Updated, Modern Farmhouse with Indoor Hot Tub for 8 and Garden Deck
About this house rental
Nestled in Ankeny, this charming house for R 4,592 per night is a fantastic option for your next vacation. This beautiful home has been renovated and has everything you need to have a lovely time with a group or family. The oversized, indoor hot tub is fun for kids of all ages. Deck has an outdoor patio set with seating for 6 (spring, summer, and fall). Flowers and foliage during the warm months. Granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Nice windows with great morning light. High end, bamboo floors throughout with antique rugs to add character. Lots of eclectic art and decor. All of the bedrooms have comfortable memory foam mattress and upgraded linens. We're kind of bed snobs, so that's to your benefit. Jetted tub in master bathroom with subway tiled walk in shower, double shower head, as well. Washer and Dryer included in the master closet. Master bedroom has en-suite private bathroom with the jetted tub and shower. California King bed. Night stand and dressers are ready for your use. Double door entrance. Second bedroom has a king size bed. Third bedroom has a full sized, memory foam mattress, bed. We also have 2 full sized, Ikea, fold out beds on the main living area. These serve as seating until it's easily opened up and folded out. Please request linens if you plan to use the fold out couches. Kitchen has traditional ceramic and glass plates/bowls/glasses but also plastic plates, cups, bowls, and silver wear for the young ones. Blender, coffee maker, microwave, toaster as well. Amazing cedar room with oversized swim spa/hot tub which is adjacent to the private deck and back yard. The swim room has a private, locking entrance. No need to worry about the weather to have fun here. It's entirely indoors and kept nice and warm. You can adjust the temp. Fun, led lights change the water color and molded seating keeps everyone comfortable. Towels for the spa room are included. Beautiful bamboo wood flooring throughout home. Nice collection of eclectic art and decor. The kitchen has your cooking essentials. Within walking distance of ... - Parks - Farmers market in the summer on Saturdays - Uptown Ankeny Restaurants, including a great pizza place, brewery, and bars - Hyvee grocery store - Biking/ walking trails (High Trestle Trail). - FireTrucker Brewery - Unique shopping in walking distance. -A great coffee/light breakfast shop: A short drive to ... - 2 amazing aquatic centers - Just 15 minute drive to downtown Des Moines. - Highway 35 is very close and convenient. Here is some more information about the property itself... - Master On-suite with Jacuzzi tub and Tiled shower with subway and marble along with dual shower heads. - 3 Bedrooms (all upstairs), and 2.5 Bath (2 Full baths upstairs and half bath downstairs) - Kitchen has high end granite with deep Blanco sink and stainless steel appliances. - Beach Wood Bamboo flooring throughout entire home. - LED can lighting throughout home. This lighting along with lots of windows for natural light makes this a very bright home. - 9 foot ceilings in the lower floor with a vaulted living room about 16 feet. - Professionally painted kitchen cabinets with lots of storage and pullout drawers in the pantry. - All 3 bedrooms are upstairs and a good size. - All bedrooms have dressers for your use. - Upstairs Master bedroom has an over-sized walk-in closet with washer and dryer. - Large composite deck with mature trees in backyard. - Cherry trees in the driveway that provides tons of new fruit each summer. You're welcome to pick some if you happen to be staying during the right time for harvest. - Oversized, extra deep private 2 car insulated garage. - Fully fenced backyard with tall white vinyl privacy fencing. - Beautiful all cedar, swim spa, room with heated slate floors. Swim spa can easily fit 10 people. -Dogs are welcome with $100 fee per stay.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Pets allowed
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
Hot Tub / Spa
TV
Map of Ankeny, IA
Reviews
4.8/5.0
Outstanding(63 Reviews)
5.0
My 3 friends and our daughters really enjoyed our stay here! We did a lot of shopping at the outlet mall and indoor mall and came back in the evenings to enjoy time together hanging out in the hot tub and watching movies. Natalie was wonderfully responsive and helpful. Thanks so much for contributing to our fantastic weekend!
3.0
Overall, the property was well-kept and served us well for our weekend trip. However, there were some hiccups in communication with the property manager and appropriate bedding for all guests. When we arrived at the property for check-in, the code that was provided to us did not work. We reached out to the property manager multiple times using the phone number they gave with no response. Ultimately, we reached out the Vrbo directly and they were able to provide the phone number of the co-owner of the property who was able to give us the correct code to unlock the door. Once inside, we realized that the two futons on the main level did not have any bedding. We had to reach out to the co-owner again who was finally able to get a hold of the property manager to tell us how to unlock the linen closet. We were able to find sheets for the futons, but no extra pillows or blankets so we had to share from the beds upstairs. While a slightly inconvenient start, the property is in a great location and all guests still thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
5.0
Property is located in the uptown part of Ankeny, IA but only a 5 or 10 minute drive to all the new developments around including the TOAST wedding venue. The cute little downtown has a great pizza and ice cream place and a nice bar/restaurant with rooftop dining available. This is all next to an extensive trail system that goes thru the downtown so if you want to jog, walk, or bike you are all set. The property was as advertised and was very comfortable for our family (all adults) with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms upstairs and a half bathroom downstairs. Would definitely stay there again.
5.0
The house was perfect for our week with family. Had a wedding to go to and a reunion so we needed to make some food to take and share. This house was well stocked with cooking utensils so we were set! Only wish the hot tub had been a bit warmer.
5.0
Enjoyed our stay. Would like to visit the area again. Thank you for the memories!
5.0
The house was amazing and has everything you need. The location is great, with several eating establishments, and a farmer's market within walking distance.
5.0
This property is a real gem. It’s so clean and comfortable with just about everything you could need and expect in a vacation home. The location was better than we thought with the Ankeny Farmers Market on Saturday, and wonderful eatery’s & boutiques just around the corner. The owners are amazingly responsive to any and all of our requests and questions. Please don’t hesitate to rent this home, it made for a wonderful stay.
5.0
We were 2 small families in town for Iowa State graduation/commencement. The house provided us with plenty of room to gather & socialize, was clean, centrally located between Ames for the commencement & Des Moines for the celebration dinner. We were able to enjoy the hot tub in small increments because we over heated in the enclosed room too quickly! It would be perfect in cold weather though. If we needed to be back in this area we wouldn't hesitate to stay again.
5.0
Place was everything we expected and owners were very responsive to any needs. Would recommend to others and for sure stay again.
5.0
We stayed here for Iowa State’s family weekend. Perfect spot for our family to gather and not too far from Ames to be able to spend plenty of time on campus.
5.0
This place has everything you need. The kitchen is very well equipped and the beds are extremely comfortable! The hot tub was a perfect addition! We would highly recommend this place for anyone!
5.0
We rented this space in snowy December and had a wonderful time! The giant hot tub was everyone’s favorite. We cooked happily in the well stocked kitchen and played board games, etc for 5 days. We would gladly rent this place again.
There was one glitch: the wi-fi went out on day 3, but the owners responded quickly. It was a holiday weekend and we ended up not getting the internet back, but we didn’t miss it: we just went back to the hot tub!
5.0
The pictures of the property are accurate. The place is welcoming, warm and very clean. The beds are comfortable, and the house is located in a nice quiet neighborhood.
5.0
Got together for a girls weekend, house was clean and perfect for our trip and near shopping and restaurants!
3.0
This was a double booking no one knows how it happened. But it did. My party arrived 1st to location is only reason why we were told we got to stay. The other party arrived and their reservation was canceled at their arrival. They were upset with us. I reached out to owner who said not sure what happened you were their 1st. The code has not been changed other party revealed they stayed here before months prior and code was the same. . The owner did come it get code changed. In evening of 1st night. reached out to owner and VRBO. And asked for a discount for the stress and inconvenience I have reached out to VRBO twice and they state they will get back to me. No response as of yet. The house was roomy and comfortable. The 1st night very stressful. We only stayed two nights. Poor customer service responses
5.0
House was as expected. Great location and a ginormous hot tub. Perfect for 3-4 guys on a golf trip
5.0
Fun!
5.0
This house was so comfy and in a perfect location to be able to wander around in Uptown Ankeny. Also really close to the highways. I definitely recommend this place!
5.0
The property was clean, well maintained and roomy. The location was terrific, within walking distance of good restaurants, coffee shop and bars. It is also close to bike trails.
3.0
We had a wonderful weekend with friends and family from all over the country. Getting into the property was not exactly easy but we finally did but never found the garage remote. Several were disappointed that hot tub was so dirty it was unusable. Many were confused about entering the property since it was only from the driveway behind a fence.. Plenty of linens and bedding. Stairs made it a little hard for the elderly. Just FYI we did not stay on Sunday night. I think we left town soon after one on Sunday afternoon. We left part of a melon in the frig since it's a little hard to take that on the plane. Thank you for everything. We loved seeing Ankeny again after all these years.
5.0
Very charming house in the perfect area of Ankeny
The house was very spacious, clean and charming. Walking distance to lots of cute shops, restaurants and parks. The nice big Hy-Vee grocery store is right down the street. The beds are comfortable and the rooms are big. We will stay again the next time we are in town visiting family.
5.0
Family Fun in Ankeny
Our entire family enjoyed staying at this nicely renovated home. The hot tub was huge and provided a relaxing soak. Natalie answered any questions I had quickly and called to make sure our check in went smoothly. The location was ideal for us and we could walk to great restaurants and the downtown area.
5.0
Very cozy older home that has been updated. Everything we needed and really appreciated the fenced in yard for our small dog. Will stay again in the need arises.
5.0
Enjoyed our stay
Very cozy older home that has been updated. Everything we needed and really appreciated the fenced in yard for our small dog. Will stay again in the need arises.
5.0
This house was absolutely wonderful. We did a ladies staycation. The layout is great. The kitchen has just about everything you could need. The hot tub was great. The owners are quick to respond & great to work with. (No issues with the house, some of the people got Covid and we had to reschedule last minute). The only thing I can say would make it better would be thicker curtains in the master bedroom. I highly recommend this place. You won’t be disappointed.
5.0
We are special needs parents to medically fragile children and couldn’t risk being too far from home but still needed some respite time so we chose this place not far from us for a parent only stay-cation and I am so glad we did.
We had a slight hiccup trying to get into the property, which the owners responded to quickly and had us in and settled, but after that small issue the stay was perfect. The owners were kind enough to help us add a night to the stay when we found we had extra child care. The house is cozy and CLEAN. Large enough for a family and well stocked. Plenty of space for a family to eat, watch TV, hang out. The bedrooms and bathrooms were nice sized too. It’s decorated nicely.
But the real story for us was the bed (amazing), the primary shower (very nice) and the hot tub. Did I mention the HOT TUB? Love! I’m sad I am not still sitting in that hot tub. Big enough for a large group. We didn’t have any trouble using it or putting the cover back on but the cover is bulky because the hot tub is so large so it might be difficult for anyone who might have physical limitations.
This property is close to nice restaurants /bars/entertainment and boutique shopping. We ate out all weekend and had a big variety of options. A movie theater/ bowling ally is close as well. But the house is also set up to cook and has lots of amenities in the kitchen. It also has a cute deck and grill but it was too cold for us to use that weekend.
The house is divided up and has retail properties at the front. It wasn’t a problem for us. The retail business was super quiet and parking wasn’t an issue at all. They were not in the retail space past 5pm. The back yard is fenced and private.
So relaxing. So glad we went. Would go again in a heart beat.
5.0
Practically perfect
This house was absolutely wonderful. We did a ladies staycation. The layout is great. The kitchen has just about everything you could need. The hot tub was great. The owners are quick to respond & great to work with. (No issues with the house, some of the people got Covid and we had to reschedule last minute). The only thing I can say would make it better would be thicker curtains in the master bedroom. I highly recommend this place. You won’t be disappointed.
5.0
Weekend Getaway
We are special needs parents to medically fragile children and couldn’t risk being too far from home but still needed some respite time so we chose this place not far from us for a parent only stay-cation and I am so glad we did.
We had a slight hiccup trying to get into the property, which the owners responded to quickly and had us in and settled, but after that small issue the stay was perfect. The owners were kind enough to help us add a night to the stay when we found we had extra child care. The house is cozy and CLEAN. Large enough for a family and well stocked. Plenty of space for a family to eat, watch TV, hang out. The bedrooms and bathrooms were nice sized too. It’s decorated nicely.
But the real story for us was the bed (amazing), the primary shower (very nice) and the hot tub. Did I mention the HOT TUB? Love! I’m sad I am not still sitting in that hot tub. Big enough for a large group. We didn’t have any trouble using it or putting the cover back on but the cover is bulky because the hot tub is so large so it might be difficult for anyone who might have physical limitations.
This property is close to nice restaurants /bars/entertainment and boutique shopping. We ate out all weekend and had a big variety of options. A movie theater/ bowling ally is close as well. But the house is also set up to cook and has lots of amenities in the kitchen. It also has a cute deck and grill but it was too cold for us to use that weekend.
The house is divided up and has retail properties at the front. It wasn’t a problem for us. The retail business was super quiet and parking wasn’t an issue at all. They were not in the retail space past 5pm. The back yard is fenced and private.
So relaxing. So glad we went. Would go again in a heart beat.
5.0
If they will have us, we would stay again. Lovely home.
5.0
I stayed at this house with my husband and two teenagers- 14 and 17. This house was so beautiful on the inside it had everything we needed. The house was right next to the trails and waking up each morning and walking was such a wonderful surprise! The hot tub room was so nice, it was so big! Would definitely stay at this house again next time we visit Adventureland.
5.0
Will return
If they will have us, we would stay again. Lovely home.
5.0
Great place to stay with a family near Adventureland!
I stayed at this house with my husband and two teenagers- 14 and 17. This house was so beautiful on the inside it had everything we needed. The house was right next to the trails and waking up each morning and walking was such a wonderful surprise! The hot tub room was so nice, it was so big! Would definitely stay at this house again next time we visit Adventureland.
4.0
Online listing for entry code was wrong. Property manager communication of entry code worked.
5.0
My college girlfriends and I used this property for our yearly get together. The house itself is VERY spacious, clean and comfortable. The deck was great for sitting outdoors and the hot tub is HUGE and if it wasn’t close to 100 degrees outside, we would have spent much more time in it! The owners were wonderful to work with and easy to get ahold of. The refrigerator was not working when we arrived. They were in touch with the maintenance man and made sure to get us some coolers and ice until it could be fixed. Highly recommended!!
4.0
Great place to stay especially if you want to bike! Trail head near house was wonderful!
4.0
👍
Online listing for entry code was wrong. Property manager communication of entry code worked.
5.0
Girl’s Weekend
My college girlfriends and I used this property for our yearly get together. The house itself is VERY spacious, clean and comfortable. The deck was great for sitting outdoors and the hot tub is HUGE and if it wasn’t close to 100 degrees outside, we would have spent much more time in it! The owners were wonderful to work with and easy to get ahold of. The refrigerator was not working when we arrived. They were in touch with the maintenance man and made sure to get us some coolers and ice until it could be fixed. Highly recommended!!
4.0
Biking haven
Great place to stay especially if you want to bike! Trail head near house was wonderful!
5.0
Very good property. We enjoyed our stay!
5.0
Great Spot for Relaxation
Very good property. We enjoyed our stay!
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Ankeny?
The average price for a rental in Ankeny is R 2,167 per night. This rental is R 2,425 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Updated, Modern Farmhouse with Indoor Hot Tub for 8 and Garden Deck. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Updated, Modern Farmhouse with Indoor Hot Tub for 8 and Garden Deck. Enjoy the water!
Is Updated, Modern Farmhouse with Indoor Hot Tub for 8 and Garden Deck pet friendly?
Yes! This house is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at Updated, Modern Farmhouse with Indoor Hot Tub for 8 and Garden Deck?
We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, pets allowed, kitchen / kitchenette, and internet / wifi.
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