Unique & Spacious Secluded Woodland Home

We enjoyed having you. Thank you for staying with us.

We never heard any complaint. Please if ever there is any kind of problem or a question please message or call us. We will respond immediately day or night.

Since covid and because of evolving flu strains, etc. we still do extra extensive cleaning. The house does not need a "deep clean". I messaged them twice asking if it was ok with them if I went into the house to turn off the many lights that had been left on. I waited 4 hours and had no reply so I turned off the 32 switches that had been left on. Also I had no way of knowing if the stoves had been left on.

Thank you for staying with us Sarah.

Chris and his group were great guests.

Marybeth and her friends were good guests and left the house in great shape. We highly recommend them. Our apologies for the inconvenience with the bugs, we have some screens in place and are in the process of placing the rest of them.

John and his friends were excellent guests. We highly recommend them.

Plenty of comfortable seating also high chair and gates for stairs and children's games and utensils and plates and most 3 story houses have 2 flights of stairs and some of our other reviews exclaim how wonderful it is to have so many places to gather and yet there is so much space that a person can find room to have "alone time".

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Please see our other reviews. We have many reviews stating what a wonderful place we have for family gatherings. I believe she was upset because it rained on the party she had planned. She rented 3 places including ours for a “big 80th birthday/family reunion party”. The source of this woman's complaints about “There are a lot of rules regarding noise, coming and going, parking etc.” is the fact that Marin county recently passed an ordinance stating that the ordinances regarding guest behavior at short term rentals must be posted at the rental. I agree they are a little tedious. I always ask if there is anything we could improve. When I talked to the guests there were only positive comments - what an interesting place, great place, so much room, etc. She never questioned the cost, never any remark at all. I have never been described as “finicky”… my kids complain more the opposite.

The person who wrote the review did not stay at our place. There is a sign on our gate that says no cars in the turnaround. Many more guests stayed than were booked. They were constantly in and out. They would not answer messages or emails. They put furniture outside and moved it around in the house. Left a mess everywhere. Stove had baked on grease and food in oven and on top. Put ceramic sculptures in closets? Broke rules that had eviction as a consequence but we did not do that because the spectacle of police evicting them would be upsetting to the neighbors.

All the guests except the renter and her friend were thrilled and happy with our place. When they checked in I told them that if they needed anything or if there was any problem just call us and I would come over immediately and take care of anything, to please not hesitate, it is not an inconvenience for us. Also when they were leaving I asked if there was anything we could improve. The guests said everything was wonderful, no improvements needed, they enjoyed their stay very much. If the woman who rented gave such negative remarks I do not understand why nothing was mentioned by her or any of the other guests when I asked if we could improve anything. We describe the sleeping arrangements in detail on Homeaway - “That totals 4 beds, 4 fold-out couches and space for 2 (or more) comfortable air beds, all of which are Queen.” We do not include a hot tub in our listing. We have 4 coffee makers. Our cleaning staff may have missed one of the coffee makers. We will inspect more thoroughly in the future when they finish cleaning. There is no "musty" smell. The woman renting had asked if her son could come by before their stay and we responded “yes, no problem”. We never received a reply. She had requested an "early" checkin, for the day before their stay??, in other words an extra day, which we could not give to her. We did give an early checkin, just not a full day. I show guests around and ask that they stay with me so I can explain where everything is located and answer any questions. She wandered off half a dozen times, came back, interrupted, talked over me, etc.

Please see our other reviews. No one has ever complained about our driveway or bumped into anything in their vehicle. They asked for an early check in the day of their arrival. We could not give them an early check in. They were arrogant and rude. They disobeyed house rules. There was not much noise and the house is very well insulated so not much outside noise is heard inside. No one has ever complained about the driveway. They left a huge mess on purpose. They left food scraps and debris throughout the house on the floors and furniture. They dirtied almost all the dishes and pots and pans and left them piled and strewn around the kitchen. Refused to ever close the gate which allows deer to come on the property. We had to listen for their vehicles and close the gate every time any of them left or returned.. They danced in the driveway when they left and left late. These people were arrogant, rude and condescending. We have no idea what could be the reason for such behavior... Not getting an early check in.? Maybe this is just routine behavior for them. We called VRBO as soon as they checked in to see what could be done about their behavior. Nothing could be done. We would rather not have rented at all than to have to go through the stress.

We enjoyed having Sarah and her family as guests but they were here on our hottest days. There are four large fans in the house and we are not sure how they could have been missed. We have added screens to the windows. In the past we did not have mosquitoes. The total price is clearly stated and it is on the low side compared to equivalent places in the area.

There is a 42 inch tv connected to high speed internet cable in the dining room which has become a tv room. Netflix is available. Our password is all that is necessary. All guests who have stayed with us so far have had at least one laptop with them. Most guests have had their own Netflix. Hulu, Amazon Prime. etc account. They also use their laptops for viewing in their rooms. There is Wifi throughout the house. If there is a special event like the world series etc we can have tv service connected for your stay. Just let us know. We are not familiar with the term "high area detail cleaning". We have high ceilings. They are clean. A couple of windowsills were in need of sanding and repainting where condensation causes weathering. One of our yearly maintenance items which we have taken care of. We do not state anywhere that we provide a dishwasher or a washer and dryer. We also do not provide a butler or maid or limo service. We always ask guests when they leave if there is anything we can improve. We have had only 3 requests for a dishwasher out of more than 70 visits. We are considering getting a dishwasher because we were told they conserve water which I was not aware of. We DO have several air conditioners but have never found it necessary to use them. The weather here reaches over 90 degrees only 6 to 10 days a year and the humidity is low. We are not sure why there would be concern about not seeing an air conditioner when there was never a need for one. - October.

Please look at our other reviews. Please look at the pictures of our house and garden. I asked these people as they were leaving if there was anything we could improve. They said no, the house is great, we had a wonderful time. Then the elder gentleman who I assume wrote this review stridently insisted that the chickens had “dirty” water. His wife cringed. He had been rude and belligerent from the moment he arrived. I have no clue where his anger comes from. While I was walking the guests around our house and explaining everything he interrupted constantly, talking over me. His wife just kept rolling her eyes. I asked Ida (our senior chicken) if she had heard any complaints and she said “I have only heard one complaint, Mitzi would like more champagne”. I mentioned chickens “getting away” when they were let out during the day but had been frightened away from our property by something. Our place was left: DEPLORABLY dirty. Children's sticky fingerprints all over. Food was dripped on our custom made (Australian Lacewood) kitchen cabinets and on the floor. We had to scrape it off. The stove was left with baked on spills. Sand in all the rooms...on the hardwood floors. Bags of garbage leaking on the kitchen floor...not sorted into the garbage cans provided. Wet towels left on hardwood floors, etc. Our place has high ceilings and many large windows with unobstructed, full Southern exposure. We have a large yard and lawn which was mowed the day before their arrival and a large deck off the living room. All the lights work. I tell guests that if they need a light bulb just call us and I will take care of it, if they need anything at all just call us. There is no reason for anyone to touch the circuit breaker box and I thought I made it clear that nothing of the sort was to be touched by guests. ...if a circuit breaker shuts off there must be a reason, and before it is turned on again the reason must be found and remedied – otherwise there is a chance of a fire starting. There are several doors with loose door knobs. They are over a hundred years old and are antiques. They function just fine. The entry doors came “around the Horn” from Italy. Several doors are from a Gold Rush era hotel in Grass Valley. We do NOT have a rutted driveway and most people are able to turn around. I have found that guests have widely varying preferences for temperature while they sleep. The solution is to provide every room with a space heater. etc, etc