Beautiful home with new, high-quality Mission-style decor and furnishings. Warm and inviting. Comfortable beds with luxurious embroidered linens. The 4 adults loved relaxing in front of the gas fireplace on the plush sofas, listening to Ray's Beatles records. The 5 teenagers loved playing billiards and watching sports on the big screen TV on the lower level, as well as sitting in the hot tub or enjoying the outdoor firepit just out the back door on the lower level.
This home is located in a quiet neighborhood across the street from the Inn at Arch Rock. The home is a 10 minute level walk from downtown Depoe Bay. The great room and kitchen have views of the rocky shore of Depoe Bay, especially from the kitchen window. We fought over who got to do the dishes.
The kitchen and bathrooms were spotless. The kitchen had an abundance of high-quality matching dishes, glasses and silverware. Despite being pet-friendly this home looked and smelled clean. It was a beautiful sunny weekend and we really enjoyed watching the ocean from the new Adirondack chairs on the upper-level south deck. This spacious home has good sound-proofing: the kids had noisy fun and the adults could still carry on a conversation!
The home is designed with three levels: upper level with great room, well-equipped kitchen, master BR and bath; middle level with the front door, two Queen BR's, bunk bedroom, bathroom, additional bathroom/laundry room; then lower level with game/tv room, twin beds, and backdoor to hottub/firepit. Perhaps too many stairs for families with tiny children or frail elders.
We appreciated the very reasonable rent and cleaning fees. Owner Ray and next door neighbors/caretakers Fred and Andy were exceptionally easy to work with. Highly recommended. We plan to return in the future and recommend to friends.
Things to do: We were thrilled to see whales up close on a whale watching eco-excursion out of Depoe Bay. September is the best month for this activity.
We enjoyed walking with our dog up Sunset Street, then continuing west along the path and out to the rocky shore where there are benches to enjoy a sunset.
We brought kites with us and had a great day at Fogarty Beach, which is 1.7 miles north of Depoe Bay. Follow the sign for North Fogarty Creek Park, then walk under the highway from the parking lot to the beach.