Traditional southwestern adobe home with many recent upgrades. Close to Balloons

Traditional southwestern adobe home with brick floors and vigas. 3500 sq ft. Very organic and homey, with recent major renovation and upgrades including new master bath, new HVAC, piano room, zen garden, etc. Art from around the world from when we were U.S. Diplomats. Amazing gardens, grass and great outdoor space. 1 minute walk to nature preserve along the Rio Grande River with cottonwood forest. We have 25 or so mature cottonwood trees on our property creating a park-like atmosphere.

The hot air balloons often land within a few yards of our house and the flight path is right over our house most of the time. Our primary intent behind this listing is to rent our house during balloon fiesta week. Arrive and departure dates are flexible as we will be in our Aspen condo during this time.

Our house is set up with a large master bedroom and new bathroom just finished in September of 2024 with a king size bed. There is a dedicated closet in the master for our guests. Our guest room has a queen bed and a closet with no clothes in it as well as an empty dresser. The bathroom is a few steps down the hall for the guest room. We have a mattress hidden under the queen bed that can be used on the floor in the bike/exercise room, which is also three steps from the same guest bathroom. There is an art studio with a half bath on the other side of the house. Two different rooms have couches that do not fold out if kids wanted to sleep on them. We have a piano.

We live in an upscale rural/suburban area with both upscale and funky adobe homes. Lowest crime rate in New Mexico. We don't lock our door or the car doors. Very quiet, rural setting, but only 5 minutes from shopping, 30 minutes from the mountains, 60 minutes from Santa Fe, 2 hours from Taos, 20 minutes to nearest Native American Pueblo. Great walking, hiking and biking outside the front door. Many horses in the neighborhood.

We are 5 hours from the Grand Canyon, 6 hours from Arches and Canyonlands National Parks as well as Moab, UT with the best mountain biking in the world. White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns National Parks are 4- 5 hours away as well. Northern New Mexico is like you picture Colorado-very mountainous and beautiful at high elevations plus Colorado is only 3 hours away including world class destinations like Telluride and Aspen. Great skiing 30-90 minutes away in Santa Fe and Taos.

Outdoor BBQ, two person ceder hot tub, lawn and lots of private outdoor space to entertain. Possible use of high end bikes and Porsche Macan S.

In sum, we don't usually rent our house, but we will be in Aspen during Balloon Fiesta week and want to share our amazing house that is minutes from the Fiesta park with Balloon enthusiasts. You can ride your bike (or maybe ours) on a dedicated dirt and paved trail out our front door to the Ballon Fiesta Park without ever competing with a car. Enjoy.