I was in Boise on business for 3 days & wanted to extend my stay for the weekend so I could spend some time with our son, who is a sophomore at BSU. I was staying at the Hampton Inn, but wanted to get into a VRBO home in the North End, so I could be close enough to downtown to walk for dinner, as well I was tired of being cramped up in a hotel room with the AC running at night because none of the windows open at the Hampton Inn. I looked on VRBO and found the great little cottage around 10pm on my last night in the hotel & got an immediate response from Jill & Darrin and we finalized the reservation & that I could check in the next morning so I could go spend the day with my son!
I met Jill & Darrin at the property the next morning and got a quick tour of the home and a personalized code for the front door lock, which is way cool, so you don't have to worry about carrying a house key around and/or losing it! The cottage itself is cute as can be. It has everything you need to be comfortable....especially the bed! One of the most comfortable beds I've slept on in a rental property ever, with high quality linens, comforter and pillows! This cottage obviously was recently remodeled, because everything in it is like brand new; from the appliances in the kitchen, to the tile in the shower and on the bathroom floor, as well the shower head, which works great as well, unlike so many vacation rental properties where you can't take a good shower....no problem here! And high quality towels also!
Just an overall great experience, walked downtown every night & enjoyed some great meals at my favorite BODO restaurants. Was even able to have a cocktail & a glass of wine, without having to worry about driving home! Didn't have to fuss with parking my car downtown either! Oh yeah, one more off-topic thing; I was watching the Boise news on Saturday morning on the quality Samsung TV in the living room of the cottage, & the local Boise weatherman Larry Gebert was covering the beginning of the Downtown Boise Veteran's Day Parade...and I realized it was only a few blocks away, so I turned the TV off & walked down 6th street to where the parade was right by the Capital building and there was Larry running back and forth interviewing people in the parade! I watched the rest of the parade & visited the outdoor market on 8th Street...it was a cool experience!
Bottom line; stay in this great North End Cottage next time you're in Boise! Great property with amazing owners!
