Birders, botanist and hikers’ oasis in FLG

Excellent location at the base of Mt Elden. Hiking, cross country skiing and snowshoeing are steps away from the property. Downtown is 10 minutes away. Arizona Snowbowl is 20 minutes away, while the Grand Canyon is a 90 mile drive. We are also close to Sedona, Meteor Crater, and Walnut Canyon
People love to visit Northern Arizona for its cooler temperatures in the summer and playing in the snow in the winter. We feel lucky to live here and like getting to share this with you, but snow in the winter can cause some logistical obstacles. As hosts, we will do our very best to keep pathways and driveways clear for guests, but it's not uncommon for Flagstaff to receive a foot or two of snow in a short period of time and this makes snow removal a challenge. Snow does create some obstacles for hosts and guests alike, so we want to be sure guests can know what to expect from us during the snowier times of year and what we in return ask of our guests.
1) Guests can expect that prior to their arrival the driveway and paths to the home have been plowed at some point during the day of their arrival. However, if the driveway is plowed in the morning and more snow falls between morning time and check in you may arrive to the day's accumulation of snow on the drive. Guests can either drive over the snow or clear the snow with shovels provided. We only are able to do snow removal once a day. We do our very best to time our snow removal at the end of storms, but it doesn't always work out that way.
2) THE BERMS! Any and every Flagstaff or Williams resident dreads the berm removal. What is the berm? The berm is a pile of snow at the end of your driveway caused by the snowplows pushing the snow from the streets to the side. There is nothing worse than shoveling your entire driveway only to have the plow come by and make a big berm you now have to clear before you can leave. We ALL dread the berm. As hosts we have NO WAY of knowing when the plows will come by. Because of this, it is possible that guests will arrive to a plowed driveway with a Berm at the end. If this happens guests will need to either drive over the berm (vehicle dependent) or use the provided shovels to make enough of an entry for your car to get through. Our snow removal crew will be around within the next 24 hours to take care of the rest. We are not a hotel with full time snow removal, so should you arrive during a snowstorm please know we are doing our best.
3) Finally, something we love about Flagstaff is the sun after the snow, BUT this does mean the snow melts during the day and the wet turns into ice at night. We have a bucket with ice melt our guests are welcome to use on icy areas. Please only use it if there is ice as the salt is not good for the cement and trees. Also use sparingly as a little salt goes a long way.

We live behind this property and are around to answer any questions and help. There are lots of gardens around the home, so you can expect to see us around keeping the grounds and working in the greenhouse. As Flagstaff natives we have plenty of tips for your trips!
This property is located in the shadow mountain area of flagstaff. The neighborhood is family friendly. We have 4 kids of our own that you will see around the property. You are close drive to our fun downtown and at the same time have access to tons of hiking right out the front door.
Private access through front door.
The space is located in a two story home with a greenhouse and a separate office space on the ground level. Guests have private access to the large master bedroom and bath upstairs as well as a large kitchen and living area. The upstairs looks out over a beautifully maintained greenhouse on one side and the national forest on the other.

We take great pride in our property and want every details of our guests’ experience to be amazing. Our home is professionally cleaned between each guest insuring a spotless environment in which to relax. We have a fully stocked kitchen. We understand that a fully stocked kitchen means different things to different people. If we are missing something our guests see as essential to a pleasant cooking experience we will do our best to get it for you. We aim to make both the home and grounds an oasis for our guests to relax and have fun.
We would strongly recommend a car for staying in Flagstaff!