Good location, close to Safeway

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This is a beautiful home with lots of love and care put into the details. Nearly everything was readily available to provide the comforts of home. The weather was horrible, and Sedona was extremely crowded during our stay, as it was the during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. Because of this, we abandoned our plans for eating out and cooked nearly all meals at the house. The kitchen is extremely well-stocked and made cooking, and grilling outside as well, easy and enjoyable. The hot tub outside was used a lot during our stay and was made even nicer by the comfortable, plush robes available in each bedroom for walking out to it. There were separate hot tub towels which was nice, and a large capacity washer/dryer available for use. It was nice to quick dry the hot tub towels for the next use and not have them have to be hanging all over to dry. There are a couple of indoor jacuzzi tubs as well for use. The towels that are provided are plentiful and plush. The beds were all comfortable, as well as the common area furniture. There was a variety of games and books available, in addition to the pool table and foosball table downstairs for entertainment. Since our weather was so bad, we didn't get to enjoy hiking/Sedona as much as we had planned, so having this stuff available was really nice. Sedona was extremely crowded while we were there and driving in there was not fun at all. The location of this house was perfect for avoiding that area, still with plenty to see and do right around it while avoiding the crowds. There is a grocery store less than 5 minutes away which was nice, and some less popular hiking trails close by as well. It was nice to have a coffee pot and Keurig both provided, with the coffee even there as well. Other basics-sugar, S&P, etc. were provided too, which was nice to not have to buy them for a few days use.

There really isn't much that we didn't like about this house/experience. The owners were receptive and communicative. I will just point out a couple of things that may be helpful to know. The only negatives, which depending on your specific circumstances may not be negatives at all, are these: 1. It is not very accessible to the handicapped. My mom uses a wheeled walker and was able to navigate the upper floor of the house fine, but there are decorative rugs everywhere, many which are curled up on the corners which was a huge tripping/fall hazard for her, though not an issue for anyone else. There was only one bed of the 4 upstairs that she could get in/out of as they are all very high. None of the bathrooms have an accessible shower, i.e., no grab bars at all, and none of the toilets have any grab bars near them and they are all standard/low. There was thankfully one toilet she was able to use by pulling herself up on a nearby shelf. However, this house if not catering/marketing to the elderly/handicapped population so it is not a fault, just an observation that may be helpful if you have someone in your party that is in this type of situation. 2. The other thing that was a little bit challenging and depending on the ages of your kids/family using the house may or may not be an issue, is the fact that there is not an indoor staircase to the lower level. You have to exit the home and walk around outside to the lower level. Our kiddos were ages 11-20, so it was ok, but they were all fairly creeped out at night to be going back and forth. I feel like we would've used the lower level as a family a lot more if we didn't have to walk outside to get there in the pouring rain. They do, thoughtfully, have numerous umbrellas there for use as well as some flashlights which is nice, as it is quite dark outside, especially since Sedona is a dark-after-10 o'clock city.