While many of our visitors come to enjoy the area in general, this superlative 4 bedroom, 4 bath oceanfront refuge is itself an alluring destination. Exceptional design points include the large outdoor hot tub, radiant warm floor heat, huge vaulted ceilings upstairs, and a bathroom in each bedroom. In addition, the superb furnishings, and dramatic great room promise real comfort and a superior vacation.

The second floor great room boasts a tremendous stone fireplace that would be equally at home in an Irish manor! There’s lots of cozy seating, including a roomy window seat that provides a front row view of the ocean. You can also relax with satellite TV, VCR, or enjoy your favorite music on the CD/cassette stereo system. There is a half-bath off the great room.

The open kitchen is very nicely equipped, including a gas Thermador range. There is a charcoal BBQ available, also. The distinctive round dining table seats eight comfortably, and includes a central rotating platform for effortless serving.

Rounding out the second floor is the large master suite. This lovely space has a king bed, gas fireplace, spacious bathroom and even a spot to curl up with a good book!

The first floor offers two oceanside guest suites, each with a queen bed, bathroom with shower, and French doors facing the bluff. The third downstairs suite has a king bed, gas fireplace and bathroom.

This home is perfect for a golf weekend, and 18-hole The Sea Ranch golf course is just a short walk away. Also nearby are the bluff trail, Gualala Point Park (the large sandy beach marking the northern tip of Sea Ranch) and lots of quiet private roads perfectly suited to biking rides or long walks. The nearest recreation center (with swimming pool, tennis courts and more) is less than two miles south.

Allergy Notice: Owner occasionally brings a dog into the home.

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Nestled beautifully in the majestic Redwood groves, this secret retreat is a perfect departure from the ordinary.

Whether you prefer poetry, non-fiction, culinary creativity, or genuine quality time, this is the place!

The cozy living room has lovely high ceilings, a wood stove, cable TV with VCR, and lots of lighting to keep you going in those page-turners.

The kitchen here is very well equipped, including a rice cooker, blender and fancy toaster! The kitchen opens to the living room and dining area, and more of the vertical drama found only in this special wooded setting.
Guest room has a queen bed and slider to a little side deck. Master bedroom has a king bed. There is a full bathroom in the hall.

This jewel of a setting also provides nearby hiking access to the Gualala River bank beach known as “The Hot Spot.” It’s fun for picnics, or to simply rediscover the wonder of nature.

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The view deck off the dining room is perfect for cocktails and the sunset, or just listening to the bird calls and enjoying the moment. Campo del Mar enjoys a lovely, open meadow setting and sparkling blue water views. The newest pool is just a few minutes south, the golf course is close by on the north, and the bluff trail is a short walk to the west. The contemporary open design creates an expanse of natural gathering spaces. Light and views flow from the kitchen to the dining and living rooms. Both bedrooms have a king bed with a cozy down comforter and down pillows. Each bedroom opens onto the rear deck for easy access to the spa. The master bath has a shower stall, and the second bathroom includes a full bathtub. The hot tub is set in the back deck and is a perfect spot for stargazing! In addition to the very comfortable furnishings (especially the beds!), this home also offers central heat and a wood burning fireplace to keep you cozy. Other amenities include 37 inch flat screen satellite TV, Blu-ray DVD, 5-CD stereo, gas BBQ, and a small stacked washer/dryer for your convenience.

**Allergy Notice: Owner has a cat in the house occasionally.**

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Early Sea Ranchers got to select from among some of the best meadow locations. The Holmes house is no exception. This west meadow site on Bluff Reach boasts extraordinary white water ocean views, as well as a vast expanse of pastoral open space.
Spacious ocean view deck opens the whole upstairs for outdoor living.

Upstairs has king bedroom and full bath. Downstairs has king bedroom and twin bedroom. All bedrooms have the same great outdoor views. The downstairs bathroom has a stall shower.
This home is a classic Sea Ranch design, in a classic setting. Whether you are new to “The Ranch” or come every year, you’ll love this traditional escape.

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This spectacular ocean front home unites luxury with the opportunity to experience the rugged coastline firsthand.  Enjoy access to bluff top trails, nearby beaches and extreme privacy.  Through Coasting Home, you’ll stay where companies come to shoot their catalogs (Ralph Lauren, Coldwater Creek), where you’ll be sure to enjoy every special appointment and the love and care put into this fantastic retreat.

This exterior shot from the beach below shows the beauty of the custom construction.  Dune Drift Lodge is a special place. Here you can enjoy reading in one of the oversized couches in front of the stone fireplace, cooking a family meal in the large gourmet kitchen, riding bikes and hiking nearby trails, exploring the tidepools just steps from your door, unwinding in the private hot tub, playing touch football or bocce on the large front lawn, relaxing on the large outdoor deck, observing the many seals that live in the Tidepool Beach rookery just below the house, and spying the occasional gray whale.

We know you’ll remember your time here, along with your family and friends.  From the lodge-like interior to the commanding vistas of the Pacific, Dune Drift Lodge is the place to come home for your vacation.  But don’t take our word for it…come and see for yourself!

Among everything listed above you’ll also enjoy:

• extreme privacy (no bluff trail between the house and the ocean and the house is bordered by hedgerows)
• One-Eyed Jack’s Playground just a two-minute walk away

Magnificent interior:

• large master bedroom with sitting area, fireplace and private balcony
• master bath with Jacuzzi tub and two-person shower with ocean views
• free wireless internet
• unlimited long-distance
• Dish Network TV in the den and master bedroom
• 50″ plasma HDTV in the den
• stereo with iPod dock (in the master bedroom as well)
• fine art photography throughout
• gourmet kitchen with butcher-block island
• two dishwashers
• Thermador cooktop
• Dacor wall ovens
• plaster walls
• custom ironwork
• custom lighting throughout
• reclaimed heartpine floors
• enormous reclaimed ceiling beams

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Two Nights: $2345	Taxes, linens, firewood and cleaning ALWAYS included. Refundable security deposit required
One Week: $6395	Additional fees include: $30 reservation fee Please deduct $20 from the stated prices if you choose to pay in advance by check.

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Independence House is located west of Leeward Road in the northern third of Sea Ranch. With pretty blue water views, and easy access to the trail at the end of the cul-de-sac, you may find “Independence” from a lot of things when you settle in here for your vacation!

The game room may just be the highlight of the whole house, so we’ll get right to it. This room offers a full-size pool table, ample seating for spectators or TV watching on the flat panel wall-mounted screen, a “Frogger” game, a pin ball machine, and toys!

For the quiet times, the living room has comfy seating for conversations, reading, snoozing or cuddling near the wood stove in the evening. The sliding door leads out to the deck for bar-be-queing, al fresco meals, and of course, the hot tub! Off the living room is a bathroom, and a large shower that also has a sliding door to the hot tub deck.

The kitchen is very well equipped, and the newly-renovated dining room comfortably seats six. The “great room” open feel of the living, dining and kitchen areas enhances the time spent together.

Upstairs in the loft is a day bed & trundle, a full bathroom, plus two bedrooms, each with a queen bed.

The woodstove heats the main part of the house, and there is a room heater in the game room. Independence House is happy to have your dog come along (for an extra pet rent fee), and children of all ages are welcome! Maximum occupancy is six total.

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