Tucson Vacation Rental house

We can't say enough good things about this home, the location, and the owner. We were in the Tucson area to adopt a newborn baby and wanted to have a nice home to bring the new baby to after she was born. The baby actually was born more than 3 weeks early which caused us to scramble at the last minute and the owner was extremely helpful in accommodating our last minute change so that we had a beautiful place to stay while we were visiting the hospital and preparing to bring the baby home.

We loved the views from the home, all of the southwest landscape right outside the door, the wildlife, and the location is actually pretty convenient since there are many restaurants and stores nearby. The Oro Valley is a great area to stay in and is also convenient if you're flying in/out of Phoenix.

We had 2 other children staying with us and a mother-in-law and there was lots of space for everyone. We actually liked that there was not a pool since we had children with us. There is access to a country club facility with pool, workout room, etc. I had hoped to try it but just did not have enough time. The facility looks great from viewing their website.

We hope to return someday for a true vacation and strongly endorse this property.

The six of us hail from the corn flatlands of Northwest Ohio.What a contrast to the desert. This was our second year at the Hacienda Tortolita staying one week each year.Our group of critters range in age from 59 to 89 and have found a variety of activities to keep us busy or not so busy. The Hacienda is spacious with plenty of room for six.Critter time together cooking meals in the spacious kitchen and joining together eating around the large dining table was a highlight. We even took time two nights to sit and play cards. Reading in the sun on the ramada in the warmth of an 85 degree day seems to be the favorite of all the critters. Hiking the switchback trails above and the dry wash behind the Hacienda is the activity of choice for the younger pups. Desert wildlife watch is always on our agenda and this year we were not disappointed. Our first eve we watched with smiles as a family of quail traversed the top of the security wall single file- mom,dad and all the little ones. A family of gila woodpeckers nested in a cactus
out back for the second year in a row. Their song and pecking on the chimney awoke us every morn. Our travels in and out the dirt road surprised us this year with a mountain lion. He/She just pranced across the road one morning about 35 yards in front of us. We were really surprised! We Ohio critters are jewelry hounds at heart. We returned this year to the downtown Tucson Presidio and the Old Town Artisans (take plenty of quarters for the parking meters). An hour of shopping then lunch in the courtyard Cochino Restaurant. We find the shopping not overwhelming and the food delightful. The Ohio critters new adventure this year was visiting Tubac. It is about an hour south on Interstate 19. Tubac is an artist colony and for older folks somewhat overwhelming. We had to choose a short strip of shops and concentrate there. But two hours of delightful slow-paced shopping and we were ready for lunch. We hit the jackpot on lunch at Shelby's Bistro. A fun place with delicious food including unique variants on salad, wraps and pasta. After our arrival home we discovered this reastaurant featured in Arizona Highways as one of Arizona's Best 25. Again this year our hostess Pam was a joy to work with and she has a local gentleman as her johnny-on-the-spot. We highly recommend this retreat for those in need of re-creation and critter time together in an adventurous environment.

My family and I enjoyed our stay at Hacienda Tortolita. There are lots of places to visit in the Tucson area, Tombstone, Old Tucson Studios and downtown Tucson. The days we stayed home were very comfortable, on the patio, barbecuing or hiking up the hills. Our dogs also enjoyed being with us instead of boarding at a kennel. Plenty of shopping and restaurants were close by.