4BR Adobe Home with Pool, Sandia Heights, 360 Degree View
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Location
Car: Necessary
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
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2005
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.
Why the Owner Chose Sandia Heights South, NM, USA:
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.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
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 handles 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 and 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 spot 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 easiest.
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Photos
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Our pool is available mid-May through September.
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We have a city and a mountain view. Here is the mountain view.
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Sometimes families with kids make it seven!
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The master bedroom and this guest bedroom have queen beds.
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We provide a guest account for you to check your email.
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Check out our many guide books and maps sitting in our sun room!
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We have at least three outdoor spots to have a morning cuppa coffee or tea!
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We Recently Added Another Outside Deck To Have A Bowl of Berries!
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Our porch goes along our four bedrooms. Step out of two bedrooms or enjoy view.
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Our master bedroom is en suite and the sliding doors open to a beautiful porch.
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Our kitchen is open, to the left is the living room, ahead , breakfast area.
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Here is another photo of our home, taken from across the road.
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The mountains and garden are available year round!
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Our home is perfect for a small group. Four is ideal.
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In summer and spring look out on the pool or garden.
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In winter and fall, sitting in front of the fire is fun after a day in Santa Fe!
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The reason you need a vacation.
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Our Back Garden-We Have Four Mountain Views
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Feel Free To Feed Our Fish!
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Our smaller guest bath with a tub/shower combo.
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Our master is ensuite and our bathroom includes a separate shower and jetted tub
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Two of our guestrooms have double beds. We created it for our grandson.
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Our home is three story. Our dining room has entertained many happy gatherings!
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VRBO #52817
This listing was first published here in 2005.
Date last modified - Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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