Location: Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, Wine Country, California, USA (Located about an hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge).

Accommodations: House, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible twin bed, 2 Baths (Sleeps 4)

From the entrance of this lovely, beachfront home you'll marvel at the stunning views of Bodega Harbor, and the vast Pacific beyond. The Bird Watch is nestled among giant cypress and pine trees on a bluff - a vantage point from which you'll enjoy the spectacle of hundreds of shore birds feeding happily along the tide line below. From your private spa you'll be lulled by the distant roar of ocean waves as they crash into the giant rocks off of Bodega Head. If it's a little snacking you crave, just walk out the door and across the road to Ruby's Porthole for morning lattes, or a classic burger at the Hot Dog House, or fine cuisine just down the street at Lucas Wharf Seafood Restaurant. The house is newly constructed of marble, granite, wood and glass, and comes equipped with WiFi internet, TVs, DVD player, propane fireplaces, five-star gourmet kitchen, hot tub, multiple decks and a stone patio. The area offers world class wine tasting, fishing, golf, surfing, kayaking, kite boarding and more. The Bird Watch will truly be your hideaway from which you stage an unforgettable adventure in God's Country-Northern California!

From the moment you step through the ornately designed gateway, with its frosted glass accents, and then pass by the hot tub grotto, sheltered by the fragrant branches of ancient cypress trees, you know you’ve arrived someplace special. Open the front door and your pulse quickens as the senses are overwhelmed. Vast expanses of glass reveal a timeless panorama of water … the Bay, and beyond, the Pacific. You’re aware of flocks of birds, swirling in the trees above you, clustering in the tidal shallows below you. You finally exhale. This is where you'll dwell.

But, what of your immediate surroundings? You shift your glance to the roomy kitchen … all gleaming metal and buffed stone, with its massive marble island, bar stools, and a cozy, built-in window dining area looking out over the water. You realize those gourmet food fantasies may not have to take a backseat to all the outdoor attractions on this vacation.

A charming queen size bedroom shares this upper level of the house, with its own view of the Harbor. A beautiful bathroom adjoins, where a regal abalone-and-iridescent tile encrusted limestone tub awaits. Descending from the kitchen is a marble staircase that leads to the master bedroom level, with its king size bed and equally arresting water views. Serving the master bedroom area is a large bathtub, with a seamless glass shower set against a private window.

From the master bathroom tub you’ll marvel at a view framed by the branches of an old growth Monterey pine, whose sturdy branches reach out over the water, all the better to provide sanctuary for the many types of shorebirds and rare migratory species that make this side of the Bay home. See how the deck and the tree interact, thanks to careful pruning of the branches, to create a singular effect of woods and water. Relax on the deck, and you’ll be protected from the wind as you enjoy another magnificent sunset with your Sonoma pinot. Go ahead, take the stairs down to the tidal flats, to the water, stick your toes in the wet sand and enjoy the bracing smell of the world’s edge, where you now reside.

($260 week nights Sun-Thu)($325 weekend nights Fri+Sat)(2 night minimum stay)

($1650/week)(subject to 10% increase during Holidays)($4800/month) (9%bed tax)+($95.00 cleaning fee)

Other Amenities
Sonoma County Regional Parks recently constructed a bird walk trail. The trail begins at Bird Watch's house front door and passes through a revitalized salt water marsh which is home to thousands of migratory and native birds throughout the year. A bridge was built to connect Doran and Birdwalk Coastal Parks so that from the house you can walk along Canadian Geese nesting sites and over an estuary filled with Leopard Sharks and Bat Rays to reach crashing ocean waves along a sandy beach that stretches for 4 miles. A paved trail is moderately accessible for the disabled. If you're looking for a garden to meditate in, combined with specialty massages and enzyme bath then try Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary. To learn how a community can become ecologically, economically and culturally sustainable in today's world visit The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center. The Center's bio-intensive organic gardens and orchards are an inspiration!

• Accept Credit Cards
• Beach Front
• Beach Access
• BBQ Grill
• Hot Tub
• Fireplace
• Internet Access
• Telephone
• Washer and Dryer
• Towels Provided
• Linens Provided