Desert Paradise w/ Access to Tonto National Forest Trails. Bring your ATV!

Very nice home. There are a number of different rooms and even separate outdoor spaces that allow individuals or smaller groups to gather. Sometimes houses that sleep 10 have limited dining space or crowded common spaces, but not so at the Tonto Retreat. We never felt cramped. The location is peaceful, and although it's 15 minutes from town, the drive isn't bad and it's worth it for the privacy and quiet. You can walk out behind the house into the Tonto Forest, where the ATV trails are quiet enough for strolling or hiking. Loved watching the birds and owl family. Kitchen has the needed appliances and dinnerware. If you like playing games, they are in the living room coffee table--we didn't notice that until we were leaving, but had brought our own anyway. I will note that there was an allegation of a mattress stain and missing sheets after we checked out, but after some discussion, Latitude 8 (management company) believed me that it wasn't us, and we did not get charged.

Property is more then we needed to use, relaxing, comforting. We enjoy the outdoor as much the indoor spaces and had a relaxing time. We enjoyed the collections around the house display as well!

WE LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS HOUSE! BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT! NOT CONVENIENT TO SHOPPING, DINING OR EXPERIENCES (EVERYTHING IS 20 MINUTES AWAY) BUT THAT'S WHAT WE LOVED ABOUT IT! IT WAS PEACEFUL AND SECLUDED. GREAT HIKING JUST OUT THE BACK DOOR IN THE TONTO NATIONAL FORREST. WE THOUGHT WE'D BE ABLE TO MOUNTAIN BIKE THERE TOO, BUT IT'S WAY TOO ROUGH WITH LARGE ROCKS ALL OVER THE PATH. WE ARE NOT ATV'ER'S, BUT IF YOU ARE, THIS IS A GREAT JUMPING OFF PLACE! JUST DRIVE 100 FEET DOWN THE ROAD TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE FORREST AND MILES OF ATV TRAILS! TOO COLD FOR THE POOL WHEN WE WERE THERE. WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN HEATED. FIRE PIT IS GAS (EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOW WOOD IN THE PICTURES). WE WERE DISAPPOINTED IN THAT AT FIRST, BUT THIS WAS THE BEST GAS FIRE PIT WE'VE EVER EXPERIENCED! PUT OUT GREAT HEAT! WE ENJOYED COOKING AT HOME AND EATING OUTSIDE MOST NIGHTS. LOVED THE FIRE PIT IN THE MORNING WITH COFFEE ENJOYING THE QUIET OF THE DESERT. THE HOUSE ITSELF IS IMMACULATE AND THE ART INSIDE IS BEAUTIFUL AND FUN TO EXPLORE. HOT TUB WAS AWESOME BUT WISH IT FACED SUNSET. WE LOVED IT AND ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT BOOKING AGAIN NEXT YEAR!