RUSSIAN RIVER GETAWAYS

The stay was delightful. We had wonderful weather and pretty much everything was perfect. The only issues were, not all burners would light on the grill, and the porch swing is in desperate need of tightening of ALL the screws. It’s a great touch but didn’t always feel safe that it wouldn’t collapse. Also we missed having screens on the big sliding door to the dining area, as it would have been nice to leave that door open, especially when cooking, but with no screen anymore, that was not smart due to mosquitos. The new bathroom renovation is amazing although the water pressure for the rain shower head is severely lacking. Other than these small and easily fixed items, the house is just as charming as it’s always been during our past stays. We’ll definitely be back. Hopefully others will enjoy secret garden as much as we have every time we’ve stayed.

love, Love, LOVED Memory Lane. Best house we've stayed at on the river (out of about 5 different rentals). Location is great, nice part of river. Upon arrival, house was illuminated with twinkle lights all around exterior of house. Very clean and inviting inside. Nice living area, 2 rooms upstairs and a beautiful deck with grill and hot tub (which was already hot, clean, ready to go!) downstairs rooms were shady and cooler, nice size for lots of people! Kitchen had everything, EVERYTHING as far as cooking (pots, pans, nice knives, baking sheets, bowls, etc) River access was easy, nice dock in water with all the kayaks and SUPs. No beach (this year) so just the dock, no shade (bring umbrella to tie onto post). But we loved the location. Everything worked great, beds were SUPER comfy. Only thing we wished for-- SCREENS on windows and sliding door to deck. The week we spent was very warm (90+ several days) and when you cook inside, the upstairs heats up. But no screens anywhere-- can't open kitchen window, dining area, sliding glass door to deck w/o MOSQUITOS coming in. The rooms downstairs do have them-- so thats good! And there are plenty of fans in house. This is my only 'wish' for this place... otherwise, it was PERFECT! Owner (Vince) was nice as could be, saw him a few times on the water! And the place is just lovely-- will ABSOLUTELY book again! The BEST!

Absolutely fantastic location! Serene, lovely cabin.

the house is fairly well stocked, tho there could be more silverware. But the beds are good and the eating areas are great. But what is especially good about this place is the river access. We have been in three houses now with river access and this is definitely the best. The steps down to the river are steep (in every house) but the owner has here installed a wonderful handrail almost all the way down and when there is no handrail, he's put in a rope that works very well. I am 80 years old and while I'm in good shape for my age, I am my age and at neither of the two other houses could I really get down to the river, but I had no trouble here. It really made the vacation much better.

The Bay Tree Cottage was perfect for a 5 day getaway with my daughter, son-in-law and 2 year old grandson. The cottage just oozes rustic charm and the location is great: just across the river from Guerneville and a 15 minute walk into town. It's also just a 5 minute walk to a couple of beaches. The amenities are also great, a beautiful deck, a barbecue, a hot tub, fully stocked kitchen and cable TV. I couldn't recommend Bay Tree Cottage more highly and would stay here again in a heartbeat.