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The Little Red House

Lakefront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Bathroom
Living area

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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  • Place, Grapevine Historic Main Street District
  • Place, Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark
  • Place, Gaylord Texan Convention Center
  • Airport, Dallas, TX (DFW-Dallas-Fort Worth Intl.)

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Dallas Room

1 Queen Bed

Living Room

1 Double Futon

Master Bedroon

1 Queen Bed

Sitting Room

1 Double Futon

Tree Room

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

House

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Master

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

The Little Red House

Our little red house is within walking distance to historic downtown Grapevine (the Christmas Capital of Texas) as well as within 8 minutes to the airport. From the large enclosed backyard, you can hear the music playing at the festivals throughout the year as well as sit and enjoy the squirrels antics. Over the last three years, this original cotton field home has been completely renovated and welcomes all visitors - even furry ones
The back yard is next to be renovated. It is secure and large. Enjoy.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: limit 5 total
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
If you had a pet, make sire that they are picked up after and the yard is clean.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
Property Registration Number MSTR2018-013

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Grapevine

Located in Grapevine, this holiday home is in the city centre and on a lake. Grapevine Historic Main Street District and Grapevine Vintage Railroad are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Six Flags Over Texas and Nash Farm. Travelling with kids? Consider Main Event Entertainment Grapevine and Grapevine Botanical Gardens. Looking to get your feet wet? Jet skiing, kayaking and waterskiing adventures can be found near the property.
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Grapevine, TX

What's nearby

  • Grapevine Historic Main Street District - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Grapevine Vintage Railroad - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Grapevine Convention Center - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark - 5 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Gaylord Texan Convention Center - 5 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Grapevine-Main Street Station - 9 min walk
  • Centreport Station - 12 min drive
  • Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪In-N-Out Burger - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Velvet Taco - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Portillo’s - ‬9 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The Little Red House pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 5 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

What time is check-in at The Little Red House?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Little Red House?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Little Red House located?

This family-friendly Grapevine holiday home is located on a lake, within a 10-minute walk of Grapevine Convention Center, Grapevine Vintage Railroad and Grapevine Historic Main Street District. Gaylord Texan Convention Center is 3 mi (4.8 km) away. Grapevine-Main Street Station is 9 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 61 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 61 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 61 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 61 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 61 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

rbk346

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot

Cute and spacious house. Great location and hosts are easy to communicate with.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

steven

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This is a great place to stay and the hosts were wonderful.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathy T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Friends getaway

Perfect location. Lots of space. Host responded very quickly to questions.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Madison G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay!

Loved the house and the property manager was so kind
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Justine T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Spot

We came for Grapefest, and the house was so conveniently located, perfect for our needs and the host was incredibly accommodating and communicative!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joshua S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Surpassed expectations

We had a great time and we loved that most places we wanted to go were within walking distance. The house was very cute and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shelley H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Dallas wedding

We came in for a wedding. The reception was at the marriott. Downtown was a quick walk and we hlwere there every night. We took the vintage train to yhe stockyard on fort worth. I doing it again we would uber there early and rake the train back so we had more than 2 hours.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenda H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute, clean and convenient

We rented the property for my daughter and her large family of 7 to visit us in Grapevine. She thought it was very clean and cute, and loved the big backyard. The kids' ages are 15, 13, 9, 7 and 5. There was plenty of room for everyone to sleep comfortably. The kitchen was well stocked with dishes. The only comment is that, though there were just enough towels, they were one spill away from not having enough. We would recommend this property for a week or weekend getaway. It is very walkable to downtown Grapevine and all the attractions there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawn R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Easy stay thank you & just update on trash disposal.

Hi! thx for the stay…btw I took out the trash, placed it in the trash can outside the back door. Just wanted to ket you know in case you have any critters about…i did not see any lol but where I live we have raccoon's & they love to get into our trash but also i didn't want to leave it in the home. 😁✌
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Tammy C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute and great location!

Rooms were smaller than they appear in the pics. If you will be cooking meals for a large family (6 or more) in the kitchen, bring extra pots and pans. Dining room table only sits 4 but there is a window seat that was helpful nearby for more people. Fold out air mattress couch wouldn't hold air. Bed in master room is very soft so if you need a firm bed don't pick that one. Head boards were very wobbly on all beds. Location was excellent. If coming around Christmas time dont even attempt to drive closer to town, just walk. Its only about 5 to 7 minutes. Overall cute place and decorated nicely for Christmas in every room.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Neal S., Chappell Hill, TX USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas in Grapevine

House was old, but nice. Plenty of room to spread out. Liked that dogs were allowed, our’s enjoyed the big fenced in backyard and chasing squirrels. House could have used more lighting in kitchen, but was OK. H My niece and her husband came over for dinner 2X. Because there were 6 of us we had to improvise and eat in living room, as dining room only seats 3. Had to bring in addition hair when the 4 of us staying had meals by ourselves. One word of caution, the master bedroom/bath/ laundry roomsare on 3 different levels. Step down into laundry room. Step down again to master bedroom and step up to go into master bath. Can be a tripping hazard and once I stubbed my toe really badly going from laundry room back into additional living area. A plus was good communication with owner and easy check in/check our procedure. Do wish they’d upgrade the toilet paper, really, really thin.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Michelle J.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Cute place

This place was really nice on first sight…looked clean . It would have been nice to know about the flooring and the steps up and down in the master bedroom. A few of the armchair armrests were very soiled. The worst part was as we were departing, we were looking for some ziplock bags in the kitchen, and so we were looking through cupboards and drawers and there was so many crumbs in the drawers, so many spills of food and drink that could have easily been wiped clean, a mishmash of junk in most of the drawers. Worst was cockroach urine and poop everywhere in the kitchen drawers and cupboards. Also, when we arrived, there was only 2 rolls of toilet paper and no dish soap. We purchased some dish soap. We contacted the owners they were very nice and helpful and brought us both items that night. Also on arrival the kitchen had a bad smell. We looked underneath the trashcan liner and there was garbage in the bottom of the trashcan. Smelled so bad, we needed to keep it outside for the remainder of our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kellee P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The little red house

Check-in was so easy and the host stayed in contact and recommended places to visit and eat. It does have a kitchen which we took full advantage of for breakfasts mainly and late night cravings. It does have guest wifi available. If grapevine decides to keep short term rentals i definitely will be booking with this host again for the Christmas time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristina H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for families with pets

My family and our two dogs stayed and had a wonderful time! We were able to walk to dinner on Main Street and had a great time in the backyard. The fence is secure so we were able to comfortably let our dogs run around.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zachary M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday trip

It was absolutely amazing. The house was beautiful. The location was perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wolfgang S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The garden is magical

We had the pleasure of spending a week and a half in this wonderful vacation home. The house itself was very nice, but the lovingly designed garden was particularly magical. Numerous birds and squirrels playing almost all the time made the stay a true nature experience, which provided relaxation and joy.We would also like to emphasize the exceptionally fast response time of the landlord. A request from us was responded to immediately, and in the event of a force majeure incident - which was unpleasant for us as tenants as well as for the landlords - the commitment was particularly evident: Although we were only able to report it in the evening, action was taken that same evening and the situation was fully and optimally resolved by 7 a.m. the next morning. Once again, a big thank you for this!The entire exchange with the landlords was friendly, warm-hearted and personal - as were the many lovely details in the house, which rounded off the stay perfectly.We can recommend this vacation home without reservation.
Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jean B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay!

Lovely older home, remodeled with up to date finishes. The back yard is fully enclosed with a very secure privacy fence, our dogs loved it! The master bathroom is beautiful! Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Melanie D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Stellar location and communication

Location is awesome! Cleanliness, quality of amenities, and overall condition of the property relative to the price could be improved. However, it is not overstating to say the responsiveness of the property owner outweighed all of that.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

the little red gem

Loved it. Kari was quick in answering any questions we had. After working through 10 meetings every day at the convention, our 3 team members enjoyed this comfy house to decompress, debrief, and disengage. It's super close to the Convention Center and all the downtown Grapevine coffee houses and restaurants, plus our last minute needs at CVS and the grocery store. Highly recommend. A tip: we pre-scheduled Lyft every morning and then booked a return on the fly to go back and forth to the Gaylord Texan saving some money on the 45 per day parking.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay in Grapevine for birthday weekend!

Comfortable and cozy house within walking distance to downtown!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandi S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location!

Just a few blocks to downtown Grapevine! Wonderful layout with two “wings”. Master bath & bedroom on one side and two beds & bath on the other. Fenced yard is a major plus for our 2 puppies. Wine from the host was a lovely surprise. Double oven also a plus!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mike C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short hair

All was well and had a great experience except for one thing. Couldn’t get over the dog hair I spotted in the house. I’m not an indoor dog owner and I have a tendency to notice things like that.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute cottage

We were very pleased with our stay at the Little Red House. It was nicely decorated for Christmas and centrally located to the Historic district. We loved that it was pet friendly. Our dogs enjoyed running in the fence backyard. We definitely will return in the future!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Lacey E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location & Communication

I stayed at Kari's property with my husband and 9 1/2 year old dog in early November. Kari was very easy to communicate with and was always quick to respond to any inquiry. We loved the gesture of the welcome bottles of wine she left and enjoyed those to unwind after our very long drive from Illinois. The location of this house was excellent, being very close to downtown Grapevine and Arlington, where we went to see an NFL game. We also appreciated the large completely fenced in backyard that made it safe to let our dog off leash to potty and sniff and enjoy the fresh air (thank you for providing a pooper scooper, so thoughtful!). The house itself was suitable and was fine for our short stay, but does lack the comfort/tidiness needed for long-term rentals/vacations. Overall, we were satisfied with our stay and appreciated being welcomed.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tim R.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

Great location, being a short walk to historic Main Street. Big and comfortable. A couple minor cleanliness issues
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

About the host

Hosted by Kari Perkins

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My husband and I love Grapevine. We love to travel but really prefer the personal touches of staying at a home. We have 2 short term rentals in the area and are always close by to help out any visitors - unless we are travelling ourselves. (Then we have a back up.) We moved out of the home in 2004 to be closer to my husband's work and to start the downsizing process. We moved to a larger home in 2018 as to accommodate family. It is all about family. We love Grapevine and all that it has to offer.

Why they chose this property

This property has history and the location is spectacular. Close to everything but not close enough that our driveway and street are packed with cars every weekend. The kitchen is great to cook in and the master bedroom skylights help with relaxation.

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English, German

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