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Westside Lodge is a spacious 2-story riverfront lodge style home which sits high above the Russian River on Westside Road, a well-known scenic wine trail. Play in the river, attend a local event, spend the day wine tasting, or just relax “at home” with friends. Check our own website’s events calendar to find out what’s happening nearby during your stay.
If you are looking for a true Russian River Valley Wine Country experience, Westside Lodge is the ideal place to call home while you’re here in Sonoma County.
Ideal summer vacation home for families and friends; July and August rent weekly with your 7th night free! Enjoy private river access via our own trail and unlimited FREE use of our 2 kayaks, vests, and oars. Let the young at heart swim, kayak, tube and frolic in the calm Russian River, spend your days relaxing on our riverview porches, or exploring beautiful Sonoma County at your own pace.
Highlights:
* Free long distance, WIFI, and expanded cable + DVD + DVR
* Pet friendly: bring up to 2 dogs per stay
* Restored 1936 cabin-style home with original details including wood paneling, trestle-beam ceiling, rock fireplace
* Riverfront location on famous wine road leading to Healdsburg
* Comfortable lodge style decor/furnishings throughout the home
* 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths on 2 levels, surrounded by trees
* Wraparound forest views from every room
* Fully stocked kitchen with gas grill outside kitchen door
* 2 covered riverview porches spanning entire width of building
* Cotton/down linens and heated mattress pads in all bedrooms
* Easy access year-round via paved roads
This 1936 cabin offers a true lodge experience with its architecture and furnishings, yet is fully equipped with the amenities and comforts you expect from a newer property including upgraded grounded (computer safe) electrical, WIFI, free long distance, and HDTV with DVR. Whether you are looking for a romantic getaway for 2, or a spot large enough for a reunion of 6-8 family or friends, you’ll enjoy comfort, space, and natural surroundings that will make your stay one to remember, and lots of room to spread out.
Throughout the house, find original long-plank Douglass fir floors, wood-paneled walls, and large casement windows with views of redwood trees, toyon, fir, madrone, flowering quince, ferns, and California Bay trees. Year round, the sights, sounds and scents of the forest and river terrain surround you in every room. You may wake up to find yourself in some of the Russian River Valley’s famous morning fog, burning off by mid-morning to a beautiful sunny day.
The heart of the house is the very spacious great room with floor-to-ceiling rock fireplace and trestle-beam ceiling. Windows wrap around this room, offering forest views from all sides. Enjoy 3 distinct seating areas for reading, socializing, or just taking time out to watch a movie or football game on the 50″ HDTV with DVD, DVR and cable with on-demand programming. The room also has a bookshelf stereo system with input adapter for your ipod. Our large house library includes current food and wine magazines and many classic books. This room opens to a large covered porch which spans the entire width of the house, with outdoor dining and relaxing seating areas for enjoying the river views, rain or shine. There is a sofabed in the great room, and a half-bath on this main level.
All three very spacious bedrooms are located on lower level and have 100% cotton linens, down comforters (alternative provided), and dual-control heated mattress pads. The master bedroom features corner windows, Craftsman-style furnishings including a king bed, 19″ LCD TV with DVD, and a remodeled bathroom with deep 1930′s Kohler tub + shower. The two other bedrooms each have queen beds with heated mattress pads, and share a large Tahoe-inspired redwood bathroom with enormous double shower. There is another full-width covered riverview porch on this level off the central hallway, with a full-sized daybed perfect for your afternoon nap, and additional seating.
Outside, you’ll find a private stepped path which leads a few dozen yards through our little forest, and directly down to the river. Use of 2 sit-on-top kayaks, life vests, paddles are all included with your stay during July and August. If you prefer a day at one of the local River “beaches”, the house is just a short walk from the very flat and easily accessed Sunset Beach (see our VRBO map), and Mom’s Beach, one of the safest swimming beaches on the river.
In the fall through spring, summer tourists have gone home, but for food & wine lovers, these are the best times to visit. Come see the brilliantly-colored vineyards, enjoy lots of one-on-one attention at local wineries, and enjoy temperate weather year-round. January-March, enjoy a free 3rd night or late checkout on your last day. Ask us about mid-week specials.
Westside Road starts near the intersection of Green Valley AVA, Russian River Valley AVA, and runs into the Dry Creek Valley AVA. Explore nearby Russian River, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Sonoma Coast. In Healdsburg, you’ll find dozens more wine tasting rooms and some of Northern California’s best restaurants including Cyrus, Dry Creek Kitchen, Healdsburg Bar and Grill, Bovolo, Oakwood Grocery, and many more. We are approximately 45 minutes from Napa Valley via Mark West Springs road, which makes for a great day trip or special evening out.
