A stay at Jane’s condo delivers everything and more that the description and photos reveal. The beach at Pajaro Dunes is a wild gem, offering long walks and rich shorebird life, around the river mouth especially. The condo faces out over the dunes, ocean and river mouth, with Monterey in the distance. The way the condo is angled allowed us to see both sunrise and sunset! When it got dark we lit a live fire (duraflame type logs only) to top off each day. We spent as much time as we could on the beach or on the deck during the day as this is such a special spot. So quiet and peaceful we just didn’t want to leave. For our food/fuel needs we used the Nob Hill supermarket about 10mins drive away and Jane provides a chilled pitcher of filtered water in the fridge as well as a starter pack of ground coffee if needed.
There’s a lovely sofabed in the living room which we used instead of the bedroom so we could listen to the waves. We couldn’t have been more comfortable. The bed is new and gives a slightly firm sleep which was a boom for my back and I slept better than I do at home!
We stayed 5 days and made one excursion to Monterey to eBike the 17-mile drive. I can recommend it and you can’t go wrong renting bikes from Big Sur Adventures in Pacific Grove—great bikes, service and prices. I’d never biked on an eBike before and it was most fun I’ve ever had on a bike!!
Jane herself is a truly wonderful, responsive and generous host. We had a minor issue (not related to the condo itself) our first morning and Jane helped us sort it out immediately. Throughout our stay she was available to answer questions and truly cared that we had the best stay possible even calling us as we were preparing to leave to offer us an extra night as the incoming guests had cancelled. To our amazement Jane offered this night to us for free!! Superhost is not a sufficient description for Jane and if there was a 10-star rating she would absolutely deserve it!!