2nd floor studio apartment. Large deck with BBQ. 2 acres, next to 150 acres of meadows. Quiet neighborhood. Great bicycling area. Near many wineries, 1/2 hour from the coast, an hour from San Francisco. The Hideaway has completely separate access from the main home. Private entrance, kitchen and bathroom, dedicated parking. Solid wall and solid core door separate the Hideaway from the home. Laundry room, shared, available by appointment. Minimum stay: 60 days. The Wine Country Hideaway is a private studio apartment adjacent to our home with a private entrance and private deck. It is new, retro, and clean. The kitchen and bath are separate rooms from the living/bedroom. The queen bed can swing up into the cabinet, making the apartment quite roomy. You can enjoy the 39" flat screen TV or the stereo with a CD collection and the ability to connect your devices (with speaker connections, not Bluetooth) to play thru the stereo speakers. Most days are comfortable temperatures. Summers can be warm, but we usually have very low humidity. Fans, cross ventilation, and a portable cooler help make the Hideaway comfortable in the summer (no air conditioning). A combination of electric baseboard heaters and forced air keep you cozy in the winter. When you visit the Wine Country Hideaway, you will have access to acres of pathways and open space in our neighborhood. If arriving after sunset, the neighborhood gates may be closed, but we will provide you with a code to enter. Dedicated parking is just a few feet from the Hideaway. Your health and safety is important to us. Arrival protocols will be continually updated, based on the current status of the pandemic. Neighborhood Speed Limit is 15 mph. During the pandemic, we avoided meeting in person. In this transition period, we can meet to show you around the Hideaway, or other times if necessary. Regardless of vaccination status, we request masks and >6ft. distancing for all in-person interaction. As we learn more post-pandemic, we will revise these protocols. We only accept guests' arrival during dates when we are in town and available to answer any questions. Other than the original arrival conversation, your privacy is our priority. Our neighborhood, Countryside Estates, is a gated community of 91 upscale homes. We are halfway between downtown Santa Rosa and Sebastopol. Our neighborhood is flat, very safe, and easy to walk or jog. You can fly into Sonoma County Airport (STS) which is 15 minutes away, or either of the Bay Area airports (SFO or OAK) which are 90 minutes away. We are 3 minutes off Highway 12. We have parking for one car dedicated to our guests, and can make a second space available on request. Secure indoor parking for bicycles. The City Bus stops about 6 blocks away. It takes you to the downtown transit center, where you can transfer to any local, county or long distance bus line. Stairway access is outside and well lit. Our home is set off the street down a long driveway. Please be careful to come to the right house. If you see a home from the street, it's not ours. We can provide sheltered secure storage for your bicycles. We do not allow bicycles inside the Hideaway. We follow the Covid-enhanced cleaning protocols. Smoking and pets are not allowed on the premises. Laundry access (shared space with exclusive use by appointment) may be available up to twice per month. We provide "starter" amenities like soap, shampoo, and paper goods. Guests staying two weeks or more should plan to provide your own consumables, including laundry detergent, for the remainder of your stay.