Annabelle's place far exceeded our expectations. The pictures on Airbnb are great, but this is a rare occasion where the actual place is even nicer than the photos! The area is so quiet and peaceful. The view is breathtaking. The deck overlooking the ocean is huge and so clean we didn't even bother putting our shoes on to go outside. The fire pit on the deck is the perfect touch to an already perfect space. The bed is extremely comfortable. I laid on it to test it out and didn't want to get back up for out dinner reservations.
Oh and I've never stayed in a cleaner place. In fact at one point I even wondered how you get it to be so clean! Hard work is how. Fantastic.
The space is used as a yoga studio in the off season and as such, there are lots of things around the place that reveal this, including a large library of yoga related reading material. If you're looking for a relaxing place to stay, where you won't want to leave, it doesn't get better than here. Do be careful when driving up to the place, however, keep in mind you are off the beaten path and the (short) road leading up to the house is a bit rough, it is easy to see the rough patches though, so no surprises, just take it slow.
It's not very common that I get to meet the host when I use Airbnb and we almost weren't able to connect with Annabelle due to our tight schedule on this trip. But we got lucky and crossed paths shortly after we arrived. I can't say enough about how great Annabelle is. She walked us through the place and pointed everything out to us, including some things we would never have thought to find. For example a cabinet full of blankets you can take out on the deck with you to keep warm on the cool evenings. We even ended up spending some time with Annabelle swapping stories and just having really pleasant conversation. It's very obvious that Annabelle is passionate about the gem of a location she's created and shares with us.
And as if that wasn't enough, Annabelle also offers yoga classes for a very reasonable rate, if you're into that. We didn't have time this trip as this was an over night stay as part of a longer road trip we were doing, but next time we'll be planning our trip around visiting Annabelle again.
We can't wait to come back for a longer stay.