The Space
Live like a local at your own convenient Peaceful Retreat in Santa Barbara's Paradise where you can genuinely relax and reconnect with yourself and your loved ones. Enjoy a safe home base for creative, work or relocation getaway. Close in, and a world apart. You can have the best of it all at an incredibly low rate. Monthly rates (30 night minimum contract) are greatly discounted, so you save big.
This is perfect for the discerning travelers vacationing seasonally, visiting friends or family, relocating, or needing temporary or corporate housing in Santa Barbara area, with quick access to Goleta and Montecito. Gigablast WiFi thru-out property (work from your deck loungers by hot tub!
A separate detached garage building includes, gym, laundry, extra fridge/freezer, and a separate room with door if you need 2nd office with hi speed I-net and work surfaces, and office chair to work from home, or as artist studio. of course your ocean view workspace in your private cottage building with is great, of course. Like many guests, You will want to stay again and again.
1.LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION:
Enjoy infinite million dollar views of the coastline, ocean, Channel Islands National Park as well as nearby hiking, biking and paragliding. Enjoy a beverage watching colorful sunrises & sunsets - away from the crowds and yet just a 5-10 minute drive to downtown shopping, dining, The Mission, museum, gardens, wine tasting, ocean beach and more!
Your private cottage with relaxing deck and hot tub is nestled within a gated estate in Santa Barbara, tucked between the ocean and the foothills of nearby Las Padres National Forest and Montecito. This is the good life, where you can live as a local instead of a tourist.
2. Amenities: Everything you would expect in a luxury all-suites hotel at a fraction of the price, with way more privacy. Your 600' sf private cottage is casually elegant, high quality, includes Cal-King bed area, spacious living area with a great quality queen sofa sleeper (no springs or bars), dining area, fully-equipped modern kitchenette, full bath with tub, safety deposit box, robes, all linens and starter supplies, free Internet & Wi-Fi, Blu-Ray, flat screen TV, library and free private parking. Enjoy expansive views of the ocean, mountains, and night lights from every room. Enjoy the expansive ocean, island, coastal, mountain, canyon and garden views through large windows from every indoor and outdoor living space.
3.Relax in loungers and outdoor dining area by your hot tub on your own deck, surrounded by beautiful gardens, Coastal Live Oaks and stunning ocean views. Your outdoor heater and umbrella enhance your time in nature. Your free private parking area is adjacent to your cottage. You are free to use the shared laundry, gas BBQ, beach chairs, and hiking poles for the many nearby nature trails.
4.Your private cottage near the main house is a perfect for birding, photography, filmmaking, intimate WeddingMoon, romantic getaway, business or restorative retreat, retirement getaway, relocation temporary assignment. Easy accessibility for any age as there are two steps up from your private parking area to your cottage/deck, and your living/dining area is 2 steps down from your bedroom, bath and kitchenette.
Knowledgeable hosts with decades professional experience (and creators of the highest AAA-rated 4-Diamond lodging in all Alaska, Pearsons Pond Luxury Inn and Adventure Spa, and discreet Destination and Adventure Weddings), may recommend hidden gems to see, do, and dine helping you enjoy the most from your trip to Santa Barbara. You can even take a parasailing lesson and soar high over your own cottage.
5.Take the convenient Road Less Traveled now in a convenient slice of Paradise along the American Riviera and discover why guest reviews and ratings top the charts. Stay, work, relax, love, and create joyful memories lasting a lifetime.
6.BOOK NOW! Easy on-line booking and payment.
When you arrive: Enjoy your complimentary Welcome Snack and Beverage, Guest Guide and more.
Guest Access:
Relax on your exclusive-use deck with dining and lounge/garden area & feel your mind and body relax in the hot tub under the stars with ocean views surrounded by gardens. You will want to stay forever and return again and again.
Enjoy your own private and spacious cottage with open concept bedroom area 2 steps above your relaxing living and dining area, plus modern kitchenette and full bath. (We reduced the wall separating the bedroom and living area to open the entire space to the incredible view. Now a 1/2 wall with large built in desk separates the living-sleeping spaces.
Your cottage feels own and spacious. It is fully equipped and good for a stay for month or year. Your comfortable and casually elegant upscale furnishings and amenities, robes, slippers, safe, bath essentials, games, gigablast speed Wi-Fi, Smart TV, Blu-ray, private off-street parking, deadbolt locks with keypad, smoke alarms, sanitized hot tub, outdoor motion lighting, private off-street parking next to your cottage, and much more are provided solely to enhance your relaxation, comfort, safety, efficiency, and travel delight. It's easy to live in paradise.
Your peaceful retreat is within a semi-private gated estate. Both the detached private guest cottage and the detached private main villa home share the 1.3 acre Gated ocean view estate. While your detached cottage, deck and hot tub are fully private (and screened), you are also invited to enjoy shared amenities on the estate, which include access to gym, koi pond, laundry, extra fridge/freezer, plus separate office work/art space with door. large gas BBQ, beach chairs/umbrella, and more.
PRIVACY AND INTERACTION WITH HOSTS/GUESTS:
Your cottage, deck, hot tub, parking is private, and your stay self-serviced, and self-catered. maintaining cleanliness and sanitation during your stay, including a weekly cleaning. We provide a mid-month professional cleaning.
You have ample screening and gardens between buildings and decks, as well as a printed Guest Guide, Welcome Beverage and Snack, and much more to help you enjoy your private retreat. We are here to help you get the most from your visit.Your hosts respect your privacy and quiet enjoyment
You will appreciate that your hosts, Steve and Diane, have 25 years experience in luxury inn, vacation rental, hospitality education, management, and authentic travel consulting. Guests live like a local, and return again and again, and many become friends and neighbors. We are professionals and ensure you get the best lodging and experience possible. We recommend Santa Barbara/Montecito area highlights, beaches, adventures, dining, wine tasting, sailing, shopping, and more, even parasailing over your cottage, landing in Parma Park below us.
Simple property courtesy rules to ensure safety, privacy and comfort:
1.) Extend mutual respect for privacy.
2.) Avoid excess noise generally, and especially between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.
3.) Only persons designated in the original reservation may occupy or visit the premises, unless approved in advance.
4.) Stay smoke-free, pet-free while on premises.
5.) Clean up after yourselves. Keep you rental, furnishings, linens, etc. clean. Host provides mid- and end of month cleans. Guest provides other cleanings and linen/towel chages.
6.) Experienced Hosts are here to help you get the most from your escape or work-from-home retreat to paradise! Simply ask, we have answers. Have fun!
The Neighborhood:
Enjoy multimillion dollar views, open to 270 degree ocean, coastline, and island views and 90 degree mountain views. Tucked atop a hill in the Santa Barbara foothills, near hiking, biking (famous biking Gibraltar Loop starts nearby), and close to botanic and lotusland gardens, historic mission, and adjacent to luxurious Montecito, home of the stars. Downtown Santa Barbara and Montecito are only 5-10 minutes, as is the beach, gardens, dining, theater, shopping and more.
Getting around...
So near, yet in a world apart from the bustling crowds, traffic and noise. A car is very helpful, though Uber and taxis are available. Santa Barbara is accessed by car from freeway 101 north and south, and the property is just off Hwy 192 in Santa Barbara. Amtrak train serves Santa Barbara ( is 10 minutes), as does Santa Barbara Airport (SBA- 15 minutes) and 90 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX- 90+ minutes)
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