This house was amazing!!!!
Pros:
- The house is fully stocked - kitchen and bathrooms have everything you need (spices, cookware, toiletries, sunscreen, etc.). The many Sonos speakers were great for music and huge smart TVs. We loved the sliding windows to open up the kitchen and living space to the pool area. The beds were comfortable too.
- The outdoor living space is GORGEOUS. Views are incredible of the mountains, the pool is lovely and clean, and there are a ton of different seating areas. The plants everywhere are beautiful. Very zen and made us want to spend all our time outside on the patio by the pool. We loved the easy to use fireplace outside too.
- It's only 15 mins from PCH. The house was easy to find with GPS and the gate made us feel safe.
- The house manager checked us in to show us around. It's a luxury home so it was helpful to have him show us how to use everything and where things were located.
- The house was very clean too!
Cons (not many!):
- There is no cell service at all at the house. The wifi is strong but know that you won't be able to make phone calls or receive texts (if not iMessage or WhatsApp). There is a house phone though for safety purposes, which was nice.
- The drive up the canyon to the house is not for the faint of heart. We were comfortable driving the windy roads during the day, but be careful once it gets dark.
- The jets in the pool didn't work. We didn't try them until the last day so didn't bother trying to get them fixed, but I did report it so hopefully they will work soon. The pool heat did work though and was lovely at night.
- The 2nd bedroom has a faulty doorknob. We closed the door behind us and then couldn't get back into the room. The doors to the bedroom from the outside were locked and the key did not work (one of those 2 locks were also broken). Although the house manager responded quickly when we told him we were locked out of the room, he didn't seem to believe us that yes, we know how to pick a lock and no, that didn't work to fix the problem. The owner was apparently on an airplane so the house manager struggled to figure out a solution for us quickly. There was too much back and forth in my opinion. We finally suggested a locksmith, which the owner/manager agreed to. But overall, it was a 4 hour ordeal that took up our entire afternoon. I would suggest the house manager be more empowered or have permission to resolve these kinds of situations without running it by the owner in case that person is not available. I totally understand that things will break unexpectedly, but for spending almost $2000/night, I expect to have situations rectified immediately without having to go back and forth with the manager to help him figure out how to fix it.
Overall though, I would highly recommend this house!!