My husband and I completely lucked out in finding this amazing little "cabin" for the Memorial Day weekend. After deciding at the last minute to get away with our two dogs into nature but finding zero campsites available, we weren't exactly holding our breath when perusing what was left over on AirBnb (especially filtering for 'dog-friendly' and 'affordable'). So we were thrilled to find Devora and Tom's "bike shack" - it hit all the right notes. The place exceeded our expectations, nestled among tens of thousands of acres of Mid-Peninsula open space preserves and parks, with miles of hiking (incl. dog-friendly) and biking trails. It's a 15 min drive to coastal beaches, 20 min to the quaint town of Pescadero (but beware it can get crowded on the weekends), and 30 min to Half Moon Bay. The "shack" is really a well-crafted one-room tiny home, with a comfy king-sized bed (we didn't need to use the loft bed above), small kitchenette, enclosed toilet/water closet, a shower stall with nice hot water, and a small wooden deck looking out onto their beautiful property. Even though it's on their property, it is separate from their house and has its own private gate, walkway/entrance and "micro-garden", if you will. The shack is adorned with lovely artwork and Devora's gorgeous pottery. The kitchenette comes with a sink, small fridge, microwave, coffee maker, toaster oven, and all the cutlery and dinnerware (latter handmade from their pottery studio) you'd need for no-fuss meal preparation. Devora and Tom provided fresh fruit, Peet's coffee, milk, bagels, butter, and a delicious plum jam for breakfast. Devora and Tom were lovely to chat with and provided excellent recommendations on things to do. While we didn't get a chance to check out the world famous goat farm in Pescadero, we had nice, quiet morning hikes nearby, hit the beach (Bean Hollow State Beach is a great beach for dogs), dined at Alice's restaurant (surrounded by redwoods, the outdoor patio allows dogs and has heat lamps for cold evenings), checked out San Gregorio's General Store which had live music, coffee/wine bar, and lots of funny and useful knick knacks (great for birthday/X-mas gifts!), and my husband was happy with his two hour bike ride ending in Pescadero, where I would meet him (by car) for lunch at Duarte's.
We hope we're lucky enough to come back (this place books up fast and we were only able to get in due to a cancellation). We'd love to spend more time with our dogs in the open space preserves as well as get a tour of Devora and Tom's pottery studios (and not to mention check out Harley Farms Goat Dairy!)