Location: Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Wine Country, California, USA
Accommodations: House, 4 Bedrooms + Detached Unit, 5 Baths (Sleeps 11-13)
LAST MINUTE 4TH OF JULY SAVINGS!
Save $1,400 on a 4 night stay! - Stay the weekend at Lavender Hill this 4th of July for 3 nights and receive the 4th night free, or receive 10% off a 3 night stay. Sleeps 11. Call 800-495-9961 to reserve today.
EXTERIOR
Built with the inspiration of San Francisco’s famous mercantile family, the Gumps, in the early 1950s, Lavender Hill is one of the most sophisticated examples of an adult-friendly/kid-friendly site we’ve ever come across. The flow of life here at this 4BR/4.5BA cluster of pavilions is so deftly designed that two families, or kids and adults, can lead parallel lives here with as much or as little interaction as they desire – yet every part of the ensemble is within steps of the others.
Set atop a small hill, Lavender Hill’s three pavilions – a main house, a pool house and a master suite – are designed to take advantage of Sonoma County’s Mediterranean climate. Each structure, evocative of aristocratic Russian dachas, has huge doors and windows that open to the sunlight and out to the property’s expansive views over grass and woods. The 5-acre site is a garden of delights: Past the main pavilion’s terrace, a grassy slope, with sycamores standing sentinel on each side, descends to a bocce ball court. A creek burbles along the property’s west side. A solar-heated pool stands completely surrounded by a large lawn – a blue punctuation point in the vast green. Next to grape-covered trellises, a huge hot tub that can easily fit a dozen people invites long, animated soaks.
At night, kids often gather with tubs of popcorn in the pool house to play games or watch TV while their parents are having a dinner party in the main pavilion. Both groups are in their own heaven – an outcome Lavender Hill’s builders had in mind from the start.
INTERIOR
Indoors and outdoors merge so seamlessly at Lavender Hill, thanks to the pavilions’ abundant high windows and glass doors. The Main House’s living room, with its tall glass entry door and picture windows looking out to the lawn and pool, is a sun-washed space. A 12.5-foot-high ceiling extends the room, and inviting furniture and tall bookshelves make it a natural gathering place. The bathroom walls are covered in exquisite blue floor-to-ceiling French tiles, while three sides of the kitchen (which boasts its original 10-foot-high cabinetry) are mostly glass. A long 12-seat table, flanked by a bar housed in an antique cabinet, makes the kitchen a perfect place on a wintry day to huddle cozily over food and wine.
Beyond the dining terrace, the Pool House offers the four-bed Bunkroom – wonderful kids’ quarters. The adjoining Red Room has its own bath and a separate exit to a patio whose reflecting pool is filled with reeds, water lilies and lovelorn frogs. The Pool House’s master bedroom boasts a queen bed, bath and kitchenette. Easily the pavilion’s most dramatic element is the large folding glass doors that swing to the side to create an indoor/outdoor space with views of the lawn, pool, trees and distant hillsides. A canopy shelters the wicker furniture of the outdoor space, while an inside banquette can seat 8 people.
The third pavilion, the Main Suite, has a king bed and bath. In the morning, you can gaze through its 8-foot double French doors to the kitchen and savor the smells of breakfast cooking.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Wood Fireplace
- Beds
- King Bed
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Game Console
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Private Hot Tub
- Private Pool
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Catering Available
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Communications
- Telephone
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
- Hot Air Ballooning
- Other Activities
- Wine Tasting
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Low Season (Nov-Mar) ....... $ 975/night .. $5,800/week .. $19,000/month
Shoulder Season (Apr-May) .. $1,200/night .. $7,000/week .. $24,000/month
High Season (Jun-Oct) ...... $1,400/night .. $8,300/week .. $28,000/month
includes holidays (3 night min)
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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