You will not find Roll Me Away on VRBO.
This private Flagstaff retreat is available only for select, exclusive opportunities, including Hollywood filming, production and discreet private stays.
Set across 13 wooded acres, Roll Me Away includes a 6,500-square-foot main residence, a private cantina, an outdoor kitchen and an approximately 1,200-square-foot treehouse suspended among the pines. Yet despite its scale, the property has the warmth and personality of a deeply personal mountain escape.
November has a way of bringing us back to what matters: where we came from, who helped us get here and what we choose to do with what we have built. For Valley-based Robert “Bob” Shippy, Roll Me Away holds all three.
Long before Bob built a retreat filled with one-of-one luxuries, he understood what it meant to go without.
“I grew up with nothing,” Bob says. “Times were tough. I wanted the people I love to experience and enjoy things I was not financially able to have growing up.”
His story is rooted in three generations of grit. Bob’s grandfather, Lester Shippy, introduced the family to the fireproofing trade in the 1960s. His father, Terry, and uncle Sheldon founded Rolling Plains Construction in 1984. Terry’s death in 1991 changed the course of the family and the company. Bob later assumed leadership and expanded Rolling Plains across multiple states, growing it into what is now the largest fireproofing contractor in the country.
That history makes the scale of Roll Me Away more meaningful. It was not created simply because Bob could build it. It grew from his desire to create the kind of place he could never have imagined as a child.
“We always wanted a cabin in the woods. It eels like a true escape.”
Working with Tamara Williams of TC Williams Design, Bob created a home stocked with high fashion, sports history, Western art, hunting, music, travel and family heritage.
“The home is an extension of Bob,” Tamara says. “It is bold, worldly, personal and full of stories.”
One guest suite features a hand-carved bed originally created for Ralph Lauren.
Burberry wallpaper delivers an unexpected fashion moment.
A $60,000 petrified wood coffee table anchors the billiard room beside Randy Johnson’s former pool table.
Century-old reclaimed wood runs beneath custom furnishings, Pendleton blankets and specially woven rugs. Furniture made from hides collected during Bob’s travels brings texture and history into the rooms.
“The luxury is there, but so is the feeling,” Tamara says.
And the garage refused to remain ordinary.
Now known as the SHIPPY Cantina, it layers family photographs, art and travel memories with reclaimed Sears and Roebuck wood sourced from Chicago. Custom SHIPPY wine labels are incorporated into the chandeliers, giving the space the wit and personality of a private bar that could not belong to anyone else.
Outside, a custom Santa Maria grill and pizza oven anchor the outdoor kitchen. Dinner can easily become an evening around the fire, followed by the full spa or hot tub beneath the Flagstaff sky. Fishing, boating, quad rides, volleyball, cornhole, hatchet throwing and horseshoes keep the property energetic and unpolished in all the right ways.
Its newest showstopper began as a 64-square-foot treehouse that was no longer safe or functional. Rather than simply tear it down, Bob and Tamara reimagined it as Whispering Pines, an approximately 1,200-square-foot retreat that brings a little wonder to a property already filled with surprises. It offers another place for guests to disappear into the trees and, one day, another piece of Bob’s story for his grandchildren to carry forward.
Whispering Pines was his late father’s favorite Johnny Horton song. Roll Me Away was his mother’s favorite Bob Seger track. Together, the names make the retreat a tribute to the people who shaped him.
“The most meaningful part of this property is the connection it holds to my parents,” Bob says. “If they were alive today, I know they would have enjoyed the freedom, beauty and spirit of this place. I feel close to them when I'm here.”
That sense of freedom is now opening Roll Me Away to Hollywood. The property is set to be utilized as an exclusive filming location, giving TV and production teams access to a setting that simply cannot be recreated on a soundstage.
“The retreat was built for privacy, but its next chapter is made to be binge-worthy,” Bob says.
Yet Bob’s success happens far beyond the gates.
His philanthropy consistently centers on access: access to safe spaces, sports, creative expression, mentorship and opportunity. In 2026, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley honored him with its Heart of a Champion Award for his leadership and generosity. A private Shippy Ranch experience was also donated to support the organization’s fundraising efforts.
Through Rolling Plains, Bob has supported NABI Nation and the Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers. His giving has also extended to organizations serving children, families and people experiencing homelessness throughout the communities where Rolling Plains operates.
The causes may be different, but the instinct behind them is the same.
That is also the real story of Roll Me Away.
“More than the design, I want people to remember the feeling of being cared for. I hope they remember the love, generosity, laughter and time spent together.”
“Behind the Ralph Lauren bed, the Burberry walls and Randy Johnson’s pool table is my story, and I remember exactly what it felt like not to have much at all.”