Amazing City and Mountain Views from Lower Level of Tuscan Home with Observatory

Featured in our local Springs magazine as a 'Home Sweet Home', this beauty is located on the northwest side of Colorado Springs, south of the Air Force Academy. Set in a safe and quiet neighborhood, this gorgeous home is near Flying W Ranch (open now with chuck wagon dinner shows), Glen Eyrie Castle, Garden of the Gods Park, the Cog Rail up to Pikes Peak, Space Museum, Olympic Museum, and many other attractions.

There are four (5) options available to meet your needs.
OPTION 1: Lower Walkout Level sleeping up to 10 guests with minimum 3 night stays. Rates are contained in this quote.

All the following OPTIONS require the QUOTE TO BE EDITED.

OPTION 2: Lower Level plus Studio Apartment (3600 sq ft) sleeping 14 guests. Rents for $650/night and is great for larger groups all on one level. Minimum stay is 3 nights.

OPTION 3: Studio Apartment alone for sleeping up to 4 guests. Rents for $249/night with 2 night minimum stays.

OPTION 4: Lower Walkout Level plus the Main Level which sleeps 12 guests with an upstairs master suite. Rents for $999/night. Minimum 5 night stay required.

OPTION 5: Entire Home (6500 sq ft): Please contact us or go to listing #1755327. Includes the Lower Level Walkout, the Main Level, and the Studio Apartment sleeping 16 guests. It rents for $1250/night with minimum 5 night stays.

OPTION 1:
This spacious, comfortable, and elegant (2,500 sq ft) Lower Level walks out on to covered and furnished patios with views of the city, mountains, and eastern plains. Enjoy morning sunrises and evenings of twinkling city lights, while deer and rabbits visit often and sometimes bighorn sheep can be spotted on a nearby ridge.
The landscaped back yard is home to a new and unique Observatory which we'd be happy to show all interested guests! We also added a game alley for playing corn hole and ladder golf.
Enter in to a great room (key coded private entry) where the leather couches are the perfect place to relax, converse, or watch the 55 HDTV (cable, Netflix, dvds, and Play Station 3). There's an expandable 9' trestle table and chairs with leather seats for everyone to gather.
The well appointed kitchen has an island for food prep or serving, has a walk in pantry complete with extra small appliances, additional folding chairs, and booster seats. . There's a coffee station, microwave, toaster, and dishwasher. All that you need to prepare and serve meals is provided. (except the food!)
Through wooden castle-like double doors is a game room with a quality combination pool and ping pong table, and an air hockey table.
There are 4 bedrooms sleeping 10 guests. All are large, comfortable, and well decorated.
One master bedroom has a massive king bed with marble top nightstands, a vintage secretary desk, a side chair, and full size closet.
The other master bedroom (the Royal Room) has a king bed, nightstands, a bench, a full size closet, and a turret sitting area painted with a mural (by the artist/owner) and furnished with a round table and velvet chairs.
Another very large bedroom has a queen bed, a trundle bed with 2 twins, a matching desk, a mirrored dresser, trunks, and full size closet.
The fourth bedroom features two XL Twin beds with vintage barn door headboards and a full size desk. This room contains a linen closet and a clothes closet.
All bedrooms are provided with necessary bath towels, hand towels, and washcloths for each guest.
We also have 2 pack n plays for toddlers and babies, as well as a safety gate for blocking the steps or for containment inside or out.
There are two full bathrooms, with double sink vanities, and rain shower/bathtub combinations, and private/semi private toilets. Each bathroom is centered between 2 of the bedrooms. One of the bathrooms has a laundry closet with a stacked LG front loading full size washer and dryer using HE detergent.
The landscaped back yard is home to a new and unique Observatory which we'd be happy to show all interested guests! We also added a game alley for playing corn hole and ladder golf. Enjoy the views from porch swings and rocking chairs, multiple outdoor eating areas, and from under the observatory.

Option Two: Lower Level Walkout plus Studio Apartment

This newly added industrial themed adjoining studio apartment (1,000 sq ft) under the garage sleeps 4 people. With its own entrance, it is light and airy, open and inviting, comfortable and relaxing. This new and fun space features concrete ceilings, half stone walls, and custom Edison bulb light fixtures.
There's a comfortable king wall bed with built in reading lights that's easily raised and lowered. Heavy privacy curtains can be drawn around it at night. A daybed with a pop-up trundle has two twin beds. A portable lightweight screen can be set up for more privacy.

The bathroom has a walk-in rain shower with colored lights, a double sink vanity, private toilet, and a closet with hanger rail and drawers.

The kitchen area has a microwave/convection oven, a 2 burner induction stove top, a large refrigerator, dishwasher, drip coffee maker, toaster, and a butcher block island with stools. All you'd need to prepare and serve meals (not the food) is provided including spices! There's also walk in pantry for storing groceries and odds and ends. The glass top table and 4 stools are elevated to maximize the great views from the windows.
A large screen Smart TV with a blue ray player (dvds available) are in the comfortable living area with a cushioned settee, wicker chairs, and a desk with a rolling chair. A lighted and mirrored cabinet is filled with card, dice, and board games.
Through a sliding barn door is a small room with a Precor treadmill from which you can watch TV as well. This is also a great place to store suitcases, coolers, etc.
There's also a laundry closet with a full size front loading washer and dryer, a rack for air drying clothes, an iron and ironing board.
While being totally private with its own wheelchair friendly entrance, it can adjoin the lower level through a lockable door.

Option 3: Studio Apartment Alone
Everything described above plus an outdoor grill and an umbrella covered patio table and 4 chairs, access to the observatory, game alley, and breathtaking views.


These three options will provide you with a great home away from home and a wonderful home base for exploring Colorado! You'll love it here!


To see photos for OPTIONS 4 or 5, go to Listing #1755327.

Permit Number: A-STRP-24-1470
License Number R00772844