Wake to redwood light filtering across the deck of this Forestville hideaway across the road from the Russian River, five miles north of town and twelve from downtown Healdsburg. A main-level queen bedroom plus a separate exterior-entry studio with its own queen and full bath sleep 4 between two private spaces — built for two couples who want their own coffee at sunrise.
The space
Spend mornings on the deck breathing in forest air across the road from the Russian River, afternoons rafting or catching sun at Mother's Beach a mile away or tasting along Westside Road, and evenings lingering over dinner with bottles picked up in Healdsburg (12 miles) or Sebastopol (12 miles). Guerneville sits six miles down the road, with the wild Sonoma Coast at Jenner nineteen miles west.
Settle into the vaulted great room under warm tongue-and-groove pine ceilings, where the sofa and a teal velvet wingback gather around a whitewashed brick hearth kept as a decorative focal point. Stream a movie on the Smart TV or pull a book from the shelf as the forest quiets down outside the windows.
Cook in the open kitchen with granite counters, a gas range under the stainless hood, and an L-shape that flows straight to the dining table — the sliding glass door pours morning light across breakfast and opens onto the deck for an easy indoor-outdoor meal.
Retreat to the upstairs queen bedroom with its vaulted wood ceiling and garden-framed windows — the full bath up here has a bathtub for a post-river soak — then send the second couple downstairs to the studio, entered only from the exterior of the house, with its own queen and shower bath for true privacy.
OUTDOOR LIVING
Step through the French doors onto the upper deck, furnished with patio seating for morning coffee with birdsong or an evening glass as the redwoods settle into dusk. A second deck area extends the forest immersion downstairs.
SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
Sleeps 4 across two private spaces:
- Bedroom 1 (main level): Queen bed, full bathroom with tub
- Lower-level studio (exterior entry only): Queen bed, full bathroom with shower
- Living room: Queen sofa bed
PROPERTY AMENITIES
- WiFi provided
- Full kitchen with gas range, oven, and microwave
- Two full bathrooms — bathtub in the main-house bath
- Patio furniture on the upper deck
- Upper and lower decks with forest views
- Smart TV for streaming
Things to know: Check-in 4:00 p.m. / check-out 10:00 a.m. There is no washer/dryer on site. Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. under the Good Neighbor Policy, and no smoking is permitted anywhere on the premises.
Amenities
Heating
Fireplace
Wifi
Kitchen
Patio or balcony
Outdoor seating (furniture)
Garden or backyard
Free parking on premises
TV
Laptop friendly workspace
Bathtub
Bed linens
Ceiling fan
Coffee
Coffee maker
Cookware
Desk
Dining table
Dishes and silverware
Freezer
Hair dryer
Hangers
Iron
Microwave
Oven
Path to entrance lit at night
Private entrance
Refrigerator
Stove
Towels provided
Neighborhood
Your forest hideaway sits in a wonderfully secluded spot on the north side of the Russian River, where Forestville's wine country meets its river recreation roots. Walk just 0.3 miles to Forestville River Access for morning bird watching or afternoon swims. Wine lovers will appreciate being 1.2 miles from Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery's stunning hilltop tasting room, or 1.3 miles from Moshin Vineyards. Porter Creek Vineyards (1.6 miles) pours exceptional pinot in an intimate setting. For provisions, Sam's Market is just 0.4 miles away, while the beloved Speer's Market and Deli is 2 miles. Dine at the legendary Russian River Pub (1.4 miles) or grab authentic tacos at El Rey Market & Taqueria (2.9 miles). Summer visitors can paddle with Burke's Canoe Trips launching right from Forestville, while Steelhead Beach Regional Park (1.3 miles) offers year-round river access with swimming holes and picnic areas.
Where you'll be
Forestville, CaliforniaExact address is sent after you book.
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Guest access
Curl up under vaulted, beamed ceilings by the whitewashed brick fireplace, then step out to one of multiple deck spaces that open onto the surrounding forest. The whole home is yours, with a balcony off the main level and a unique built-in bedroom upstairs. Punch in the keypad code at the door; two off-street parking spots wait (the driveway is very steep).
Things to know
WiFi is provided.
The home stays naturally cool thanks to the shaded forest setting and cross-ventilation through multiple windows — you'll find the tree cover keeps temperatures comfortable even on warm days.
The unique layout with the separate studio accessed from outside works wonderfully for two couples or those who appreciate privacy.
The steep driveway is typical of hillside properties here — take it slow and you'll be fine.
No washer/dryer on-site, though Forestville has laundry facilities if needed for longer stays.
This is a peaceful neighborhood where quiet hours (10 PM - 8 AM) help preserve the tranquil forest atmosphere. The primary renter must be 21 or older.
Permit & community rules
Sonoma County vacation rental license LIC23-0167 · TOT certificate 4727
Sleeps 4 (children under 3 not counted) · Parking for 1 vehicle
Quiet hours 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM · No outdoor amplified sound
Guest reviews
★ 3.6 · 24 verified ratings
7 written reviews available here
Rating history can include verified stays across booking sources.
Verified guest
August 2026 · Airbnb
We enjoyed our stay in this peaceful and woodsy Airbnb. The place itself was spacious and clean, and laid out nicely, with large sliding glass doors that open to nature. Location is great too, especially if you are planning a float down the river. It's very close to a few beaches where you might end up at the end of the float.
Response from Sea Ranch & Sonoma Vacation Homes
August 2026
Thank you, Naomi — we’re delighted you found the stay peaceful and enjoyed the spacious layout with those large sliding doors opening to nature. It’s wonderful to know the location worked so well for your river float plans and that the nearby beaches added to the experience. We truly appreciate your kind words and would be happy to welcome you back anytime.
David
July 2026 · Vrbo
Good stay overall. The issue was no wifi or cell service.
Response from Sea Ranch & Sonoma Vacation Homes
August 2026
Thank you, David, for your feedback. We are glad to hear you had a good stay overall. We have since upgraded the internet at the home to Starlink and now have reliable internet. We hope to see you again. Cell service can still be rough due homes locations but enabling Wifi calling on your cell phone really helps.
Verified guest
July 2026 · Airbnb
If you can find, another spot
Ephraim
October 2025 · Vacasa
My Vacasa Nightmare
I don’t usually write reviews. My general opinion is that most of the time people are just trying to do their best, and that our social media fueled impersonalized world makes people feel that they can troll and criticize unnecessarily and without consequence. For me, I only take to writing when it comes to the margins. That 5% where the experience is exceptional or particularly terrible. This unfortunately is the story of the latter. This is my first time using VRBO, but I have a long history of using AirBnb. Dozens of stays later, I’ve never written something negative, for all its faults the platform usually connects the consumer to an actual human usually eager to make the experience a pleasant one.
Enter this house, a completely soulless expanse, decorated in tasteless ikea, where clearly no human has lived except for the weary weekend traveler. But I digress, as this is not a review about style. Vacasa, the large corporation that apparently runs or owns this home, was too cheap to provide internet, their marginal effort was a decade old hotspot that didn’t work. As a result I sent a simple inquiry asking if the lack of internet could be fixed. We came here for a staycation to work and relax so this was important. The response was impressively swift, after barely 30 seconds I was told “we will contact our local team and get back to you”. Then. Silence. After 5 such inquiries, and almost verbatim responses, I realized I was probably talking to an AI chatbot. Doing some research I found a local contact, who when texted, surprise! had not been even contacted by the large corporate chatbot. Yet, even the newly discovered human didn’t offer to help. They just blamed a system error that led to them not being notified. Maybe, he was just another AI chatbot?
Please don’t stay at this house. Please don’t give your money to this soulless corporation. Stay anywhere but here.
Jagriti
October 2024 · Vacasa
Decent house but bad wifi experience
The house itself was nice and nestled in the forest which was good but we had a very bad experience with wifi. My kids missed their online math classes because there wasn't any connectivity. I had to call customer support multiple times. Finally when customer support came to the location it took them 2 hours to figure out that there was no actual modem and router in the home. The wifi was through a portable hotspot device which was out of charge and the charger was nowhere to be found.
Also the second bedroom and bathroom are not connected to the main house and have a completely separate entrance. While this was mentioned in the listing, it felt a little hidden and was easy to miss. We were inconvenienced because of this as we are a family with relatively young kids.
The toaster in the kitchen was not working
Evan
June 2024 · Vacasa
Nice with a few notable hiccups
The house was well stocked and as described on the website.
However the house was wasn’t as clean as you’d expect when paying a cleaning fee. There were dead bugs in the window screens & spider webs throughout the home & bathtub
We weren’t able to use the showers or drink water from the taps due to the water smelling foul. Obviously missing a major feature such as water put a damper on the stay.
