Madrone Meadow - Ocean view timber home with hot tub near beach

Heavy timber framing, a wall of glass, and a hot tub on the deck make Madrone Meadow feel like the forest came inside, with the ocean showing between the trees. The Sea Ranch Lodge is a short walk away and Shell Beach about a quarter mile. Two queen bedrooms sleep 4, with two baths and a sky-lit loft to work from. You'll spend the day in the big room and the evening on the deck.

The timber is what you'll notice first. Thick posts and beams frame one open room for living, cooking, and eating, and a wall of windows looks out at forest with the ocean between the trunks. Madrone Meadow sits a short walk from The Sea Ranch Lodge, close enough that dinner out doesn't mean driving.

A loft with a skylight sits above the main room, with a desk if a workday follows you here. Below it, the living area faces the glass, and the dining table sits in the same light. There's no TV in this house on purpose; the windows and the quiet do that job.

Step onto the deck and the hot tub is there, with chairs around it and the trees close. Shell Beach and its tide pools are about a quarter mile, near enough for a morning walk and far enough that you'll come back to this deck.

KITCHEN & DINING
You'll cook on an electric range with a dishwasher, a pour-over coffee setup, and a toaster on hand; there's no microwave, so reheating happens on the stove. The table sits in the main room with the view. There's a washer and dryer in the house too.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
Madrone Meadow sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms, with 2 baths.
-- Bedroom 1: queen bed
-- Bedroom 2: queen bed
-- Loft: sky-lit workspace with a desk (not a sleeping room)

PROPERTY AMENITIES
-- Private hot tub on the deck
-- Timber-frame great room with a wall of windows
-- Sky-lit loft workspace, WiFi
-- Forced-air heat
-- Washer and dryer
-- Covered parking space plus guest parking

COMMUNITY AMENITIES (Sea Ranch Association, rec pass provided)
-- Heated pools, saunas, tennis and pickleball at the Ohlson (about 1.5 miles), Moonraker, and Del Mar (about 3 miles) recreation centers
-- The Sea Ranch Lodge a short walk; Shell Beach about 1/4 mile; Black Point about 1 mile

After dinner the loft goes quiet and the glass goes dark. Climb into the hot tub, and the last light over the water comes through the trees to find you.

There is no microwave; reheat on the stove or in the oven.

The wood-burning fireplace in the living room is not for guest use. Heat is forced air.

There is no TV in the house. Bring a book, or bring the laptop and use the WiFi.

Guests describe the mattresses as firm memory foam.

Stairs lead to the loft. Both bedrooms and both baths are on the main level.

The three recreation centers belong to the whole community; on a busy weekend the pool will have company.

The Sea Ranch keeps outdoor lighting to a minimum. A flashlight helps on the walk from the car.

Cell coverage is thin along this coast. The house WiFi is the connection to count on.

Gray whales travel the coast from December through April. The bluff near Shell Beach, about 1/4 mile, is a better lookout than the deck.

Deer wander the meadows around the Lodge most mornings. The deck is the easy place to watch.