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Historic Downtown Location │Heart of Bend │Walk Everywhere │Hot Tub │High Demand

Private hot tub in fully fenced back yard

Lovely blend of century old architecture with modern amenities

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location
Host

Exceptional

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4850 sq ft

Popular amenities

Parking available
Air conditioning
Dryer
Outdoor space

Explore the area

Bend, OR

Downtown Bend Business Association
‪3 min walk‬
Old Mill District
‪12 min walk‬
Hayden Homes Amphitheater
‪14 min walk‬
Redmond, OR (RDM-Robert's Field)
‪24 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Historic Downtown Location │Heart of Bend │Walk Everywhere │Hot Tub │High Demand

Note: DEEP DISCOUNTS right now as hot tub is not available Dec. 20 - Jan. 4

This amazing little downtown cottage provides all the comforts of home with the freedoms of vacationing. You cannot find a better location than The Autumn Cottage! It is located on a quiet little street, yet it is just one block from the historic downtown area. It has been lovingly designed to offer guests the full flavor of Bend, with many modern amenities paired with classic charm to make your Bend visit exceptional.

This home features:

● Two private bedrooms, one private bathroom
● First bedroom has a king bed and ductless AC/heating system for comfort
● Second bedroom has a queen bed and ductless AC/heating system for comfort
● Full sized bathroom with tub/shower combination, blow dryer
● Fully equipped kitchen with everything you need for cooking at home
● Coffee bar with whole bean coffee, grinder, sugar, non-dairy creamer, tea
● Living room with flat screen Smart TV and third ductless AC/heating unit
● 1950's style bar cabinet in living room, ready for entertaining
● Desk / workspace in the living room for working on the road
● Free high speed wireless internet
● Washer and dryer
● Private hot tub
● Fully fenced backyard with grassy lawn and dining table under a pergola
● Outdoor propane BBQ (seasonal, Memorial Day - Labor Day)
● Two cruiser bikes (seasonal, Memorial Day - Labor Day)

As an added bonus, The Autumn Cottage is just a short one block stroll into the historic downtown with fine dining, galleries, brew pubs, shops, and the Deschutes River. You can walk to it all....or ride one of the two vintage bikes we have for your use during the summer season. The basket holds a growler of local brew or a loaf of fresh baked French bread just perfectly!

This is a private, standalone house exclusively for guest use. The house, grounds, hot tub, and parking area are unshared. We have complete contactless check-in for the convenience and safety of our guests. The garage shown in photos is not for guest use.

All towels, linens and bedding are included. We also leave guests a small amount of starter supplies including: toilet paper, paper towels, dish and laundry soaps, hand soaps, bath soap, shampoo, and coffee bar items mentioned above. We also provide blow dryers, iron and ironing board. Please plan accordingly to bring anything else you may wish to have with you on your trip.

Note: Guests who book this home will be required to sign an auxiliary rental packet with specific rules and information included, such as neighborhood quiet hours, check in and out time restrictions, and non-smoking policies. If you are traveling with a pet, you will also need to sign a copy of our pet rules.

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**Our cancellation policies that you agree to at the time of booking are in effect even during a pandemic, winter travel season, summer wildfire season, etc. We highly recommend researching and purchasing third party Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) trip insurance for any unforeseen circumstances that may arise that may require you to cancel or postpone your reservation, especially those related to COVID-19 closures and restrictions.

Property manager

Erin Woods

Premier Host

Languages

English

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Hot tub

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Washer

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Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

We love kids!

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Long-term renters welcome

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Bend

Located in Bend, this cottage is in the city centre. Hayden Homes Amphitheater and Des Chutes Historical Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Sun Mountain Fun Center and Bend Rock Gym. High Desert Museum and Petersen Rock Garden are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Bend, OR

What's nearby

Downtown Bend Business Association - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Drake Park - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Old Mill District - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
Hayden Homes Amphitheater - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
Deschutes Brewery - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

Sunriver Station - 23 min drive
Redmond, OR (RDM-Robert's Field) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Commons Cafe and Taproom - ‬7 min walk
‪McMenamins Pub at Old St Francis School - ‬2 min walk
‪The Lemon Tree - ‬6 min walk
‪J Dub - ‬6 min walk
‪D & D Bar & Grill - ‬6 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Historic Downtown Location │Heart of Bend │Walk Everywhere │Hot Tub │High Demand pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

What time is check-in at Historic Downtown Location │Heart of Bend │Walk Everywhere │Hot Tub │High Demand?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Historic Downtown Location │Heart of Bend │Walk Everywhere │Hot Tub │High Demand?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Historic Downtown Location │Heart of Bend │Walk Everywhere │Hot Tub │High Demand located?

Located in Old Bend, this cottage is within a 10-minute walk of Des Chutes Historical Museum and Old Mill District. Tower Theater and Drake Park are also within 10 minutes.

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn A.

11 Jun, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful little house within walking distance of everything in Downtown, Old Mill, and River West.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tamara M.

31 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Downtown Bend Gem

If want to just park your car for a few days and walk around Bend this is your place.

Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Todd M., Portland, OR

23 Dec, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Little House

We've stayed at this property multiple times and it is one of our favorites. It is very well-appointed, comfortable, the location is fantastic, and the hot tub is always popular. We'll be back for sure!

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer T.

24 Jun, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location in the heart of Bend

This adorable house is ideally located between downtown and the Old Mill District, within easy walking distance of both. Best of all, they allowed us to bring our dog, and the house is right across the street from a dog park - we could not have asked for more! The house was immaculate and the hot tub was a plus. We will be back.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tom H.

28 Feb, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend at Bend

Good time

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica K.

10 Jul, 2018

Most beautiful home

The location of this home was amazing, it’s literally in the heart of the city! It was cute and cozy we truly enjoyed our time there and will be visiting again in the very near future!

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tim O.

27 Feb, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for Bend!

Had 3 of us in this house for a snowboarding trip. Location was great. Quick and easy 25 minute drive to the mountain and we were able to walk <10 minutes to downtown for food and night life after the mountain. Great place for a solid weekend in Bend. Hot tub was awesome!

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa P.

8 Feb, 2019

Cozy House Close to Everything

We really enjoyed our stay. The kitchen was well stocked for cooking. The beds were comfortable and the whole place was very clean. We could walk to the grocery store and several breweries. The yard was perfect for our dog and sitting outside would be wonderful in the summer. We would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Nathaniel S., Anacortes WA

13 Jun, 2018

Great location!

Great location, easy couple blocks to downtown core, or over to the Old Mill District and all of it's fun. House is older, but well kept, nice little fully fenced back yard w/hot tub. Bathtub didn't drain well, but that was the only issue and it's a minor one. Would stay here again!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Carissa T.

3 Aug, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute cottage in great location

We really enjoyed the location of the cottage and the layout of the home. The backyard is very cute and comfortable. All amenities covered! My only negative is ants in the kitchen by the sink.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Trish B., Dayton, Oregon

12 Jan, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect getaway

Cute cottage. Plenty of room, super clean, very well stocked and pet friendly! Walking distance to restaurants and dog park. Hot tub available but didn’t have a chance to use it. Erin was a charm to work with. Thank you for a lovely stay in your beautiful home!

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

erika s., Wenatchee, WA

8 Apr, 2018

Adorable, clean cottage in the perfect location!

We had a wonderful stay at the Autumn Cottage. It was nicely equipped, had comfortable beds and was clean. The hot tub was a perfect way to start and end our day. In addition to the home itself, the location could not have been better. We walked to town a few times a day for a morning coffee, meals and of course the breweries! We will definitely be returning in the near future!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

LUKE S.

16 Feb, 2018

A quaint, well appointed bungalow

We had a wonderful time at the Autumn Cottage! Close to everything in downtown Bend. Kitchen well stocked. The hot tub was great to return to after a hard days skiing. Very close and walkable to near by restaurants, Drake park, etc. Highly recommend this place for your next visit to Bend. We look forward to returning on our next trip.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marta M.

31 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

GREAT!

Loved the house! It was perfect. Very close to everything and we love to walk. I highly recommend this place. The property manager,Erin, was fantastic. (I left something behind and she mailed it to me.) Can’t wait to go back.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Jean Ann V.

27 Aug, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Disliked: Location

Pros and cons!

Very clean, nice home right in the downtown area close to everything that us well-appointed. The negative was the homeless encampment directly across the street.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Michael T.

7 Aug, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay-Excellent Cottage

Had a great long weekend with wife and Dog. We lived in Bend for 5 years so it was great to return. The house is fantastic with alot of attention detail. The set up was accomodating for work from home as well. We would stay here again. To be clear, there are homeless people living out of there cars or sleeping on sidewalk across the street. We live in downtown Seattle so it's nothing we havent seen before and overall we never felt in danger.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Courtney K.

11 Aug, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in

Disliked: Location

Cute little house but had problems

The house was cute, clean and located close to town. Unfortunately, the amount of homeless activity/camps right outside on the sidewalk was worrisome. We ended up leaving the property and moving to a new home we felt safer for our child to be in.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie B.

28 Nov, 2013

Couldn't be more perfect!

My husband and I recently spent three nights in the beautiful Autumn Cottage. What an incredible treat! The house is adorable, the space well planned out and super comfortable. It has all the amenities, all listed in this provide, but the ones that we most enjoyed were washer/dryer (great for us after a long road trip!), hot tub, BBQ, extremely comfy bed, a growler for guest use at one of the many breweries in the area, and the PERFECT location. Seriously, it couldn't be better located - it's a block to the Old St. Francis School pub, and two blocks to downtown, where there is a ton of shopping, dining, etc. We absolutely loved this house, and don't have a single criticism. We hope to be back for another visit soon!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Regan N., portland, or

10 Sept, 2013

Great Location!

The Autumn Cottage is the perfect location to downtown Bend with the heart of the city right at your front door. Easily walkable to some of our favorite restaurants like Jackson's Corner and Sarah's Raw and Vegan Cafe. The cottage is charming and cozy with all the amenities. The backyard with hot tub is private, quaint and well maintained. The owner was extremely helpful and quick to communicate. We enjoyed this property for 3 nights and found it the perfect resting place after our daily activities. The only downside to this property is the light that shines outside one of the bedroom windows, so bring your sleeping mask! We were pleasantly surprised that despite being right in the heart of town, it was extremely quiet at night!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Ilse F., Granbury

6 Nov, 2013

Fantastic Location

We rented this little cottage for 3 nights and enjoyed every minute of it. The location is perfect, walking distance into town close to all the shops and restaurants. We could've walked to the Old Mill Shopping District, but opted to drive since we had a car :) The cottage photos online are as it is, clean, comfortable, fairly quiet location, has everything you need for a vacation. My husband enjoyed the hot tub after a long day of exploring and dragging him through boutiques! Also spent a bit of time at the outlet mall in town, got a great deal on a Coach purse! Enjoyed the numerous brew pubs in town, food is great everywhere. Cannot wait to return, would highly recommend this little cottage. The owner is very prompt in responding to questions, very friendly. See you next year!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Gina B.

8 Jan, 2017

Fun, Cozy, and Close to Everything

We arrived in the middle of the biggest snow storm in years and to our great relief this home welcomed us with a warm lit fireplace and room for all our stuff. We immediate fell in love with this treasure of a home. The beds were so comfortable. There were plenty of blankets and pillows. The kitchen was stocked with all the we needed for cooking. The appliances like the coffee maker, toaster, frig, washer and dryer we all new and excellent quality. In the back, after a day of skiiing we really enjoyed the hot tub which was also well care for, clean, and did not smell of chemicals. We have never experienced such a perfect place and can't wait to return! Thank you, Lisa, for being such a pleasure to work with and your quick responses to all my questions :-)

8/10 Good

Kimberly C.

12 Nov, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very walkable to downtown - very present houseless challenges

This property is super cute and exactly as described. It's well-appointed and comfortable. We loved walking to downtown Bend - everything is so close! We had an issue with check-in (key code we were sent didn't work), but the property manager responded immediately to get us set up. Appreciated quick communication. Everything within the owner's control is great. Free coffee was a nice touch! As others have mentioned, there is a serious houseless population challenge at this location we didn't really appreciate until we showed up. The house is on a corner, and for each of the four nights we were there, we saw 8-12 different homeless folks either in parked cars or in tents on both streets surrounding the house. We saw lots of overt drinking and drug use, and we could hear shouting at all hours. It made us feel a bit nervous about our cars in the driveway, but we had no issues. We've stayed in downtown Bend in a number of different VRBOs within a mile of this location, and this is the only place we've ever seen this issue so prevalently, maybe because of the park nearby? I feel bad for the owner of the property given this is not in their control, but if you have small children or feel uncomfortable with visible homelessness, this is not the right VRBO for you.

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

13 Jan, 2018

Nice place, but noisy heater... And rental contract terms a bit much.

Nicely equipped place, overall - and the owner was very prompt in addressing issues. However, in winter, the main heating source is a gas "fireplace" with a fan that is surprisingly loud. When off, the temperature in the unit can drop pretty rapidly. When on, it is frankly too noisy to sleep. Cleaning fees and policy are a bit high and over the top, in our opinion. Used only one of the two bedrooms and did not use the hot tub, so this impacts our perspective. The booking process through VRBO also caused some concern. We asked, through the "tell the owner more about you/your visit" messaging that we were a couple, planning to use the one bedroom, and asked if a break on the price was possible. We had no response to this, but simply received a "your booking is confirmed" and "you'll lose the deposit if you cancel". Along similar lines, the owner sent a separate contract with terms that frankly went beyond what we'd expect for a VRBO vacation rental. We were also informed that if we did not sign and return the contract we'd lose our deposit. A bit disingenuous, in our opinion. On the plus side, Internet access did not work when we arrived, but the owner had a person take a look and corrected the issue quite rapidly. (She might also note to refill a pepper mill sans grinder with ground pepper, as opposed to peppercorns...!)

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Maria L.

7 Jul, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

anna b.

19 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location location location!!!!

Loved staying here!!! Perfect location for downtown and easy access to everything else! The house was clean and well stocked. Every detail was considered. Erin was great and quick to respond when I reached out. We would love to stay here again!!!

Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

About the host

Hosted by Erin Woods

My husband and I have been managing and renting vacation homes here in our hometown of Bend, Oregon for over 17 years with our business, Home Spun LLC, and we love what we do! All the vacation homes in our Home Spun LLC exclusive collection provide distinctive alternatives to traditional lodging in Central Oregon. Our places provide a one-of-a-kind experience by offering amazing downtown locations, top of the line amenities, and personal service. We are picky about which homes we represent. Each home has been handpicked so our guests can experience an inviting and unique vacation with privacy, scenic surroundings, recreational opportunities just moments away, and the amazing city of Bend at your feet.

Why they chose this property

All of the vacation homes we manage are located in the Galveston Avenue District or Historic Downtown Bend area. We love that our guests can park their car and explore all the best parts of our city on foot or by bike, getting a real chance to fall in love with our sweet little city.

What makes this property unique

This house is over 100 years old and we love the historic features and feel of it, paired with modern amenities. My favorite things in this house are the historic photos that adorn the walls in black and white, showing what old Bend looked like when this house was built, what people did, how our town lived. It is like looking back in time and you can feel the history of this home just by being in it. It feels real.