Is Timeless Elegance ~ 1920's Sam Hughes Casita Mariposa ~ Walk to UA! Parking pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is Timeless Elegance ~ 1920's Sam Hughes Casita Mariposa ~ Walk to UA! Parking located?

This family-friendly holiday home is located in the city centre, within 1 mi (2 km) of Steward Observatory Mirror Lab and University of Arizona. McKale Center and Arizona Stadium are also within 10 minutes.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle S.

7 July 2025

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

Tucson in July

My husband and I had a wonderful stay. We needed to get some work done on a property we own in town. Staying at this VRBO was such a treat. Great to end each of our work days in this beautiful, quiet retreat. Erica was very gracious and communicative throughout our stay. Will book again!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alicia W

3 Sept 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Erica's communication was seamless. Simple details like the personalized scrabble memo's Erica left for our family in each room was such a kind and thoughtful gesture. I appreciated the popular eateries and Things to do around town that Erica provided as well. This home was more than I expected and the energy that filled it is exactly what my soul needed. Moreover, the amenities (AC, full kitchen, washer/dryer) furnishings, decor, books, etc added to the timeless atmosphere which made our stay too comfortable. My family thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and look forward to enjoying this special home again or exploring one of Erica's other rentals. Mahalo Erica!

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard M.

14 Apr 2025

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

Great spot in Sam Hughes area or Tucson

This is a nice cozy unit in a great area of Tucson. You are walking distance to the University and have access to a lot of amenities within a short walk/drive. Erica is an awesome host who provides lots of local area content and is readily available to answer questions or help with any issues that crop up. We will look to stay here again next time we are in Tucson.

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim T.

27 Nov 2023

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

Great Place to visit your U of Arizona student

Great place and super quaint…… second time we have stayed here

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Clancy H.

7 June 2025

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

This was such a wonderful stay for us! Our daughter was having knee surgery and we wanted to be close, since we live a distance away. This home was clean, cool, well stocked, convenient location to everything, thoughtfully arranged for guest comfort, loaded with little notes and gifts and special treats, comfortable, and completely welcoming. Erica was a fabulous, responsive, generous host. She has her roots in Tucson and knows the area well. The kitchen is stocked with every appliance, cookware, utensil, serving bowl, toaster oven, even a Kitchen Aid! You name it, it was there! We were blown away. It's like walking into a home you own! Erica is the BEST! We loved her and her kind and gentle demeanor. If you want a great place to stay, this is it!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill M.

6 Sept 2024

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

Funtastic!

We really enjoyed our stay! Convenient, cute as heck, charming....FUN!!! Thank you

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob A.

10 May 2024

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

Great place and great host

Our stay exceeded expectations. Erica added personal touches that elevated our experience. Responses to questions were fast and she went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patti M.

12 July 2024

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

Family vacation

We enjoyed our stay at Erica’s beautiful home and would stay there again in a heartbeat! She was a gracious hostess and made us feel at home at all times. I didn’t want to leave.

Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa S.

30 May 2023

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

Love the location

Beautiful home near everything! Spotlessly clean and beautifully decorated.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

kyle lynn c., Reno, USA

19 Nov 2019

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

Sam Hughes Neighborhood Stay

Erica was a wonderful host. The Casita had everything we needed and we had a wonderful time.

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Sarah H.

10 July 2024

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

Cute home in Sam Hughes

We had a great stay with Erica. The house is in a great location and absolutely adorable. The outdoor seating is great, if the weather was cooler we would have spent a lot of time there. There was unfortunately an issue with the refrigerator, but I assume this is a one-off as it was a new refrigerator. Overall it was a great spot for our family!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelli T., Mckinney, Tx

25 Oct 2023

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

Anniversary Getaway

Erica made us feel right at home in this 1920 pueblo. The home was very clean, full of charm and was fully stocked for our stay. She added personal touches that made our getaway even more special. We highly recommend this little home - we'd love to come back sometime and enjoy it all over again.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jen G.

5 Apr 2024

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

We’ll be back!

All the reviews on this place were spot on! This place was perfect! The yard to just relax it was a bonus! The host was on top of all communication. I am so picky when it comes to beds and this one was so comfy I fell right to sleep. We will be staying again!!! Highly recommend!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mendy M.

15 Aug 2023

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

College move-in

Fantastic location - very close to the University. I was worried about a historic home in Arizona in August but the air conditioning was super cold. Everything was perfect. We will definitely try to stay at this location again in the future.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

gracia s.

14 Apr 2024

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

Perfect Stay

Very beautifully remodeled, furnished and welcoming home in the heart of Sam Hughes. Everything in terms of kitchen needs was available. Amenenites including shampoo, lotion, towels or anything else possibly needed was generously provided. There was even coffee and tea. Check in was seamless. Perfect instructions. Erica was also the perfect hostess.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Denise B.

3 Sept 2013

We LOVE Villa Blanca!

Villa Blanca was the perfect place for our stay. Our trip was bitter sweet moving my youngest daughter from Califonria to Tucson for school. The accommodations were incredible, comfortable, relaxing. Erica is the friendliest host ever and has furnished the home with everything we needed and more - including a bottle of wine - delicious after a 16 hour drive. No more hotels when we come visit. Thank you, Erica!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

4 Sept 2019

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

Perfect

Everything worked perfect for us to have a place to stay while we moved our son into U of A. Proximity to campus, cleanliness, well stocked, it couldn’t have been better for what we needed. Selfishly, I’d like to give it a bad review only hoping that it would be more readily available to us when we return to visit!

10/10 Excellent

Felicia P.

16 Apr 2023

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

1920’s style

Erica is amazing! I loved the welcome we received and all of the amazing accommodations. My parents house was built in 1921. I love the original style of the house. The original hard wood floors, cabinets, and walls. Brought back so many memories for me. This home has everything you need to cook, do laundry, and so much more.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jack M.

25 Aug 2020

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

Sam Hughes gem

We spent the weekend moving our daughter into the dorms and couldn't have stayed in a more convenient location. We love the architectural charm of these homes and it couldn't be decorated more appropriately, equipped with any accessory you may need. Thank you for the hospitality...we'll be back. Jack

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Becky

30 Sept 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best experience I have ever had with the rental – truly! The host provided extra amenities – everything from Britta water filter, high end appliances, all kitchen necessities - laundry, everything! Home was charming and emasculate. Kind Service really set them apart – we got in from a redeye and couldn’t locate with the uber, myself and 2 high school girls, woke the host up and she was so kind (directions clear – I missed them

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

AJ T.

5 Sept 2013

Villa Blanca Mariposa - Review

We stayed at Villa Blanca Mariposa for a week in August, and can only echo the comments of previous reviewers: Erica keeps the place in immaculate condition, replies promptly to any communication, and goes out of her way to make her guests feel welcome and at home. Our concerns about traffic noise from 6th St proved unfounded too. In fact, the location was perfect for us (easy walking distance to the University of Arizona). The only improvement we did suggest regards the kitchen where a cranky chest of drawers and a somewhat erratic set of utensils makes cooking on the (fantastic) gas stove a little cumbersome. That's almost nitpicking though - we totally enjoyed our stay and would be back in a heartbeat!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Emilah D., Albuquerque, New Mexico

28 Mar 2013

Charming home, charming visit!

Villa Blanca was a lovely place to stay for our visit to Tucson. Having lived in Tucson for 7 years, I was happy to find a well furnished rental close to the university and all the things I love. Erica furnished the space beautifully. The bedrooms were spacious and the master had lots of dresser space. The half-bedroom was small but sweet. The kitchen has every appliance, dish, cookware, and utensil I could possibly need (and I cook a lot). Overall, it was very comfortable and homey for the three of us. A couple of notes....if you plan to bring food and cook, there is not a lot of dry good storage space in the kitchen. It is tiny and although functional in terms of how it is outfitted, not so functional for storing food that does not need to be refrigerated or plugging in the fabulous appliances. The icing on the cake? Erica was very generous with our check-out time when my husband got ill from food poisoning the night before we were due to leave. She adjusted her schedule for cleaning and prepping the place so that he could rest and get it out of his system.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Carol E., Massachusetts

21 Mar 2013

Wonderful Tucson Home

We loved this rental. I am from Tucson and love this style of home which is typical of Tucson and the Sam Hughes area. Erica has restored this house with obvious care and appreciation for the architectural details that make these homes special. Tucson friends and family who visited during our stay were charmed and impressed. We had to keep things neat because everyone wanted to look around. Our niece spent one night and so loved the house that she threatened never to leave. The furnishings are complementary to the style and reflect the care and pleasure with which they were chosen. Maintaining the original details means there may be the occasional sticking drawer but that drawer is likely supplied with all the linens or utensils you could possibly need. The house is stocked with everything and Erica left a pad for us to note anything we felt was needed but every time we thought of something a brief search would turn it up. Erica seems to have thought of everything, even to providing keys on easy-to-find key chains, fresh flowers, welcome gifts, and bath products. The furnishings are not only beautful but also very comfortable. We arrived after midnight (3AM on our clock) and Erica was there to greet us. The only problem was that we so enjoyed talking to her we were up even later. However, once there the bed was very comfortable. The location is excellent. A block away is Grimaldi's - a very good pizza place, and a few blocks in the other direction is a great market and sandwich/coffee place, it's walking distance to the U of A and very easy to get around. We are very much looking forward to our next stay at Villa Blanca.

10/10 Excellent

Jodi D.

13 Apr 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa C.

29 Aug 2024

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

Charming

This property is wonderful! Beautifully cared for and furnished. Erica provides some extra personal touches that are thoughtful and appreciated. The location is amazing for any U of A family - walkable. Felt at home during our stay!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

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