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Historic Ridgewood Ranch • Charming Guest Cottage

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A wooden deck with a view of a hilly landscape.
A kitchen with white cabinetry, a stove, a sink, and a ceiling fan.
A bedroom with a bed, bedside tables, a nightstand, a potted plant, a window with curtains, and an air conditioning unit.
A room with a painting of a jockey on a horse, a window with a view, a table, and a sofa.
A compact kitchen with a gas stove, a blue cabinet with glass doors, and a hanging light fixture.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Entire home

1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Kitchen
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space
$265 nightly
The current price is $272 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 28 - Oct 29

Explore the area

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Willits, CA
  • Place, Ridgewood Ranch
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Vichy Springs Hot Springs
    ‪39 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Willits

Located in Willits, this cottage is in a rural location, within a 15-minute walk of Ridgewood Ranch and Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation. .This cottage is 14.1 mi (22.7 km) from Russian River and 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from Willits City Hall Community Center.
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What's nearby

  • Ridgewood Ranch - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Lake Mendocino - 22 min drive - 13.5 miles
  • Vichy Springs Hot Springs - 39 min drive - 22.9 miles
  • Blue Lakes - 42 min drive - 26.7 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Broiler Steakhouse - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Munchery - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Historic Ridgewood Ranch • Charming Guest Cottage

Reserve the historic Carriage House guest cottage for a getaway close to the land and close to the heart of California history – the legendary racehorse Seabiscuit once called Ridgewood Ranch home.

Enjoy the serenity and inspiration of morning coffee on a spacious porch with sweeping views of our picturesque valley and the surrounding coastal mountains.

Ridgewood Ranch is a 5,000 acre working ranch and residential community that is a haven of natural beauty and historic charm
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned cottage, featuring a kitchenette with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private balcony. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a garden. Additional features at this cottage include concierge services, barbecue grills, and babysitting service.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Massage
  • Pool

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Kitchenette

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Chef service

Bedrooms

  • 1 bedroom
  • Bed sheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • 3 pets total

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Concierge services
  • Meal delivery service

Location highlights

  • In a rural location

Things to do

  • Bicycles
  • Farming classes
  • Kayak
  • Padel
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Bicycles
  • Farming classes
  • Garden
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
3 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

Events allowed: family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings, birthday parties and weddings) are allowed on site; maximum attendees: 99
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Historic Cottage at Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 18 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 18 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 18 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 18 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 18 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The hosts were so wonderful and it was a wonderful place to stay!
Stayed 15 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful view and tastefully decorated. Would encourage the hosts to provide sugar and creamer to go with the coffee / coffee machine.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Clean and Pet friendly
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stars at night and waking up to see the horses in the pasture was delightful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful and relaxing place to stay!

This place was great, just what we needed. It rained must of the time, but we still loved it. The carriage house was a fun bonus. There is plenty to do around the area, with great food options in Willits, not to mention the home of Seabiscuit!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The Carriage Cottage was charming and perfectly decorated with Seabiscuit's memories. The stud barn museum was a wonderful way to truly understand the history of the ranch. Great time as we celebrated our 57th anniversary. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cottage was warm, cute, and quiet. We enjoyed our night, but felt strange on the property. It would have been nice to have a note telling us if we could walk around, as we had hoped to do that. Enjoyed the cottage and the pleasant view.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Cottage was quaint, quiet and charming! Very cute inside and the bed was super comfy! Dawn, the host, was great to work with. Seabiscuit's stud barn was informative. Being attached to the carriage house was a neat bonus. Best part was being able to see all the stars in the darkness.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Seabiscuit history

Stud barn was interesting and informative. Carriage house was very quaint, clean, and private.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Room cute and clean.Bathroom had NO grab bar in tub.We had to purchase a rubber mat to stay safe.Otherwise, everything satisfactory.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Complete joke. Video of property over sells the property.50 years of deferred maintenance. Would not recommend to anyone. We have stayed at two Verbo properties that were outstanding. This one was a shock. The one picture of the "cottage" is deceiving. Verbo should require the owners of properties to provide multiple pictures so traverlers do not get blindsided.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Seabiscuit

The property was all about the legendary horse Seabiscuit. 16 Thousand acres of horse property, produce farming and wide open spaces with amazing views. The internet was out all 3 days I was there which was inconvenient because I was there to look at property in the area.The room I stayed in was fairly small with a tiny refrigerator, so a longer stay really would be hard to navigate with food and beverages. There's just no place to put food. Also a T.V. would be nice, especially with no internet connection.Also you are in the middle of a community of homes and some apartments with lots of residents and ranch workers. There was one resident who walked by my room several times a day to make sure my dogs were on a leash and saying several times "there are rules here". The room had a nice deck and my dogs and I sat outside a watch the sunset and this is when the resident actually walked onto the deck and complained about the dogs not being on a leash.I guess there's always one of those, and I got the feeling he didn't like the fact that there was a VRBO in his neighborhood.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cute little cottage attached to the carriage house! Lovely deck overlooking the ranch. Very nice and communicative hosts.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
If you want a nice peaceful location, this is great. The night skies are beautiful. See satellite and shooting star. The unit is a nice, quaint and comfortable. I will return at some point.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026