The property worked well for my wife and I and our friends, another married couple. The views from the top floor and the main floor below were lovely, looking out towards the ocean in the distance over the trees and community below. You can actually see the Hearst Castle from the balconies, using binoculars.
House was well appointed and very quiet.
We liked the fact that the house was almost split into two to offer privacy and self-sufficiency between the two floors , with separate entry doors but had an inside staircase that connected them together.
We have 2 small terriers and we enjoyed walking them over to the nearby Greenspace Strawberry Canyon and the beautiful coastal walks at Fiscalini Ranch Preserve.
The balconies were a great, safe place for the dogs to be as they are fenced in and they enjoyed looking out. Although the house yard is fenced in and safe to let dogs out we found that because our dogs are so low to the ground , much more yard debris got stuck to them, so we kept them to the balconies.
We enjoyed watching the wild turkeys wandering around the neighborhood, the odd deer make appearances and many birds of prey circling amongst the trees.
The migrating whales made an early showing on our coastal walks and a small group put on a display not far off the coastline, just north of Cambria. Sea otters were also visible but the best place to view them up close is at Morro Rock where large rafts of them seem to congregate.
All in all, the house was a great place to base ourselves as we took off for our walks and wildlife spotting.