Flowers welcome you to Casa Serena as you approach the front gate, where a rush of vibrant pinks and purples against a backdrop of warm red stone fills your field of vision. This is the beginning of an unforgettable experience at a custom-built property in the heart of Carmel. An open floor plan allows you to move freely about the gourmet kitchen, grabbing drinks from a sub-zero refrigerator and preparing a meal using state-of-the-art appliances, while watching your loved ones cozy up to the sto The space Welcome to Carmel's Casa Serena! Casa Serena offers guests a custom built Al Saroyan home with 2426 square feet of living space with exceptional quality design and craftsmanship throughout. This property has everything going for it: a convenient Carmel location, generous square footage and exceptional finishes. This single level home boasts an open floor plan, a large two car garage, four bedrooms in the main house and a separate studio / office complete with a kitchenette. Casa Serena has a showcase gourmet kitchen completed in 2020. Custom shelving, wooden shutters and fresh landscaping are just some of the other improvements. The flat, entirely usable lot enjoys a gorgeous outdoor fireplace and dining area, multiple patios and a newly installed turf side yard. The property is fully fenced with an electric gate and courtyard door providing ultimate privacy in the heart of Carmel. Your hosts have provided the services of Carmel Coast Estate, Inc a locally owned and operated full service Real Estate and Property Management company. Your Property Managers are available by cellular phone, text messaging and email during your visit. Here at Carmel Coast Estate, we take every measure to ensure the cleanliness of our fully furnished homes. We clean our homes with hospital grade, environmentally friendly, pet & child safe cleaning solutions. Our primary cleaning agent kills 99.99% of all pathogens known to man. As a Sanitizer, it kills 99.99% of common bacteria, As a Virucide it kills 99.99% of viruses, ranging from Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, Influenza A2, CV1 through 19, Ebola, HBV and HIV-1, Hepatitis C. County of Monterey Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate # 001326 Monterey County Ordnance requires we collect Transient Occupancy Tax equal to 10.5% of rent. Some Vacation Rental websites do not support collection of T.O.T. In those cases, the Tax must be paid directly to Property Manager prior to or upon arrival for all Rentals shorter than 30 Days. In order to maintain proper security for owners, guests and contractors, the exterior of this property has electronic surveillance equipment and the property owners may conduct monitoring and surveillance activities. The deployment of electronic surveillance is limited to locations that do not violate the reasonable expectations of privacy. Electronic surveillance shall not be implemented in situations where confidential or sensitive information is likely to be recorded and distinguishable. Electronic surveillance shall not be installed inside the home; however, doors to the exterior may be covered by electronic surveillance. Monthly rental rates are discounted to reflect that guests booking reservations of more than 28 days are required to pay Gas, Electric and Water Utilities in addition to the quoted rental rate. Carmel Coast Estate specializes in Real Estate Sales, Luxury Vacation Rentals, Long Term Rental and Home Watch Services in Big Sur, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Monterey and Seaside.