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4BR Adobe Home with Pool, Sandia Heights, 360 Degree View
| Sleeps | 8 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Half Baths | 1 |
| Property type | house |
| Minimum Stay | 6 nights |
Overview
House, 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, (Sleeps 6-8) Best for 1 or 2 couples, or family
We rent our once and future retirement home out by the week or month. The home is located at the foot of Sandia Mountain above Albuquerque. With a pool that commands both city and mountain views, our Casa is the perfect-size (four bedroom) and place to vacation. Relax or roam! We are minutes from the Sandia Tram and minutes from one of New Mexico's seven Wildlife Reserves.
There are mountain hiking trails (through the arroyos) a very available biking and jogging trail to to say nothing about being just ten minutes from a Starbucks, Barnes and Noble and great restaurants. We also have Trader Joes nearby and a Whole Foods in the area.The setting is high desert (eight to nine degrees cooler than Albuquerque), one hundred yards from the surrounding national park and Indian lands. (The Pueblo of Sandia).
Quail, roadrunners, foxes and a vast array of songbirds can be heard in the deep silence. The Indiana lands enclose sacred sites (They also run a casino) Just 45 minutes from Santa Fe, Casa Griffin is 20 minutes from the Albuquerque airport and minutes from the Sandia Peak Tramway, the world's longest aerial tramway (skiing, spectacular setting, nice restaurants at the Peak) Albuquerque has Indian markets year round, and is host to hot air balloons, the University of New Mexico and other cultural attractions. It has also become one of the more popular golf destinations.
Besides visiting the many pueblos in the area,many day trips are available, such as visiting the natural wonders of Tent Rocks at Cochiti Lake (run by the Cochiti Pueblo) and Acoma America's Oldest Continually Inhabited City.
If you are travelling with children or grandchildren, Albuquerque has an amazing children's museum and aquarium (with a cafe that one can sip cokes and have grilled cheese or hamburgers while watching sharks and stingrays and many schools of fish! ) and an enchanting children's garden (complete with castle!) at their botanical garden.
The tramway up the mountain(Sandia Peak Tramway) is also an exciting trip for kids, unless it's balloon fest weekend, when the crowds make for one and two hour waits for the trip to the top. Good restaurant at the top. A fine Mexican restaurant below is a nice place to meet or wait for those taking the tram up the mountain.
Fully equipped including two mountain bikes, high speed internet access if you have a laptop. Guest account available for checking email on our computer. No pets. Pool available mid May-October. Please do not inquire for any period less than a week. It is a home to settle in if you are looking for a place to come home to after a day of adventures and activity.
Or it is a comfy place to relax and just be in nature.It is also a place that writers have rented to work on their next mystery! Although our home sleeps eight, our normal rental is four to six. Best for a family, two to three couples,three to four golfers! We have four bedrooms. Two bedrooms have queen beds, two bedrooms have two twin beds. Our ideal rental is four to six guests. Although we do have the ability to sleep eight, in reality and ideally your party will have an infant or a child! four singles or two to three couples! We now list our home as sleeping six, we have two queen beds, and four twin beds. Because of the footprint of our home, we can most easily accommodate six adults, and a couple of kids under nine.
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About The Owner
Although we purchased our home as a retirement home, only one of us is actually retired. At the time we purchased our home, it was the perfect Southwest distance between our two sons and their families, one in St. Louis and one in LA. The Sunport, Albuquerque's airport is an easy airport to get in and out of, in these days of heightened security lines, ease of arrival and departure is welcome. Here we are on a boat, The Fortuna in Turkey. One of us is a sailor. Both of us drink coffee.
The Owner purchased this house in 2005
Why The Owner chose Albuquerque
At the time we purchased our home, one of us (known to friends as Dr. Barista) was traveling regularly for family business in Texas. He often flew into Albuquerque and visited and stayed with friends in Sandia Heights. After a couple of years, although their generosity would have been extended, one time when his friends were out of town, he wandered on his own in the area and found a perfect home. Too perfect not to put an offer on, even though I was in Sedona that week looking for a home that would be near our family on the West Coast. By summer, we had closed. It was bought, without me even seeing it. I loved it the moment I walked in..not the house as much as the space, the views, the mountains. We both, although we have always lived on water, love the Sandia Mountains.
What makes this house unique
Fantastic views. This last year we build a new porch along the four bedrooms so now we have quite literally views from all directions. Some friends have rented for a month at a time because they are looking to retire in the area.The area is very serene,our neighbors are very private but it's not a gated community, so its very much like a modern day pueblo. Incredible vistas, wonderful hikes, deep quiet. And yet, very close to Santa Fe and city life in Albuquerque. We do host a number of golfers (we like four) and we've had wonderful comments from most of our guests (our only complaint was that our refrigerator opened from the right and they thought it should open from the left )Dr. Griffin's secretary handled our contracts for over ten year our contracts. We don't use the current guestbook because we started with an earlier company which sold to the current company. Someday we will post all the nice comments we have received on our website our favorite was from a young family that wrote 'It's our last night in Casa Griffin and we don't want to leave!' and then went on to say they forgot to put out the garbage , oh well, their charming calligraphy note did the trick because thats how we feel,(and I although I have two masters degrees in Education, spent many years as a calligrapher) much as we love our Coop life on Lake Shore Drive life in Chicago and active life at the opera, symphony, theatre &restful weekends in the Indiana Dunes, there is nothing like the high desert and the mountains. We always feel so elated that we are coming home.....and it helps now that there's a Trader Joes and Whole Foods nearby! We have loads of reference books in our little sun room library, maps etc. a do your own concierge what to do and where to go spots and of course guests also add to our stash. It's a really simple city to fly into. We like Southwest, we travel a lot, Galapagos, Turkey, Guatemala and next Bhutan! we find Albuquerque's Sunport airport is one of the easies
Guestbook comments from the owner
Mark just called to see if I can get the four digit code for the garage opener. It apparently wasn't in the packet you mailed. Everything else was...maps and all, they are very happy with the accommodations, the weather is beautiful, and appear to be having a wonderful time.
Thanks so much to you, your husband, and Linda. The golf outing was a success!!! They enjoyed your beautiful home very much
Amenities
Northeast Heights House Accommodation and Amenities
- house
- Check-in: 4:00 PM / Check-out: 11:00 AM
- Max. occupancy: 8
- pets not allowed
- non smoking only
- Mountain View
- Air Conditioning
- Broadband Access
- Clothes Dryer
- Computer Available
- Garage
- Linens Provided
- Telephone
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet
- Wood Fireplace
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Ice Maker
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- 2 Bathrooms,
- 1 Half Bath
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Bathroom 1 -
Bathroom 2 -
- 4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8
- Queen size Beds (1), Twin or Single Beds (1)
- CD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- VCR
- Video Library
- Balcony
- Deck / Patio
- Outdoor Grill
- Private Pool
- jetted tub
- arboretum
- botanical garden
- churches
- cinemas
- health/beauty spa
- live theater
- museums
- restaurants
- ruins
- synagogues
- winery tours
- zoo
- bird watching
- gambling casinos
- horseback riding
- miniature golf
- scenic drives
- shopping
- sight seeing
- sledding
- walking
- wildlife viewing
- cross country skiing
- cycling
- fishing
- fly fishing
- golf
- hiking
- hot air ballooning
- hunting
- mountain biking
- mountain climbing
- rafting
- rock climbing
- skiing
- swimming
- tennis
Reviews
Exceptional!
5/5 -
(15 traveler reviews)
Magnificent vacation home!
This was our family's third stay in this lovely home. The views of the magnificent Albuquerque sunsets and Sandia mountains cannot be beat. Watch the "lights of Albuquerque" turn on or storms roll across the skies from the home's grand picture window. This home is comfortable, clean and serene. The kids love the sparkling blue swimming pool and gorgeous backyard. The deck continues to be a favorite spot of mine for sunrise views and a cup of coffee. Views of Albuquerque are unsurpassed as you walk through the neighborhood (bikes are available too). Great shopping and restaurants are close in proximity. Truly, we are thrilled we could stay in this beautiful home again.
Stunning views! Great location! Endless charm!
Our family had the pleasure of returning to Albuquerque and we were thrilled that we could stay in this incredible home once again. Truthfully, we can't imagine staying anywhere else, even with the over 150 choices on "HomeAway''s" website. The homeowners are extremely kind and thoughtful! The house has everything you would need and more, with it being extremely well maintained. The beds and pillows are very comfortable! The views are spectacular from every view of the home! Our family loves the layout of the home and it's charm! We ate breakfast outside on the back patio by the fishpond and our lunches by the pool. Personally, one of my favorite things to do at this home, is not to sleep in but get up early to enjoy coffee on their magnificent deck and watch the sun come over the Sandia Mountains-it never gets old! We also enjoyed leisurely walks around the serene neighborhood, taking in more breathtaking views. There are bicycles you can borrow, helmets too, and get in a great ride around the neighborhood or hop on the bike path, a short distance away. There is so much to see and do in Albuquerque and there are restaurants galore with amazing food, but you could just stay put in this home and be perfectly content.
Our warmest regards to the homeowners for having us!
Gods' Little Acre
"once again your home has provided us with many happy and serene hours. No matter which way we turned the beauty surrounding us always amazed us and elevated our emotions. Perfect therapy not only for the body but also for the soul. This without a doubt will be a repeat place to get away from it all. If God was to retire, I believe this would be his spotl Our very Best to you both"
All of the comforts of home and so much more.
Our family of six vacationed in Albuquerque this summer to visit family. We really enjoyed the comfort and exquisite amenities this home features. The location of this home is ideal, easily accessible to grocery stores, coffee shops, bike/walking paths, Albuquerque attractions and especially picturesque views! The owners of this home were a pleasure to work with. They were very thoughtful and considerate as well as thorough in the information they provided about their home and the Albuquerque area.
Some of our favorite things about this home were the lovely picture windows to observe day and night time views of Albuquerque, absolutely beautiful! My husband and I enjoyed watching storms roll over the Albuquerque skyline. We could not wait to get up and watch the presentation of colors displayed on the mountains, as the sun rose each morning, from one of the impressive patios or deck. In the evening, we enjoyed walking around the serene neighborhood and watching the exquisite sunsets. Our children thoroughly enjoyed the stunning swimming pool. During our stay, our two year old marveled at the fish pond and took great pleasure in feeding the fish with her grandpa. Several varieties of birds ate from the feeders, even a roadrunner stopped by to eat. We enjoyed cooking in the backyard and often ate our evening meals in the dining room as it too had fabulous views of the attractive backyard and mountains.
After a visit to New Mexico, you will understand why they call it “The Land of Enchantment.” We would highly recommend this wonderful home to anyone planning a stay in Albuquerque. The property is clean, comfortable and very well maintained. The home had everything we needed and then some. I imagine this home is just as impressive in the winter time. We had a wonderful time in Albuquerque and our family couldn’t have been more pleased with our exceptional accommodations.
Our kindest regards to the owners.
Welcoming "Home Away from Home"
Our stay at Casa Griffin made for a wonderful family vacation. Eight of us -- two sets of parents with two children each – were absolutely comfortable in this spacious home. The pictures really don’t do justice to the space and layout of the home. There is a lovely atrium room that the boys loved for doing crafts or playing games (the house is well stocked with classics like monopoly and others). The living room area is right off of the spacious and well-appointed kitchen, which makes meal prep time a social event – no one is trapped in the kitchen alone! The kitchen is one of the best stocked we’ve seen after several VRBO stays, and the cute watermelon accessories add a charmingly personal touch to the space. The kitchen was big enough that two to three people could work in there together, cooking and cleaning side-by-side (a real plus when feeding eight!). There were multiple options for where to dine after preparing the food – the dining area gave us a perfect setting for Father’s Day Brunch; other meals we opted to eat outside in the lovely garden area. The view of the mountains, sky, and city made the outdoors setting endlessly beautiful, and the four boys spent hours in the pool (which again was one of the best maintained we’ve seen at a VRBO). The sleeping arrangements were also commodious – two bedrooms perfect for couples, with two more that had two twin beds each, making them ideal for the kids. The three bathrooms meant that even with eight people in the house, facilities were never a problem. The office area was a godsend for the small business owner who had to do a little work during the week, Perhaps what set Casa Griffin apart from other VRBO’s was the clear sense that it was a home, well-cared for and loved by its owners. You felt like a guest, in the best sense of the term.
The location of the house is also a plus – getting to Old Town is a snap, and there a score of interesting restaurants closer to the house. Grocery stores are easily accessible too. The nearby Sandia Peaks area was restricted because of fire danger, but in other seasons would be another fantastic benefit to the location.
All eight of us had a wonderful, comfortable, memorable stay at Casa Griffin, and couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity. The Griffins and their team were lovely to work with, responsive and gracious. We simply can’t recommend this location highly enough!
Family Christmas Gathering
The perfect place for a family gathering. The home is just as advertised. We had plenty of space and everything we needed to get comfortable, prepare holiday meals, and open gifts. And there was a separate room for completing jigsaw puzzles and playing board games. Views of the city lights are absolutely awesome! And the property is just far enough off the beaten track that we weren't bothered by traffic noise. We were there during a cold snap, so the pool wasn't usable and the fish pond was frozen over. It was very nice to be able to use the garage. We loved it!
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Visiting Indian Pueblos, day-trips to fascinating historical and natural sites, minutes from Trader Joes and Starbucks and Whole Foods, very nice restaurants...all just down the mountain. Big city amenities minutes from a private secluded home. Great museums, art, science aquarium having lunch at the Shark Reef a must! for kids
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Rates & Availability
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Additional information about rental rates
| Damage Deposit | $150 |
We pay all city and state taxes, pool maintenance and cleaning costs. Your $150.00 deposit is returned when our information and keys for Casa Griffin are returned. Additional nights are prorated at $220 a night. No pets. We required cashiers check to book property.
Owner's Cancellation Policy
- 50% refund if canceled at least 7 days before arrival date.
- 100% refund if canceled at least 14 days before arrival date.
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