Dune View -Star Gazing Getaway

This 1100 sq. foot farm guest house has incredible indoor/outdoor views of the Sangre De Cristo mountains and Great Sand Dunes. Located only 24 miles from the Great Sand Dunes and its Internationally Designated Dark Skies star gazing is incredible from the deck. Located 1 mile from Colorado Gators Reptile Park and 9 min. from an indoor/outdoor Sand Dunes Hot Springs that's open year round. Other attractions include Zapata Falls, the Rio Grande River, 1 hour from Monarch Ski or Wolf Creek Ski.

From the living room and deck you have a view of the Sand Dunes. This place is located on a farm circle. Sometimes there are purple flowering potato plants and sometimes there are cattle on the circle depending on the farming situation. From the kitchen and primary bedroom windows or from the bench provided on the north side of the entry door, you can see the beautiful Colorado sunsets. Located not far from the international dark sky park the milky way can be seen with the naked eye on clear nights. A telescope is provided for those that want a closer look. The house is very well insulated so you will have a quiet and peaceful sleep.

The guest house has 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, a large mud room/laundry room. The kitchen dining and living room are an open concept. The dining table seats 6 and there is a breakfast bar with 3 stools. Living room has two comfortable sofas and an ottoman.

Primary Bedroom- Has a queen-sized bed, and a twin XL. It has its own private bathroom with jetted tub, enclosed shower and large walk-in closet and a bonus closet. Shampoo, conditioner and body wash are provided. In the walk-in closet, you will find hangers, drawers, a pack n play, high chair, cot, telescope, box fan, clothing drying rack and ironing board. No bedding for the pack in play is provided. Lots of extra blankets and pillows are in the closet beside the twin XL bed. This room also has a dedicated work space which includes a desk, an office chair and a lamp with wireless phone charger.

2nd Bedroom- This room has 2 bunk beds and a trundle. In total there are 5 twin beds in this room. The bedding for the trundle is in the top of the closet where you will also find a box fan.

Night stands in both bedrooms have touch lamps outlets and USB charging ports. Luggage racks are provided. Curtains are all room darkening and all windows have cordless cellular blinds. All the mattresses were purchased in 2022. We pride ourselves on the cleanliness of our unit and so we use white linens and towels.

2nd Bathroom – located off of the hallway is a bathroom with stand-up shower. Shampoo, conditioner and body wash are provided. Extra towels and toilet paper are under the sink.

Kitchen- The kitchen is fully equipped with everything you need for full meal preparation, cooking and eating. Salt, pepper, spices, and oil are provided. Appliances were purchased in 2022 and include a dishwasher, gas range/oven, large refrigerator with ice cube trays in the freezer, microwave, toaster, waffle maker, crock pot, blender, and mixer. There is a coffee/ tea bar, with a drip coffee maker with Keurig option, french press, pour over and electric kettle. Ground coffee is provided, as well as powdered creamer and sugar. Basic cleaning supplies and dish washer tabs are under the sink.

Make sure to bring your own food and drinks. The closest grocery store is 20 minutes away in Alamosa.

Entertainment- There is a 65" Roku smart TV. Streaming services not provided but you can log into your own account. The Roku channel does not require a login. There is a retro gaming console below the tv and a dvd player. There are also toys, games, books and puzzles located on the bookshelves in the hallway and connect 4 on the wall. The Wifi is high speed and reliable.

Laundry room- HE washer and dryer with laundry detergent, iron (ironing board is in the master closet.) In the laundry room in the cabinets are swim diapers, a picnic blanket and a cooler bag.

Deck– Has dining table with an umbrella and chairs, a propane grill, benches and a propane fire pit. Please clean the grill after use. Propane is provided.

Shed- Inside the shed by the front door there is a variety of sand toys, a wagon, umbrella, a couple camping chairs, toddler life vest, some pool toys and 2 red metal sledding discs that can be used for sand sledding.

Heating/Cooling- Air conditioning is rarely needed but we do have a window a/c unit in the kitchen. There is also a portable swamp cooler in the primary walk in closet. THERE IS NO CENTRAL A/C Opening the windows at night during the warmer months makes for a comfortable sleep as the temps drop significantly at night even in July and August. There are ceiling fans in the rooms and box fans in the closets. Hot water baseboards provide heat during the colder months. THIS IS NOT FORCED AIR, you will not feel air blowing from them. The baseboards provide radiant heat.

This is a non smoking/vaping unit. If you do choose to vape or smoke please do so outside and properly dispose of cigarette butts, a receptacle is provided beside the shed. There will be a fee if this rule is broken.