Welcome Book

Tucson Mountain Treasures

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Welcome to Tucson Mountain Treasures

3086 W. Avenida Cresta

Tucson,
AZ
85745

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Hello, Welcome to our home.
We’re so glad you decided to stay here and we hope you have a great time in Tucson.

We are happy to share our special get away with you and truly hope you get to enjoy it as much as we do.
The views of the mountains at sunset are spectacular and there are some fantastic restaurants and breweries in the neighborhood.
Our favorite is Mosaic café down the street.

This book contains information about the house and the area to help you enjoy your stay.
You should find everything you need but if you have a question that isn’t covered in here, please do get in touch and let me know how we can help.

We hope you enjoy yourself and visit again in the future!

Sincerely,

Cheryl and Doug

Please sign the guest book and leave a review online.

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Contact If you need assistance with anything, please contact:

Information

Name: Melinda Lefebvre

Phone Number: 520-404-3733

Email:
Tucsonmountaintreasures@gmail.com

Check out Instructions

We hope you enjoyed your stay here!

As a reminder, check out is at 11:00 AM on the day that your booking ends.

Before you leave, we request that you:

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Load dishwasher and start washing

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Make sure all remotes are near the TV’s or in their places.

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Please tidy the place up and return any furniture or items that were moved from their original locations.

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Remove and dispose of leftovers and opened food items and take trash to the large cans out front.

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Take only the bedsheets and pillowcases off of used beds and leave them in a pile in bedroom or hallway.

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Put all used towels in a pile on the bathroom floor.

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Log out of your TV apps.
Turn off all tvs.
Turn off all lights.

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If you leave on a Saturday or Sunday we ask that you put out the trash cans by the road at the end of the driveway.

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Make sure to press the lock button on the front door.
DO NOT lock the door handle.

We also request that you leave a review to let us know how your stay was.
We love to hear from guests!

Please travel safely and come and visit again any time you’re in Tucson.

HOW TO:

ACCESS THE PROPERTY: You will be given a code to enter the keypad on the front door.
This code will only be active from the first day of your stay to your last day.
Code should be the same as the last 4 digits of you phone number.

USE THE INTERNET:

WIFI Network: Guest 3086

WIFI Password: Tucson3086

The wifi covers the whole house and to the back of the yard so you won’t have to use data.

USE THE THERMOSTAT:
It is located on the wall in the living room next to the utility closet. The controls are on the right side of the screen, just push the up or down arrows to adjust thermostat.
Please do not turn above 70 degrees in the winter or below 78 degrees in the summer.

USE THE POOL:
Please do not remove the cover or touch the pool motors.
Our pool company comes once a week to service the pool.
This will cover removal and return of the cover.
Heating also comes at an extra cost of $50 a day.

Random plants may land in the pool. There are nets you can use if you want to clear the top of the pool.
DO NOT ever remove the pool vacuum.
This will damage the motor.
If the pool starts to change color or the filter doesn’t seem to be working please notify us to fix it.

POOL HEATER- Do Not touch.
Heating charge is $50 a day.

USE THE WASHER AND DRYER- turn on washer and turn dial to preferred cycle.
I usually water temp to tap because our water is usually warm anyway.
Throw detergent pod into machine- not in dispenser.

Dryer- make sure to empty filter after every cycle.

Sometimes the doors don’t close all the way and it stops the cycle.
If the machine doesn’t appear to have finished- just close the doors firmly and press start again.

USE THE TV- Use the Samsung TV remote.
The family room TV has the Alexa cube.
It has Netflix and Hulu.
The 2nd bedroom has an Firestick.
This TV also has Netflix and Hulu.
The master bedroom and the 3rd bedroom have Roku.
They will log in with a guest account where you will need to put in your check out date.
They will automatically log you out on your last day.
If you installed your own Amazon Prime account on any device you will need to log those out before you leave.

USE THE GAS GRILL-
There is a timer at the back of the grill, You’ll need to turn it to 1, 2 or 3 hours.
It will shut off on its own.
There is an automatic lighter on the control knob where you see the flame icon.

BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS-
You can access the bluetoooth speakers from your phone.
No more than one device can access the speakers.
Find these codes on your device and connect.
If it doesn’t connect – check to see if someone else’s device did.

Patio- Spectra bulb

Master Bath – Homewerks-HEF6

Guest Bath- Homewerks- HCDB

FIRST AID KIT-It is in the cabinet in the big guest bathroom in a red container marked First aid kit.

CLEANING SUPPLIES-
There are extra garbage bags in every bathroom and under the kitchen sink.
There is a hand broom and dust pan under the kitchen sink.
The dishwasher pods are under the kitchen sink.
The laundry supplies are in the cabinet in the laundry closet as well as the ironing board and iron.

FIREPIT-
There is wood near the firepit.
Please do not leave unattended.

PATIO LIGHTS- Back porch- there is a surge protector extension that the lights are plugged into. You will need to turn the bar on and off as needed.
The 2nd tier pergola also has lights.
The button is in the box on the back left pole.
Pushing the button will turn it on and change the colors.
To turn it off you will need to give it one long push.
Make sure it is covered again.

The RING- this is our outdoor camera.
There are 2 chimes.
One is something may be outside (usually a bug or bird flying in front of the camera) and the other is the doorbell.
Please do not unplug the camera.

FRONT DOOR LOCK- you may have noticed it’s hard to see the keypad at night.
If you lightly rub your finger It will light up so you can punch in your code.
It should always be the last 4 digits of your phone number.

Tucson Dining

Special Occasion

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The Grill at Hacienda Del Sol

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Agustin Kitchen

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Kingfisher

Breweries

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Local westside- Dragoon Brewery, 192 Brewery, Barrio Brewing

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National- Thunder Canyon Brewery (Downtown)

Family Friendly Favorites

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Blue Willow Restaurant and Gift Shop

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Rustys Family Resturant & Sports Bar

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Peter Piper Pizza

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Familiars-
Pizza Hut, Little Caesars, Dominoes (within 2-3 miles)

Southwestern Eats

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Mariscos Chihuahua Mexican Seafood

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El Charro Café

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Penca Resturante

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Tucson Tamale Company

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BK’s Tacos

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Seis

Best for Breakfast & Brunch

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Tanque Verde Guest Ranch

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First Watch

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Nook

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KG’s westside café-
close and locally owned

Fast Food

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Eegee’s- Local sandwich shop with amazing frozen fruit drinks.
This is the place where everyone takes their visitors for a quick lunch.
My kids favorite sandwich shop.

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Los Betos- for fast Mexican food

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Panda Express

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Familiars- McDonalds, Jack in the Box, Wendy’s, Whataburger, Burger King are all within 2-3 miles.

Our Favorites

Mosaic Café: Just down the street and a wonderful spot for families, special occasions and delicious southwestern food.

Café a La C’art: Delicious and unique café next door to Tucson Museum of Art with a beautiful courtyard and fabulous coffee.

La Cosina: outdoor patio southwestern- downtown

MORE

Tucson Attractions

Active & Outside

Saguaro National Park: We are closest to Saguaro National Park West but both the East and West parks boast incredible hiking trails, sunrise and sunset vistas and more saguaros than you can count.

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area: Incredible hiking and sight seeing for all. Thanks to an hourly tram, you can start your hike up in the foothills at Sabino. There are hundred’s of incredible hikes, water falls and an informative visitors center.

The Loop: Over 120 miles of paved pathways and bike lanes that circle the city of Tucson. Rent bikes at RC Bicycles or join Tucson Bike Tours for a guided trip.

Tucson Mountains: Gates Pass Road has numerous hikes from various parking areas throughout the mountains. Wonderful spot for watching the sunset.

Sentinel Peak- (“A” Mountain) – Open to cars from Tuesday to Sunday.
Mondays- bikes and pedestrians only.
Prominent landmark and you can even climb the “A”.

Best of Tucson

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: This is an amazing 98 acre zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum and more. Only 10 miles from you!

Tucson Botanical Garden: Beautiful 5 acre collection of gardens in the heart of Tucson. Butterfly and Orchid Pavilion is a magical spot during our cooler months.

Historic 4th Avenue: Spend an afternoon strolling this eclectic spot for unique shops and delicious restaurants.

San Xavier del Bac Mission: National Historic Landmark.
Founded as a catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in the late 1700’s.
It’s the oldest intact European structure in Arizona.

Fabulous Events All Year

Historic 4th Avenue Street Fair: Over 400 arts and crafts vendors, amazing food and entertainment. Held annually in spring and fall.

Gem and Mineral Show: Beginning of February.
There’s a big exhibition at the Tucson Convention Center but sometimes it’s even more fun to visit the independent vendors that come in at the same time.
You can get really good jewelry for great prices.
The vendors fill up the hotels that are usually along I-10 from Grant Rd. to 22nd st.

Tucson Festival of Books: First weekend in March.
It’s FREE!!!
Free parking, and free admission.
You can buy books and food.
They have free entertainment.
Many book vendors.
My favorite part is seeing the actual authors of the books I love and being introduced to new books.
Lots of things for children to do.
It’s held at the University of Arizona.

Greek Festival: Held every September, the Greek Festival, Food, Drinking and dancing.

Tucson Meet Yourself: Amazing folklife festival held in October. Come for music, great food, folk arts and fun children’s activities.

Tour de Tucson: Bike racing aficionados descend upon Tucson for the weekend before Thanksgiving of bike racing throughout the city.

Tucson folk Festival- First weekend in April-
One of the oldest Free music festivals in the country.
Held in various places downtown.

Winterhaven Neighborhood Holiday Lights- Central Neighborhood puts on a great show during the month of December.

Great Day Trips

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Tubac

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Tumacacori

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Tombstone

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Bisbee

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Kartchner Caverns State Park

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Sonoita Wine Tasting

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Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch

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Mount Lemmon

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Kitt Peak National Observatory

Grocery Stores

Near by-

Safeway

Albertsons

Food City

More than 2 miles away

Fry’s

Trader Joes

Whole Foods

Costco

Sam’s Club

Sprouts

Safeway, Albertson and Frys will deliver.

Desert Life

If you have never visited or lived in the desert, life is different here.
From the weather to creatures that live in the desert.

HEAT:
If you are here during the months of May- October, there will days where the temperature may reach or surpass 100 degrees.
You need to drink plenty of water.
It is dangerous to hike or walk when the temperature is above 100 degrees.
Don’t go for long treks.
Make sure someone knows where you went.
Several tourists have died from heat exposure because they were not prepared.
Spring and fall (and sometimes winter) are the best times to go hiking.
We are usually very dry so make sure you’re drinking plenty of water.

CREATURES:

📷Rattlesnakes- if you see one call immediately so we can move it.

Snakes- most snakes are harmless and will go on their way.
If it’s a problem please call us so we can move it if needed.
They are helpful in keeping our packrat population down.

📷Packrats-
You probably won’t see them but you’ll see their nests.
If you see a pile of seed pods, cactus, fluff, chewed wood- Let us know so we can get rid of them.

Scorpions-
We haven’t had any for awhile.

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Bobcats

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May look very cute but do not get close.
Just move inside and they will go away.
Do not throw anything at them or feed them.
It’s very rare to even see them.

Coyotes

📷You’ll often see coyotes crossing the road and you’ll hear them in the wash but they’re good at hiding.
They won’t bother you.

📷Javelina- are stinky.
You can smell them from far away.
They like to eat our plants in the front of the house, knock over our trash cans.
We try to keep it javelin proof.
Make sure the trash cans are tied up so they can get into them and there is no trash or food out front.
Do NOT leave trash bags out front.
Do not let your dogs near them.
They can get vicious so don’t get near.
If you come home and they are there- honking your horn will scare them away.

Hawks and owls- are frequent visitors because of the wash.
They hunt there all the time.
That being said anyone with small dogs need to be aware of that danger.

CACTUS

We’ve tried to get most of the cactus out of our yard but some just sprout back up.
The cholla is the really bad one to watch out for because it will stick to you.
Do not walk outside barefoot and watch where you step.

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Keep children away from the barrel cactus and saguaros (pronounced- sa-wa-ros).
The spines are super dangerous and could lead to a trip to the emergency room.