'Coastal Soul' Arcata Area California Home

Deborah

Our stay at the Coastal Soul was fantastic! The house is great, has all the supplies and more, clean, spacious for 4 adults, nicely decorated and chic! The communication with the hosts was exceptional and very responsive. Highly recommend it! 👍🤩

Fantastic Place

This house is near perfectly appointed. Every thing has been carefully chosen to fill a need a traveler may not have prepared for. We only used the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms inside, as the multi-season porches allowed us to enjoy a daily slice of nature. A beautiful mural of a local stretch of coast adorns a porch wall. The kitchen and baths are beautifully tiled and appointed with custom wood accents. You have every appliance necessary to cook well whatever menu choices your life has led you to. Every room had living plants and cut flowers from around the property. It was a nice touch that reminded us that the natural beauty was just outside. The beds had a nice "sink-into" feeling, without being too soft. We had one day of warmer weather with no wind. We set the box fan to move the air inside while we spent a late evening on the back porch. We also had mornings of heavy misting, fog, rain and 3 beautiful mornings where the sun shined right into our little outdoor pocket. Be aware that the driveway is steep. A low vehicle or a vehicle with a trailer will struggle. However, this place is worth every penny.

Great experience, the best host we have ever had!

Beautiful home, in a beautiful setting. Wonderful host, helped make the stay even better. We would do this stay again. All the grandkids had a great time, saw some deer and a fox. Great time was had by all.

A Beautiful, Comfortable, Completely Furnished Place to Stay

This beautiful home has EVERYTHING one might need for a family vacation. We don't have little kids, but it would be a perfect place to bring them, with games (indoor and out), books, toys, even a portable crib right there ready to use. The kitchen is better equipped than my own! Be sure to check the fridge and cupboards before you go shopping for groceries, there's a lot there! Also, I really appreciated the shelves and luggage stands in the bedrooms. Serena is a wonderful host, providing clear information about check-in and -out procedures, local services, and activities. She is super responsive to questions, too. I didn't expect a welcome packet, but the one she put together was fantastic! The locking driveway gate gave us a sense of security as we came and went. The back patio was a great place to gather rain or shine, and the front porch was a beautiful retreat with a fab view over the valley and the little town of Blue Lake. The three bedrooms provided private space for six adults (or kids), but the fold out couch in the living room seems small for the last 2 adults. Luckily, we only had 7 and that worked out well. Two kids could sleep on it without trouble, but I don't think two adults would be comfortable (at least, not two OLD adults like us). The house is beautifully decorated! It was a pleasure just to spend time there. And there is so much to do in a day's range from Blue Lake, it is a great center point for a Humboldt Vacation. Even if it had rained all week, and we had been stuck inside, we wouldn't have run out of things to do, with all the games and books around. We hope to go back again someday!