Located in Wildernest, this attractive house for $299 per night is a fantastic option for your next break. Welcome to The Cozy Cardinal Chalet! A true Colorado mountain retreat! Enjoy beautiful mountain views from this unique single family home nestled in aspen trees. The Cozy Cardinal is located on Buffalo Mountain with views of Lake Dillon, the Continental Divide, Grays Peak, Independence Mountain, Bald Mountain, Keystone and Breckenridge ski resorts. In the winter time, the house is a perfect home base if you’d like to try multiple ski resorts. In the summer, take off on foot or bike to explore the nearby White River National Forest or stay and relax all day in a hammock. Grill dinner out on the spacious deck, soak up the sun and take in the views. You are truly away from it all, while the amenities of Silverthorne- restaurants and shopping- are just minutes away at the bottom of the hill. With a plethora of shopping and dining options and quick access to I70, Silverthorne is the ideal home base to explore the Colorado mountains. We are a little over an hour from Denver- about one hour and twenty minutes from Denver International Airport. The home is extremely convenient to all the Summit and Eagle County Ski resorts- Keystone (10 minutes), Breckenridge (20 minutes), Vail (35 minutes), Beaver Creek (45 minutes), Copper Mountain (15 minutes), Loveland (15 minutes), Winter Park (50 minutes). —————————————————— ABOUT THE HOUSE This is a truly unique home, with three updated and well-appointed levels! *Entry* The small entry foyer is located between the first and second levels. You will find coat hooks, a ski rack and shoe trays here. We ask that you please leave all shoes and boots in the foyer. *First Level* The lower level consists of two bedrooms, a bathroom and laundry. The lower front bedroom has twin bunk beds, a toy box and a dresser with a fun mountain theme. This room is mainly intended for children. The top bunk has a weight limit of 200lbs. The closet in this bedroom is being used for housekeeping storage. The lower rear bedroom has a queen sized bed, roku tv, and dresser with a southwest theme. This room has a large walk-in closet. You will find a few extra blankets, humidifier, pack-n-play, vacuum, broom and dust pan, iron and small ironing board here. The newly remodeled bathroom features radiant floor heat, a tub/shower with window and tiled ledge for all of your bath essentials. *Second Level* This is the main living area. A wonderful, cozy space with an open concept design. This level contains the living room, dining room, kitchen and breakfast bar with huge windows to take in the expansive mountain views and a door onto the very large deck. The living room features a cheery wood burning fireplace. With stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops, the kitchen is updated, modern and very well stocked. There are pots, pans, baking trays and dishes, and numerous small appliances. The deck is a wonderful extension to the living space with a seating area, table and chairs, and gas grill. *Third level* This level is the master suite with a fun boho inspired design- blacks, whites and grays with a splash of yellow. There is a king sized bed, dresser, reading chair, roku tv, and a little office nook with desk and chair. The mountain views from the king sized bed are absolutely incredible! The bathroom is a few steps down from the bedroom and features a large walk-in shower with bench. Like most houses in the Colorado mountains, we do not have air conditioning. The third floor gets warm on sunny summer days. Opening the windows up in the evening will cool the room pretty quickly since night time temperatures are very cool. You may want to close the blinds and drapes at night to maintain the temperature- but maybe not, as the sunrise view is pretty amazing! The lower levels of the house stay fairly cool all day. All mattresses and most furniture were purchased new in April 2021. Indoor fires in the wood-burning fireplace are permitted September through April. Please use extreme caution as the area is prone to wildfires. There is firewood stacked about the property. One rack of wood near the fireplace is provided complimentary. If you require additional firewood, it is available for purchase at Lowes. Chopping and stacking firewood is hard work! We have enough for winter for ourselves and one rack per guest. The house offers wifi and three roku TVs. Guest can sign onto their Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and other popular smartTV apps using their accounts. We do not have cable service. The house is equipped with a ring alarm system, consisting of motion detectors, door and window sensors, smoke and co2 alarm listeners and video doorbell. There is also a security camera on the front exterior of the home and wildlife cameras on the side and rear exterior recording motion, audio and video 24/7 for the protection of our home. If tampered with, guest will be asked to vacate the property without refund of stay. This is not just a rental property. This is our mountain home. Great care and thought was put into all the little details. We truly hope you enjoy all the special touches and unique charm of our little mountain retreat. ***—————————————————*** A few notes on SNOW… You’ll need to travel about 3/4 mile on an unpaved, but well maintained gravel road to reach the house. For this reason a 4WD vehicle is strongly recommended. Additionally, I70 has traction laws in the winter requiring a 4WD vehicle with tires appropriate for snow. We have a contract for driveway plowing November to April. You may need to shovel the front stoop during your stay and put down some salt in front of the shed (where the trash and ski storage is located), as this area tends to get icy. ***___________________________________*** HOUSE RULES This is a PET FREE PROPERTY. Pets of any kind are not permitted. This is a SMOKE FREE PROPERTY. Vaping or smoking of any kind are not permitted in the house, on the deck or anywhere on the property. You are required to send a photo of your driver's license and names and ages of all guests on the reservation and a signed rental agreement. If this is not received in 24 hours, the booking request will not be accepted. NO outdoor fires or fireworks. NO indoor fires May through August. Maximum occupancy is six people. NO extra guests will be permitted at the property outside of the original number of guests booked. Unreported extra guests will result in an immediate cancellation with no refund. The total occupancy at any time is six people, including visitors who are not spending the night. Tampering in any way with the internet, home security system or cameras will result in a cancellation of reservation with no refund. Commercial and hobbyist photography & videography are prohibited in our home, and exceptions can only be granted in writing via the message thread, in advance of any guest making a booking. VRBO will charge a $500 damage deposit. If nothing is missing or damaged, the deposit will be released two weeks following your stay. Maximum length of stay is 28 nights. Stays over 20 days will require an extra mid-stay clean. Please note: house rules will be enforced. A violation of house rules will result in cancellation of reservation. All guests will be required to vacate with no refund given. This is our private home. We look forward to hosting you and sharing our special mountain retreat with you! Although not required, we highly suggest you purchase Cancel For Any Reason Travel Insurance. Whether the issue for needing to cancel is covid or any other illness or accident, bad weather, flight delays or cancellations or any other reason you are unable to make the trip, travel insurance will be your refund opportunity. We will not act as your travel insurer. Please be sure to read our cancellation policy, which will be not be modified or adjusted.