This house is in a wonderful location in Manzanita. It is easy to walk to the beach and to town. The hot tub is large and they provide a lot of towels. Unfortunately, the hot tub was not heated the first night so we did not get to use it until the next day. There were a few maintenance issues and the rental company sent over maintenance right away.

The cottage is referred to as light-filled but that is hard to accomplish with so many trees around it. Perhaps it's referred to as "light-filled" because of the volume of windows but no direct sun light. The deck is very nice, and everything worked - the hot tub was hot and the barbecue barbecued! It is only 5 minutes to the beach, and we enjoyed watching the sunset each night. The garage had a ping pong table which was a hit, too. As for the inside of the house, it indeed had soaring ceilings with no fans to push down the warm air sitting up there so the heaters had to work very hard to keep the space warm. The fireplace box was very, very small and no wood was provided anyway. It did set off the room as a focal point. The kitchen was adequate with dishes and serving ware for a good size crowd. There were plenty of pots and saucepans. That's where it stopped. If you are going to plan to do some cooking while there and you require baking supplies and baking pans, and a decent mixer, bring your own. A disappointing fact is that internet is very spotty in the Manzanita area and that made for few tv watching opportunities. We were told there was cable, too, but no instructions provided as to how to use it. All of the beds were comfortable and came with a more than adequate amount of bedding. The bathtub in the master bedroom did not hold water for a bath, however.

Thank you for sharing your home with us—we truly enjoyed our stay in Manzanita. The house is very nice, and we especially appreciated the hot tub, which worked great.I wanted to pass along a few items that could help make future stays even more comfortable for guests:•One of the kitchen shelves appears to be broken and was difficult to close.•In the upstairs boys’ bedroom, the trundle bed (which we did not use) seems to be broken at the main pull-out cover.•The downstairs master bathroom drain needed to be cleaned out in order to drain properly; I took care of this during our stay.•The oven stopped working yesterday and may require service related to the cooling system.•The front heater in the living room did not work. We were aware the upstairs heater was already not operational.•The front door handle may need replacement soon, as it is becoming difficult to operate.•The house could benefit from a more thorough dusting and overall deep cleaning.Overall, we had a very enjoyable stay and would love the opportunity to rent the home again in the future. Hopefully these items can be addressed to make the experience even better going forward.Thank you again—we appreciate your hospitality and look forward to coming back.Best regards,The Keen’s

Good overall stay! Would stay here again.