Charming Large Family Home

Entire home in Arnold, California, United States

  1. 9 guests
  2. 4 bedrooms
  3. 6 beds
  4. 2 bathrooms
Hosted by Fred William
  1. Superhost
  2. 13 years hosting

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Peace and quiet

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Fully outfitted 4-bedroom home in Arnold, CA (elevation 4000 feet). Vintage family home, full of antiques and collectibles, not a modern house. If you like visiting grandma's, this will be cozy and comfortable.

Great for families with kids or 2-3 couples. No Central AC, but one portable room AC upstairs. Behaved dogs OK, but no smoking please. Three bedrooms with Queen beds, plus dorm with six twin beds.

WI-FI , TV with DVD player and lots of DVDs. Restaurants and grocery 5 minutes away.

The space
There is so much to do nearby! 45 minutes to Bear Valley for winter downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. 10 minutes from White Pines Lake (swimming, safe beach, picnics and non-motorized boating in the summer) and just 4 miles to Calaveras Big Trees State Park (hiking and nature center). 30 minutes from Angel's Camp, site of the annual Calaveras Jumping Frog Festival. 20 minutes from Murphy's, with many wineries, fine restaurants, boutique shopping, cave tours and golf courses. 30 minutes from Columbia State Park, a preserved gold rush community, and Rail-town, a 1897 State Historic Park. 3 hours from Yosemite park gate.

For privacy, coziness and comfort in the pine forest at a reasonable price, this can't be beat.

Guest access
Parking for three to five cars (or RV plus car). The entire house and property, including outdoor deck, is available.

Where you'll sleep

Bedroom 1
1 queen bed
Bedroom 2
1 queen bed
Bedroom 3
1 queen bed

What this place offers

Kitchen
Wifi
Free parking on premises
Pets allowed
TV

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Rated 4.76 out of 5 from 129 reviews.

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Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Arnold, California, United States
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Meet your host

Superhost
129 reviews
4.76 out of 5 average rating
13 years of hosting
Born in the 40s
My work: We are retired. Patricia was a partner in a management consultancy and Fred worked for the Bell System.
Patricia (my wife) & I are retired and enjoy visiting interesting places and friends around the world. We are avid hikers and like to sightsee with backpack in tow as well. We enjoy long dinners and conversations with friends that we met from our years living overseas or who lived with us as renters or au pairs. We have stayed in all kinds of facilities from tents to hostels to fancier lodging. However, we are most comfortable in relaxed, less expensive or unique accommodations. We have a cabin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Arnold, California (altitude 4,000 feet) next to a National Forest. We enjoy hiking and scouting native plants (Patricia is really into native plants) in the summer and skiing at a nearby ski resort in the winter. Evenings we spend around the fireplace, watching movies and making popcorn. We often travel on the cheap, taking trains and other public transportation or walking everywhere so we can meet people and get a sense of the place. But we also have enjoyed some special "eco tours" and treks to unique places. We are flexible and open minded and can have a good time doing most anything. We have a very good life. We are part of a multi-racial family and have close friends from other cultures and different ages that are extended family. We rent a room in our home to 20-somethings and so there is always energy, news and fun at home. Patricia gardens (horticulture certificate) and I am active in the community. We both grew up without much and have worked hard in our lives. We are intellectually and physically active and our dog takes us for a walk every day. I really can't think of anything I can't live without.
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 13:00
Checkout before 14:00
9 guests maximum
Safety & property
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm