Echo Canyon Retreat

Description from the owner

House, 3 Bedrooms + Media Room, 3 Baths (Sleeps 5-7)

Echo Canyon Retreat is an eco-sensitive, high desert home on 10 acres less than 10 minutes from downtown Grand Junction. It is designed to accommodate six to seven guests with four private sleeping rooms in two wings joined by a great room and spacious open kitchen with sweeping views in all directions.

With its seamless joining of town and country plus indoor comfort and outdoor activity, Echo Canyon Retreat provides an ideal base for cyclists, wine tourists, hikers and photographers, day trippers and I-just-want-to-be-aloners. Extended families, JUCO tourney fans, Tour-of-the...-Moon riders, hardcore mountain bikers, house hunters and reuniting classmates have all enjoyed themselves here.

Outdoor seating areas ring the house to maximize the views as well as take advantage of sun and shade. Interior finishes and fixtures are upscale but not so lavish you can’t feel comfortable using them. You’ll appreciate special touches such as the five direct entries outdoors, twin ovens, solid core interior doors and three custom showers for active visitors. Oh, and two tucked-away, built-in desks for those who can’t leave work at home.

We overlook the Grand Valley at the midpoint of wine country and biking bliss. The entrance to the Colorado National Monument is within a half-mile of the front door, and Bangs Canyon Recreation Area is accessible directly from our land. You don’t even need a car to explore the nearby Lunch Loop trails, ride Rim Rock Drive over the Monument or take in a tour of the valley’s vineyards. At night, you can enjoy both the stars and the glimmer of city lights.

Fruita and Palisade offer many more options within a half-hour radius. Within less than two hours, Moab’s arches, Glenwood Springs’ mineral pools, the Grand Mesa’s alpine lakes and Black Canyon National Park beckon.

Both bedroom suites feature queen beds and their own entries to the outdoors. The larger master suite is connected to a spacious bathroom with water closet and step-in steam shower. Between this bedroom and the great room, a book-lined stairway leads to a cozy study with a single bed and a sunrise-facing balcony.

The family suite has an attached bath and walk-in shower, plus a TV/exercise room with a queen-size hide-a-bed, making this arrangement ideal for parents with kids. A powder room off the main entry also has a shower and can serve guests using the auxiliary rooms.

Because we’re readers, our rooms feature plenty of light, something the hospitality industry in general still hasn’t learned. Everything but the study and balcony are on one level. Passages and doorways are ADA-compatible.

Children are welcome. Smoking is not. There’s Wi-Fi, a Bluetooth player and cable TV, but if your kids’ idea of fun is Disneyland instead of exploring desert canyons, there are some better options for your family in the area.

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Additional Location Information

Grand Junction is an outdoor rec haven! If you want to do it outside - golf, rafting, skiing, wine tourism, road cycling, mountain biking, hiking, motorized trail use and boating are just a few - you can do it within 45 minutes of Grand Junction. This home is situated on 10 acres with private trail access to the Lunch Loops mountain bike and trail running emphasis system. The entrance to the stunning Colorado National Monument is just a three minute drive from the front door. Many restaurants are located in downtown Grand Junction just 10 minutes from the home. You are going to love this place! We just know it!

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