Such a lovely home walking distance to the Old Colorado City shops. Fire pit and BBQ made for some great family time at night. The garage has a pool table, darts and corn hole but is very cold due to not having any heating equipment so dress warm if you plan on being there for a long period of time. House has been recently renovated and feels very cozy and welcoming. Very centrally located to some wonderful locations (Manitou Springs, Gardens of the Gods, Caves of the Winds). Castle rock outlets for great shopping about 45 minutes away.

Kaitlyn is a great host. Every question I had she responded back immediately. The house was clean and in a great spot. There is a cute area within walking distance with restaurants and shops. There was a farmers market there on Saturday. We’d stay here again.

Pros: Clean house. Felt safe in this neighborhood. Close to Old Colorado City shopping which was nice. Also close to garden of gods and lots of other touristy stuff, restaurants, etc. Bar/restaurant nearby called Mother Muffs has excellent breakfast and I would highly recommend. Kids loved the pool table in the garage. Washer and dryer which I loved. Quiet neighborhood although a few homeless like to hang out at the nearby church, they were no bother. Nice kitchen with dishwasher and snacks/drinks left for us by host which I appreciated. Cons: Beds were not comfortable. They are very firm memory foam beds, too firm for me and left me hot all night. The pull out bed in the living room is old and worn out, marginally ok for kids to sleep on. The two small a/c window units don't cool the house, which would be no big deal except we were there during a heat wave (90s in colorado is unusually hot) and I know many houses in colorado don't have air at all so if this is a big deal for you look elsewhere. Really, if the beds would have been better I would have felt great about this house but unfortunately we didn't sleep well at all on these beds.

On a positive note, the house was very clean and had everything you would need, and appears recently renovated. The first issue was we couldn’t gain access and couldn’t reach the host. I had to contact VRBO to get an emergency #, get a contact phone up front if you rent. Turns out the breakers in the kitchen had tripped and the system used to program the door would not work. We discovered this after not being able to get several appliances to work in the kitchen. All was resolved by resetting the breakers at the direction of the host after learning how to access the locked closet. Not convenient and the house had no heat on upon arrival at 4:30pm in mid November. This was the biggest issue- no central heat and windows and doors are drafty, which would have been fine but the wall heaters could not keep up with the 20 degree mornings. No heat at all in the kitchen, and one of the biggest amenities (garage room with pool table) had no heat at all so was unusable. And no apologies for this. This needs disclosed for winter month rentals in my opinion. Location was convenient and neighborhood was quiet.

The property is stylish and clean with plenty of room for a family. The location allows you to walk to a huge variety of good restaurants and shops. It is also a good jumping off point for the Garden of the Gods, mountains, etc. In the the city without being in heavy traffic, etc. If you like to order in and relax the proximity of restaurants means you have your meals in very short order. Definitely recommend and think it is a great price point for CO Springs.