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Mariposa Ridge Retreat / Heavenly Hideaway [#90993] | View Property

Mariposa
Chateau / Country House, 3 Bedrooms + Other (See Description), 2 Baths (Sleeps 6-8)
$135 - $195/nt US Dollars
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Traveler Reviews (17)

• Nice views

  Nice views

  • Guest Sharon
  • Date of stay 12/21/12
  • Review Submitted 12/27/12
  The house is very nice inside, and the view is wonderful. Very comfortable for our group.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• Great place! Close to Yosemite!

  Great place! Close to Yosemite!

  • Guest Adrienne
  • Date of stay 06/08/12
  • Review Submitted 06/24/12
  This home is clean and comfortable, really nice view and just about as close as you can get to staying near Yosemite Valley without having to reside in a hotel. The house has a solitary country feel and we saw wild turkeys and deer in the yard. The Valley proper is about an hour away, but it is a wonderful drive in and out -- although I suggest taking HWY 41 into the Valley if it is your first visit. HWY 41 has the "tunnel view" and it is spectacular. Mariposa has all the things you will need for restaurants and stores wise. We did make the trip to Oakhurst (1 hour round-trip) to take in a couple of first-run movies in their small multi-plex. I really enjoyed working with the home's owner, and he suggested visiting the Yosemite Zip Lines in Mariposa. We had two 18 year old boys with us and they had a BLAST on the zip lines! I would recommend this home to friends and family!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, sightseeing.

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• Wonderful place, great view.

  Wonderful place, great view.

  • Guest Foxriver
  • Date of stay 05/21/12
  • Review Submitted 06/07/12
  We had a wonderful time using the comforts of Mariposa Ridge Retreat as a base for our visit to Yosemite. The drive to Yosemite is about 45 minutes but enjoyable. The home has everything you will need and is quite secluded. The deck has a great view from the top of the ridge and hot tub was very welcome after hiking all day. So many stars at night! The owners are great people.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• Breathtaking View !

  Breathtaking View !

  • Guest M&K
  • Date of stay 12/24/11
  • Review Submitted 02/25/12
  My husband and I stayed here for 3 nights over the Chrismas holiday December 2011. We were extremely pleased with our choice. The view from the porch was breathtaking. The accommodations were very clean and inviting. It would very comfortably sleep 6 people. The kitchen is large and well appointed. It is a convenient drive into the charming town of Mariposa where I would highly recommend the swordfish at Savourys restaurant. It is a bit of a drive to Yosemite, as Steve describes accurately, but it is a very beautiful drive as well. Steve and Susan were very pleasant people to work with and even went the extra mile for us by mailing back an item we had left behind.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• Cozy home with a great view

  Cozy home with a great view

  • Guest Ryan
  • Date of stay 11/24/11
  • Review Submitted 11/28/11
  We had a great time and really enjoyed the house. It was cozy, was well stocked an has an amazing view. The only disappointment was that there is no fireplace and the TV is small and doesn't get a lot of channels. We would definitely stay there again.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• Wonderful stay, great location and price

  Wonderful stay, great location and price

  • Guest coco87
  • Date of stay 11/05/11
  • Review Submitted 12/03/11
  We had a great time visiting Yosemite with Mariposa Ridge Retreat as our base of operations. It was about a 50 minute drive into the valley from this very nice house for the money. Very comfortable, up-to-date, and well furnished with lots of space for our family of 5. Two minute drive into Mariposa where we found a very nice grocery store and nice restaurants (on a small road behind the Burger King). Very beautiful sunrises greeted us each morning from the house. Very quiet and private location. Although we did not have a chance to use it, busy with all the local activities, the owners should tout the beautiful, huge big tub in the master bath.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• Location, location, location!

  Location, location, location!

  • Guest gt
  • Date of stay 05/16/11
  • Review Submitted 06/01/11
  This property is a great location. As advertised, the "Ridge Retreat" is serviceable and comfortable. We had a collective OHHH when we walked in. Our group of 6 was impressed w/ the furnishings, appointments, warmth and amenities. The view looking down in to Mariposa is "Gold Country" complete. We didn't all use the hot tub on account of the rain. We ate twice in town and had great food and we shopped at the market. Just about a mile below the MRR is the turn and relatively short drive in to and out of Yosemite. Our stay here was a great package and my contacts w/ the owner have all been pleasant. thnx

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• Great 4 day weekend

  Great 4 day weekend

  • Guest Kate from Berkeley
  • Date of stay 02/18/11
  • Review Submitted 02/21/11
  We really enjoyed our stay.Beautiful view from living room, 2 of the bedrooms and back deck. The kitchen is very nice and well equipped.We appreciated the comfy couch and recliners, great for watching DVD's and there are lots of lamps in the living room and bedrooms for reading.The drive from the house to Yosemite is a beautiful one. Getting to town is a quick trip and the grocery store has pretty much everything.We loved our winter visit and hope we can visit in the spring or summer.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

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• Happy New Year

  Happy New Year

  • Guest Big Jake
  • Date of stay 12/31/10
  • Review Submitted 02/04/11
  Our stay at the retreat over the New Year was relaxing, as we enjoyed the hot tub and the great kitchen. We saw deer and a bear walked over the hill behind the house. The air was clean and the water was delicious. We aren't used to clean water in the city. We emptied our own water bottles and took some home with us, it was great. My wife really enjoyed the comfortable beds and the great bubble bath. We love the little shops downtown and the old court house was really cool. The stars a night were really bright. We will come back again. thank you for the nice home.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• Fall View

  Fall View

  • Guest BWB
  • Date of stay 10/11/10
  • Review Submitted 02/02/12
  Wow, we were there in October. The views were beautiful; it snowed in the mountains and the town below looked like something from a fairytale. Mariposa Ridge Retreat was everything we wanted, Warm, cozy and quiet. A real treat. We will be back, that is for sure.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, romantic getaway.

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• • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 08/13/07
  • Review Submitted 08/13/07
  Back home after a brilliant trip, and just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your Mariposa Ridge Retreat- it was a really wonderful holiday home, a perfect base for us to spend time in Yosemite-the drive in and back was no problem, and was more than compensated for by knowing we were headed back to all the comforts of "home"and to that great deck with its gorgeous tranquil views. You've provided everything we could have wished for and more-and we really appreciated your phone advice, especially re white water rafting-we had such a great day on the Tuolumne with Zephyr, and I'm sure we'd have missed that if we'd not booked ahead. We were happily surprised to find we could get pretty much anything we wanted in Mariposa, the Pioneer supermarket well exceeded expectations, and catered to all choices. all the best with future rentals-we've already recommended your house to friends!

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• • Guest The Burden Family
  • Date of stay 07/15/07
  • Review Submitted 07/15/07
  We spent our family summer vacation in this Retreat and we wouldn't have been happier anywhere else. The home is beautiful! It's clean, private, large enough to fit all 7 of us, and the view is magnificent. It was great coming back to the house after a long day out; a home away from home. Thank you so much for opening up this home as a retreat, we are grateful!

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• • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 06/30/06
  • Review Submitted 06/30/06
  Beautiful home with the BEST views. House was decorated very nicely. Thank you Steve for all your help!

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• • Guest Anonymous
  • Date of stay 06/26/06
  • Review Submitted 06/26/06
  We were there this weekend. The house is wonderful. It has a very nice view. It's clean and very well decorated. I highly recommend this place. Steve helps us a lot too.

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• • Guest Nick4
  • Date of stay 05/15/06
  • Review Submitted 05/15/06
  Really enjoyed the quiet weekend getaway......the merced river was roaring with snow melt.....the park water falls were stunning....the wildflowers were amazing...Thank's so much for the hospitality and help planning our trip...your home is a jewel...we'll be back for sure.... Nick

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• • Guest The Holsted's
  • Date of stay 05/11/06
  • Review Submitted 05/11/06
  Steve, Thanks so much for your hospitality and the use of your beautiful property. We awoke each morning to a scenic vista of the mountains of Yosemite and spent each evening gazing at endless stars from the private hot tub. It's close enough to Yosemite park that we beat the "tourists" and your help with coordinating our activities was most appreciated. We loved the river rafting with your buddy Bob at Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions and the kids just could not get enough of the Sugar Pine Railroad in Fish Camp. The little antique shops in Mariposa were a joy to explore and the small local wineries supplied the vino for our mountain suppers. Thanks for the bottle of champagne and enough wonderful memories to last a lifetime. We are already planning a return trip so please leave the light on for us. sincerely yours, The Holsted Family - P.R. Ca.

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• • Guest Lyle Smith
  • Date of stay 05/11/06
  • Review Submitted 05/10/06
  As my daughter and I drove in the long driveway, a covey of California Valley Quail ran along side our car. It was great! It was raining and everything was washed. The trees, the sky, the dirt, we just sat in the living room and relaxed. We felt as if we had just gone back in time 50 years. It was awsome. The house is very roomy and comfortable. The pizza parlor in town was teriffic. We drove up to the Merced river that comes out of Yosemite. It was very full, but beautiful. Thanks, Steve for renting your wonderful getaway home to us. We will definetly be back in the future.

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