This place looks great online, but it’s even better in person—and bigger. The house has an expansive, semi-open floor plan. The choices in materials and design are all high-end and attractive. The kitchen is well stocked with dishwater and cooking items. The bedrooms are of adequate size, but the master is enormous and has a full en suite bathroom. The other three bedrooms share a bath, but there’s another full bathroom with a shower off the living room that can also work. A fourth bath is in a guest house attached to the garage, but as we didn’t need it, we didn’t actually see inside. Based on the rest of the property, I imagine it’s also nice. If you need it, it’s not much extra to add.
One big selling point is the variety of outdoor seating. Comfy couches, a bar with stools and a grill, a fire pit with seating and loungers by the pool. It got hot during the end of our trip, so we did a lot of pool lounging, which was really nice. Surprisingly, the water was kind of chilly at first, but you got used to it. The house sits on a hilltop, so you have pretty views of mountains and the plantings on property add to the ambiance. The place is dog-friendly and completely fenced in which is handy. Still, don’t let Fido wander too much, because there are coyotes around—heard them howling nearby on two of our five nights!
The property is a 20-25 minute drive from downtown with plenty of restaurants even closer. A Whole Foods is 4 minutes from the house for groceries and there’s a Safeway not much farther if you want to pay less. You’re a half hour from both sections of Saguro NP. Easy ride.
We only had six people, but the house would not have seemed particularly crowded even if we had maxed out at 10. Very nice property! Great communication with mangers. Oh, and the built in griddle is large and great, so bring/buy pancake batter!!!