Our enchanting adobe home is nestled behind a wooden gate and adobe wall. Inside, experience a peaceful atmosphere with brick floors, high viga ceilings, and artisanal details like colorful tiles and stained glass. Enjoy spacious rooms adorned with hand-carved wooden doors and unique touches. This is the anti cookie-cutter house. The private yard offers a tranquil space to savor pre-dawn coffee while watching hot air balloons or sip tequila in the evening by the fire pit. We have four large king bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, two kitchens. One of the rooms has twin bunk beds. In three of the bedrooms, the bathrooms are en suite. We also have four rollaway beds and a a couple of room screens that we use to delineate private spaces for the rollaways. So please do inquire if you have need of those. This expansive >3500 square feet of space is essentially both sides of a duplex, so it lends itself to two separate groups with a dividing door that can be opened if that is your situation. Several in our family have different allergies, thus the no pet policy, but again, please reach out if this is a dealbreaker for you and we can talk about possible arrangements for your furry family members. Unfortunately we are a solid 'no' regarding cats, to which we are all allergic. It's hard to describe the feeling of walking into this house. There is a timelessness to the space that makes you stop and absorb it. We hope that you have this sensation and moment of knowing that you have some time to stay and just enjoy the space for yourself and your friends and family. Our adobe seamlessly fuses the past and present: salvaged treasures, century-old stained glass, and ancient tiles, but with modern comforts. The "blazing fast" WiFi (~100-300Mbps) through our mesh network makes this a good remote work space; we have workstations, one with a monitor. There is a smart TV with surround sound for effortless streaming. We are transitioning to all LED lighting and many of the lamps are touch-activated. A reverse osmosis water tap is available at each kitchen sink. Carbon monoxide and smoke monitors are in place. Relaxation awaits with essential toiletries, games, a brick patio fire pit, and coffee for your use. You will have seasonal comfort via our swamp cooler in summer and furnace in winter. Although the house is an easy walk to a grocery store and restaurants, and a short drive to the charming Village of Corrales, you will hear and see the New Mexico wildlife within the yard and beyond our adobe walls, oh and donkeys, too. Great horned owls in the early morning. This cherished adobe home built by my father, his brothers, and many friends who laid adobes, weaves a narrative of generations into stories told around the house via QR links. The dining table seats 8-10, the great room "picture window" frames the view of Sandia Peak. The thick adobe walls cocoon you in comfort and tranquility, a tribute to ancestral traditions. One of the shuttles for the International Balloon Fiesta departs from the Cottonwood Mall, which is 2 miles from the house. We also have seven bicycles available for your use; the balloon fiesta park bike depot is 5 miles from the house. The balloons themselves frequently float right over the house if you prefer to stay away from the crowd. The large yard, complete with a grill and fire pit and ongoing development, offers private outdoor space for you to unwind. Remember, we don't have a dishwasher yet, so we ask that you leave dishes clean. We do provide paper plates and bowls if the dishwashing is daunting. Please care for our septic tanks by using the trash for food scraps. We prefer not to add a cleaning fee, instead we ask that you collect all of your used linens for the cleaning crew at the end of your stay. We hope your stay with us allows you to create great memories of your time in New Mexico.