Your group's own private Colorado resort: 5 quiet acres with a movie theater, hot tub, game room, and fire pits, just 14 minutes from the Air Force Academy and an easy drive to everything Colorado Springs offers.
Sleeps 14 in real beds · 5 private bedrooms + open basement sleeping area · 3.5 bathrooms · Fast WiFi
Rated 10/10 by our Vrbo guests, who tell us it feels even better in person.
WHY GROUPS BOOK THIS HOME
Private movie theater with surround sound and plenty of seating
Hot tub and fire pits under dark, starry skies
Game room: pool table, ping pong, Pac-Man arcade and bar-height tables
Room to spread out: great room, big loft with sectional, theater and game area
Large, well-stocked kitchen made for cooking big group meals
5 private acres: sunsets, fall colors and room to breathe
at 7480' elevation we are the first on the front range to get snow and it sticks around the longest...
Sonos sound system throughout
PERFECT FOR
Family reunions and multi-generational trips: kids and teens play downstairs while adults relax upstairs
Holiday gatherings: Thanksgiving dinner in a kitchen that can handle it, movie nights and fireside evenings
Wedding weekends: minutes from Black Forest's favorite venues (see below), with room for getting ready, rehearsal dinners, showers and the morning-after brunch. Please ask first about details booking a larger gathering of friends and family that are not staying as guests. We will work with you. Please note we can not allow the actual ceremony at the house for insurance reasons.
Friends' getaways and milestone birthdays
SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
14 guests sleep in real beds:
3 King beds
2 Queen beds
4 Twin beds
5 private bedrooms with doors, plus a 6th bedroom with a curtain instead of a door but it also has a secret hiding spot under the stairs for the young or young at heart. The upstairs bedrooms share a very large Jack & Jill bathroom. 3.5 bathrooms in total.
Bringing a few extra people? We provide air mattresses with fresh bedding for additional guests. Please inquire about rates.
THE KITCHEN
Our guests mention it more than anything else. You'll find double ovens, a warming drawer, 8 burner gas cooktop, plenty of cookware, serving pieces, spices, oils and pantry basics, so you can cook for the whole group without bringing much from home.
OUTDOOR LIVING
Have your morning coffee in the rocking chairs, gather on the new outdoor sofa and chairs, soak in the hot tub, or end the night around the fire pits. Out here in the countryside the stargazing is incredible.
HOLIDAYS & WINTER AT THE ESTATE
At 7,450 feet, we're one of the snowiest spots near Colorado Springs. When it snows on the Front Range, it's usually snowing here too, and our snow sticks around longer than anywhere in town. Grab a sled from the house and head to the sledding hill right out the back door (or bring your favorite sleds from home), then warm up in the hot tub or around the fire pits.
During the holiday season we decorate the house lightly, with a Christmas tree and holiday bedding in the primary bedroom and the basement queen room, so it feels festive the moment you walk in.
We've stocked the house for hosting a crowd:
120-cup coffee urn and an extra ice maker
Sterno Chafing dishes for buffets and holiday meals
Metal tiered serving stands and glass beverage dispensers
Punch bowl with matching glasses
Christmas and winter placemats and some holiday serving dishes
Enough dishes, glassware, and silverwear for your whole group
Large folding table and folding chairs for extra seating
Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas morning, a New Year's Eve movie marathon in the theater: this home is set up to make hosting easy, so you can spend the holidays with your people instead of in the kitchen.
WEDDING VENUES NEARBY
Younger Ranch: 8 min
Black Forest by Wedgewood: 8 min
Cathedral Pines: 12 min
Flying Horse: 14 min
Hearth House: 16 min
Pinecrest: 23 min
Spruce Mountain Ranch: 24 min
LOCATION
Quiet and private, but close to town:
Fox Run Regional Park: 11 min
Black Forest Section 16 trails: 12 min
US Air Force Academy: 14 min
Mount Herman Road (the quickest drive into the mountains, with hiking and scenic views): 20 min
Downtown Colorado Springs: 29 min
Garden of the Gods: 35 min
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: 40 min
Manitou Springs, the Incline & Pikes Peak Cog Railway: 40 min
Colorado Springs Airport: 35 min
Denver International Airport: about 1 hr 10 min
RECENTLY REFRESHED
New leather sofas in the great room, a large sectional in the loft, extra theater seating, the Pac-Man arcade, game-room tables and all-new outdoor furniture. New photos are coming soon.
GOOD TO KNOW
This is a vacation home, not an event venue. We can't host ceremonies, receptions or parties, but we love being your wedding-weekend home base.
[Check-in 4:00pm/ check-out times 10am]
[Parking: 4-5 vehicles]
We'd love to host your group for a Colorado getaway with room to gather, room to breathe, and room to make it a trip everyone remembers.
Book with us today.