If you are looking for a perfect location in Golden, you really can’t beat this house. It is 2 blocks from the tube rentals that will allow you to tube the river (super fun) and within walking distance of everything downtown Golden. The house is old but has been renovated inside and the king beds are comfortable. A few things worth mentioning: the house is advertised as having air conditioning, which I usually assume means central air. There is no central air. There are window units upstairs, both in the kitchen and in the two bedrooms. There are no window units downstairs so you have to rely on fans. The window units kept the house fairly cool, but I would have. been warm if I had slept downstairs. There is no landscaping outside or anything to sit on outside. The house is just plopped down on an empty lot so the outside leaves a lot to be desired. I usually love to drink my coffee outside and there are no chairs or anything to do that, plus, without any landscaping at all, it’s just not pretty, which could easily be remedied with an outdoor table and chairs, a fence, and a little landscaping. This is also the first VRBO I have stayed at in years that didn’t provide coffee. There is a coffee pot but coffee isn’t provided - which is not a big deal, it’s just pretty standard these days to provide coffee. Overall, the house is fine, but it is small and doesn’t have central air or any real ambience outside - but in a great location.

Overall, this place can comfortably accommodate a small group, but because of the property management's constant rules and expectations, I would not recommend staying here. Pros: - Clean, with a well equipped kitchen and bathrooms - Comfortable beds (though not memory foam mattress as advertised, if that's important to you) - Walkable to downtown Golden Cons: - The place was covered in signs vaguely threatening to charge for basically anything little thing we did wrong, to the point where we just didn't feel welcome and worried we'd get charged for something negligible - if you run out of items you are responsible to pay to replace them, I’ve stayed in dozens of properties and have never seen this - The check-out "request" list was unreasonably long, considering the cleaning fee included including taking out trash or possibly being charged, starting the laundry and starting the dish washer. - 90% of the lighting is fluorescent/office-style lighting (again, if that's important to you) One more thing to note: two days before our reservation, I was asked to send a photo of a government ID specifically via text and not via VRBO; I did not feel comfortable doing this but was told I wouldn't get access to the reservation unless I did. I don’t have a problem sharing my ID, but all things should be done through the app.

Loved being able to walk to shops!

Had no issues

It was cozy, comfortable and clean.

Great location within walking distance to everything Golden has to offer! House was clean and had everything we needed for an enjoyable stay. Beds are comfortable and plenty of room to spread out with 2 of the bedrooms downstairs.

We had a great time staying at your place. Thank you!

My heart sank when we drove up to the property, no curb appeal what so ever, like a safe house that had been dropped in the middle of a vacant lot, shocking. We were pleased once inside, rather like a sheik's tent, the outside was awful, but the inside was cute, the beds were comfortable, the place was cozy. The bar across the street, Goosetown, was a pleasant surprise, live music, great patio. Good location, we enjoyed our stay after the initial shock of the barren and run down exterior. But it is surprising that nothing has been done to dress this property up just a little, we never got passed how decrepit it appeared outside.