Leme K.
Yelp
Mar Vista was highly recommended to me by manager for my birthday trip and it was an incredible experience. I believe Mar Vista is the perfect Harmony of introducing or connecting nature back to someone's life. I feel like it's an oxymoron to put the two and two together, but it's the truth.
I decided to come here because I needed to disconnect from my reality for a bit. As I'm sure many people agree with me when they are feeling "burn outs". Whether it's burn out from work, parenting, and or other responsibilities; it's still counts. Service connections are limited in this area. Seems Verizon is best option out here for service and even with Verizon it's spotty. While Mar Vista does provide WiFi, I've only used it to search for restaurants and things to do. This spotty connection truly helped me disconnect.
When you arrive, there is a red cottage that's the office. You'll need to check in there with the owners Cab and Deanna. Or Cab and Deanna are more than happy to welcome and greet you for your check in. When I arrived, I was greeted by both with a smile. They even knew my name and which cottage I reserved. They give you an introduction to themselves, the property and house rules. They are more than happy to answer any questions you may have. As I've continued to interact with them throughout my stay, they are seriously just awesome people who are really passionate about what they do.
There are a total of 12 cottages to chose from. Some are suited for families or to accommodate more guest in a reservation. I reserved a cabin for 2 and to accommodate my dog. For adding dogs to your reservation, there is a good dog fee and they must adhere to the rules, which is no pooch on the furniture. I stayed in cabin 2 right in front of their 5 inch plush of open grass great for a picnic and behind the cabin was the woods with a creek running through it. The cottage had an full open kitchen sharing a space with the living room. The kitchen was equipped with a gas burner stove and oven, a counter and sink, refrigerator, freezer and a microwave out in the open. The living room had a gas burning fireplace heater with some furniture. The bedroom had a queen sized bed with white sheets and down blanket. The bathroom has a stand in shower, a toilet and sink with various sizes of white towels, including big ones.
You're more than welcome to cook in the cottages and use fresh ingredients from the property such as vegetables from the garden and fresh eggs from the chickens are provided by the evenings. There is a huge garden that is very well maintained filled with fresh seasonal vegetables, fruits, herbs, and other various delicious greens. You can come by and harvest the greens by yourself or there's a share table with some already harvested good from the day. The kitchen has some equipment such as pots and pans, beautiful cast iron skillets, knives, a small cutting board, salt, pepper and olive oil etc. I've brought my own spices and other ingredients I knew I wanted to use for this trip. Being able to pick you own herbs and vegetables for your own meals was an unforgettable experience if you don't have your own garden.
Mar Vista offers a variety of activities that's great for all ages such as how to gardening, collecting eggs from the hens, feeding the 3 goats, meditation, star viewing, picnics and so much more. You can build a bon fire in their fire pit and gather with other lodgers from the property. There's a private pathway directly to the beach and a pathway to the woods with a small creek.
The drive there on the 1 was absolutely amazing. I've never seen sights and views as I have before. Depending on where you are driving from, You may drive through state regional parks with many campsites or just along the Clif side over seeing the sea. You're also about 50 mile from Fort Brags and unlimited access to trails and beaches.
I was only here for two nights, but it was two wonderful nights with a lifetime of memories. I even though this would be a great place to spend anniversaries or maybe to propose? I hope this review will peak your interest as their cottages books up fast! So, don't be shy, go to their website and do some research on them if you are interested. And as always, you don't have to just take my words on it, book a trip and go experience for yourself.