Berk

Berk: Unit 35E Lot 68; TOT ID# 1881. This is a gorgeous home with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The first level includes a bedroom with 1 queen bed as well as a room with 2 twin beds and both bedrooms share a bathroom. The half bathroom is located on the second level landing which is also the level the master bedroom is on. The master bedroom has a king bed, fireplace and attached bathroom. A couple steps up is the dining, living and kitchen with sweeping ocean views, large decks, large window seats, and a gourmet kitchen. The hot tub is on the deck overlooking ocean.

Vacation Rental Reviews

• Great location but...

  Stayed 7 days ending in February, 2022

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  a guest from Sacramento, California does not recommend this vacation rental.

  The location and view from the house is unmatched and beautiful! But...the house itself could use some work and a deep clean. It's clear that house has been somewhat neglected. While we were there we had a horrible ant infestation, we had to keep all of our food packed in our ice chest, and even with nightly cleaning the ants were everywhere in the morning. It's clear it was a long term problem as there were dead ants everywhere, on the walls, window sills, bathtub, shower. I was finding them crawling on my clothes. The rental company did admit the house needed a deep clean and were nice enough to refund our cleaning fee. I wish the house was in better shape as I'd love to stay there again. The proximity to the trails is unmatched. Also the heat does not go downstairs, it was a freezer the whole week.

  • Manager Responded on 5/16/2022

    5/16: Thank you for your review. We have begun spraying for the carpenter ants infestation and after another application we hope that will eliminate the problem!

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• Lots to Love, Lots to Improve

  Stayed 5 days ending in January, 2022

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  a guest from Homer, AK does not recommend this vacation rental.

  There are many things to love about this house. The views are fantastic, the master bedroom is wonderful, and the upstairs layout with open living, dining, and kitchen space is great.
  With that said, this house had its issues. We know that ants are an issue during the winter, but they were everywhere in the kitchen, whether we left food out or not. There were a couple ant baits in various places throughout the house, but did not seem to be a concerted effort to deal with the issue. The lighting in the house could use a serious update - the lighting was old and dim, and especially in the kitchen and the bedrooms, it just felt very dark in the house. There were no bedside lights in a downstairs bedroom and it was like a cave in there. The fan for the oven sometimes took hours to go off - it was still going one morning after turning off the oven the night before for dinner. The heat system was older and felt pretty uneven, with the upstairs quite warm and the downstairs bedrooms pretty cold.
  Overall, it feels like this house was built a while ago, and hasn't really been updated in a long while, except for little things here and there. It could really use a good once over to some of the main systems (lighting and heat). And the ant issue was definitely more than an annoyance.
  Overall, while we'd love to stay in this house again for the views, location, and upstairs living space, I think we'll probably look elsewhere unless/until the owner decides to give it some more love and attention.

  • Manager Responded on 5/16/2022

    5/16: Thank you for your review. We have begun spraying for the carpenter ants infestation and after another application we hope that will eliminate the problem!

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• Berk House

  Stayed 7 days ending in December, 2021

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  Valerie P from San Francisco, California recommends this vacation rental

  Wonderful location with gorgeous views from every room. Parts of the house, i.e. kitchen, seem a bit tired and could do with a refreshing. We had a problem with no heat on the lower level. But the main room upstairs was marvelous for relaxing and reading, when not being distracted by the ocean.

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• Fantastic home in a stunning place

  Stayed 7 days ending in December, 2021

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  a guest from Napa, California recommends this vacation rental

  Such a wonderful time!

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• Fantastic Place. Planning the Stay Here Again

  Stayed 4 days ending in November, 2021

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  David T from Richmond, ca recommends this vacation rental

  The Berk rental totally fulfilled our wishes for a beach front stay. The ocean view was spectacular, the house was spacious, wonderfully designed to maximize ocean views, spotlessly clean with everything we needed. Our group hopes to rent it again next year. The management could not have been more friendly and helpful.

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• Super Relaxing

  Stayed 7 days ending in October, 2021

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  David E from Fresno, CA recommends this vacation rental

  We really enjoyed this house. Beautiful views. Very comfortable. Would definitely chose this home again.

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• Nice home, features

  Stayed 7 days ending in September, 2021

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  a guest from Grass Valley, CA does not recommend this vacation rental.

  Overall, we enjoyed our stay. The house is in a great location with great views from every room. As a long time Sea Ranch renter, I have stayed in nicer houses. Only the front windows were clean, windows on back of the house were very dirty. We had to call to get help opening some windows and found the hot tub dirty and it ended up being broken. So during our week, we lost use of the hot tub for three days. Front door rattled with the wind. No screens on all the sliding glass doors. If I had paid less for the home, I probably wouldn't have the feeling of being overcharged for a house that had the feeling of less care and upkeep because it is a rental.

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• Berk: July/August

  Stayed 14 days ending in August, 2021

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  a guest from Washington, DC recommends this vacation rental

  Berk is a fabulous house and ideal location in Sea Ranch. This is the 4th time we rented Berk for a 2 week stay. We are cooks and with many restaurants closed b/c of Covid, we needed/wanted to cook every meal at Berk. Atho the kitchen has good supply of plates/glasses/silverware and most kitchen utensils, anyone who wants to cook at all will need to bring EVERY stock kitchen supply you may need (salt, pepper, sugar, flour, spices, etc). The cupboards are completely bare - which has not been the case in the past. Also, altho we are very clean cooks and empty the trash regularly, ANTS were a real nuisance this year; on the kitchen counters but also crawling on us when sitting in the sofas, etc. We are looking forward to be back in Berk next summer.

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• Nice house with one small problem

  Stayed 7 days ending in July, 2021

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  Patricia F from Sacramento, CA does not recommend this vacation rental.

  This is a very nice house in a great location, but the ANT problem is severe. We have stayed at many homes in Sea Ranch and this was the worst ant infestation that we have ever seen.
  

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• Stunning view

  Stayed 8 days ending in May, 2021

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  a guest from Stanford, Ca recommends this vacation rental

  The home which is older but architecturally very nice has an ideal layout for a family and/or couples-it’s very spacious. Very comfortable living and lounging. The home has beautiful views of the coast.
  Large kitchen for cooking however the kitchen supplies and essentials need to be updated/replaced-no large platters for serving. The house could use a very deep cleaning to make it a 5 star stay.

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• Great Views

  Stayed 7 days ending in March, 2021

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  Charles G from Petaluma, CA recommends this vacation rental

  Stayed at this property for a week and the views are stunning and the house is architecturally pleasing, The kitchen is not well appointed, no set of measuring spoons and no spatula. We had an issue with one of the fireplaces not working and the rental company and owner were very fair in dealing with it. The lighting system is not intuitive and there was no information at the house on lighting or use of the TV which didn't work initially.

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