If listening to coyotes howl at night, star gazing, bird watching or just enjoying some quiet down time are on your to do list check out the Quailway Cottage. This three room cottage has a full kitchen with stove top, fridge, wood stove and day bed, bathroom, laundry room and a bedroom with two comfortable beds. As an alternative for birders who might choose the Portal Peak Lodge the Cottage has the advantage of a full bird feeding station (complete with Gambel's quail, roadrunners, and a whole host of other species) viewable from a shaded patio. The Cottage keeps an updated "yard list" of birds and animals seen on the property.

The rooms were fairly spacious and the building was cool in the middle of the day without AC on (although AC is available). We liked having a fridge and cooking facilities available and in the evening had the choice of watching a DVD from the Cottage's library or satellite TV when we were tired of stargazing. Everything was kept very clean... more