Iconic landmark of modern design and luxury

Entire villa in Tucson, Arizona

  1. 6 guests
  2. 3 bedrooms
  3. 3 beds
  4. 3 baths
Hosted by Demion
  1. Superhost
  2. 8 years hosting

Listing highlights

Top 10% of homes

This home is highly ranked based on ratings, reviews, and reliability.

Featured in

Architectural Record, May 1979
Powerhouse: The Life and Work of Judith Chafee, January 2019

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Secluded and surrounded by 4 acres of magnificent saguaros, the Jacobson House is a remarkable retreat. The restrained aesthetic, muted palette, extraordinary views, defused light, and award-winning architecture of Judith Chafee allow guests to detach and reconnect to the rhythms of nature. Complementing the Sonoran desert, the house blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor. Minutes from shopping, dining, galleries, and hiking the property offers luxury, beauty, and uncompromising comfort.

The space
Surrounded by 4 acres of undeveloped Sonoran Desert, the Jacobson House offers consummate privacy just minutes from Tucson’s best amenities, shopping, restaurants, galleries, and world-class hiking. Designed in response to the desert and to complement the rugged beauty of Southern Arizona, the house’s relaxed and elegant design is ideal for romantic getaways or small groups of friends. With a private pool, the indoor and outdoor spaces offer ample capacity to unwind. Site-specific architecture, outdoor lounge seating, and dining area offer remarkable connections to the desert and expansive unparalleled views of the mountains and city. Inside features numerous iconic spaces, king-size and queen-sized beds, dining room, professional-grade kitchen, living room with wood burning fireplace, view room, and library. The main house features two bedrooms and the third bedroom/bathroom connected to main house through an outdoor courtyard.

A custom-curated city guide prepared by one of Tucson’s leading cultural and design insiders is provided, featuring recommendations for restaurants, architecture, galleries, shopping, hiking, cocktails, and distinctive local experiences throughout Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Guest access
Guests have full access to the house and property which include:
Spectacular desert views
Private swimming pool
Private courtyards
Roof terrace with sun loungers, lounge seating, and dining area
Three bedrooms with king-size and queen beds
Living room with fireplace, dining room
Professional-grade kitchen
Three bathrooms with showers
Wi-Fi, TV, sound system, safe
Central Air-conditioning, heating

Other things to note
Designed by master architect Judith Chafee, FAIA in 1975 and built in 1977, the Jacobson House is an icon of 20th-century modern desert design. The house embraces light, blurs the division between the outside and indoors, and creates space to breathe and reconnect with the rhythms of nature. The Jacobson House is an impressive modern masterpiece and private residence that you can call home while vacationing in Tucson. The house is an architecture of seduction. One of the great 20th-century modern designs in Southern Arizona, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Pima County Historic Landmark.

Regular gardening and pool maintenance occurs on a seasonal schedule, either weekly or bi-weekly, and may take place during your stay. These services are essential for property upkeep and cannot be canceled or changed.

For guests staying seven nights or longer, a complimentary weekly housekeeping service is provided. This visit includes light cleaning, linens, and towels.

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

City skyline view
Desert view
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace

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Rated 4.95 out of 5 from 20 reviews.

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Where you’ll be

Tucson, Arizona, United States
Exact location will be provided after booking.

Neighborhood highlights

The Jacobson House is located in the Santa Catalina Foothills Estates, The Catalina Foothills was a luxury enclave of 20th-century American families who built desert houses to escape the cold winters of the northeast and who were looking for the romantic vestiges of the old American Southwest. Located in and around the Foothills are a number of historic sites that helped to brand this identity. The property is 6 miles (15 minutes) north of the University of Arizona, and 8 Miles northeast of Downtown (20 minutes). The house is located a few minutes from shopping, La Encantada, Joesler Village, dining, galleries, museums, and other cultural and historic points of interest.

Meet your host

Superhost
101 reviews
4.97 out of 5 average rating
8 years of hosting
Lives in Tucson, Arizona

Demion is a Superhost

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Co-hosts

  • Briggs

Host details

Response rate: 100%
Responds within an hour
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 3:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
6 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Pool/hot tub without a gate or lock
Heights without rails or protection