Kaye Home

Quiet weekend getaway. Good spot. Hot tub was added bonus

This place does the trick. You will have a great time. However, it might be even better if the property owner/manager upgraded the beds, the bedding, the decor, the arrival/departure policy. Beyond that, it’s just blissful to be on the bluff.

The house has a good view of the ocean and some interesting rocks and white water. However, it was impaired because the blind on one of the two big windows was broken and couldn't be raised. We were told that it would be fixed after we left. The house is comfortable and well supplied. However, we were disappointed by the lack of direct access to the cliff top. It was about a 30 minute walk to get to the view we saw from our window.

House was great, location awesome with ocean view and sounds and close to walking trails. Having to add the 15 mile round trip to pickup packet to check in is the only bummer about this place. Property management office is 7.5 miles north of house. Not sure why in this day they will not text house code at time of check-in?? Great kitchen and hot tub.

Owner's Response:

Hi Patricia,

Thank you for staying with us in Sea Ranch! Unfortunately, the Sea Ranch Association does not allow us to install a lockbox and requires that guests stop by the office to pick up keys/parking passes. Therefore, we are unable to provide a house code. Thank you!

We wanted to get out of the Northern CA smoke from all the fires, so we stayed at Sea Ranch for 3 days. It was wonderful. The house is quiet and peaceful. Beautiful views of the ocean. Having no Wi-Fi or TV was not a problem, but if I were the owner, I would have a few DVD's there - it would have been nice. The King bed was so comfortable and we had plenty of towels. We took some great hikes along the ocean and had a great dinner outside with a beautiful sunset at the VUE Kitchen. Would definitely stay here again!

We wanted to get out of the Northern CA smoke from all the fires, so we stayed at Sea Ranch for 3 days. It was wonderful. The house is quiet and peaceful. Beautiful views of the ocean. Having no Wi-Fi or TV was not a problem, but if I were the owner, I would have a few DVD's there - it would have been nice. The King bed was so comfortable and we had plenty of towels. We took some great hikes along the ocean and had a great dinner outside with a beautiful sunset at the VUE Kitchen. Would definitely stay here again!

Great place! The hot tub, deck, views, very relaxing. Came here to celebrate our anniversary. Sure, a few things are stuck in the 70s, but didn’t bother us. Would come again. You will need go to the rental office in Gualala to check in/out but it’s not a long drive.

Great views and hot tub! We loved the place!

This is our second year of staying here. Had another fantastic stay. The window situation is a bit difficult- some don’t work at all, or super hard to get open and the master slider and screen are dangerous- cut my hand trying to close the screen. Also master bed spread could use washing. But everything else was wonderful!! It would be great if there were binoculars there.... Thanks!

Owner's Response:

Hello, Thank you for staying with us in Sea Ranch! We are so glad to hear that you've enjoyed your stay with us. I have notified our team to double check the windows and the screen doors to avoid any more hassles. Our sheets are washed after every guest departures and we will make sure that this is double checked. We hope to host you again soon, thank you!

Views, space, locale, amenities, hot tub!  Cons - no Wifi, appliance updates.

This home is simple, elegantly placed for blue water views, and good for unplugging from the digital world (no internet). Deer, wild turkeys and foxes are your entertainment. Good star gazing at night from the hot tub, or turn out all the lights and get a grand view from the living room. The weekend of a planetary alignment we could see Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus from the living room window! We also watched the Perseid meteor shower in August from this home. No direct views of the sunset in summer, but perhaps it is different in winter. Grab a glass of vino and walk 7 minutes to the bluff to take in summer sunset views.

I stayed at the property with three of my friends for the weekend. Very comfortable living room, full stocked kitchen, ocean view with a beach in (sort of) walking distance. It's very cool and cloudy in the area, which is a nice change if you stay in the summer. A couple things to keep in mind is the drive up Highway 1, while beautiful, has very windy roads and makes it somewhat difficult to travel up. And this property has no internet, plus nobody had great cell phone reception, so be prepared to to have no emails/calls for the stay. There's a small winery about 15 minutes away, plus Gualala is 6 miles up the road and has some restaurants and markets.

This house was a really great space for my husband and me, and our 2 kids (ages 3 and 5). It was a touch rustic which gave it a very laid back feel, which was great for us! We stayed 3 nights over 4th of July weekend, and it was a delightful little ocean escape! Pros: 1. Both bedrooms were master suites. This was convenient for us. 2. It's a 2.5 level house, with the entry in the middle, along with half bath and laundry room. Bedrooms and other bathrooms are down stairs, and the kitchen and common areas are on the top. We ended up really loving the floor plan for our busy little ones. The house felt much more spacious than we anticipated. 3. The windows allowed for some AWESOME views of the ocean. Absolutely beautiful. 4. Everything in the house worked, was stocked with the basics, and the water pressure was noticeably fantastic. 5. TONS of walking trails all around, most of which lead to the beach one way or another. And lots of deer! We had a family of them visit us a couple times. 6. The Sea Ranch Vacation Rentals staff were very nice and helpful, and the office is only about 6 miles from the house, right next to the 2 grocery stores in Gualala and the gas station. 7. The hot tub was nice to have, especially in the chilly weather. 8. The beds were comfortable! Cons(ish): 1. This may just be par for the course, but when we walked into the house for the first time, there were spider webs and cob webs everywhere. We were walking through them for the whole first day, and I killed 12 spiders myself. There were more in the days to follow. I don't know if that could have been avoided or not. 2. There are some broken and rusty and water damaged spots in the house. If you like everything pristine, that might be bothersome. It was fine for us, though. 3. There's no internet. Yes, it's listed on the posting, and yes, it's fine to disconnect sometimes--especially on vacation. But there are a few things that would have been much easier for us had we had it. Obviously we still had a great time, though. =) 4. Hot water doesn't last long, so bathing has to be speedy unless you like cold water. Since we're in a drought, that definitely encouraged less water usage. =) Lastly, this isn't quite a con, but you do have to do quite a bit of walking to get down to the beach. If you have any physical limitations, you might take that into consideration. Otherwise, it's very easy trails, and great exercise. =)