Wonderful cozy ocean home. We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly! The deck is impressive! Great to soak in the hot tub while watching life in the ocean take place daily. It’s forever changing! Thank you! We’ll be back!

We have been renting this house once or twice a year for the past twelve or thirteen years. We’ve celebrated many birthdays and anniversaries here. Yes, it is somewhat dated, but that’s the ambiance and character of the house. It’s comfortable and clean. The knives and pots and pans have been upgraded and the microwave is new. The unobstructed view is spectacular. It’s just a short walk down the hill to Doran Beach. Morning coffee in the hot tub is special.

Start with the good, great view and hot water was hot. So the bad, dirty clothes left from a previous guest filling 3 drawers, dead bugs on the beds, filthy refrigerator that didn’t have the water or ice hooked up, dishwasher coated in grime, dishes needed to be wash before we used them (after we cleaned the dishwasher), bbq grill with old chicken stuck on it and layers of old food, spider webs and dust, and a hot tub that after seeing the condition of the rest of the house we decided not to chance. If there had been anywhere else to go locally we would have, but it was Labor Day Weekend and from what I’ve read VRBO is very difficult to get a refund from. We contacted multiple times VRBO with photos and received multiple times a canned response of something along “Sorry you’re upset, we’ll contact the local VRBO staff” and that’s where that went. One visit from local VRBO who agreed that the lock was broken but didn’t have a new one, looked at the grill and agreed it was nasty, and took the bag of dirty clothes to the local office. And as I write this review, still no real answer to our issues from VRBO.

I am beginning with the positive. The interior architecture and view are extraordinary. The beds, bedrooms, baths, and linens are comfortable and appropriate. The house EXCEPT for the kitchen was clean. We are cooks and I am a former restaurateur. Many of the kitchen appliances and grill were broken and not working properly. The refrigerator ice maker and filtered water were not functioning. No water filtering pitcher was provided as ALWAYS has been my experience during the past six years of stays in Bodega Bay with local property managers, Bodega Bay Escapes and Bodega Bay and Beyond. The refrigerator temperature setting was off. Our farmstand produce froze. The property management texted at 3:30 a.m. on my last morning to say that it had been tested with a thermometer. This was not true! We adjusted it ourselves with a thermometer. The dishwasher door did not stay open and had pink bacteria growing across the bottom. The dishes needed to be prewashed in order to become clean. I DON'T go on vacation to wash dishes! The barbecue grill thermometer was missing and the electric ignition was nonfunctional. I was told that the grill was not a listed amenity of the house. The televisions were difficult to operate and required my son to input his own cable subscriptions. There were no cable instructions to be found. The large beautiful fireplace required only manufactured logs which cost me $100. The customer service staff did NOTHING to solve any issues of my $9000+ stay!

I booked this house for my husbands 40th birthday and we went up with our two young kids. The layout of the house and the location is great. We thoroughly enjoyed going down to Doran beach, and it was easy to get to from the house. Unfortunately, from the second day onwards, it was quite unpleasant to be in the house. There was a putrid sleep that started to permeate from the master bathroom and into the master bedroom. We could not figure out what would be the cause, but it smelt like sewage water. The smell was so unpleasant that by the last night we had to sleep on the couch - not a comfortable night. We considered leaving early but with two small kids, it was too difficult to pack everything up when trying to get our children to sleep. I had such high hopes for our trip, but the unpleasant smell made it hard for us to enjoy being inside the house.

Amazing place for a family with young children. There were family friendly dishes and accommodations. We loved the house and rustic beach feel. Thank you for a wonderful stay!

This was our fourth time returning to this home. There are so many reason we keep coming back. The views, location, bedrooms, hot tub, and property managers are all great! Looking forward to the next time we can return.

We’ve stayed here many times before and love the new floors.