Summary: For Pagosa Springs, this is one of the better places to stay - and the bakery and Allen House are excellent! However, the grocery store in downtown Pagosa Springs has just been closed and you will need to stock up in Alamosa on your way here (from the east) or drive west through Pagosa Springs a few miles up the road to City Market. The level of housecleaning expected and required of guests exceeds that provided by the owner. You may have better luck with another of her cabins. All in all, it appears something has changed at the property over the last year. For those who also travel extensively through the US and world, you might choose another town to visit for a mountain getaway. For example, we found a two-bedroom, two-bath, loft accommodation amidst trees right on a river w/o road noise or barking dogs, next to a national forest, a few miles away from excellent dining, with standard-rise stairs to the loft, friendly and out-going service, with twice the square footage of the Hummingbird cabin, during the same off-season, same # of nights, for almost $300 less.
Pros: Well-built cabins, not rinky-dink cabins; furniture is a mix of high-quality (and grandma's attic); upstairs loft is very bright and roomy; ceiling fans keep the flow of air nice and breezy since there are only two windows above main-floor-level; fireplace worked well and cleaning tools were at hand;...Summary: For Pagosa Springs, this is one of the better places to stay - and the bakery and Allen House are excellent! However, the grocery store in downtown Pagosa Springs has just been closed and you will need to stock up in Alamosa on your way here (from the east) or drive west through Pagosa Springs a few miles up the road to City Market. The level of housecleaning expected and required of guests exceeds that provided by the owner. You may have better luck with another of her cabins. All in all, it appears something has changed at the property over the last year. For those who also travel extensively through the US and world, you might choose another town to visit for a mountain getaway. For example, we found a two-bedroom, two-bath, loft accommodation amidst trees right on a river w/o road noise or barking dogs, next to a national forest, a few miles away from excellent dining, with standard-rise stairs to the loft, friendly and out-going service, with twice the square footage of the Hummingbird cabin, during the same off-season, same # of nights, for almost $300 less.
Pros: Well-built cabins, not rinky-dink cabins; furniture is a mix of high-quality (and grandma's attic); upstairs loft is very bright and roomy; ceiling fans keep the flow of air nice and breezy since there are only two windows above main-floor-level; fireplace worked well and cleaning tools were at hand; Eagle's Nest looked like a larger, quieter location than Hummingbird; deer walk through the property; old-look stove was kinda cool; switchplates were all scroll-saw custom-made hummingbirds; hummingbird-themed photos, stichery, and metal scuplture; interior wood walls are light-colored; was away from sulpher-smell of the springs; loveseat was a nice soft leather; gazebo was large and in a pretty setting next to the horses; naturalized wildflowers throughout the property; many stars on a clear night; deck was nice and roomy (deck furniture only accommodates two people); wood window blinds for privacy.
Cons: can hear road noise from 84 24/7; access to grill and picnic table is steep; second access to porch has no steps and is a couple feet off the ground; stairs to bedroom in loft are narrow and steep with low handrailing (rent Comardo House if you have arthritis, vertigo, knee injuries, et al); thick layer of dust on lampshades, sculptures and decorations including heart-shaped ristra over downstairs bedroom bed; jacuzzi too small for two average-height, average-weight...More
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