BLUE JAY: Walk to Guerneville & Beach | Hot Tub | Woodstove

Overall no complaints. The home was walking distance to the Main Street. It was clean and accommodating. Downstairs became really cold but easy fix with the plug in heaters provided

Our family of 5 adults was comfortable, giving us space to be together and to separate for alone time on our long weekend. The Labor Day weekend was the hottest ever in Guerneville from what we heard and we were glad we brought another fan for the house. It did cool down at night which helped greatly. The kitchen was beautifully stocked in every way and the back patio was a lovely place to spend time together. Our married children loved the little outside bedroom--great addition to the property. Wifi was perfect. Thank you for a great getaway in an interesting area. Great restaurants were not difficult to find.

We enjoyed our stay. Close proximity to town, Johnson's Beach, mini golf and park. Ideal for our family with older independent kids. The steep, narrow staircase was mentioned in previous reviews, but was not an issue for our 12 and 17 year old boys who stayed downstairs. Yard is steep, but again with older kids, not an issue. Would have been nice to have more kitchen towels handy and an oven mitt, but otherwise kitchen was stocked well. We had a very nice time.

Our stay at Blue Jay Hideaway was, for the most part, okay. The house was well equipped and had a great location, just a few minute walk to town. It was a little outdated but it had a cozy, cabin-like feel.

When we arrived our first surprise was with the downstairs bedroom. We knew it had two twin beds (one of which was a trundle bed, not advertised but a nice touch!) and a futon. What we didn't know is that the stairs leading to it were tiny and once you forced your way down them the clearance was no more than 5'10". The pictures definitely didn't show how low the ceiling was and it forced us to rearrange our pre-planned sleeping arrangements last minute. The shower downstairs was reminiscent of one in an RV.

We were also extremely disappointed with the back yard. We were looking forward to using it since the house got so hot during the day and it was shaded all the time. Unfortunately it was so dirty and spider infested that it pretty much was unusable the entire trip. The walk across dirt and gravel combined with the forest of spiderwebs made the hot tub fairly unusable as well. It was like a safari just to take the trash out on the side of the house.

The bed in the upstairs bedroom was also a pretty cheap IKEA bed. Almost every night we had to fix the slats underneath the mattress. This, combined with the squeaks the bed made every time one of us moved made for some pretty sleepless nights.

The price and location of this house, along with the front patio and kitchen definitely boosted our star rating but we won't be staying here next year.

Overall, this is a nice property. A little dated, but comfortable. The kitchen was small but had newer appliances that were nice and a well stocked spice cabinet so we had everything we needed to prepare the meals we had. The bed in the upstairs room was a little too soft for me, and one of the twin beds downstairs was pretty lumpy, but the other one was good. We did not use the extra bedroom so I can't speak to that bed. The patio outside was a great place to sit in the afternoons. I loved all the big trees! I didn't realize that there was no air conditioning when I booked the house, so it did get a little warm in there in the afternoons. There were several fans and keeping the blinds closed helped keep it a bit cooler. I imagine it doesn't usually get real hot there, but it was pretty warm when we went. Very close to town and the river which was nice.