Peace & Tranquility In Our Southwest Studio Desert Home

BE OUR HONORED GUESTS IN "THE STUDIO" : The Studio is a free-standing, 500 +/- building, with large outside covered brick veranda, located on our 2 1/2 acres of private pristine Sonoran Desert - our "unofficial" Nature Conservancy. It is located near, yet separate from, our Casita Guest Home (Home Away 258249) - . New vinyl flooring throughout except carpeted walk-in closet) Clean, Comfortable and Caring.
LET US TAKE A TOUR OF THE STUDIO:

ENTRY: The Studio has its own parking area, which leads along its own red-stone path with a red "split-rail" western fence to our 750+/- private, free-standing building.

NORTH : Entry to The Studio is from the north, through double glass doors, each with Venetian-style blinds for privacy, the entire buildng has new luxury vinyl flooring with large area rug (except the carpeted walk-in closet); into the "open-space" studio area ). The wall on each side of the entry doors have multiple dark wood shelves, with a library of modern novels and other reading materials; binoculars with books about the midnight sky, birds etc. The Studio's main area allows for sitting and dining or relax in our comfortable chair with ottoman, or the sofa, or other seating.

SOUTH: The opposite (south)wall features two side-by-side large, screened, picture windows that allow views of our beautiful Sonoran desert.; and includes a glass dining table for four; and our
FULL KITCHEN - "Save Money - Cook At Home" - featuring a large chrome-faced" refrigerator with freezer, a four burner stove above a full oven, all new "small appliances" (micro-wave, blender, coffee machine, toaster and more); extensive cookware (pots, pans, strainer etc.), full set of dishes and silverware; and so much more to enjoy the ease of "real" cooking. The kitchen includes open and closed cabinets and multiple chrome racks.

WEST: A "day-bed", surrounded by a wood-sculpted frame, The day bed features two twin mattresses; its top also serves as our second couch while the bottom mattress and frame "slides-out and pops-up" as a second bed (both are clean, good twin mattresses). Placed side-by-side, our guests have enjoyed an almost king-size bed. All linens and sleeping pillows are new. There is a wall mounted large, flat-screen television with Satellite Satellite TV and HBO. easily visible from the kitchen, dining table, sofa and rest of the studio room.

The Studio's BATHROOM is in the south-east corner; it is a private bathroom featuring two sinks (one a designer glass "wash-basin" for personal use and the second, a deeper sink for personal use, dishes, etc.). There are multiple shelves, a toilet and a shower. The bathroom also has a mirrored-lighted cabinet. We provide soaps, shampoo and conditioner, a hair dryer, new towels (washcloths, face and bath towels) and paper products for the first two weeks.
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EAST: The Studio's east wall features a full wall of professionally faux painted "blue denim", located below two screened windows with Venetian-style blinds for privacy.; a sofa, a comfortable chair and booklined shelves.

The Studio also has Internet service (wired and wireless, free of charge) and a combination radio and CD player. We also have available a large variety of music CDs and a variety of books on varying topics.

In The Studio's south-west corner is a "double-door" entry into a large, private, carpeted WALK-IN CLOSET with a chest-of-drawers, plenty of "shelf-space and multiple wooden rods and hangers for clothing; Shark vacuum etc.

If our Studio guests request, linens can be washed on a weekly basis. There is also an "off-premises" company that provides "pick-up and deliver" laundry service to the Studio for a fee.

OUTSIDE: Running along the full west wall is a large recently constructed covered brick veranda; chairs, table with umbrella, "zero-gravity" lounger, and glorious view of our newly landscaped property (new extensive landscaping over about 2 1/2 acres, featuring- saguaros, desert cactus and trees, 3 flagstone paths, cement "picnic" table and seating, cement bench "for two"; with our large corral in the background. The Studio is surrounded on the south, north and west sides by wide red rock pathways. There is a water fountain for aesthetic sound effects at the north-west corner of the Studio, outdoor lighting, and a propane barbecue grill.

NEW: Large, contractor constructed red brick covered veranda;
Extensive landscaping - multiple trees, saguaros, cactus, flagstone paths, etc.

There are paths for walking around the acreage facing The Studio and the large horse corral. "Bring your horses" (for an extra fee) and enjoy some of the most wonderful nearby riding trails that link-up to the statewide trail system.

The sunsets are gorgeous.

The Studio rests within our private 2 1/2 acre "unofficial" Sonoran Desert nature sanctuary with bird watching (resident and migrant cardinals, hawks, pygmy owls and other owls, doves, road-runners, etc.); numerous varieties of cactus and desert plants and trees. Nearby occasional sounds of owls, hawks and other birds, as well as horses or even a burro add to the western desert landscape / soundscape.

Known for its "starry desert night sky" there are binoculars along with bird-books and nighttime star books/charts.

The Studio is set far back from the roadway in peaceful natural surroundings. Bicycle and hiking/walking trails abound. Across the street is a section of Scottsdale's famous statewide trail system for walkers, bikes and horses that is part of the Arizona state trail system. Within 10 minutes to a new section of the McDowell Sonoran Park System; 15 minutes to another section and 20 minutes to the larger preserve with walking, hiking and biking trails for all levels.

HORSE CORRAL: we also have a very large corral on our property, sometimes available for a separate fee and agreement; featuring two large shades (telephone pole height with metal roofing), multiple water troughs which is often available for our guests' horses to be on property with them. The whole area is "horse country" and has incredible nearby riding trails that "touch-upon" our property.

You have now completed your Studio Tour; now the rest of the story:

THE BEST OF BOTH ARIZONA / SOUTHWEST WORLDS: Our Studio guests enjoy all the above, and yet are still close to world class golf, restaurants, shopping, theater, sports activities (including Cactus League games, PGA championship tournament, world class equestrian events & the Barrett Jackson auto extravaganza, to name a few. Check out the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy to see the many nearby incredible walking-hiking-cycling trails.

Also nearby are internationally recognized medical facilities and physicians (including the Mayo Hospital and Honor Health Hospital within 15 minutes).

The City of Scottsdale was recently honored as "No. 3 in Recreation" and "No. 1 in golf courses, hiking trails and bike rentals". To mark National Park and Recreation Month, personal finance website "WalletHub" ranked Scottsdale among the top of the 100 largest cities.

YOUR EXCEPTIONAL HOME-AWAY-FROM-HOME AWAITS YOU !