Bodega Bay Escapes

We rented the Seaside Escape house for three nights. The booking process was easy and the house was as advertised. Originally, we found the house on VRBO. When we were directed to the Bodega Bay Escapes page, the nightly rate was a little higher, but the house was still worth it. The pictures and descriptions of the house were accurate, and I’m always disappointed when they’re not. The key pickup/​check-​in was amazingly easy. They hand you a binder with information on the house and area. We found both quite helpful. Because no one was coming in the day we left, they gave us a late checkout of 1:00, so we hit the beach one more time. They also have an extensive library of DVDs that renters can check out for free. A great experience with a rental agency that we hope to use again.

We rented Condor House for 2 nights. The folks at the Bodega Bay Escapes office were lovely to deal with and I would give them more than 2 stars. The house itself needs attention and general maintenance. We found it to be dusty and musty with large cob webs throughout most rooms. Generally speaking the place just needs freshening up. The dishes & utensils need a good through scrubbing. The dishwasher appeared to be musty so we didn’t use it. Some bedding and towels showed their age and had bleaching and fading discoloration… just not what I expected for the price. The beds are extremely uncomfortable, soft and saggy. Again, it’s age and wear and just has not been tended to.

Been dealing with bookings with this agency for years and I’m very pleased with their service and their houses. They have been very helpful with special requests, and they put me in direct touch with house owners when I wanted additional information. They have also helped me arrange for additional services such as a car service.
Prior to booking here, I used another booking agency, and had a bad experience — they had misrepresented the number of bedrooms in the rental home.

After having horrible experiences with AirBnb and VRBO, I found Bodega Bay Escapes and was very pleased. The person I talked with on the phone was very helpful in finding houses for our group of 7 to choose from. I decided on the Seagull House and it was perfect. The pictures do not do it justice. It is very spacious and the location is incredible. The only nearby house is on the garage side so it is very private with great views. It is a quick walk on the golf cart path to the beach. We had one rainy day but it didn’t matter as we had a pool tournament and with great food and drinks. The hot tub is located in a private area off the game room with beautiful views of the stars. From the checking in to checking out. everything was perfect. We will definitely make a return trip!

We had a great time at the shell beach home. It was a little old and run down but that was ok with us.
After our stay we were asked to rate our stay on escapia. The managers waited two weeks after our stay and to see a good review before we were told that the hot tub turned green and we were getting charged for it. All this after there was no chlorine In the hot tub and the owner of the property called and asked us to turn the tub very low to save on energy costs.
I have contacted the property management with no response. We are saddened because we hoped to go back many times.

Rented the Fox Kit Cottage for our honeymoon. House was cute. and the porch/​hot tub was PERFECT! Service with the company was great… got checked in and out within a minute. They have a ton of DVDs to chose from and take for free. Definitely will rent from them again!

Two couples, we rented «Seaside Escape» for three nights in July.
Pros: Great location and amazing views
Cons: Small, uncomfortable beds (seemed smaller than queen size) with bedding that was too big for the mattress and was the opposite of crisp. The pillows seemed made of chopped up foam and were awful.
There were a great many lights in the ceiling of the living room, dining room and kitchen but the lighting was grim — there was no where to sit and read at night. The one small lamp in the living room had a broken switch and couldn’t be turned on.
The hot tub (which is listed as a main feature of the house) is old and didn’t work and there were no instructions. We were told to check the circuit breaker which enabled us to turn the tub on but the jets were broken. Then the jets went off in the middle of the night when no one was in the tub.
The dishwasher door would not close so it had to be either left open or we had to put heavy furniture in front of it to prevent it from falling open.
The phone in the house didn’t work and there was no cellphone coverage.
There were a lot of cigarette butts on the ground right outside the front door of the house.
When we returned the keys to Bodega Bay Escapes, they were not at all interested in hearing about our experience and expressed no concern about whether or not everything worked.

Bodega Bay Escapes Miwok Escape I rented last summer for one week. The property was very nice and clean had plenty of room for our group seven. Upon arrival the hot tub was running and ready which I thought was a nice touch.
Liked Miwok Escapes so much that I rented it again and looking very forward to
our stay there this coming weekend. The Staff was very friendly and very helpful.
The free DVD’s was great and they also had The Birds in there DVD library that
was good to watch and set the mood for touring the area and checking out the old Potter School house. The home was dog friendly. The small markets are very expensive, we found a Safeway at 406 N Main St, Sebastopol, CA that was about a 20 minute drive from Bodega Bay.

Staff — friendly and accommodating. DVDs and books for loan; and they let us borrow their printer =D
CONDOR rental — Cozy cottage; comfortable beds; induced laziness ;)
Some of the fixtures, such as bathroom showers and dishwasher, need to be updated. Tankless water heater and water softener should be next investment.
Otherwise, nice open floor plan with windows that welcome beautiful (but partial) sunrise and sunsets. We will be back. Cozy gem close to beach (walk is 10 min., dog friendly and lots of local markets with local cheese. Caution — very expensive, so pack food in a cooler before you come. Think of it as glam-​camping.)

My advice is avoid this overpriced agency at all costs. Stay in Santa Rosa and drive to the beach and back.
We rented a 3 bdrm house on the golf course «called heaven on the ninth».
There were so many issues that it was a miserable and very costly stay, the major ones were:
1) at least 13 indoor lights were burnt out… we had to hang around until 1pm our second day for a maintanance worker to work on replacing lights (he still never replaced the important ones)
2) the stone stairway from garage was not lit and very dangerous causing us to park on the street instead of the driveway
3) several electrical outlets did not work
4) the coffee pot was broken
5)The carpet was stained throughout (looked like wine stains).
6)The rental agency blamed the owner and was of no help what so ever.
Again my advice is avoid this overpriced agency at all costs. Stay in Santa Rosa and drive to the beach and back.

Very helpful, clean houses, they really mean what they say when they say gorgeous views!