BOOK THIS PLACE IF YOU CAN!
One of the rare rentals these days where it really felt like good value despite being expensive. Staying here is like house-sitting for your friend with the beautiful house; the place feels lived-in in a good way (ie not commercialized) but totally clean and tidy. As a view snob, I can say the view is stunning, rather better than anything you could hike to in this area, with that wilderness feel hard to imagine 15 min from SC and 25 from SJ. The hot tub is the best you'll ever find in a rental, both in quality and location. Sunny, open views but great trees and shade, too. Only caveats: for lovers of quiet, 17's proximity means (moderately-loud, moderately-distant) road noise, but that goes away inside, where the views are just as spectacular; and the potential for shared outdoor space with another ?renter?tenant means it could feel more like a B&B in the wonderful outdoor space, where you'd probably want to meet and be friendly with your co-inhabitant. This would have changed the secluded feel of our visit, in which no one else was seen in the adjoining unit all weekend. Beds are comfy if warm in a memory foam way. Kitchen is crowded but has a big cast iron pan and great cuisinart, so fine for long-term cooking, good to avoid regular ventures onto the insanely fast and crowded Highway 17. Many fun nooks and crannies indoors and out for our kids. Overall - one of our favorite and most memorable rentals ever.