Moss Beach House with spectacular Ocean View in Half Moon Bay

A bright and cheery Great Room under oak-beamed cathedral ceiling and a beautiful sun room sheltered under a heritage cypress tree have large picture windows with spectacular white-water ocean views, an attractive gas fireplace, grand piano with music, cable TV, plentiful bookcases and books.

Two colorful bedrooms and large third bedroom with desk, broadband WiFi, multifunctional skylight, and sofa-bed will sleep six people. In addition there are two inflatable twin mattresses, Porta-crib, high-chair, umbrella stroller, toys, and children's books available. Two full baths. Custom oak cabinets and granite countertops in a kitchen with all modern appliances and two separate sinks with disposals. 

Great for families, parties, business conferences, or private vacations. Corner Lot with two-car garage, private garden and patio with flowers, fruit trees, BBQ and chimineria for cool outside evenings, and a romantic porch swing with stunning panorama of thecoast. Please no pets, no smoking.

Normal utilities include gas and electricity, Cable TV and Internet WiFi, water with auto sprinklered gardens, garbage pick-up. Completely furnished with all linens, dishes, and kitchen supplies, including instant hot water, convection oven, blender, Cuisinart, microwave, counter-top grill, Crock-Pot, toaster, expresso machine, and coffee maker. Washer, dryer, laundry sink, small refrigerator, linens, and tools are located in two-car garage. Gardener is included and also regular housekeeper for longer stays.

The house is located in Moss Beach in a quiet neighborhood two blocks uphill from Highway 1, which follows the coastline.  There are a nice small grocery store, a post office, three restaurants, fire station, Sheriff's office, and emergency hospital, all in the small village of Moss Beach.  

Nearby are beautiful bluffs, beaches, kayaking, surfing, golf at Ocean Shores golf courses (highly ranked in northern California), Sharp Park golf in Pacifica, ocean fishing, whale watching from the Pilar Point Harbor where you can buy Dungeness crabs and fish off the boat or eat the freshest fish anywhere at some of the best restaurants in the Bay Area, the famous October Pumpkin and Art Festival and a variety of shops in nearby in Half Moon Bay. There is a nearby airport for small planes.  The drive to downtown San Francisco takes 25-30 minutes, 20 minutes to SF Airport or Peninsula cities and trains, or 1-1/2 hours to the Napa/Sonoma Wine Country.

There are good hiking trails on Montara mountain trailhead 3 minutes away, horse riding, bicycle riding, and walking on Coastal Trail, tide pools to visit at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve only a 5-minute walk away (contain marine life typical of the coast and are visited by school classes and people from all over the Bay Area), and just above the Reserve is a unique park of cypresses, site for a couple of movies, overlooking a large group of seals sunning on the beach, and some of the most beautiful white sand beaches in the world. The small village of Moss Beach has a quiet location near farms of flowers and vegetables, with local produce stands scattered about. The entire area is scenic and attracts many artists to paint the views.

4-night minimum @ $250/week night and $300/night for Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays

One Week: $1600-1850, reduced from the per night rate

Stays of 28 nights or more, reduced to $100/night

Rates for stays between one week and four weeks available upon request.  

Refundable security deposit $500 (includes non-refundable $95 cleaning fee), due in advance to hold reservation.  Rent must be paid two weeks before occupation. Cancellations within 4 weeks of scheduled stay forfeit deposit. 

Available June 1 through December 23, 2009 and again from June 16 through December 15, 2010. Not available from December 24, 2009 through June 14, 2010.  Normal utilities (gas, electricity, water, garbage, WiFi, Cable TV) and gardener included at no additional charge.