Downtown Salida Cottage w\/ Fireplace + Yard!
About this cottage rental
Situated in the heart of Salida just 1 block from the Arkansas River, Riverside Park, and all the delicious restaurants, cafes, and bars, this beautifully furnished 1-bedroom, 1-bath vacation rental promises a memorable Rocky Mountain getaway. Boasting 900 square feet, this tiny house-inspired cottage offers all the comforts of home, plus free WiFi, cable TV, and a large shaded front porch. Easily access top attractions, like Monarch Mountain, Mount Princeton Hot Springs, and more! -- THE PROPERTY -- Porch | 2 Flat-Screen TVs w/ Cable | Central Location Bedroom: Queen Bed | Living Room: Queen Sleeper Sofa | Sunroom: Twin Daybed w/ Twin Trundle OUTDOOR LIVING: Patio, beach chairs, garden, storage shed, fenced-in yard INDOOR LIVING: Gas fireplace, dining table, clawfoot tub KITCHEN: Stove/oven, refrigerator, dishwasher, cooking basics, dishware/flatware, coffee maker, Crockpot, microwave GENERAL: Free WiFi, complimentary toiletries, hair dryer, hangers, linens/towels, trash bags/paper towels FAQ: No A/C, 2 exterior security cameras (facing out) ACCESSIBILITY: Single-story cottage, 1 external step required for entry PARKING: Driveway (2 vehicles), street parking (first-come, first-served basis) -- THE LOCATION -- NATURE WALK: Greens Creek Hiking Trail (1 mile), Monarch Spur Bike, Hike and Walking Trail West End (2 miles), S Mountain trails (3 miles), Browns Creek Trailhead (18 miles) TRANQUILITY: Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center (1 mile), Swissvale Warm Springs (8 miles), Hortense Hot Spring (22 miles), Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa (30 miles) BIKING: Salida Bike Company (walking distance), Absolute Bikes (walking distance), Mt Princeton (36 miles) SNOW DAYS: Monarch Mountain Salida Outpost (walking distance), Ski the Rockies of Colorado (17 miles) RIVER RUSH: Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (walking distance), Independent Whitewater (7 miles), Dvorak Kayak and Rafting Expeditions (12 miles), River Runners Browns Canyon (19 miles), Arkansas River Tours | Rafting & Fishing Office (23 miles) AIRPORTS: Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (65 miles), Colorado Springs Airport (106 miles) -- REST EASY WITH US -- Evolve makes it easy to find and book properties you’ll never want to leave. You can relax knowing that our properties will always be ready for you and that we’ll answer the phone 24/7. Even better, if anything is off about your stay, we’ll make it right. You can count on our homes and our people to make you feel welcome--because we know what vacation means to you. -- POLICIES -- - No smoking - No pets allowed - No events, parties, or large gatherings - Must be at least 25 years old to book - Additional fees and taxes may apply - Photo ID may be required upon check-in - NOTE: This single-story property requires 1 exterior step to enter - NOTE: The property does not have air conditioning - NOTE: Your safety matters. This property features 2 exterior security cameras: 1 camera is located above the front door facing the outdoor entryway, and 1 camera is located above the back door facing the outdoor entryway. The cameras are outward facing and do not look into interior spaces. The cameras record video and sound when activated by motion
Amenities
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Map of Salida, CO
Cottage in Salida, CO
Reasons to book
Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen / Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more
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Reviews
3.7/5.0
Good(39 Reviews)
10.0
Loved this little place! Great location, super comfortable beds. Kitchen setup attractive and functional. Loved the back alley and fire pit.
A couple issues/suggestions:
Rattan rug in living room is torn, slippery and it was a nuisance to open the doors over it. A fall hazard for sure.
Dryer did not work and could not find instructions.
There was opened food/snacks left from previous tenants
Can you put instructions on using the shower?
More blankets please!
Again we loved it and will be back! Thank you!
2.0
Our house was not clean dirty sheets, floor not clean! Went to rewash the sheets and washer and dryer did not work !
1.0
We arrived an hour after check-in and none of the beds had bedding. One bed had all of the dirty bedding piled on it from the previous guests. A pile of dirty towels were on the bathroom floor. The pullout couch was still open. The place was dirty. We called the # provided for guest services and never did hear back from them. Contacted VRBO, they passed us on to Evolve. We were told the property would be cleaned and ready in two hours. We came back 3 hours later and no one had been there, nothing had changed. At 7:30 pm we had to find a hotel in a popular tourist town. We finally found something out on the Hwy. which was not where we were wanted to be located.
4.0
It’s a cute little place, about a block from the river park and about a block from shopping. Looks a little rough on the outside but it’s nice on the inside.
3.0
The cabin was dirty when we arrived after a 16 hour drive and was not cleaned from the previous guests. The cleaning company came within the hour and cleaned it. I was Told this happens a lot. I could Not feed my kids, bathe them or put them to bed for 2 hours after arrival. The washer/dryer combination doesn’t work unless you run it for over 6 hours. The location downtown was great being walking distance away from everything. Overall the cabin was cozy
2.0
1st off the location is 10/10 & they had board games we enjoyed playing as a family. However, I’m not sure if the owner has dogs & stays when people aren’t renting or if someone is staying there that isn’t supposed to be staying there, but there’s dog hair everywhere. The listing says “no pets” & people might book this rental who are allergic to certain animals thinking they won’t be dealing with dog hair or cat hair… wrong!! Lol there’s also dog poop everywhere in the front yard & back yard. Yum! The toilet and bathtub leak so that’s fun. Make sure to lay a couple towels down under the tub to shower/bathe because the floor will flood. The microwave above the stove doesn’t work. I’m assuming that’s why they have a little blue microwave on the kitchen counter… it also sucks. We had to light the stove to get it to work. I called Jennifer (property manager) days before my arrival to ask her what it meant in the listing when it said “fully stocked pantry” seeing as how I’d be staying there with my immediate family over Thanksgiving. I informed her that I would be making a huge Thanksgiving meal & wanted to know the details of the kitchen. She said there’s no food there, but I would have everything I need to cook. I voiced my concerns about the negative reviews I read because I wasn’t smart & looked at the reviews AFTER I booked. She said we would love it, that it was clean, and I’d have everything I need to prepare a thanksgiving meal. LOL there were a number of skillets but only 1 cooking pot so I had to cook almost everything 1 by 1, & light the stove when I needed to use it which took many tries. I wish I would have brought my vacuum because the carpet in the living area is filthy. I doubt it’s ever been vacuumed seeing as how there isn’t a vacuum available. There was dog hair/cat hair in all the corners of the home & under all the tables/on carpet. I did bring cleaning spray/sponges/disinfectant wipes after reading the reviews & I’m glad I did. The tub needed scrubbed & I also found a used razor under the tub. Mmm yummy! The lights in the backyard didn’t work and that’s where we had to park. There’s no street lights in the alley in the backyard either. So if you want to be able to see at night I would ask them to replace the light bulb's. The bed in the bedroom is extremely uncomfortable. It’s a hard mattress with a foam topper but the foam topper is too small for the bed so it’s super uncomfortable to sleep on. No tv in the bedroom.
4.0
Great stay thanks to Jennifer
3.0
The home was clean and tidy when we entered. We quickly discovered that the shower was non-functional, with one of the components on the floor under the bath. We chose to fix this ourselves, as the property manager had not responded in a timely fashion to previous messages, prior to our arrival. The drawers in the kitchen fell out upon opening - they were not properly installed on the runners, so we also fixed this ourselves.
The kitchen itself could use some attention: no scissors, no wine glasses, and no small saucepan to make soup.
The worst offender was the back yard / driveway - overgrown with weeds and loose tree limbs, and covered in cigarette butts and trash.
Overall, it was our view that the property manager could spend a little more time inspecting the property and fixing obvious issues.
3.0
Most awkward award goes to this place
The location is great, about 100 feet to Tres Litros brewing and a block from the river. The house is beyond weird. All of the men in our group were too tall to stand in the kitchen, the outside is overgrown and covered in dog poo, the house layout is crazy. The bedroom is actually a hallway with doors, you have to walk through the bedroom to go from the living area to the kitchen. The bathroom is off of the bedroom as well, so let's just call it what it is... a hallway.
There is one window air conditioning unit in the middle living area and it is not functional to cool the entire space. The plug in fans didn't work and the property manager did nothing when I requested help and told her the fans were broken. It was blazing hot inside of this place.
The bathroom has a sliding barn door (minimal privacy) with no lock, massive claw foot tub and a broken small window that looks straight into the hostel next door.
Who should book this rental?
People under 5'9" tall and like their rentals dark, hot and amazingly awkward to navigate.
2.0
The location and house was super cute however there were dirty dishes in the dishwasher and dirty sheets on the bed. I tried to call the person listed as in charge of the property and they didn't return my call. It would have been a lovely experience otherwise.
2.0
Unfortunately dirty
The location and house was super cute however there were dirty dishes in the dishwasher and dirty sheets on the bed. I tried to call the person listed as in charge of the property and they didn't return my call. It would have been a lovely experience otherwise.
1.0
Unkept
1.0
Refund, I sent a message about the experience. No response from the owner
Unkept
1.0
First the place was clean and location was great. That's where it stops. We were lucky to run into the cleaner when we got there as the communication with property manager/owner was awful. We never received any instructions on how to get into property and again not sure how we would have gotten in if not for the cleaner. We requested more towels as they only had two and they never showed up even after confirmation manager would drop off. Property is laid out very strange as you have to go through main bed room to access bathroom. Would only recommend for couple but not for family or multiple people.
3.0
Like the house and location. But there was a fence down making it almost impossible to get from the back of the house to the front. Very clean inside but from the outside it looked like it had been vacant for a year due to lack of landscaping maintenance
1.0
Single dwelling not a family affair
First the place was clean and location was great. That's where it stops. We were lucky to run into the cleaner when we got there as the communication with property manager/owner was awful. We never received any instructions on how to get into property and again not sure how we would have gotten in if not for the cleaner. We requested more towels as they only had two and they never showed up even after confirmation manager would drop off. Property is laid out very strange as you have to go through main bed room to access bathroom. Would only recommend for couple but not for family or multiple people.
3.0
Great house and location. Needs landscaping
Like the house and location. But there was a fence down making it almost impossible to get from the back of the house to the front. Very clean inside but from the outside it looked like it had been vacant for a year due to lack of landscaping maintenance
4.0
Love Salida and our stay. Enjoyed little house and location.
4.0
Salida trip 2021
Love Salida and our stay. Enjoyed little house and location.
2.0
Arrived and found laundry in the washing machine no directions on how to turn on the heat for the living room water leaking from the heater in the kitchen and no answer to communications
2.0
No heat
Arrived and found laundry in the washing machine no directions on how to turn on the heat for the living room water leaking from the heater in the kitchen and no answer to communications
5.0
Great location. First smart house experience.....
5.0
Downtown Salida
Great location.
First smart house experience.....
5.0
I had a really great stay at this house. Just as advertised. The owners have done an amazing job creating a comfortable and homey cabin in middle of Salida.
5.0
Cute, Clean and Comfortable
I had a really great stay at this house. Just as advertised. The owners have done an amazing job creating a comfortable and homey cabin in middle of Salida.
1.0
Hmmm where should I start...first want to say Jennifer is a terrible property manager. She is not responsive at all! I made the mistake of not looking to see if they had A/C prior to booking, when I realized that there was not going to be A/C over the 96 degree weekend we were staying there with an 8 month old, I checked out the reviews during the summer months to see what people said. Many people mentioned no window coverings. I was concerned about this so I contacted Jennifer, she never responded to me. I then had to take my time to get in touch with evolve so they could get her to call me back, which she did, 3 days later. The place ended up being pretty hot, I wouldn’t book it during the summer months unless you are able to sleep in 80 degree heat. The place is cute and updated nice looking kitchen and bathroom. The coffee maker is really nice. What was extra terrible and gross was that the sheets had sand in them (clearly wasn’t cleaned) and the towels were in the wash dirty so we only had three hand towels between myself, my husband and my 8 month old daughter. I text Jennifer to let her know and she said she would drop some off ASAP and would contact her employee about the issue. Jennifer NEVER dropped the towels off. I again had to take my time to contact evolve so they could contact Jennifer so she would drop off towels, which she did do, 19 hours after she said she would drop them off ASAP. Jennifer made this property look terrible! And given that COVID is going on, I would expect it to be scrubbed clean between guest (because I have a baby I bring disinfectant wipes most places with me and was able to wipe down touch surfaces). I am just glad that we brought our own pillows. On Sunday when I returned home. Jennifer text me and said she wanted to chat about my experience and refund me the cleaning fee, she asked when a good time to talk was. I let her know I was free on Monday. She never text back and never called. I did get a refund but was for only half of what the cleaning fee was. I have been vacationing through home vacation rentals for YEARS only way I travel and I always have a fantastic experience, probably because I book premier partners and 4+ star locations. This experience doesn’t meet the expectations of a primer partner or 4+ stars. I will never book this property again... keep looking there are other properties out there just make sure Jennifer doesn’t “manage” it.
1.0
Terrible property manager! Wasn’t cleaned!
Hmmm where should I start...first want to say Jennifer is a terrible property manager. She is not responsive at all! I made the mistake of not looking to see if they had A/C prior to booking, when I realized that there was not going to be A/C over the 96 degree weekend we were staying there with an 8 month old, I checked out the reviews during the summer months to see what people said. Many people mentioned no window coverings. I was concerned about this so I contacted Jennifer, she never responded to me. I then had to take my time to get in touch with evolve so they could get her to call me back, which she did, 3 days later. The place ended up being pretty hot, I wouldn’t book it during the summer months unless you are able to sleep in 80 degree heat. The place is cute and updated nice looking kitchen and bathroom. The coffee maker is really nice. What was extra terrible and gross was that the sheets had sand in them (clearly wasn’t cleaned) and the towels were in the wash dirty so we only had three hand towels between myself, my husband and my 8 month old daughter. I text Jennifer to let her know and she said she would drop some off ASAP and would contact her employee about the issue. Jennifer NEVER dropped the towels off. I again had to take my time to contact evolve so they could contact Jennifer so she would drop off towels, which she did do, 19 hours after she said she would drop them off ASAP. Jennifer made this property look terrible! And given that COVID is going on, I would expect it to be scrubbed clean between guest (because I have a baby I bring disinfectant wipes most places with me and was able to wipe down touch surfaces). I am just glad that we brought our own pillows. On Sunday when I returned home. Jennifer text me and said she wanted to chat about my experience and refund me the cleaning fee, she asked when a good time to talk was. I let her know I was free on Monday. She never text back and never called. I did get a refund but was for only half of what the cleaning fee was. I have been vacationing through home vacation rentals for YEARS only way I travel and I always have a fantastic experience, probably because I book premier partners and 4+ star locations. This experience doesn’t meet the expectations of a primer partner or 4+ stars. I will never book this property again... keep looking there are other properties out there just make sure Jennifer doesn’t “manage” it.
5.0
What a wonderful property and location! We were traveling with 4 teens and we all had a great time! Slopes shut down so we weren't able to ski but we ended up hiking and visiting the Royal Gorge! What a beautiful area and location. The only problem we had is we verbally agreed to cancel our 3rd night since we couldn't ski. Still waiting on the refund for that. Otherwise everything was perfect!
5.0
3 days 2 nights in Salida
What a wonderful property and location! We were traveling with 4 teens and we all had a great time! Slopes shut down so we weren't able to ski but we ended up hiking and visiting the Royal Gorge! What a beautiful area and location. The only problem we had is we verbally agreed to cancel our 3rd night since we couldn't ski. Still waiting on the refund for that. Otherwise everything was perfect!
4.0
Great location
Great location to downtown. My only problem was it did not have a wood burning fireplace it was gas. Could also use a grill and or fire pit in back. Other that that we loved it.
5.0
Sweet Salida
My family has had every type of vrbo experience there is and this one rated at the top, no exception. Perfect location, nicely appointed, as advertised. Cozy and unique. Struggled with the shower head but otherwise perfect 10. Recommend and will be back!
5.0
Adorable Mountain Digs
Salida is an adorable town and this was the perfect place to call home for a long weekend of skiing, snowmobiling and hanging with friends. It within walking distance of a ton of great restaurants and bars, and a short drive to skiing, snowmobiling and hot springs. My friends who live in Salida were all in love with the place and wished it was their own. The only downfall was the bathroom was in the bedroom and the barn door (although adorable) didn't provide a lot of privacy. We made it work though and had a truly lovely time. Thanks so much!
2.5
Great spot!
5.0
So much fun!
This is an adorable house in a great part of town. We were able to walk downtown and had access to many great restaurants within a couple blocks. We loved staying in too because the house is so great! Would definitely recommend
5.0
Wonderful
What a great VRBO! The property was perfect for us, walked walked to hiking trails and restaurants. The lodging was very comfy and eclectic.
5.0
Great stay, great location!
We had an excellent stay with our family of 5! The house was just the right size for us, with everyone getting their own bed. Right downtown meant all the shops and restaurants were a very easy walk, and it's 1/2 block from the river and park. Small and cozy, but we liked it and would stay again. The pictures don't show them, but the exterior windows on the sleeping areas do have curtains or blinds. Our only suggestion is one more set of curtains in the windows between the living room and front room so the front room would be easier to darken down for younger kids earlier bedtimes.
5.0
LOVED THIS LITTLE GEM!!
My husband and I stayed at this property back in July and loved it. I just stumbled upon it and had to write a review even though it has been a good 5 months. We loved this property because it was super clean, smelled fresh and walking distance to downtown. Jennifer was who we contacted to see about checking in early and she was great and allowed us to get in early, not to mention very nice. We would love to stay here again!!
5.0
Great stay!
Property was very well done. Great location, quite, peaceful, and 1 block from the Arkansas River and to downtown. Loved the pace of Salida and the scenery is amazing.
4.0
Great place!
We enjoyed our week of rest and relaxation in Salida. House is very well done and convenient to shops, restaurants and the Arkansas River. You can't go wrong with this place!
2.5
Great stay!
FAQs
How much does this cottage cost compared to others in Salida?
The average price for a rental in Salida is £160 per night. This rental is £10 above the average.
Is parking included with this cottage?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Downtown Salida Cottage w\/ Fireplace + Yard!. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this cottage?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this cottage. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Downtown Salida Cottage w\/ Fireplace + Yard! pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this cottage is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Downtown Salida Cottage w\/ Fireplace + Yard!?
We found 7 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, balcony / patio, and dishwasher.
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