This level lot, one-story house is in a safe gated Pine Mountain Lake community, which has it all: 2 mile lake with 3 swimming beaches, an airport, a golf course, tennis courts, swimming pool, horse stables, kids' playgrournds & much more! It is just 2.5 hours drive from San Francisco. 30 min from the Yosemite park entrance. You get stocked kitchen, one bedroom with a king bed, another with a queen bed, and the 3rd with two twin beds, plus a rollaway bed. Linens, towels and kitchenware and essentials are awaiting!
Details regarding the chalet:
Cozy lovely house in quiet are with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (one shower and one tub). WiFi internet averages 500Mbps.
You will find beds with mattresses of different firmness from firm to soft and good pillows. The kitchen is spacious and aside from typically expected, is equipped with blender, electric kettle and Keurig coffee machine. Living room has a wood burning fireplace. Powerful central AC/air heater and tankless water heater make your stay reliably pleasant (no underpowered noisy window ACs or buzzing wall heaters :) There is a 48" TV with HDMI inputs and a DVD/BlueRay player into which you can plug a USB drive with common movie file formats like .mkv or .avi. or play 60 provided DVDs. One of the bedrooms has second TV with DVD player). You are welcome to bring your laptop or other source of video/movies. There's are basic TV channels. Patio table with 5 chairs, and 2 hammocks are awaiting you on the rear deck. You are welcome to use propane grill. The front deck has a coffee table with two chairs. Backyard has additional rest/play area with chairs and benches. The house is 120 feet away from nearest road, so noise is not an issue. Bearbox for garbage keeps bears away, but deer, turkeys, squirrels and foxes are common.
Things to do:
Our chalet is in a gated community with a golf course, seasonal heated swimming pool (May-October), the lake's three swimming beaches that get really warm to swim in summer, hiking trails near by, tennis courts, and much more. I can advise on many possible day activities and places to go at different times of the year. Yosemite Park entrance is just 25 miles away, but there are many other attractions in the vicinity. Historical Gold Rush towns, multiple caves, Tuolumne river canyon, mountain lakes, white water rafting are just the first things that come to my mind. Wintertime, you can snowshoe and cross country ski at Yosemite. Downhill skiing/snowboarding is possible with a little over an hour drive to either Dodge Ridge or Yosemite's Badger Pass ski resorts. For the little ones there are FREE "adventures" near by, like a 5min drive to airport to see airplanes take off and land, horse stables to touch a horse's nose, 3min drive to playground with a slide, swings, and sandbox, or feeding trout at Moccasin Creek Hatchery (think of it as your free aquarium, just 15min drive away :) Kids 5 and under ride free in Railtown 1897 steam train found in Jamestown, a 25 min drive away from our home. During summer youngsters enjoy around-the-lake water taxi rides. Seeing Milky Way behind countless stars on a moonless night is captivating. There's plenty to see and do for folks of all ages no matter the season!
On guest communication:
We value your privacy. We are available to help you with advise via SMS, and will do best to arrange friends at Groveland lending you a hand, or help you in person if need be. Please inform us if you need any assistance or if something is not working instead of "suffering in silence".
Our neighbors are very quiet, and so are deer, wild turkeys and other animals that like to pass by.
IMPORTANT: The house is in a gated community (with a GATE FEE described in the house rules) which you can only enter though Pine Mountain Drive gated entrance with the address: 19228 Pine Mountain Dr, Groveland, CA 95321. We will provide directions on how to get from there to our house- ignoring those you will get you lost. Please follow those directions, they are just 3 turns!
The closest place to buy groceries is Mar-Val Food store in Groveland.
Please drive gently on our gravel covered parking lot.
Minimal wheelchair accommodations available:
Our one level house is accessible to those in wheelchairs- provided you have ramps to scale 3 steps, and a rolling 22" wide commode chair for doorway clearance.
House Rules
-No smoking
-Not suitable for pets
-No parties or events
-Check-in is after 4PM
- Nightly stay charge is already adjusted to offset the $50 one-time parking fee per car charged by the PML community at the entrance gate (good for up to 7 days, paid by cash or credit card).
- Current severe drought conditions necessitate ALL fire safety precautions.
- Relax and enjoy your stay!