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Serendipity is a private rental home
located along the Pacific Ocean in Gualala, California.
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If you seek a luxury beach vacation
that includes all the trappings...sweeping ocean views from every room,
the sound of the waves to lull you to sleep and a house fit
for a king to enjoy these things, you better pack your bags and
visit Serendipity, the name given to an award-winning Craftsman
style home in Gualala, California.
Merriam Webster dictionary describes
the word 'serendipity' as 'faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable
or agreeable things not sought for'. The definition aptly describes
the home were lucky enough to enjoy for several joyous days
recently.
On a trip to Sea Ranch in
Sonoma, a treat was in store for our family as we were issued keys to Serendipity, a beautiful vacation home perched on a
hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Mendocino County, just north
of the Sonoma County line. Built with every amenity
and view imaginable, Serendipity is a two-bedroom house with a
chef's kitchen that includes granite
countertops, 34 Anderson windows, doors &
skylights, rich Brazilian cherry wood flooring and state-of-the-art
energy-efficient features that assure a comfortable indoor
temperature all year long.
The Craftsman style house is
spectacular in every way with its attractive, quality appliances,
cabinets, fixtures and furnishings. With the two-day minimum rental,
guests have full use of
the deck sauna, kitchen appliances, televisions and indoor laundry
facilities. The house is fully stocked with useful items such as an electronic telescope to watch the whales and
animal life out your bedroom window. While whale watching is
seasonal, you can easily spot
hummingbirds sipping their morning nectar from flowers outside the
windows, seagulls flying gracefully over the ocean and deer munching
on the tall grass nearby at Gualala Point Regional Park.
Two bedrooms include firm,
comfortable beds with quality sheets & comforters and high
definition televisions to watch your favorite shows. Adjoining
bathrooms include showers stocked with soaps, shampoo, a hair
blower, a cabinet filled with bath towels, closets with
bathrobes and virtually anything you can imagine. In the living room
there are drawers
filled with a treasure trove of board games, plus a large flat
screen TV, DVD & VCR players and videos to enjoy.
Walks along the local beach offer
close up views of sea lions resting on rocks and beautiful starfish
near the shore. Located on the mouth of the Gualala River,
there's also fishing, kayaking and hiking available in the redwood
forests. Gualala Community Center features concerts, art exhibits
and entertainment on a regular basis.
No expense
was spared in building Serendipity and making it a premier resort
getaway on the rustic coastline of Northern California. Serendipity is located near shops,
restaurants and stores where you can purchase groceries for your
visit.
Located several hours north of San
Francisco, the drive to Gualala is full of twists and turns past
meadows with cows, an old red barn and colorful flowers that dot
the hills and mountains on meandering roads that lead
to the village. Arriving in the private parking lot in
front of the house, you can see the ocean behind the property.
History:
Mendocino County was one of California’s original 27 counties,
created in 1850 by the State Legislature.
Because of its small population, Mendocino County was
administered by the government of Sonoma County until 1859, when the
government was established in a small building on Main Street in
Ukiah. County officials
moved into the first courthouse at the site bounded by Standley,
Perkins, State and Schools streets on January 24, 1860.
Mendocino
County derives its name from Cape Mendocino, which lies northward of
its northern boundary. Cape
Mendocino was given its name by a famous Spanish navigator of the 16th
century, Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo.
Cabrillo discovered it in 1542 while on a voyage of discovery
along the Pacific Coast and named it in honor of Don Antonio de
Mendoza”, the first Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico), and the patron of
the voyageur.
The
first permanent Spanish settlers came to the area in the middle 16th
century. It was almost
300 years before the first permanent non-Spanish settlements in the
county were made on the coast north of Big River in April of 1852.
Mendocino
County encompasses an area of over 2 million acres or approximately
3500 square miles.
Source: www.co.mendocino.ca.us
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