You have found the top 1% of the Airbnb rooms (according to Airbnb)! The room is downstairs with a private garden outside the room. Common areas upstairs include the living room, dining room, kitchen, upstairs deck, gazebo, and other outdoor areas. Guests love the peace, quiet, and woodsy feel of our location. The house looks over a canyon with lots of birds. The house has numerous sustainable features, including a solar system. The space The room has a queen-sized bed, a refrigerator stocked with breakfast items, a microwave oven, and a coffee maker. Children over the age of 5 are welcome to stay with us. We don't have dogs or cats and we request that travelers do not have pets. We are sensitive to people's allergies. The house is on the end of a cul-de-sac on "sand islands". Sand islands are protected areas with 13 species of plants and animals that are endangered. The house is a haven for deer, many kinds of birds, and other wildlife. Beautiful Loch Lomond is just a 15-minute drive away. Paddle boat, row boat, and canoe rentals, fishing for stocked trout and indigenous bass, picnicking, and hiking trails. Loch Lomond is open from March to September. Other attractions are the famous Roaring Camp Railroad attraction, Henry Cowell State Park with old-growth redwoods, Fall Creek, and Big Basin Redwood State Park. Mt. Hermon Conference Center is 10 minutes from here (with its ZIP line through the Redwoods) and Santa Cruz and ocean activities are a 20-minute drive. Guest access The downstairs bedroom, bathroom and garden are your private domain. You are welcome to share the common areas mentioned above with us. During your stay We're around most of the time. Roger's office is at home. The layout of the Eco Haven is such that if you want to have privacy and be by yourselves, you can. On the other hand, we are available for any directions or just visiting. Check-in is 4:00 - 10:00, or later by request. We have a lockbox in case we're not around. Other things to note Ecological features of the Eco Haven: 1. The house is solar powered. It creates excess power which is used by the neighbors (courtesy of PG&E). 2. We have two Prius', both of which are plug-in electric. 3. We have highly efficient appliances including the refrigerator, dishwasher and clothes washer. 4. We have 2 grey waters systems from our clothes washer and the tub/ shower in the master bathroom. 5. We used non-VOC paints throughout the house. 6. The bedroom carpets are made from corn oil, not synthetics. 7. The kitchen and bathroom cabinetry is made from fast-growing Bamboo. 8. Long-lasting slate and travertine are used in the bathroom and in areas not covered by the corn rugs. 9. The wood flooring in the upstairs "great room" is made from recycled oak floors. 10. We use low-flush toilets. 11. We grow our vegetables hydroponically with Atmospheric Water Machines providing some of the water. 12. In addition we have two 5,000 gallon water tanks that capture winter rainwater. 13. We get many of our vegetables from the garden. 14. We replaced our gas furnace with a heat pump which is the most efficient way of providing both heat and cool air. Ask to see a demonstration of all the features of the house!