Charming cabin right on the Creek: Have a dog? Please let us know! 2-bedrooms plus a loft (you have to climb a ladder to the loft), wood burning stove & windows everywhere! Well-equipped kitchen, Roku HDTV & Giant Redwoods all around. Huge deck overlooking the Creek - large table for alfresco dining. Rates $59 - $375. 12% County "Hotel" Tax is collected by AirBnB. Creekside pricing is for four guests. Each additional guest, up to six total, is $25 per person each day. The only two days we cannot do a check-in or check-out are Thanksgiving a day and Christmas Day. Dogs at Creekside Cabin Our housekeeper has a basic pet cleaning fee of $50 per visit. If you entered your pet in your request, the cleaning fee was automatically added, if not, we can add after confirming the reservation. We have saved old bed sheets that you can use to cover the furniture and beds so that your doggie’s fur is more contained - they are in a box under the end table next to the sofa. Please, cover the areas completely - use extra sheets! They are stored under the end table next to the couch. IMPORTANT please gather the used Doggie Sheets and START them in the DRYER before you leave —> DO NOT WASH THEM!! Our housekeepers need to use the dryer as soon as they arrive and that’s why we need your help to get this done in advance. We will wash them separately at a non-septic location. That much fur is deadly to a septic system. We love dogs (and dog owners) and want to continue to welcome them, but we need your help so that our housekeeper isn’t walking into a “fur explosion.” Thank You! NOTE: there is a $75 ADDITIONAL pet cleaning fee if any of the following dog rules are not fully followed: 1. please cover any furniture or the bed with doggie sheets before allowing the pup up there. 2. if your dog barks when left alone, then do not leave the dog alone at the cabin. 3. if your dog is totally chill when being left alone and does NOT bark, please still leave him/her in their crate if you go out. 4. the deck has two stair cases and we have doggie gates you can use to secure them. 5. always pick-up after your dog and throw away the poop bags directly into the trash bin outside. even if the dog poops out-of-the-way, please pick it up. —> Poop: if there is any poop on the deck, the stairs & walkways, or in the house or if there is urine inside, our housekeeper charges us a separate $100 fee to clean it up ... she doesn’t kid around when it comes to this issue! so, please make sure your dog doesn’t poop or pee in these areas. in the laundry closet or under the kitchen sink (it seems to move around), there is a brush and small bucket. if your dog pees or poops in any of these areas, use the brush with hot water and dish soap to thoroughly clean it up. 6. at the end of your stay, please sweep the cabin with the broom & dustpan (in the laundry closet). please then dispose of all the fur/hair, etc. in the trash bin outside. thank you for helping to make it possible for us to continue hosting dogs up at Creekside. I hate having all the rules and needing to be so blunt, but we have been having real challenges with some guests ignoring the dog house rules. i LOVE dogs and we want to be able to continue allowing pets, but we need the cooperation of our dog owners. Creekside has a wonderful open floor plan with the living room, dining area, and kitchen in a large L-shape; 832 sq. ft. total. There are doors and windows EVERYWHERE. You can head out to the deck from either the kitchen or the dining room. There are two bedrooms, one with a queen bed and one with a full size bed, plus a loft above the living room that has a full size bed (you can see the ladder to the loft in the pictures; (PLEASE NOTE THAT IT ISN'T EASY FOR EVERYONE TO CLIMB THE LADDER TO THE LOFT). WE ARE ON A DELICATE SEPTIC SYSTEM. PLEASE READ THE INFO ON THE SYSTEM IN THE HOUSE INFO BOOK ON THE DESK IN THE LIVING ROOM. Dutch Bill Creek is a stone's throw away from the deck; you can hear the creek running from the bedrooms. The creek is seasonal, and depending on the rainfall is usually dry from around May or June to first rain of the season. There is a 40" HD TV with built-in Roku for streaming services. You can log into your Netflix, hboMAX, Prime, Hulu, Xfinity stream, Spotify, Peacock, Showtime Anytime, etc. etc. etc., we don't have regular cable tv. Wherever possible, we use high-efficiency florescent lights. These lights sometimes take a moment to illuminate. We have Xfinity Wi-Fi which has been very reliable over the years. We regularly have several guests zooming and / or watching steaming apps at the same time ... we've never had a bandwidth or speed issue. We have a Roku HDTV. You can sign into your Netflix, Prime, Max, Hulu, etc. but there is no cable tv service. You can sign into the Xfinity streaming app if you have an Xfinity account; not all of the channels or your DVR recordings will be available from Xfinity. Fully equipped kitchen with oven & stove, refrigerator, coffee maker, and microwave. Plenty of bowls, plates, glasses, and silverware for your use. Propane gas grill on the deck for your BBQ'ing pleasure. If the propane tank runs dry, just take the empty to Bartlett's Market or any other store to swap-out and I will reimburse you for the tank (do a swap, don't buy a new tank). Due to the regularity of fires in the greater Sonoma area, air quality is not an exception to our cancellation policy. You will be on your own, so enjoy your privacy. Of course, you can reach Peter if need be. We are right on Dutch Bill Creek, a tributary of the famed Russian River. World Class Russian River Valley Wineries are within a short drive on Monte Rio, as are the towns of Occidental and Jenner, and the Pacific Coast. Monte Rio itself is a very quiet town four miles past Guerneville. There are a handful of shops and restaurants in Monte Rio, proper; including a movie theater in a barn - yes, a barn. Guerneville, just five minutes away, has plenty of restaurants, bars, shops, markets (including a 24-hour Safeway), banks, gas stations, and more. Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve is right there as well. At certain times, such a holidays, long weekends, or Russian River event weeks, there may be a longer minimum stay. We will certainly tell you the options available upon receiving your request. Dutch Bill Creek is seasonal. Without unexpected rain late in the spring, the creek will usually dry up from some time in May until the first rain in the fall. Sonoma Fish & Game regularly walk the creekbed to survey various things - they never come onto our property, but you may seem them in the middle of the stream. At certain times, such as holidays, long weekends, or Russian River event weeks, there may be a longer minimum stay, up to a full week. We will certainly tell you the options available upon receiving your request. Also, we try not to split weekends with a two-day stay, e.g. Thursday & Friday or Saturday & Sunday, only. We don’t have beach towels, chairs, or other beach gear. We did when we first joined AirBnB, but most of it disappeared by the middle of our first summer. We quickly realized it wouldn’t be sustainable. In some of the more remote corners of the property, we store various items such as ladders, tools, and smaller items to be disposed of that can’t go in the trash bins. These are all placed in areas that aren’t used by us or our guests and won’t be in the way. Our trash & recycling are picked up once a week and there will likely be some items in the bins between pick-ups. The washer & dryer are available for your use, but there may be clean items in the dryer or used items (like dish towels) in the washer that will be handled by the housekeeper at the next clean. We are in the middle of the woods, so while we sweep for cobwebs on the outside of the cabin, some new ones might crop up in between. We don’t clean out the candle holders on a regular basis, so there may be some wax from previous candles. If you stay a week or longer, there are discounts available. We are open to longer stays.