Perfect for a group of 4 fishermen

My family loved our stay at Pioneer Homestead. The home is beautifully decorated and so appropriate being in the mountains and woods of Durango. It has everything we needed and more. The beds are very comfortable, and we enjoyed the large deck and outside space, hammock and tire swing. The location is perfect. So close to town yet feels so far away. The stars in the sky are truly amazing out there. It truly was a fabulous week of making memories at a very special place. We all definitely want to return as soon as possible. Thank you, Laura, for sharing your home with us. You are so informative and easy to work with. I appreciate the great communication. Until next time….

Perfect property. Very well equipped. Very secluded and private but less than 5 minutes to Main Street. Best VRBO host we've ever had. Highly recommend.

Location was great and serene but close enough to town to do everything.

What a beautiful place to stay. Close to town where there are tons of fun things to do but far away to feel submerged in nature. There is a great trail leading up the mountain right from the cabin which was a great hike. A little steep and rocky in a couple of places but just awesome. Other hiking trails very close by of the main two roads leading up to the cabin. The cabin has everything you need. The deck does get sun for most of the day but we were able to grab a few camping chairs and situate them under the trees right by the deck and it was great. The owner is wonderful. Her response and correspondences was top notch. We had a problem with a weird smell and she had some-one come and take care of it. She also let us know ahead of time of some construction that was happening during our stay which was not expected nor anticipated and she was absolutely wonderful, accommodating and understanding. I would definitely recommend this property to anyone.

My gamily spent the Christmas holiday here and it was beautiful. We had a fabulous time and the prooerty was oerfect for us. The owners were very responsive to us and we amazing to communicate with.

Very cute and cozy cabin! Easy to get to Durango and Purgatory but still felt secluded

Great property and good location close to mountain bike trails, hiking trails, and rock climbing. Really enjoyed the stay and would certainly book this property again.

Would book again!

Great place, rustic and cozy. Great quit location, but still close to town. Kitchen is fully equipped, so ideal if you are with family or enjoy cooking with your friends. Host is great, welcoming and very organized. We Loved it!

Great cabin in the mountains. Owner wonderful to work with

This cabin in the mountains was a great place for a family vacation! Lots of wildlife!!

Property was exactly as described. It gave us a wonderful place to sit on the porch and have our meals and play games with our grand children. The tire swing was also a big hit. We hike up behind the house and enjoyed exploring the boulders. If ever in the area again will definitely stay here.

This property was great for our family. The rustic touches were great and the property was amazing to both explore and relax.

Property was awesome for our group and 3 dogs. Convenient to town, mountain biking, hiking and just about everything else you would want to do in Durango. Owner was awesome and super helpful. Recommend this highly for the perfect Durango vacation.

Well cared for cabin that met all our needs! Fantastic and responsive host. Great proximity to hiking, downtown Durango, skiing, hot springs, and the community center for a wet/snowy/rainy day. We’ll be back!

This cabin was the ultimate winter cabin experience. Private but not secluded. Very close to downtown Durango. Cozy and perfectly rustic with all the modern conveniences and more. The floors are heated and the cabin is extremely well insulated. The fireplace was magnificent and the furniture extremely comfortable and plush. Best beds we have ever slept in at a rental. Beautiful patios and views. Well stocked for our group size (3 adults, 1 dog). Laura was amazing at being a proactive host. She reached out to us before our trip even started to make sure we were prepared for the heavy snow conditions. But even more impressive was her attentiveness while we were there. We had a heavy snowfall day and our 4WD SUV was stuck halfway up the driveway. She contacted a local snow plower (thanks Kerri, Steve and Daisy the dog!) to plow the driveway and got us unstuck so that we could get out the following day to contine our trip activities. This cabin was easily our favorite part of our entire trip. We will definitely book again with Laura and we are really hoping that she has properties all over the country for us to rent! Thanks for a great experience!

This is a beautiful cozy, comfortable cabin. It has everything we needed. The owner/ PM was on point with staying in communication as the weather changed and was keeping informed of any changes. The photos online don’t do justice on how beautiful this cabin actually is. We were very satisfied with our stay. Great people to work with.

We will be back ! Loved it.

Great location, cozy clean cabin and very nice hosts. The hosts were extremely pleasant to work with and I would definitely recommend this property to anyone!

We had a great stay at the cabin! Our family of 6 enjoyed hiking from the backyard and spending time in downtown Durango and Silverton. We also had a few campfires and roasted marshmallows. The cabin and guest house worked out perfectly for us and we look forward to returning.

Beautiful quiet cabin in the mountains it was perfect to end our busy days riding the train and hiking in Durango I would recommend staying here we will also be staying here again in the future

Good little location- feels tucked away from everything but close to town. One off the better stocked kitchens in a vacation home that we’ve been too.

It was very nice and in a Beautiful place views easy to get to Add everything you need to stay there and cook

We walked in and first thing we noticed was that it was clean and smelt good. The house was very cozy; which made it easy to read my Bible on a rainy day. We loved the house. The beds were very comfortable. Will definitely stay again.

As many have said, the location is outstanding. Large private lot in the woods but minutes from great trails (Colorado Trail was an easy/close one) and downtown shopping and restaurants. The home was as pictured with everything we needed with many special touches. It rained for part of each day so we did not use the fire pit but it looked like it would be a special opportunity for families/groups. Laura was immediately responsive and helpful. Also our dog had a great time exploring the property and was a great ‘hiking buddy’ so we appreciated the home welcoming dogs. Overall wonderful experience and would definitely rent again!

We stayed here with our two teen boys. The cabin was very clean and nicely decorated. We enjoyed setting on the deck and playing board games at the dining table in the evenings. We enjoyed cooking and winding down after a full day of exploring Durango. Lovely town with lots to do for all ages. Thank you for sharing your lovely home.

We loved our stay, very beautiful place. Some spots seemed to have some spider webs on the sun terrace and even thought there are signs not to use shoes indoors there were few shoe prints inside, but it's a beautiful cabin so we didn't mind. The only thing I would hope to change for future visits is the check out time that is at 10 AM. As there was a list of things on the contract that is needed to be done by the guest before checking out so we were running bit late even though we woke up early :)

Great place and a gem off the beaten path. Little bit farther from town than I expected but totally worth it. House has great amenities and everything was very easy and clean.

My family and I have rented vacation homes roughly 30-40 days a year for the last 2-3 years. Out of all of these experiences, this will go down as the worst experience we have had. Ironically, on the one month road trip we had planned, this was our biggest splurge - the house we were most looking forward to. When we got there, it was hot outside - about 95 degrees. We had been told there was AC so we were excited. As it turned out, there was one small swamp cooler in one of the rooms upstairs and that was it. The owner replied "just open a window". Well by that time, it was 85 degrees outside at 10pm so that wouldn't really cool things down too much. She said, just turn on the fans. The fans were on. It was blistering. She said there were 4 fans in the house - there were 2. Overall, it was a terrible beginning to the stay. It got worse when I asked where the additional trash bags were. She said oh no, you supply your own trash bags. Ummmm what??? Oh and did I mention that the house has no garbage service? So you have to haul your garbage (in your OWN bags), across town and PAY to have to taken. She says it is because the "don't qualify" for service, but I am pretty sure everyone "qualifies" if they are willing to pay for service. Day 2 I started looking at checkout instructions. Everything was fairly typical until I came to the bullet: Before you leave, please replace the toilet paper rolls that were left for you. Again - what? I am a vacation home owner myself and not only do I supply trash bags, trash service, SOAP, toiletries, but I also assume that for the $500/night that people pay a night, they will also be getting toilet paper included in the cost. The final day, we asked for a late check out because my husband had a phone call he had to take. She said ok as long as I start the towels to be washed. No problem. As we are leaving, I get an angry note from the owner, telling me that I not only had put too many towels in the wash (as a favor to her!) but I had (gasp!) used the last of the laundry detergent. So she was mad that I finished the laundry detergent washing her towels as a favor to her. She also angrily told me that my eldest had inadvertently left a wet diaper in the sheets she had stripped off the beds. Next thing I know, she charges me an additional amount for "cleaning" due to the one diaper. In total, I paid 3x what I normally pay for cleaning due to one wet diaper being left in the sheets. UNREAL.

Our family of five had a great week! Close to town, yet you feel you are away from it all. Our three kiddos enjoyed the tire swing and exploring around the cabin, as well as family game nights on the deck! Clean and accurate to the description…..host was a wonderful communicator!

It was wonderful better than expected, felt like you were in the middle of the wilderness yet 20 min to everything