10/10 Fantastiskt
Carol H.
8 mars 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Quiet Place to Relax
Carol H.
Bodde här 7 nätter i februari 2025
Hel semesterbostad·Privat värd
Stargazers' Sabbatical
Fotogalleri för Stargazers' Sabbatical
Recensioner
9,4 av 10,
Enastående
2 sovrum1 badrumSovplats för 4
Populära bekvämligheter
Utforska området
Ajo, AZ
- Ajo Plaza3 min med bil
- Gibson Neighborhood Park4 min med bil
- Ajo Museum & Historical Society6 min med bil
Rum och sängar
2 sovrum (sovplats för 4)
Sovrum 1
1 queensize-säng
Sovrum 2
2 enkelsängar
1 badrum
Badrum 1
Ytterligare utrymmen
Däck eller uteplats
Kök
Om boendet
Stargazers' Sabbatical
Sadly necessary preface: All available dates are on the calendar. All bookings must be completed through the Vrbo website. There will never be any exceptions. Messages reflecting ignorance of this paragraph will be ignored.
Phew. Okay, now the fun stuff.
Our little house was one of hundreds built by the Phelps-Dodge mining company to house the workers at its New Cornelia copper mine between 1916 and 1985. We recently completed the first phase of a long term renovation plan and it's ready for people to enjoy.
This former mining town turned artist colony is emerging as a base camp for outdoor adventurers, astrophotographers, and everyone else who wants to revel in the remote beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
The town's burgeoning scene includes live music and dance shows, literature and art presentations, open air markets, and a growing range of artisanal culinary offerings, all with a Sonoran Desert twist that is unique to Ajo.
Phoenix and its metropolitan amenities are two hours away by car, and the laid back culturepalooza of beautiful Tucson is only a 2.5 hour drive along scenic AZ 86.
If you're feeling the need to get your beach on, bring your passport and pop down to the former fishing village and current resort town of Puerto Peñasco, a two hour jaunt across the Mexican border to the Gulf of California (don't forget to buy Mexican car insurance in Ajo before you go).
As beautiful as the desert is, Ajo's greatest natural attraction is its dark night sky. More than a hundred miles from the nearest major city, the absence of light pollution allows Ajo visitors to see the night skies of their ancestors. The backyard of the house is on the lowest fringe of Bortle 4. Bortle 3 is a five minute walk, and Bortle 2 is a five minute drive. (You'll need camping gear and a 4WD vehicle to enjoy Bortle 1.)
The property is slowly being optimized for amateur astronomy, because its owner hopes to spend his winter nights that way upon retirement. In the meantime, you can enjoy its already ample charms.
Phew. Okay, now the fun stuff.
Our little house was one of hundreds built by the Phelps-Dodge mining company to house the workers at its New Cornelia copper mine between 1916 and 1985. We recently completed the first phase of a long term renovation plan and it's ready for people to enjoy.
This former mining town turned artist colony is emerging as a base camp for outdoor adventurers, astrophotographers, and everyone else who wants to revel in the remote beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
The town's burgeoning scene includes live music and dance shows, literature and art presentations, open air markets, and a growing range of artisanal culinary offerings, all with a Sonoran Desert twist that is unique to Ajo.
Phoenix and its metropolitan amenities are two hours away by car, and the laid back culturepalooza of beautiful Tucson is only a 2.5 hour drive along scenic AZ 86.
If you're feeling the need to get your beach on, bring your passport and pop down to the former fishing village and current resort town of Puerto Peñasco, a two hour jaunt across the Mexican border to the Gulf of California (don't forget to buy Mexican car insurance in Ajo before you go).
As beautiful as the desert is, Ajo's greatest natural attraction is its dark night sky. More than a hundred miles from the nearest major city, the absence of light pollution allows Ajo visitors to see the night skies of their ancestors. The backyard of the house is on the lowest fringe of Bortle 4. Bortle 3 is a five minute walk, and Bortle 2 is a five minute drive. (You'll need camping gear and a 4WD vehicle to enjoy Bortle 1.)
The property is slowly being optimized for amateur astronomy, because its owner hopes to spend his winter nights that way upon retirement. In the meantime, you can enjoy its already ample charms.
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David Powell
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The Artists Cottage ~ Fun desert getaway
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Om området
Ajo
denna semesterbostad ligger i Ajo. Ajo Plaza och Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument är lokala sevärdheter, och vackra naturupplevelser kan du få i området kring Cabeza Preita National Wildlife Refuge och Bud Walker Park.
Ajo, AZ
I närheten
- Ajo Plaza - 3 min med bil - 1.8 km
- Gibson Neighborhood Park - 4 min med bil - 2.0 km
- Ajo Museum & Historical Society - 6 min med bil - 3.5 km
- Ajo Country Club and Golf Course - 11 min med bil - 10.3 km
- Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment Why - 16 min med bil - 21.4 km
Restauranger
- Tacos El Tarasco - 17 min till fots
- Agave Grill - 4 min med bil
- Marcela's Cafe & Bakery - 19 min till fots
- Arriba Mexican Food - 19 min till fots
- Curley Coffee - 17 min till fots
Vanliga frågor och svar
Recensioner
9,4
Enastående
Recensioner visas i kronologisk ordning och har, om inget annat anges, genomgått en gransknings- och verifieringsprocess.
Läs merÖppnas i ett nytt fönster9,6/10
Renlighet
10/10
Bekvämligheter
9,0/10
Boendets skick och faciliteter
8,0/10
Hållbarhet
10/10
Incheckning
9,6/10
Kommunikation
9,4/10
Läge
9,6/10
Annonsens riktighet
Recensioner
10/10 Fantastiskt
john w.
27 feb. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Lovely Stay in Ajo
john w.
Bodde här 2 nätter i februari 2025
10/10 Fantastiskt
alma d.
25 feb. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Nice place. Comfortable and clean.
alma d.
Bodde här 2 nätter i februari 2025
10/10 Fantastiskt
Jay & Lisa P.
14 jan. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Nice home, great neighborhood!
Jay & Lisa P.
Bodde här 3 nätter i december 2024
10/10 Fantastiskt
Douglas T.
23 dec. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Amazing property!
Douglas T.
Bodde här 13 nätter i december 2024
10/10 Fantastiskt
Kristy P.
7 dec. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Great place for exploring Organ Pipe National Monument
Kristy P.
Bodde här 3 nätter i december 2024
10/10 Fantastiskt
Rachel R.
30 nov. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Clean and quiet
Rachel R.
Bodde här 3 nätter i november 2024
10/10 Fantastiskt
Erin M.
14 feb. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Lovely lodging
Erin M.
Bodde här 10 nätter i februari 2025
4/10 Dåligt
michael m.
13 mars 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning och kommunikation
Gillade inte: Läge och annonsens riktighet
Wouldn’t recommend.
michael m.
Bodde här 3 nätter i mars 2025
10/10 Fantastiskt
Kitty L.
5 jan. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Comfortable home
Kitty L.
Bodde här 6 nätter i december 2024
10/10 Fantastiskt
Joseph G.
15 nov. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Exceeded expectations.
Joseph G.
Bodde här 2 nätter i november 2024
10/10 Fantastiskt
Mary C.
3 feb. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
quiet neighborhood
Mary C.
Bodde här 2 nätter i januari 2024
10/10 Fantastiskt
Verifierad resenär
22 okt. 2023
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Great home
Verifierad resenär
Bodde här 2 nätter i oktober 2023
8/10 Bra
Jim S.
7 jan. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Home was fantastic; town was disappointing
Jim S.
Bodde här 2 nätter i januari 2025
8/10 Bra
michael f.
11 feb. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
Great communication and support.
michael f.
Bodde här 3 nätter i februari 2024
8/10 Bra
JOHN R.
1 jan. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, plats och annonsens riktighet
Organ Pipe holiday visit
JOHN R.
Bodde här 2 nätter i december 2024
8/10 Bra
jake g.
4 feb. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet
jake g.
Bodde här 5 nätter i januari 2025
Om värden
David Powell är värd
Just a snowbird in training.
Varför värden valde detta boende
I discovered Ajo in while living in Tucson in 1995 on a day trip born out of restless boredom. After trekking through the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, after driving past Kitt Peak National Observatory, I arrived in a carefully planned town designed originally in Spanish revival style.
It was beautiful, or, rather, had been. Nobody was taking care of anything. Broken windows and yards gone to seed at every third house. A majestic high school with an equally majestic view of the boulevard leading to the town plaza had begun to crumble. Layers of reddish brown dust seemed to hang in the air and settle on everything. It looked like a place that was dying, if not already dead.
Completely missing the one-mile wide hole in the ground, and unmindful of Arizona’s significance in the mining industry, I couldn’t imagine why someone would build a town like this in such a remote corner of the Sonoran Desert, then let it fall apart. But I could see, even then, that it had what real estate flippers call “good bones.” I never forgot the place and, in the years that followed, would periodically Google it.
It turns out that the mine I failed to notice in 1995 had closed in 1985. The International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA), founded in 1993, took on the daunting mission of rebuilding Ajo’s civic identity in the wake of the mine’s closure. The non-profit organization is the closest thing to a local government in Ajo, which relies on Pima County for most governmental functions.
Under its stewardship, Ajo has evolved into an artist colony and a basecamp for the thousands of outdoor recreation enthusiasts who want to explore the surrounding Sonoran Desert, including Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge, and the legendary Camino del Diablo.
I bought this house in 2021 with the intent to make it my winter home. After a lot of TLC, it's finally ready for guests.
It was beautiful, or, rather, had been. Nobody was taking care of anything. Broken windows and yards gone to seed at every third house. A majestic high school with an equally majestic view of the boulevard leading to the town plaza had begun to crumble. Layers of reddish brown dust seemed to hang in the air and settle on everything. It looked like a place that was dying, if not already dead.
Completely missing the one-mile wide hole in the ground, and unmindful of Arizona’s significance in the mining industry, I couldn’t imagine why someone would build a town like this in such a remote corner of the Sonoran Desert, then let it fall apart. But I could see, even then, that it had what real estate flippers call “good bones.” I never forgot the place and, in the years that followed, would periodically Google it.
It turns out that the mine I failed to notice in 1995 had closed in 1985. The International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA), founded in 1993, took on the daunting mission of rebuilding Ajo’s civic identity in the wake of the mine’s closure. The non-profit organization is the closest thing to a local government in Ajo, which relies on Pima County for most governmental functions.
Under its stewardship, Ajo has evolved into an artist colony and a basecamp for the thousands of outdoor recreation enthusiasts who want to explore the surrounding Sonoran Desert, including Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge, and the legendary Camino del Diablo.
I bought this house in 2021 with the intent to make it my winter home. After a lot of TLC, it's finally ready for guests.
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