This is the perfect place for a family vacation. The kitchen is spacious with 6 stools around a breakfast/bar counter, 8 seats around the dining room table, cast iron skillets and pots & pans...we cooked every meal during our stay.

The many bedrooms made living arrangements a cinch. The master bedroom has French windows that open up to a quiet balcony the size of a small living room shaded by a native oak with moss hanging from its branches. There are 4 bunk beds for little cousins to room together and catch up. Comfy sofas for talking late into the night are in the living room in the main house and in the attached wing. We roomed very comfortably.

We were surrounded by plenty of greenery. The fragrance of the trees make you feel you are at your aromatherapist. It smells like eucalyptus but I'm guessing it's laurel since we are on Laurel Lane. Jasmine and rose vines welcome you near the main entrance, a hammock tied to two redwoods invites you to relax, a rope swings from the right arm of a coast live oak, a backyard orchard with pears, apples, and mandarin oranges is hydrated by the running creek. You know how they used to sell CDs of sounds of the forest or the trickling of water? Well, this is that bubbling brook. You can see the neighbor's houses but you don't hear them, only the sound of water slaking the redwoods' thirst.

There is Wifi for the workaholics who want to stay in and tap on their keyboards while the rest of the family swim in the bay. We went up to Dillon beach where dogs can get their exercise unleashed but it was a bit misty and cold that day. It was sunny back in Point Reyes Station after passing through the oysters farms and restaurants, and the kids enjoyed the calm waters of Chicken Ranch beach on the other side.

Since it's a large house with so many beds, guests are asked to remake the beds. Gas is shut off in the summer, but you don't need the neater. If you're looking for something negative in this review to make it real, I really couldn't tell you. It was the best place for us, and even the adults who normally don't look forward to overnighting with relatives and kids, could relax and enjoy their stay. Everybody had a good time.