Location: Borrego Springs, Deserts, California, USA (2 hours from San Diego or L.A. in Anza Borrego Desert Park) View Map
Accommodations: Home, 3 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 3 Baths (Sleeps 6-10)
Three bedroom / bath, kid-friendly home overlooking Montesoro Country Club and the Borrego Valley and Mountains. The home is a warm and comfortable Old California Ranch Style, with newly renovated living room and master bed.
There are two master suites, one fronting the golf course (king bed), one opening to the entry courtyard (queen), both with large walk-in closets and full baths.
The living - dining room has a vaulted, beamed ceiling, large brick fireplace, and a wall of glass patio doors with panoramic mountain views (telescope included). The complete kitchen has a homey breakfast nook, also with mountain views. The third bedroom and bath has two twins and a private patio.
Most of the house opens to patios overlooking the Borrego Mountains. The second bedroom and main entry open to an enclosed patio that gets morning sun; perfect for a leisurely breakfast. The property has several orange & lemon trees for fresh juice in season.
Satellite TV in the master suite, LR & 3rd bedroom, quality stereo / VCR / DVD in the living room with a diverse collection of CDs. Books abound: history, biography, fiction. Part of owner’s art collection on the walls. The second master has a desk with phone jack for paperwork etc.
The house is just steps from the San Felipe Pool and Tennis Center, including a large pool and Jacuzzi and a tennis court.
Borrego is surrounded by the largest State Park in the contiguous U.S., in the midst of world-class desert hiking. Whether you are up for a casual stroll or a more strenuous climb the property is minutes from unforgettable hiking trails. The pictures below are from hikes within 30 minutes of the house.
The property is a short drive to the charming mountain town of Julian near the Cleveland National Forest, or beautiful (but longer) drives to Joshua Tree National Park or the Salton Sea area. The Borrego area has a range of excellent golf courses, restaurants, horse trails, and small airports. The property is an easy drive to a large off-road vehicle area: bring your dirt bike or rent a "quad" for the day.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning: Two zoned central air systems.
- Washer: Full capacity.
- Dryer: Full capacity.
- Linens Provided: High quality linens and pillows.
- Garage: 3-car garage.
- Wood Fireplace
- Beds
- King Bed: In master suite.
- Queen Bed: In 2nd master suite.
- Twin/Single Bed: Two twins in 3rd bedroom.
- Convertible Bed: Two fold-out couches in the Living Room area.
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: Cable in living room, master and 3rd bedroom.
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library: Small collection of videos, including kid videos.
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library: Misc. popular & classic CDs.
- Shared Pool: Located about 100 ft. from the property.
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio: Enclosed front patio, rear patio opens to golf & mountain views.
- Lanai: Patios in front and back of house, plus a small patio off the 3rd bedroom.
- View/Location
- Mountain View: Borrego mountains in distance.
- Golf Course Front
- Golf Course View
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- Other Amenities
- 3-car Garage, Patio with Mountain Views, Nearby Pool, Tennis & Golf. Central air conditioning & ceiling fans. The home is made of heavy stucco & has large overhangs to the South, so it cools at night and stays cool without a/c. Just open the many sliding doors for a great breeze. The large wood-burning fireplace in the Living Room is great for cozy winter nights.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed: Inquire with owner about staying with a dog.
- Wheelchair Accessible: Short stairs at patio entry, otherwise all on one level, wide doorways.
- Kid Friendly: 3rd bedroom set up for kids (or adults). Some kid toys & videos, nearby pool great for kids.
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Swimming
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Rock Climbing
- Live Theatre
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- Property is surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the largest State park in the contiguous U.S. The park provides world-class hiking, mountain & road biking, golf, and star-gazing. Modest drives to Cleveland National Forest (incl. the old gold-mining town of Julian), the San Diego Wild Animal Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea area
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Prices reduced!
(This property occupied until 2/15/10)
October 15th - May 31st: Minimum 7 days @ $150 /day.
June 1 - October 14: Minimum 7 days @ $100 /day.
Fall - Spring, $3,000/month, Summer $2,000/month
Cleaning fee for any stay: $100.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Large Beautiful Desert Home: World-Class Hiking, Golf, Views.
Year Purchased: 2003
Why the Owner Chose Borrego Springs
Borrego Springs is a wonderful contrast to our lives in Chicago: it is refreshing to be in a town with no stoplights, no franchise restaurants, no traffic jams! I enjoy both desert and forest / mountain hiking, so we like the access to Cleveland National Forest.
The Unique Benefits at this Home
We love to sit on our back veranda and watch the sun rise and set. We get lots of humming birds, quail, roadrunners and all kinds of song birds.
For a desert hiker Borrego is perfectly situated: we are about 20 minutes from great higher-desert hikes - perhaps 45 off-road minutes from continuous streams - and perhaps an hour or so from badlands / lower desert hikes, including wind caves, mud tunnels, and ancient pictographs.
Owner's Map of Borrego Springs
I have been hiking and backpacking in the American desert for over 30 years now. I had done a lot of backpacking in the "four corners" area, mostly Southern Utah, as well as Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. Fifteen or 20 years ago I discovered the Anza Borrego area, and have been going back there ever since.
I had introduced my parents to the desert a few years after I became familiar with it, and we all became desert devotees. After my mother passed away my father re-married a woman who coincidentally owned a property in what was then called "Ram's Hill" in Borrego. When my father passed I inherited the place, and have been using it since.
My wife and two little girls have all become major desert enthusiasts. The kids get a lot of use out of the pool near our property, and we all love hiking, off-roading, horse-back riding, and just hanging around the wonderful town of Borrego.
We can't get out to Borrego as often as we like, so we rent the place during the stretches when we cannot use it. We are happy to share our home with others who enjoy the desert country - our renters range from old desert hands, to golfers, to newcomers to the area.
Property Photos
- Front & entrance of the house. - Borrego Springs, California Vacation Home
- Dining area & living room: large fireplace, wall of sliding doors to right. - Borrego Springs, California Vacation Home
- At the mouth of Glorietta Canyon, beautiful hike 15 min. from the property. - Borrego Springs, California Vacation Home
- Swimming pool (with Jacuzzi & entertanment area) steps from the property.
- Front patio & sitting area; great for breakfast, leisurely reading.
- Master bedroom: newly redone, full bath, walk-in closet, teak furnishings.
- Alternate view of Master bedroom; windows overlook cactus garden & golf course.
- Overlook from California Riding & Hiking Trail, about 20 min. from the property.
- Fully equipped kitchen, lots of light.
- 2ns Master bed; sliding door opens to front patio, window overlooks open space.
- One of the master baths: full shower & bathtub, large walk-in closet.
- View from the back patio to our cactus garden, the golf course and Mountains.
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #94513
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