

A Wonderful Place

Guest: Joe (Flagstaff, Arizona, USA)
Date of Stay: 08/04/10 Review Submitted: 08/11/10

My wife and I rented this vacation home and were extremely happy with everything. The pool is simply wonderful!!! It is very private and overlooks the Tucson mountains and city. There is an amazing view both day and night. The house was also very nice - it was far more space than the two of us needed, but we enjoyed all the amenities and comfort it had to offer. It was good to have a full kitchen that had everything you could want, the bed was extremely comfortable (although I wish the master bedroom had blackout curtains because we like to sleep late), and the entertainment center was great. We also enjoyed lots of the local restaurants (I recommend Athens Greek Restaurant - it was simply amazing), shopped at Bookman's and found all sorts of inexpensive used books, and also went to see a fun show that was a spoof of Star Wars at the Gaslight Theater. All of this made our vacation really fun! After this experience, I don't think I'm every going to stay in a hotel or resort again. This house sold me on the vacation rental experience. The owner was easy to work with and extremely professional, the price was reasonable, and the house ended up being even more than I expected. The next time we stay in Tucson, we will be sure to try to book this place again!

Owner response:Thank you for your thoughtful compliments. We're so happy you enjoyed your stay in the beautiful, peaceful Sonoran Desert. Please come back again soon.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Guest: Anne Kent (Honolulu, HI)
Date of Stay: 03/01/10 Review Submitted: 03/01/10

Our family spent a week at this lovely home in Tucson. Eveyone thought it was perfect for our visit. It is very well furnished and provides for almost every need - weather was great. We hope to return in the future when the pool water is a bit warmer.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 03/01/10 Review Submitted: 03/01/10

2/22/10 We are four friends since grade school who totally enjoyed your wonderful home. We could actually cook in your well-furnished kitchen, enjoyed the hot tub and the Olympics on the big screen TV. and soaked up the sun and the view. Thanks much. Sandra

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 12/31/09 Review Submitted: 12/31/09

Rich & Andy , thank you for sharing your home. We the six sisters from four different states, all east of AZ. enjoyed our short time in your lovely home. We knew we had to see some historic sites so when we could pull our self’s away from your pool and hot tub with the beautiful views, the location of your home made it perfect, far enough for the peacefulness, yet close enough to everything we needed and wanted to do. With all the amenities you had to offer and the information you supplied us with, made our trip wonderful. Again we want to say thank you. The Six Sisters.

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Guest: Alan Burton (Novato, CA)
Date of Stay: 11/05/09 Review Submitted: 11/05/09

We had a most memorable visit and cannot imagine a better environment or location for the perfect southwest vacation getaway

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Guest: Niall McCallum (Jersey, Channel Islands)
Date of Stay: 11/03/09 Review Submitted: 11/03/09

Our stay in Tucson and at this property was a first, but, will not be our last! The property was ideally located and quiet with the highlight being the pool & spa area and spectacular views this gave us of the city & mountains. Local wildlife was abundant, this adding to the fun of the vacation. The variety of good restaurants (many as recommended by the owners) within a short driving distance was great. We were also spoilt for choice for golfing having played at half a dozen good venues again within easy reach. Our only regret . . . we couldn't stay longer.

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Gorgeous Escape

Guest: Orlando Vacation Home Owner (New York)
Date of Stay: 10/15/09 Review Submitted: 10/28/09

Our tennis group enjoyed our stay at Desert Winds, name of this house, very much. The views of the city lights and the stars at night were spectacular! The home is very spacious. The house was tastefully decorated and provided everything you could need or want. We especially enjoyed the pool and the spa. Great place to sit on a patio or in the spa to contemplate life! Very quiet neighborhood and the cacti outside each house made the neighborhood looks artistic. I would highly recommend this property and would definitely stay here again if I ever go back to Tucson.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 05/01/08 Review Submitted: 05/30/08

Four couples really enjoyed your desert retreat in early April, 2008. The house is ideally situated with great views of the mountains and the city. We appreciated the spaciousness of this 5 BR 3 B home and the great deck, pool and spa were equally inviting. We would recommend this home to desert vacationers.

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Guest: Paul & Kris (Redwood City, CA)
Date of Stay: 08/01/07 Review Submitted: 08/20/07

We have two children attending the University of Arizona and found this home for our stay in Tucson. The house worked fabulously for our family. It has five wonderful bedrooms and two entertainment areas. Although it was over 100 degrees outside during the day, the house stayed very cool. Of course, our kids very much enjoyed the pool and spa. Thank you, Rich and Andy, for sharing your home with our family!

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Guest: Theresa_HAC91895 (Orinda, CA)
Date of Stay: 06/01/07 Review Submitted: 06/24/07

Thanks Rich and Andy for the use of your wonderful home. It was the perfect home base for our daughter's graduation from U of A. Peaceful, relaxing, with all the comforts of home. Time slipped away as we enjoyed eating, talking and the view from the patio until after midnight each night. Very convenient to grocery shopping and freeway access. We hope to be back for a visit again soon!

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 04/01/07 Review Submitted: 04/14/07

My husband and I came with four other friends for Rockies Spring Training. This was the perfect place to hang out between baseball games and golf outings. We began each morning having breakfast on the patio and taking a wake-up dip in the heated pool and hot tub. We ended each day with a night-cap, swim and hot tub under the stars. Everyone slept like babies. Felt like we were at a spa! We will definitely come back and recommend this home to anyone who is looking for such a place to stay in Tucson!

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Guest: Gary Winegar (Ellensburg, WA)
Date of Stay: 04/01/07 Review Submitted: 04/08/07

A group of us older gueeezzers (4) stayed at this home March 3 - March 10, 2007. It's terrific. Nearly everything you need or want is there. For me, the best part were the evenings sitting on the patio and looking at the spectacular view of Tucson. What a view!! The owners were great to work with from the beginning to the end. I would certainly recommend the home and the owners working relationship to anyone thinking of staying here. Don't hesitate - you'll really enjoy your stay. Gary, Ellensburg, Washington.

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Guest: Beth_HAC74889 (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Date of Stay: 02/01/07 Review Submitted: 02/05/07

We loved this wonderful house. The kitchen was perfectly equipped. Our two children, 3 and 5 years old, loved the pool (as did the rest of us). We were a fairly large group of four adults and two little kids, but there was plenty of room for all of us. And we really enjoyed having two indoor sitting areas for evening gatherings, as we were in Tucson during a cold snap (in January) and so we weren't sitting outside once the sun went down. This place is perfect! We highly recommend it.

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Guest: Roger & Sue (Chalfont St. Peter, England)
Date of Stay: 09/01/06 Review Submitted: 09/07/06

A truely excellent house, very well kept and furnished. We have spent a number of holidays in Southwest USA but this was the best house we have stayed at. The pool was lovely. The fact that we had more rain in the 2 weeks we were there than we would have had in England was not a problem, even if it was a surprise. Sitting on the patio wattching the sun or the rain go down was just fantastic.

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Guest: Jean_HAC57001 (Derby, Vermont)
Date of Stay: 07/01/06 Review Submitted: 07/16/06

I never wanted to go to bed at night. I didn't want to leave the patio where the night sky full of stars and the lights from the city casting shadows on the mountains was just so soothing to my soul. The house was wonderful, beautifully decorated, accomondated a house full of people without feeling you were on top of each other. The pool and hot tub were delightful along with the waterfall and our family got to spend time together. My only negative comment is that there were no cupboards for food storage. Try it, you will love it. Thank you to our hosts for thinking of everything! Jean

Owner response:I'm glad you had a nice time in Tucson....and yeah - we know we have too much glassware taking up all the space in the cabinets!!! We'll try to open up some space for food storage. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Guest: Jim Jansen (Madison, WI)
Date of Stay: 06/01/06 Review Submitted: 06/24/06

We spent two weeks in Tucson this Spring to celebrate our son's graduation and play some golf. We had friends and extended family come and go throughout and this was a wonderful place to call home. Plenty of room and spectacular views. The kitchen and pool areas are perfect for entertaining. Everything you need is right there waiting for you. We couldn't have been happier.

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Guest: Maribeth Geracioti (Nashville, TN)
Date of Stay: 06/01/06 Review Submitted: 06/05/06

Our first spring break in Arizona and the house and surroundings were beautiful! Everything we needed was in the house and all top-notch. The pool, hot tub and mountains in the background were the icing on the cake. We'll be back!

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Guest: Diane_HAC43834 (Quarryville, PA)
Date of Stay: 01/01/06 Review Submitted: 01/29/06

Rented this house for our yearly get away. Everyone was very pleased. Views are great from the patio. Everything you could ask for was there. There was 9 of us and we were able to spread out. Thanks for a great vacation!

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Guest: JoAnn_HAC43681 (Atlanta GA)
Date of Stay: 01/01/06 Review Submitted: 01/27/06

I just received the pictures that I took while in Tucson during the last week in 2005 and the first week of 2006. This family gathering was one of the best we have ever had. The weather was great, the house so well equipped, and the views from this house were spectacular. It was difficult to leave this environment to see other parts of Tucson. Thanks to the owners!!

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 12/01/05 Review Submitted: 12/26/05

Excellent site for a family reunion or anything of scale - three different areas for everybody to gather and plenty of bedrooms, too, with one (including nearby bath) on the first floor that is easily accessible to people who don't want to or can't climb stairs (which are a trifle steep). Linens are excellent quality, clean and plentiful. Pillows are large but not soft. Bathroom fixtures all work as they should. Views are exquisite; every sunset is unique and panaromic. Kitchen is best equipped I have ever seen, with quality, functioning appliances - juicer, blender, toaster, coffee grinder & maker, microwave, gas stove & oven w/broiler, great 'fridge w/icemaker (a necessity in Tucson) and dishwasher. Plenty of utensils for cooking: pots 'n pans, bowls, measuring cups & spoons and cookie sheets (!). Everything is clean and good/excellent quality. Dishes and flatware are plentiful and matched: you won't be embarassed serving what you cook. Good supply of kitchen/dining linens. Patio and pool are pleasant, with a low-level private area for...whatever. A bit dusty in places (12/05) due to recent work, so stay on the finished surfaces. Plenty of wildlife - quail and roadrunners were around in December - and the Saguaro National Monument is accessible via trailheads ~5 road miles away. Serious hikers can trash themselves to their heart's content w/30 mile loops over peaks and to Gates Pass (bring water even for a 1/2 hour walk - you WILL need it). A 'can't miss' place. w&w

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Guest: Darik (Not Specified)
Date of Stay: 12/01/05 Review Submitted: 12/11/05

This house is great! An absoulutely astounding view of the city from the back patio. Every amenity is taken care of here. Small items like spices in the kitchen to tools in the garage made our stay absolutely perfect!

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Guest: Katie Utter (Elmira, New York)
Date of Stay: 12/01/05 Review Submitted: 12/05/05

My family traveled from Colorado, Oregon, California and New York to gather for Thanksgiving in Tucson. All give Desert Winds an enthusiastic "Thumbs Up"! I can re-iterate the positive comments made about the wonderful Southwestern decor, the fabulous patio/pool/spa area, the private, beautifully landscaped grounds. The quality of the multiple amenities is top of the line...just wish I had such upscale furnishings, linens, kitchenware and oh, that 60 inch TV!! Our grandson was thrilled to see a javelina family and several roadrunners on the property...who could ask for more? There is so much to see and do...we needed more than a week...guess we'll have to book a return visit.

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Guest: Mary S (Chicago, IL)
Date of Stay: 11/01/05 Review Submitted: 11/09/05

FABULOUS property! Unlike any other rental I've ever seen. Hosts have thought of everything and chosen the best! Truly someone's luxurious home that they're inviting you to use! Magnificent views, lovely outdoor spaces, spacious and well-appointed interiors -- we'll definitely be back. (FYI: 6 separate beds in 5 separate bedrooms PLUS a queen futon in living room and another in family room -- this place can sleep 14 with dining space for even more, so perfect for family gatherings).

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