Casa Bear is a 4-guest apartment in southwestern style with private entrance, 8 mins from LANL. Enjoy gorgeous canyon and mountain views, right from your private yard and from the inside of the home as well. Have your favorite drink at covered patio during adorable sunset. Hike or bike right from home. Home provides fully equipped kitchenette with cooktop and large dining table, two separate sleeping spaces (bedroom and living room) and office space. Enjoy the real New Mexican atmosphere! The space We live on the upper level of the property while you will have the entire lower level to yourself (690 sq ft apartment). This includes the adjacent part of the yard and covered patio with entertaining area. You can enter the home directly from the patio via private entrance equipped with keypad door lock. Main bedroom features rustic style queen size bed. You can enjoy mountain views right from your bed. Office space in the bedroom provides work table with chair, charging station, table lamp, basic office supplies and... the view! Another room is one large open space - kitchen with dining area and living room. Sofa in the living room is easily transformed into queen size bed. Mattress, pillows, comforter and extra blankets are provided in the adjacent closet. From the bed or sofa, you can watch 43" HDTV with HBO Max, Netflix, Roku etc. or admire the mountain on opposite side of the canyon. Fully equipped kitchenette with electric cooktop allows to prepare meals. Basic spices and oil are provided. Kitchen features a fridge with freezer, microwave, toaster and coffee machine. Hot drinks are provided. Kitchen cabinets have extra space to store food if needed. Fire extinguisher is in the cabinet under the cooktop. Large rustic dining table easily accommodates the whole family or group of friends. Bathroom with a shower provides towels (extras are in the bath cabinet), bath essentials, first aid kit, hair dryer and cleaning products. You will have a large part of the yard to yourself. Most of it is flat terrain - it could serve as a playground for kids or hangout space for adults. You will be amazed by the depth of the canyon below and the mountain on the opposite side. However, the yard is not fenced and younger kids should be supervised by adults. Please make sure you do not go beyond the point where the terrain suddenly changes to steep rock cliff. Be aware that you can meet wildlife on the yard - most often you can see deer. We are in a bear country however bears are rarely seen on our property. Please do not leave any food or garbage outside - this would attract wild animals. Our quiet cul-de-sac is also a great place where our kids ride a bike, roller skate etc. If your kids want a real playground, there are 3 (!) just 0.3 miles walking distance at Barranca Elementary school. Guest access Guest parking space is on our property, on the right side of our driveway. Casa Bear vacation home is located 8 minutes from Los Alamos downtown and LANL. Public transportation bus stop is just around the corner – the bus will take you around the town, to the lab and to White Rock. You can hike or bike right from the home, no need to drive anywhere. Trail access to the canyons and rock mesas with scenic views of Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountains are just 0.3 miles away. Pajarito ski resort is 15 minutes away, Bandelier National Monument and Valles Caldera National Preserve is approx. 20 minutes driving distance. Other things to note We live above your apartment so you might hear noise from upper level, similar to the one from next door hotel room. There is also a furnace in utility room on guest level. The noise would be similar to hotel room heater.