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Historic Downtown Home | Fire Pit | A/C | Fenced-In Yard

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A bedroom with a large bed, wooden beams, a dresser, and a clock on the wall.
A cozy living room with a brown leather sofa, a wooden coffee table, and a leather armchair.
A spacious kitchen with a central island, white cabinetry, and a dining area with wooden chairs.
A narrow pathway between two buildings with wooden siding, a stone fountain, and a small garden area with flowers.
A patio area with Adirondack chairs arranged around a fire pit.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Entire home

4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 81806 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

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Ouray, CO
  • Place, Box Canyon City Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Box Canyon Falls Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Ouray Hot Springs Pool
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Telluride, CO (TEX-Telluride Regional)
    ‪64 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Ouray

When you stay at this vacation home in Ouray, you'll be in the mountains, within a 15-minute walk of Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Wright Opera House. .This vacation home is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Ouray Alchemist Museum and 0.2 mi (0.2 km) from Box Canyon City Park.

What's nearby

  • Ouray Alchemist Museum - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Box Canyon City Park - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Box Canyon Falls Park - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Cascade Falls - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Ouray Hot Springs Pool - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

  • Silverton Station - 47 min drive
  • Telluride, CO (TEX-Telluride Regional) - 74 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Goldbelt Bar & Grill - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Mouse's Chocolates & Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ouray Brewery - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mi Mexico - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Thai Chili Ouray - ‬6 min walk

About this property

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You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Historic Downtown Home | Fire Pit | A/C | Fenced-In Yard

This 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath historic home blends vintage character with modern updates for an unforgettable stay in Ouray. Originally built in 1886, the home features original oak beams, reclaimed wood from a mining cabin, and thoughtful renovations that create a comfortable retreat for families and friends. Enjoy the open-concept living and dining area with ample seating, oversized bean bags, a gas fireplace, and a 60-inch Smart TV. The oversized gourmet kitchen offers a second dining area, spacious island, and everything the chef in your group could need. Upstairs, mini-split A/C units provide added comfort during summer months, while the basement level offers a cozy oversized bedroom with lounge space, TV, and laundry. Step outside to the fenced backyard, where Adirondack chairs, a fire pit, and a gas grill make the perfect setting for evenings under the stars. With its historic charm, modern amenities, and unbeatable Main Street location, this home is the ultimate Ouray getaway.

–Where You’ll Sleep–
• Primary Ensuite Bedroom – Queen Bed (2nd Level, with mini-split A/C, full bathroom, and sitting/yoga area)
• 2nd Bedroom – Double Bed (2nd Level)
• 3rd Bedroom – Double Bed (2nd Level)
• 4th Bedroom – Queen Bed (Basement, with lounge seating, TV, and washer/dryer)

–Amenities You’ll Love–
• Historic home built in 1886 with vintage beams and reclaimed wood accents
• Open floor plan with gas fireplace, oversized bean bags, and 60-inch Smart TV
• Gourmet kitchen with island, ample dining space, and high-end appliances
• Mini-split A/C in primary bedroom and upstairs hall; evaporative coolers in kitchen/living room
• Fenced backyard with Adirondack chairs, gas fire pit, and grill
• Laundry located on the basement level
• Pet-friendly accommodations (2 dogs max)

–Location–
• On Main Street – steps to shops, restaurants, and galleries
• 0.2 miles to Ouray Hot Springs Pool & Fellin Park (5-minute walk)
• 0.3 miles to Ouray County Museum (7-minute walk)
• 0.6 miles to Cascade Falls Park (12-minute walk)
• 0.8 miles to Ouray Ice Park (3-minute drive)
• 1 mile to Box Canyon Falls Park (5-minute drive)
• 14 miles to Ridgway State Park (20-minute drive)
• 23 miles to Telluride via the scenic Million Dollar Highway (45-minute drive)

–Good to Know–
• STR Permit Number: 2025-1031
• Main level half bathroom, ensuite full bathroom with shower in master bedroom and a full bathroom in the hallway, on the third floor
• Pet Policy: Up to 2 well-behaved dogs allowed with $40/day pet fee (maximum $250). Please confirm pets at booking and review pet policy.
• Parking Policy: Guests may park 1 vehicle in the back alleyway and up to 2 vehicles in front of the home on Main Street (available May–October).
• Cooling: Mini-split A/C available in the primary bedroom and upstairs hall; evaporative coolers in kitchen and living area.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, which features a fireplace. There's a private patio. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take in the views from a garden.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2.5 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Fireplace

Entertainment

  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Fenced yard
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • In the mountains

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Hunting nearby
  • Mountain climbing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 1,806 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

1586-208121

Historic Downtown Home | Fire Pit | A/C | Fenced-In Yard Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 75 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 75 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 75 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 75 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 75 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Awesome place!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a great time with our family at this place. Very clean. Being next door to the hot springs pool and park was very convenient.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Our 4th Ouray Vacation In This Historical Rental Home

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our family absolutely love The Cottage House! July, 2026 was our 4th vacation stay at this rental, we are extremely satisfied with this quaint historical residence, we just keep coming back to this perfect property main street downtown Ouray! This has become a family tradition and a wonderful time full of cherished memories! A very unique and satisfying experience for our family! It's Great!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location, and quaint; the tilted staircases are part of the charm. We loved the fenced yard for dogs. The large kitchen is great, and easily accommodates more than one cook. We’d definitely stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2026
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

great accommodations

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was a great place for 4 adults
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Ouray Property

Rating Details: The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved the back yard area where we sat and had wine and cheese. The kitchen was also wonderful. There were several downsides, however. There is no door on the master bedroom bathroom! Another issue was the slanting ceilings in the bedrooms were low enough we spent some time nursing banged heads.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely stay. Great location. Excellent hosts.

We went for a memorial celebration and were overjoyed to be able to take our dogs. Great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Pet-friendly
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This house worked great for our stay. It is perfectly located in the town and is very much a part of the unique history of Ouray. The kitchen is very well stocked and there are a number of comfortable places to gather in the home. Would absolutely book it again. VRC was great to work with too.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is the second time we have stayed at this house and it’s perfect for our crew! The basement room provides great space for family gear while the upstairs rooms are the perfect sizes. The property management is great at communication and was available to make last minute updates to our reservation. We will definitely come back!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot, convenient location

The house had everything we needed for the week we were in town. Plenty of space and the house was well stocked.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Way fun
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Escape

Place was amazingly comfortable for our entire family. Everyone was able to spread out and enjoy. House is very unique in its own right and an amazing place to stay in Ouray!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Trip

Perfect place to stay with a house packed full of everything you would need. Clean, plenty of room for a family and a great location. We had an issue with the washing machine and the host was quick to fix the issue. 5 stars in our book!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful rental home in beautiful downtown Ouray!

We love this rental home! This was our third stay at this beautiful historic home. Our family had everything that we needed and more! This home was clean and comfortable and located directly on Main Street. We will be back, hopefully soon. Wish we could have stayed longer! Most enjoyable vacation ever in this awesome home away from home!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Perfect Family Get Together!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The cottage provided us the most relaxing and adventurous getaway! Such great memories on the stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

LOVE this house- perfect location too!!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is likely the best spot on the main strip to stay! We had so much room and were able to walk to whatever we wanted to do! The house was clean and had everything we needed!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Fantastic Location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved the location, but the slant of the house and the odd layouts of bathrooms was definitely different. Closed in backyard was wonderful for storing our dirt bikes and letting the dogs run. All in all the location wins, but the house is a bit odd. We never really got comfortable.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Wonderful stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a wonderful stay ant The Cottage House. There were 4 couples and the cottage house had great spaces for eating together, playing games, and talking. We loved that we were on Main Street..what a fun place and town!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good location.

Overall it was okay. Some of the rooms were hot due to windows wouldn’t open. Nice big kitchen. The beds could use new mattresses.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Ouray location on Main Street!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We just concluded our 3rd week-long stay at the Cottage House. A nice big home, wellvattended and loaded with all you will need.We spent the 4th of July week there and it was big fun. The town goes all out to entertain everyone and the fireworks were fantastic. If you watch paradrs you'll get very wet on the west side of the street where the Cottage House is. We loved it though!We highly recommend the home to anyone who wants a great place to stay.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Comfortable home in the center of town

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This home is spacious and comfortable. The kitchen is well stocked, beds were comfortable. It has a nice fire pit in the back yard - we enjoyed hanging out there in the evening. It is located on Main Street, but the home is quiet. We walked to restaurants. I would stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great Ouray Home

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house walkable to everything in Ouray! Plenty of parking in front and behind the home. Kitchen is well stocked with everything you need. Big table for family meals or games. Having four bedrooms was fantastic! The air conditioning in the bedroom area worked well. Would definitely stay here again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ouray getaway

House was great, good location, kitchen was excellent, stocked with a lot of things you normally don't find in rentals. Only one issue with shower in secondary bathroom, was leaking into kitchen. Property manager was informed and they did have maintenance come look at it, but were not able to resolve while we were there. We were fine though as there were two ther showers available. I was told it would be fixed in the future. Overall really loved it though and would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Great house in the heart of downtown Our

We spent a week here for spring break and the house was a perfect launch pad for our Our adventure - walking distance from everything and super close to the ice park and hot springs. Our dog felt very comfortable in the house and enjoyed the small but explorable yard, and we had plenty of space to relax and hang out. This is NOT an accessible home - the stairs are extremely steep and there is no main floor bedroom, and many of the rooms are quite dark. But the kitchen is bright and spacious and the bedrooms are all very comfortable. Ouro only real complaint was that the parking area behind the house was plowed so narrowly that it was extremely hazardous to get out of the car back there, and we had multiple slips and falls.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2022