5 Reviews of Property 329095 in Stinson Beach, California

A group of friends having been renting in the Stinson Beach area for several years. We wanted an upgrade from our previous accomodations and decided to rent at a new location. We were pleasantly surprised and the home was the delight of a stormy, rainy week. When the sun broke thru we were able to take long walks on the beach, which was only 2 houses from our door. The upper family room of the main unit looks out on the ocean, and you can hear the waves both night and day. We found the kitchen a great place to cook for a group with the cupboards stocked with everything you might need. The linens and beds were comfortable and clean, the wood burning stoves added to the ambiance, and the outside patio was a great place to gather in the sun for a group meal or just good conversation. We had so much fun even when it rained, I wonder how much more fun you could have in the sun and heat. The pictures on the website were very accurate as to the condition of the home.
Renting the home is definitely in our plans for future get togethers. Doing business with the owner was a pleasure.

Our two sons and their families had a wonderful stay here over the Thanksgiving holiday. The rooms were just right for all of us. The kitchens and the family room in the main house worked really well with a great view. The homes were well appointed and an easy walk to the beach.

The most important thing is that we will be sure to rent this one again. We have been renting in the Stinson Beach area for the last 25 years and this is one of the best homes that we have stayed in.

My family of four, plus two frends of my children, had a great week at this house in late August, 2010. The house is as described on the VRBO website; it's in good condition and is furnished with all the items you need for a vacation, including kitchen equipment (we cooked almost every meal there), firewood for the wood stoves, lots of beach towels, two beach mattresses, and even a boogie board, although you'd have to be nuts to swim in the cold Pacific ocean without a wet suit. We rented both the large and small units; my wife and I stayed in the small unit, which gave us privacy, and our twenty-something kids and their friends stayed in the large unit, where we all gathered for meals and conversation. We preferred the large unit, which has large windows and access to the second-floor deck with views of the ocean; althought the small unit is nicely decorated and furnished, it is on the first floor, and has no views of the ocean or much else. The location of the house was its primary attraction for us -- a very short walk to a gorgeous two-mile beach with roaring ocean surf, a short walk to the ice cream and video store after dinner, a ten-minute walk to the market, restaurants and bookstore in the town of Stinson Beach, a short drive to the Panoramic Highway that goes up to Mount Tam and its wonderful hiking trails and views, and less than an hour's drive to Sonoma wine country, Point Reyes, Sausalito and downtown San Francisco. I don't know anywhere else in the country with such a variety of interesting places to visit, and yet such a low-key ambience for relaxing. Be aware, however, that although we had sunny warm weather on five out of our seven days, there is often fog, clouds, and temparature in the 60's, particularly in the morning and even in late August -- this is the northern California coast, not Florida.