Panoramic Mountain Retreat at Windcliff

Larimer County Licensed Vacation Rental | Licensed STR | Epic Continental Divide Views

The Views

From the moment you step onto the deck or peer through the great room’s picture windows, the panoramic sweep of the Continental Divide takes your breath away. Watch the sun crest the peaks each morning, trace the shifting colors across Rocky Mountain National Park throughout the day, and toast to evenings painted in glowing alpenglow. Whether blanketed in snow or glowing green with summer meadows, these views are an ever-changing masterpiece right outside your window.

The Living Spaces

Part of a 4-unit condominium complex within Windcliff, This rare stand-alone “condovidual” home lives like a detached single-family residence but at a condominium price point.

The main living area is anchored by a fireplace that draws family and friends together, while vaulted ceilings and wide windows frame mountain horizons in every direction. The flexible floor plan adapts to your lifestyle: three bedrooms plus a fourth space that easily serves as a study, media lounge, creative studio, or guest retreat. A welcoming kitchen connects seamlessly with dining and living areas, designed for both entertaining and quiet evenings at home. Step out to the deck for al fresco meals, or slip into the private hot tuband let the night sky be your ceiling.

The Neighborhood

Set within the sought-after community of Windcliff Estates, this property offers more than just a home — it’s a lifestyle. Windcliff borders Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest, ensuring permanent access to nature at its wildest and most beautiful.

Neighborhood greenbelts, private trails, and winding roads invite morning walks, afternoon bike rides, and encounters with wildlife: mule deer grazing at dawn, elk bugling in the fall, and raptors circling overhead. It’s a serene, close-knit community just minutes from Estes Park, yet it feels a world away from the bustle.

And Windcliff is the Estes Valley’s ONLY residential community zoned EV E-1S – that “S” is valuable: it is the county’s only current residential zoning designation that allows application for short-term rental license without prohibition by proximity to neighboring STRs or the “cap” (waitlist).  Windcliff is also the county’s only residentially zoned community that has offered a professional on-site neighborhood rental management program continuously for more than 56 years!

The Investment Opportunity

This home is a licensed short-term rental with onsite rental management and 56 years of rental history and the highest reputation for quality, premium, luxury rental homes in the Estes Valley. Choose to keep it in Windcliff’s on-site professional management program for seamless, hands-free income, or transition it to a private year-round residence that welcomes you back to the mountains whenever you wish.

While this home hasn’t been actively rented since 2019, 3-bedroom STRs in Windcliff currently(2025) average $44,500 in annual rental income, about 33% annual occupancy, $417.60/night average daily rate, 105.6 guest rented nights/year, about 33% annual paid guest occupancy and 44.6 owner nights of personal use.  Your results may vary depending on finishes, furnishings, amenities and owner usage. Windcliff Rental Management is ready to help you build a successful rental that allows your family to use and enjoy your mountain home and share it with quality rental guests when you are not using it to help offset your annual holding costs.

The property includes an attached garage, ensuring year-round accessibility and convenience for both guests and owners. At once practical and indulgent, this is a mountain home that pays for itself in both revenue and priceless experiences.

The Experience

This Windcliff retreat offers the best of all worlds:

• Epic mountain views from every room

• Flexible design to suit multi-use living or income potential

• Private hot tub beneath a starlit Colorado sky

• Green space and trail access to RMNP and Roosevelt NF a short walk from your door

• Transferrable vacation rental license with a legacy of strong neighborhood demand

Here, luxury is measured not only in finishes and amenities but in mornings with coffee overlooking Longs Peak, evenings with loved ones by the fire, and the rare chance to own a piece of the Continental Divide itself.

This isn’t just a property. It’s a chance to live — or invest — in the unmatched beauty and lifestyle of Windcliff.40.331306