Montecito house rental - California Native Landscape Accented by Lavender and Trumpet Vines
California Native Landscape Accented by Lavender and Trumpet Vines
 
Montecito house rental - California Native Landscape Accented by Lavender and Trumpet Vines

California Native Landscape Accented by Lavender and Trumpet Vines

Comfy Damask Down-Filled Sofas Will Greet You. A Bed is Hidden under One

Comfy Damask Down-Filled Sofas Will Greet You. A Bed is Hidden under One

A sunny cozy breakfast area to start a day of discoveries

A sunny cozy breakfast area to start a day of discoveries

Take in the peaceful Santa Barbara landscape that graces the hillside garden

Take in the peaceful Santa Barbara landscape that graces the hillside garden

Elegant and classic Tommy Bahama bed with comfortable mattress

Elegant and classic Tommy Bahama bed with comfortable mattress

Simple landscaping with touch of color here and there

Simple landscaping with touch of color here and there

A cozy kitchen for home cooked meals

A cozy kitchen for home cooked meals

Catch up on conversations over dinner

Catch up on conversations over dinner

Elegant Tommy Bahama bedroom set will welcome you in the master bedroom.

Elegant Tommy Bahama bedroom set will welcome you in the master bedroom.

Sunny bedroom with lovely garden view. Hummingbirds buzzing by all day

Sunny bedroom with lovely garden view. Hummingbirds buzzing by all day

Our Neighborhood: peaceful and magnificent vistas. You can take short and walks

Our Neighborhood: peaceful and magnificent vistas. You can take short and walks

Enjoy an outdoor Barbecue

Enjoy an outdoor Barbecue

Luxuriate after a long trip in a warm bath surrounded by our travertine walls

Luxuriate after a long trip in a warm bath surrounded by our travertine walls

If comfort is what you have in mind, this is it. Vanity stocked with amenities!

If comfort is what you have in mind, this is it. Vanity stocked with amenities!

Shower designed for your comfort with wide shower head and lots of room.

Shower designed for your comfort with wide shower head and lots of room.

California Native Plants Abound with Flowers, migrating birds and butterflies!

California Native Plants Abound with Flowers, migrating birds and butterflies!

Landscaped backyard with drought-tolerant, California Native Plants.

Landscaped backyard with drought-tolerant, California Native Plants.

Pick some rosemary for your next meal. Lavender and rosemary are everywhere!

Pick some rosemary for your next meal. Lavender and rosemary are everywhere!

Enjoy hummingbirds circling Red Lips Salvia and Salvia Leucanthia

Enjoy hummingbirds circling Red Lips Salvia and Salvia Leucanthia

Don't miss Goleta Monarch Butterfly Preserve!

Don't miss Goleta Monarch Butterfly Preserve!

Photos and Description of the Montecito vacation house rental
House, 3 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths, (Sleeps 6)

This charming, comfortable and sustainable Montecito area home is located within one of the quietest neighborhoods of Montecito/Santa Barbara. The beach and mountains are 5 minutes away.

This Montecito home is redecorated with elegant and classic furniture. The three bedrooms,separate living room, breakfast room, dining room will give everyone privacy and comfort. The patio is ideal for outdoor dining and a gas barbecue is located next to the outdoor patio dining area. This is an quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle of metropolitan areas and a pleasant change from large destination resorts at a fraction of the hotel rates.

For your next golf escape, our house is near 10 golf courses! E-mail us and will send you a list of our local super friendly pro's. It is not suitable for families with young children or for parties.

Two cheerful bedrooms face Pepper Hill eucalyptus grove with full Southern exposure. The master bedroom has an authentic French Louis XV antique bed and looks over a peaceful natural two level garden.

The living room is sunny and super comfortable with two Damask down filled deep seated sofas and one of a kind armchair with unique Acanthus leaf design chenille upholstery. The living room will provide you a restful while elegant room to entertain local friends.

The backyard landscaping is in harmony with the Santa Barbara natural vegetation. Lavender and Mexican Sage plants grace the front yard and attract many species of butterflies,wild birds including green and red throat humming birds. Salvia Leucanthia bushes and trumpet vines provide a peaceful splash of color across the backyard. All you will hear will be birds chirping and occasionally our wild rabbits will run across the yard in search for food. Quails abound during the Spring when families of them will look for food in the backyard lawn while you are having breakfast on the patio.

A unique feature of our home is the unblocked North-South facing position of our home. The house stays cooler than most homes yet, we have plenty of daylight. During the three to four days of hotter days, you can open all of the windows and let the breeze come through the house and use our fans to circulate air throughout the house.

Rental Policies:

Two night minimum. One night stay subject to availability at a 25% surcharge. Last minute reservations can also be accomodated with Fedexed or UPS 'd payments or wire transfer of entire rental fee plus$1,200 security deposit.

A $1,200.00 refundable security deposit is required and is refunded within 7 days of check out.

Cleaning fee of $100 for up to one week stays or up to 6 guests; $150 for over one week or over 6 guests.

A deposit of 50% of the rental fee, plus deposit and cleaning fee are due 60 or more days prior to the stay. The remaining 50% of is due 30 days before check-in.

For cancellations received prior to 45 days before arrival, one-half of the $1,200 deposit will be refunded. If cancellation occurs between 30 and 45 days prior to arrival, one-half the total rental fee will be refunded. Generally, no refunds for cancellations within 30 days of reservation date, unless we are able to re-book those dates with other guests. Absolutely no refund will be made for shorter stays than originally contracted for.

US Holidays Rates Apply to :Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Martin Luther King, New Year Eve, President's Day, Memorial Day, 4th July and Labor Day

Weekly Rentals: 7 consecutive nights starting on any day of the week.

Occupancy :

Only 6 persons: we will only make exception to this maximum occupancy upon interview by telephone by owner and Please add $150 for each additional person over 6 people unless prior arrangement have been made with manager.

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS PLEASE AND NO SMOKING.

Rates are subject to change without notice and are quoted above in US Dollars.

All payments must be in US Dollars via Travelers Checks, Checks or credit cards .

Activities Surrounding Our Home:

The Upper and Lower Village of Montecito will tempt you with the popular Italian eateries. The Music Academy has many concerts throughout the year 5 minutes away.

Google Santa Barbara Visitors Bureau and Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce website for more.

Tennis courts and three public golf courses are close by and tee times can be reserved prior to your arrival. Discover surfing at Butterfly Beach and all over the Santa Barbara and Goleta areas! If you are looking for some entertainment, downtown Santa Barbara and the local destination resorts offer musical events on most nights.

Looking for a place for your next golf outing with your buddies, you will be close to Glen Annie, The River Course at Alisal, Sandpiper Golf Course, Rancho San Marcos.

Have you ever watched polo games? Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club has many events including the world famous Concours d'Elegance.

Attending a special event in Santa Barbara? Save money on lodging by booking your stay with us for one day or two day stay.

Ideal corporate extended stay, event or conference planning or attendance in the Central Coast, military relocations through Vanderberg AFB, Point Mugu or LA bases.

Need a weekend getaway close to home? Santa Barbara is your next destination. Enjoy the Santa Barbara Symphony and Santa Barbara Opera performances at our historic Lobero Theatre.

Come and savor Santa Barbara County's best wines in town, Solvang and Santa Ynez close by. Private wine tours are available in town. Ask us and we will check for you.

Fishing, sailing, kayaking awaits you.

If you are into nature, there are many spectacular nature hiking trails and beach walkways close by for your enjoyment. You will enjoy hiking up to pools located near Cold Springs Trail. Monarch Butterflies and Bird watching are a MUST!

Grocery delivery with prior arrangement.

Are you looking for a United States vacation? With the low exchange rates, your Euros will stretch further than ever

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About The Owner

I loved the neighborhood and located the house after five years of searching. Having remodeled other homes before, I felt that it was time to look at ways to conserve the resources that I was lucky to have at my disposal.

My landscaping team, decorator and maintenance team have designed a unique leading sustainable home for our guests with 90% recycling of waste, energy efficient and water-conserving home in harmony with the elegant setting of the area. 90% of our landscaping was left in its original native state to maintain the indigenous plants and wildlife that attract birds,butterflies and Snowbirds from all over the world. All of our appliances have been and are being replaced with ENERGY STAR labeled or high efficiency equipment.

We have installed a drip irrigation system to conserve water; by keeping our native drought-tolerant landscaping, we are using 90% less water while increasing the bee population with our lavender. We delighting our green irisdescent hummingbirds with our Salvia Leucanthia. We have taken all of last week to use water more effectively in the garden while maintaining splashes of color everywhere.

We have switched to high efficiency LED lighting in 90% of the home and water heater to reduce energy waste. All energy savings are passed to to our guests through lower rental rates.

The Owner purchased this house in 2006
Why The Owner chose Montecito

This is why we chose to start a vacation home. Take a look at the heart-warming comments from our past guests:

"Thanks for the wonderful stay at your lovely home in Montecito.... Thanks for everything. We truly had a great time and would recommend other families to rent your place", says Y from Pennsylvania May 2008.

"We had a lovely timein your nice house in Santa Barbara" says, Gerben from Germany in August 2008

We truly enjoy our guests and the genuine appreciation of our hospitality.

What makes this house unique

The house is peaceful on a double dead end street. It is close to the beach and to the mountain trails and a perfect getaway for active professionals on a short getaways.

Our customers come from all over the world and particularly enjoy the quiet setting of the home.

The house is well situated within short distance of many golf courses and is a frequent stopping point for golfers week-long escapes.

I loved the neighborhood and located the house after five years of searching. Having remodeled other homes before, I felt that it was time to look at ways to conserve the resources that I was lucky to have at my disposal.

Recently, celebrity writer Kathryn Bechen included my garden in her writer blog. Kathryn says, "I love hearing from my blog and e-newsletter readers and friends and I thought I'd share this lovely letter about Lee's succulent garden in Southern California. Isn't her front garden a riot of beauty?!

Lee says, "I love my garden as it's made up of SoCal native and drought tolerant plants. The beauty of the garden has inspired my work and led me on to water saving and nature conservation projects to maintain the beauty of all that surrounds us...

The hummingbirds, rabbits, doves, and butterflies animate the colorful and peaceful garden behind my house. You are absolutely right! Beauty in nature is breathtaking and makes us happy! We just have to enjoy those moments of happiness and the tremendous visual feasts that nature gives us every day."

And who has the best spot in the garden here but this sweet little bird sitting in Lee's orange tree, huh?! He looks, um, happy as a jaybird! (Oh wait a minute; I think the accurate cliches here are "happy as a clam" and "naked as a jaybird!") :)

" Thank you Lee for sharing your beautiful garden with my readers and also for sharing your kind sentiment about my writing and our fun gatherings around the table at our home:"

20 Reviews of Property 155939 in Montecito, California

Sustainable Montecito Home in Serene Neighborhood
average rating of 4.857143 based on 20 reviews
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Fabulous Weekend in this Great Montecito Home

Submitted: November 6, 2012 Stayed: September 2012
G and I enjoyed a wonderful weekend in Santa Barbara in late September, thanks to this great home. The house is very tastefully decorated, and super comfortable, The garden of native plants is just taking hold, and is already very nice. Everything was very clean, neat and well organized. We spent the day Saturday driving through the Santa Ynez Valley, enjoying several great wineries. To our surprise, we really enjoyed olive oil tasting also - what a wide range of delicious oils! We ended the afternoon relaxing at Rusack vineyard, which Lee suggested and was beautiful. When we got home, we barbecued at the house instead of going out, which was delightful and always one of the great benefits of Vrbo. We had never stayed in Santa Barbara before, but we'll definitely be back, and we'll stay in Lee's house if it's available.

By Pete M from Novato, CA on 10/11/2012 for a stay in 9/1/2012 at
My Detailed Ratings

Value: 5 of 5

Check-in: 5 of 5

Location: 5 of 5

Cleanliness: 5 of 5

Comfort: 5 of 5

Service: 5 of 5

I selected this accommodation because of

Beach/Sun, Outdoor/Adventure,

I Recommend This For

People with disabilities: Yes

Older travelers: Yes

Luxury-minded travelers: Yes
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Happy home

Submitted: November 6, 2012 Stayed: August 2012
Our party, consisting of three couples, enjoyed the house very much.
Its garden is lush with flowers and citrus trees. We saw brown rabbits hopping on the backyard lawn with cardinals and humming birds swirling in and out. We felt at home immediately because the house was well appointed, comfortable, sunny, clean, organized, and extremely well stocked with traveller's need.
The house is located in a quiet residential neighborhood, all having the same luscious garden. The private backyard is just as charming with lots of comfortable outdoor furniture, lights and a BBQ grill. The spacious living room was the perfect place to have fellow out-of-town friends over for a good chat. Best of all, the owner allowed us to make long distance and local calls on her Vonage home phone, as well as use of free Wifi. I left my camera & evening purse in the house when packing. Lee, the owner, alerted me and generously offered to ship them to me. My friends and I highly recommend 939 aleeda Lane to travelers looking for a happy temporary home in Santa Barbara Ca.

· By ts from NY on 8/24/2012 for a stay in 8/1/2012 at
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We had a wonderful time staying here.

Submitted: November 6, 2012 Stayed: June 2012
I would highly recommend this cottage for anyone that wants a warm,quiet and comforting setting. The convenience of being minutes away from the beautiful beaches,restaurants and wine country was great.

We chose this place because our sons live in Santa Barbara and the location was perfect for us.

The only negative we had was the kitchen area in the cottage. It was too small for us because our sons and friends visited us often that week. There was a gas grill and patio area that was very nice for lunches and small dinners.
I definitely would recommend this place for a single person or a young or older couple.
We enjoyed meeting the owner Mrs. Lee. She was very kind and helpful and also welcoming to us and our family. There was a lot of information/magazines there that gave us many ideas of places to go and see.
We were able to reach Mrs. Lee at any time during our stay there but there was no need.
· By C. Family from Newton, MA on 9/1/2012 for a stay in 6/1/2012 at
My Detailed Ratings

Value: 5 of 5

Check-in: 5 of 5

Location: 5 of 5

Cleanliness: 5 of 5

Comfort: 5 of 5

Service: 5 of 5

I selected this accommodation because of

Beach/Sun, Outdoor/Adventure,
Additional details about me
Older travelers: Yes
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5

A quiet and pleasant place`

5 of 5
Submitted: November 6, 2012 Stayed: November 2012
We stayed in the house for the weekend, and enjoyed it much. It is in quiet neighborhood, with 10 minutes drive (without freeways) to the center of Santa Barbara or to the beach area. The house is very cozy, not like a hotel room (without its own personality), but rather like home - with all those small things, that make it nice to live. There are a lot of books (really interesting ones), games, nice furniture, everything is a little aged (not old, rather like things you know from childhood), clean and nice. The atmosphere is relaxing there. We liked it very much.

I travel a lot, and I know, that one can find negative sides at any place. With an effort to mention at least something regarding this house I can point to a small hot-water reservoir (so it was enough for showers, but only one person could hardly take a full bath, after which hot water was over), or not a so green landscape around the house, lacking some grass. But these are such small things, so you can call me a whiner, if I'd really think that these were big minuses. The place is really good.

Also need to say, that we liked communication with the home owner. We felt care, and everything was quick.

So, thanks Montecito, Santa Barbara and this well-managed house for a pleasant stay.
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Girls Getaway, Families with Teenagers
Helpful votes: 0/1
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Great Girls Getaway Weekend Retreat

Submitted: March 25, 2012 Stayed: June 2011
Lovely home in a beautiuful, peaceful neighborhood of Montecito. Super place to just relax and unwind. The back yard was lovely, the beds super comfy & the living room fireplace was perfect for a chilly evening. Shopping and beach were as close as we wanted them to be. Would love to return again!
(Original testimonial available upon request)
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Pleasant home in quiet neighbourhood

Submitted: March 25, 2012 Stayed: September 2011
Very clean and comfortable home in quiet neighbourhood. Pleasant outdoor area, lovely large beds, great showers. We especially enjoyed the 'hotel' touches - eg. bath robes, toiletries. Convenient to attractions in Santa Barbara - five minutes drive to waterfront. Helpful, friendly owner. Would definitely stay here again.
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Perfect place ...will certainly be coming again

Submitted: March 25, 2012 Stayed: December 2011
We absolutely loved this home in Montecito. The location is totally serene yet it is minutes from downtown Santa Barbara, a comfortable scenic drive to wine country, and only about an hour and a half drive from lax. It was the perfect place with more than enough room for two couples to fully relax. The beds, showers and the general setting were all remarkable. The owner is gracious and efficient. The back yard area is the perfect antidote to a New England winter. We would definitely recommend
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Montecito Santa Barbara Area
Yorba Linda, CA
5

Great Getaway!

5 of 5
Submitted: July 23, 2011 Stayed: June 2011
Perfect setting for our girls weekend for my 3 sisters, mom and I! It was a lovely, older home in a beautiful, quiet and peaceful area of Montecito.The yard was so serene and secluded and perfect in the morning enjoying coffee, in the afternoon for reading, snacking & napping or in the evening for appetizers and wine. We spent most of our time outside! The beds were all super comfy and the bathrooms are good size w/nice hot showers! The living room was equally relaxing & we enjoyed the fireplace one cool evening. The location was close enough to the beach, antique and mall shopping to please all of us. My email contacting w/the owner was always prompt and informative and such a pleasure to deal with. This was our 1st trip to Montecito and we can hardly wait to return. So much better than staying at a hotel which was our original plan. Not to mention less expensive. My only critique would be that even though you can walk to the town of Montecito (which we did do), there are no sidewalks and the locals drive a bit fast! But we did enjoy just walking around the immediate neighborhood 1 morning and amazed over all the spectacular flora and fauna. Thanks again for everything Lee!
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Girls Getaway, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Romantic Getaway
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Clovis, CA
5

Very enjoyable SBA vacation rental

5 of 5
Submitted: June 18, 2011 Stayed: June 2011
Our extended family of 6 stayed at the house for my daughter's graduation. Quiet location, very comfortable and clean house. I have rented in this area before and particularly liked the great room with space for everyone to relax and chat in, even when my daughter and a friend came over, and dining room seats 6 and easily able to pull up a couple more chairs. Good books and games on shelves, too. Kitchen on the smaller/older side if you were planning on doing a lot of cooking, but perfectly adequate for most people and well supplied with utensils, tea and coffee, etc.
Property owner/manager extremely helpful and easy to deal with, security deposit received back in mail w/in a week.
I've already recommended this house to another family.
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Submitted: February 28, 2011 Stayed: December 2010
Rating5 out of 5
5
Charming
kate UK
Review Submitted: January 20, 2011 Date of Stay: December 2010
A delightful charming and very comfortable home.
Recommended for: Age 55+, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children
Location of Original Submission available upon request.