Beach House Vacation Rental Ventura, California, United States
Description
| 1045 Waterbury Lane, incredible beach front home.
Thanksgiving Week...discounted to $2750...flexible arrival and departure dates. Christmas/New Years....sold out.
Now booking for SUMMER 2010.....always sells out....don't wait.
This house is located in the wonderful Pierpont beach community in the City of Ventura (60 miles north of Los Angeles). A year round daily or weekly rental (or monthly ourside of summer), our beach house easily sleeps 10 and is a perfect getaway for families, or a group of friends and it would also make a great business retreat. Please contact to book your stay today! Property can be shown by appointment. Email us for more pictures. Comments from some previous can be viewed by clicking on AVAILABILITY CALENDER and then VIEW THE GUESTBOOK.
When you stay in this house, you'll enjoy the comforts and amazing views of the ocean and offshore Channel Islands which provide a background for spectacular sunsets. Relax on the deck or back patio (with gas fire pit), or curl on the couch along side our gas fireplace. With all the creature comforts of an exclusive resort, you may never want to leave our getaway on the beach.
Two full stories above the ground level garage, this home has 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, a family room, living room with attached casual and formal dining room, reading/recreational nook, full kitchen in approximately 2400 SF of living in a very open floor plan with lots of windows to show off the ocean/island view. Interior remodel completed in February 2006 for upcoming rental season. Essentially everything has been ripped out and redone and/or completely renovated and upgraded. Renovation included: new carpet, paint, electrical, plumbing, bathrooms, toilets, appliances, window treatments, railings and new furnishings throughout the home. Complete exterior remodel completed in 2004 (new cedar decks/siding, dbl insulated windows, etc.).
Sleeping Accomodations Bedroom #1 – Master bedroom with king bed. New bathroom and vanity area redone in beautiful tumbled stone. Nice size deluxe shower with a double vanity sink and very large walk in closet. Private balcony only accessed from master bedroom with panoramic ocean/island views. Master has Direct TV/satellite cable with a DVD/VCR player and a new 32 inch LCD TV. Nice nook area just outside master bedroom makes for a great reading, game or recreation area.
Bedroom #2 – This room features 4 beds in the form of a bunk bed (two twins) and a separate double bed. Walk in closet and attached bathroom (just redone) with shower and tub. Direct TV/satellite cable with a DVD/VCR player. .
Bedroom #3 – This room features one queen bed and a walk in closet. Ample room for rollaway bed or for a crib (if you bring them). Attached bathroom shared with bedroom 2. Direct TV/satellite cable with a DVD/VCR player.
Large open living room on main floor has a pull out queen bed. Living room is nice with a fire place and a 46 inch high definition LCD TV with a Direct TV/satellite cable connection (two TV have HD cable) and one TV has TIVO. Two really nice compact surround sound stereo systems which have built in DVD/CD player. Play music or watch movies in style. Coolest feature - IPOD connectivity to stereo systems.
WIRELESS internet is also provided.....bring your laptop.
| | Amenities
| • Family room – 32 inch high definition TV with a Direct TV/satellite cable connection and a really nice and compact surround sound stereo system with a built in DVD/CD player. Play music or watch movies in style. Coolest feature - IPOD connectivity to stereo. • Bar in family room with bar fridge and sink. Put the game on and make yourself a margarita while watching the game or head out to the deck and soak up the sun. • Living room with gas fire place with 46 inch high definition LCD TV with a Direct TV/satellite cable connection (with TIVO) and a really nice and compace surround sound steero system with a built in DVD/CD player. Play music or watch movies in style. Coolest feature - IPOD connectivity to stereo. • Kitchen nook table with 4 chairs (can seat 6) with adjacent dining bar top area with seating for four more – full ocean views from kitchen. Adjacent large dining table in dining room with seating for 8 more – both areas accommodate 16-18 people (perfect for kids and adults). • Downstairs bathroom with newly remodeled shower. Note bathroom accessible from back yard - possible to lock the house but leave bathroom open if everybody is on the beach. • New kitchen appliances • Dishwasher • Nice Refrigerator with ice machine • Large walk-in closet downstairs with lot’s of storage space • Charcoal and gas BBQs • Gas fire pit in backyard with adirondak chairs • Tropitone patio furniture on nice deck to enjoy your cocktails, etc and watch the kids play right in front of you in the sand dunes. • Full size freezer in the garage for you to use for your excess food. • Boogie boards and other beach toys provided and available to use/enjoy. • Outdoor heated shower in backyard to wash off after a great day on the beach. Side gate connects beach to the backyard. • Wireless internet. • Direct TV with TV, two high definition TVs (one with TIVO) – a total of 5 TVs are provided • 5 parking spaces (two in garage and three in the driveway) • Beach towels • Beach chairs • Beach cups • Home theater DVD/CD Systems (2) • Phone (Local Calls) • Bath towels • Linens (Leave it at home, you do not need to bring anything) • Blankets • Pillows • Laundry room with Washer/Dryer • Microwave • Coffee maker • Toaster • Cooking knives & utensils • Blender • Various drinking glasses for cocktails, wine, margaritas, etc. • Silverware • Dinnerware • Alarm Clocks • Iron and Ironing Board • Hairdryer • Surfishing equipment and tackle (sinkers, weights, sand spike). All you need to do is catch the sandcrabs for bait and you’re good to go. Fun fishing right in front of the house with common catches being; perch, small harmless sand sharks and rays and if your lucky, a corbina.
Nearby/Recreational Activities Four beach volleyball courts 600 feet away at Ventura State Beach.
Bike riding. Very nice bike path that starts at the adjacent Ventura State Beach – enjoy a nice ride up to the historic Ventura Pier (about one mile) and watch the surfers at the adjacent Surfers Point (premier surf spot for beginners to experts), or continue on the bike path for miles riding right along a nice coastal path.
Channel Islands National Park. Right in front of the house are five islands that comprise CINP. Island Packers Cruises, the transportation concessionaire for CINP, operates right out of Ventura Harbor and can take you out to enjoy the islands for day trips, whale watching trips, island kayaking, snorkeling, scuba, hiking, camping, etc. Daily departures from Ventura Harbor (about a 5 minute drive) from the house. CINP has a Visitor’s Center in the harbor which is also fun to visit and Ventura Harbor has lots of great shops and restaurants as well.
Golf – Two public 18 hole public golf courses within 2-5 miles of the house.
Food and Shopping Vons Market, Starbucks Coffee and a variety of small retail shops and restaurants are about ½ mile away at Seaward Avenue and Harbor Boulevard. Banks, gas stations, fast food restaurants, etc are in the same areas.
Downtown Ventura – just north of the Ventura Pier and walking or biking distance from the house you’ll find a very robust and recently revitalized Historic Downtown Ventura. The Main Street area is filled with great restaurants and bars, shopping and antiquing, a large movie theater, Saturday Farmers Market, etc - all of it located near the San Buenaventura Mission (est. 1782). Lots to do and see downtown.
Santa Barbara, CA. About 25 miles to the north on Highway 101. On your way you’ll pass through the beach towns of Carpinteria, Summerland and Montecito – each of them are also fun to visit. With a nice little zoo and tons of other recreational, shopping/dining and site seeing options, visiting Santa Barbara make it a really great day trip.
Ojai, CA. Nice inland drive of about 15 miles away on Highway 33. In the summer, it is not uncommon for Ojai to get into the 90’s and even hit 100 on occasion. This is a pretty small town but it is culturally rich with top notch resorts, spas, golf and tennis to pamper you. Nice hiking further up into the mountains, hot springs and swimming holes can be found right a short drive out of Ojai with a road that will take you up into Los Padres National Forest and more recreational opportunities. Recreational activities at Lake Casitas include great fishing and a water park (open in summer).
| Policies
| • Personalized service from check-in to check-out. Each group and family is personally met by us (the owners are 35+ year residents of Ventura) upon arrival so that we can walk you through the home in detail and familiarize you with the welcome 3-ring binder that gives you tips on local area attractions as well as maps and descriptions and recommendations of nearby restaurants. • Check in Friday at 4pm • Check out Friday at 11am. • No smoking and no pets • 50% booking deposit to hold with the remainder due 30 days prior to arrival. • $1,000 refundable security deposit is due 30 days prior to arrival. Deposits are returned after your stay so long as nothing is broken and/or missing.
Rental Rates* Summer (June 11 - September 14) June 1 - 11......................$2500/week June 11 - September 14...........................$4,250/week
Outside of Summer (Sept 15 to June 11) Weekly........................... $2500 Nightly............................ $450 (2 night minimum)*
Thanksgiving and Christmas Week is $2750.......
*2 night stays DO NOT include the cleaning - add $250 to cover the cleaning fee for a 2 night stay.
Rentals behind two nights includes the cleaning of the house upon your departure. Additional charges will be incurred for extra cleaning, if required, and if smoking occurs.
TOT TAX
The City of Ventura recently (October 2008) adopted a transit occupancy tax or TOT just like you would pay for staying in a hotel. The tax amount is 10% beyond the rates for the rental. The tax is collected and submitted to the City of Ventura.
Cancellation Policy If you must cancel, do so prior to 60 days so house can be re-rented. If house is re-rented you will receive your reservation fee in full, otherwise your reservation fee will be forfeited. If you must cancel less than 60 days prior to your arrival, contact us and every effort will be made to re-rent the house so we can offer you a full refund. If the house is not rented for the full amount, you loose your deposit.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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 View of the house from the beach.
 View from living room to dining room and kitchen
 View of the Channel Islands from the deck. |