Soft Sandy Beach and Spacious Home

Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 05/18/11 Review Submitted: 05/25/11

My husband and I live in Bend, and try to get to the coast twice a year. This year my parents were visting from Georgia, and my Mother just LOVES the Oregon Coast and wants to be front and center to see and hear the Ocean. This home does appear to offer that from the photos, but apparently there's been some major storms making the dunes amazingly high this winter, as you could barely see the ocean from the living room which was a bit of a dissapointment. However, the Master Bedroom had a wonderful view still and my parents enjoyed that immensely! Those cozy lounging chairs in there were a nice touch, and they spent thier early mornings sipping tea and taking in the beautiful view. We loved the lay out of the home, as the bedrooms had good separation, and the nicer 2nd bedroom had a nice view of the Bay and Bridge in the Morning. The home was well stocked, nice roomy pantry to store your stuff, tea pot, coffe grinder, large electic griddle, even an espresso maker! The couches in the living room however are getting a bit tired. We used that large dining table every night for card games and dominos, and loved the big beautiful ceiling fans for when it got a little stuffy at night, you couldn't open the doors and windows when the neighbors are having a fire next door as the smoke blows in. We took long walks on the beach, one toward the Bay/Point and to our surprise we came upon about 50 harbor seals making their way up on the beach, it was amazing! There were seals of all ages swimming in the bay and lounging around, they were so cute! All in all, we had a nice time, the home was very comfortable. We could have done without the "middle school" that moved in next door to us for 4 days, as there were 10 children of all ages running across "our backyard" to the large dune next door from sun up to sundown, but that's just the luck of the draw I guess! We did have beautiful weather almost the whole trip and my parents really enjoyed that beautiful Master Bedroom and the whirpool tub! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home, I know anyone renting this place will love it as well.

Owner response:We're glad to heat that you really enjoyed your stay, had nice weather, and liked the home. This last winter was indeed a sandy one with lots of new sand coming in. I had heard it might have been the worst winter for this over the last several decades. We had a bulldozer several times to level the sand behind the home (before your visit) and we have another sand removal scheduled in early June to get the dune back down so the view is closer to the photos on the website. So much came in this winter that we've had to level it off over several bulldozer visits. We do need to retire the living room couch this summer and have plans to buy a new one shortly--thanks for the reminder. Glad to hear your parents liked the new leather chairs in the master w/the view, new flatscreen TV, and Jacuzzi tub. We hear a lot of positive reviews on all the games, toys and the large great room. Hope you all come back again soon!

Recommended for:Sightseeing, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Absolutely Wonderful

Guest: Lo (Sacramento, CA)
Date of Stay: 02/25/11 Review Submitted: 03/28/11

My family has never planned a trip that took us far from home but we had wanted to get out of California for a few days. After looking at several places online we went with Bella Vista from just viewing the pictures. I can honestly say the pictures are beautiful but does not compare to being there yourself. We drove up and it was a long drive but well worth it when we walked through the door. My family was blown away by how great the place was. The whole concept of the house was open and family oriented. We loved how we were able to cook in the beautiful kitchen, eat and still be able to interact with the kids in the living room and outside. The weather predicted for the days we were there at Bella Vista was suppose to be over cast with rain but it was nothing like predicted. The weather though cold did not produce any rain and the sun was out. There were tons of toys for inside and outside so the kids had a blast all day playing. We truly enjoyed our stay and was sad when it ended. The owners of Bella Vista truly understands what families need and want when on vacation. Everything was comfortable, family friendly, kid friendly and just all around great...and did I mention WONDERFUL....My sister's words were "just sitting in front of the living room window looking out towards the sand and ocean, you can't help but want to just smile and just feel happy..." Thank you so much for letting us stay...we hope to come back in the future.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, pet owners, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Lovely spacious, clean, well stocked home.

Guest: family6portland (Portland)
Date of Stay: 03/21/10 Review Submitted: 04/21/10

We just loved this home. You can't beat that beach front for our 4 younger children. The beach was so private and my kids loved running around in the dunes between the beach and the house. The whole house felt very spacious. The bedrooms are very large. The toys were endless. It seemed every day my kids would dig into the closets and find a new box of toys to play with. This is such a must for waiting out the rain! Definitely the most kid friendly house we have stayed at in a long time (and we rent a lot). Florence and Newport are very close and made for great outings. I will say that my husband and I both thought this would be a nice place to come back to without the kids as well.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Guest: Lois, Bill, Tricia, Nick, Sammy a (-)
Date of Stay: 01/15/10 Review Submitted: 01/15/10

Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful home. We also had a wonderful time. Strawberry Hills was our favorite! Giant Spruce at Perpetua was awesome. Seal Rock was awesome too!

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Guest: Kaydee, Kathleen, John, Jason, Va (-)
Date of Stay: 01/15/10 Review Submitted: 01/15/10

We had a great week at Bella Vista. The weather was wonderful and the sunsets were to die for! We all had a great time playing on the beach and finding the little sea creatures. We are heading to the coast of California in two days and we will miss this house greatly. We will be back!!! You will love this house!

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Guest: Zoe (-)
Date of Stay: 01/15/10 Review Submitted: 01/15/10

I love this house! I love the dunes! So fun! We had a campfire! Great, great, great place!!! I am sitting in the chair watching the ocean. Here is a picture of the ocean.

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Guest: Benson family (-)
Date of Stay: 01/15/10 Review Submitted: 01/15/10

Thank you for sharing your beautiful house with us. Everything about it was amazing. The beach is beautiful and so close! Everything was clean so we tried to leave it as we found it. Hope we get a chance to come again. We love it here.

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Guest: N/A (-)
Date of Stay: 01/15/10 Review Submitted: 01/15/10

Wow! Spent part of four glorious mostly sunny days in your beautiful home. Thanksgiving with all the trimmings, laughter and memories. We loved it and will return!

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Guest: Melody (-)
Date of Stay: 01/15/10 Review Submitted: 01/15/10

Thank you for letting us share your home. The home is simply beautiful. And the ocean view is fantastic! The town and sites were fun. We will definitely recommend the home and hope to return!

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Guest: Davis (-)
Date of Stay: 01/15/10 Review Submitted: 01/15/10

My favorite thing was being right on the beach. The house is really nice.

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