Riverfront Villa with Covered Hot-tub and Amazing Interior in Waldport, Oregon

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Stay in style on the Central Oregon Coast. Enjoy fresh ocean breezes, miles of uncrowded, leash-free sandy beaches, and a slower pace at our secluded retreats on the Coast.

This lodge is nestled in an old-growth forest grove on Alsea Bay that the Alsea People named "Peace" and "Paradise" because of its mild climate and bountiful sustenance from land and sea.

This former copper artist's workshop is now a 1,500 sf open-concept home with a rustic | contemporary | farmhouse style. It has a beautiful King bedroom, a Queen sleeping loft and a Double Serta Sleeper sofa bed to comfortably accommodate six guests (maximum four adults)

The Lodge is located on the grounds of a 5-acre estate on Alsea Bay. This site was a seasonal Alsea fishing village for thousands of years, and in the 1850's became the location of the first Waldport settlement. There was a cannery, post office, general store and ferry landing. The entire settlement burned down in 1916, and in 1926 the original Cannery owner's daughter built a lovely Craftsman manor home that stands here today.

The pilings from the cannery can be seen on our beaches, and further down the beach is a small waterfall, fern grotto and the ruins of more of the settlement that housed the cannery workers.

In addition to the stylish new interior, our guests have access to a private beaches at low tide, 4-person spa, firepit, gazebo, creek, pond & She Shed and our watercraft: Kayaks, Hydrobikes, and a 5-Person Paddleboat.

This incredible location provides endless opportunities to enjoy your time on the coast. You can crab or clam from our property, fish, hike down the beach to explore the ruins, and hunt for agates and beach glass on our private beaches, not to mention kayak, paddleboat or use our Hydrobikes to explore the bay and rivers.

There is incredible wildlife at the property. Curious harbor seals and river otters will pop their heads out of the water to say hello. Herons, loons and countless other sea birds patrol the sandbars at low tide. There is a nesting pair of Bald Eagles on our property with a clutch of one to four eaglets each year, and we have seen pods of orcas. In the backyard, there are bunnies, bluejays and chipmunks.

We live in the main home on the property part of the year, with our large and extremely friendly Rottweilers and our indoor cats who frequently manage to sneak outside. We generally do not use the common areas when our guests are in residence out of respect for their privacy.

If any members of your party are nervous around, or allergic to, large dogs (or cats), we are not a good fit.

During the part of the year that we do not live at the property, generally the summer months, you may be sharing the watercraft with guests from the main house.

My husband Roy and I moved to Oregon from San Diego in 2013.
We love the Oregon Coast, and have now built or renovated eight Oregon Coast / Wine Country properties with 10 total vacation rental listings. We love our guests, and their happy experiences keep us motivated!
This is like being on a private island. Once you enter through the gate, you pass through a PNW rainforest on your way to the estate.

When you arrive, you will notice that the temperature is generally about 10 degrees warmer than right on the beach. Many days I am driving in fog on the 101, and pull down into a sunny paradise in our little microclimate.

The home has lots of history; it was the original settlement of Waldport and had a cannery, a general store, a post office and the ferry landing.

A lot of the original details have been preserved, and we have also converted a shop of the former owners (copper and jewelry artists) into a gorgeous contemporary home with tons of architectural detail.

Total privacy (except for watercraft, harbor seals and river otters, who can be nosy), endless amenities and a one-of-a-kind location that we are so privileged to spend time in, and to share with our guests.
I showed Roy this property just for fun. It was not in our target area (Newport) and was too big and too expensive.

We undertook a 10-month labor of love to restore this property and maximize the potential. MAYBE down the road, off-grid cabins or yurts in the almost 3 waterfront acres next door and a common dock for both properties. One step at a time.

We are so excited to welcome you to this treasured home, one unlike anything we have ever seen before.

Best,

Lauri and Roy
This is an amazing location. It was used as a fishing village by the Alsea people for thousands of years. It became the original settlement of Waldport in the mid-1800s, and housed a cannery, post office, general store and the ferry landing.

The pilings from the cannery still exist along some of our beaches, and if you head west at low tide (towards the bridge and the ocean) you can explore ruins of the former settlement, as well as waterfalls and fern gullies. Please use caution if exploring the ruins.

We have a unique microclimate here that often keeps us warm and sunny even when the coast is fogged in. In general, we are 10 degrees warmer than the oceanfront and do not experience as many of the high winds that the beach gets due to our protected location.
Crabbing, clamming, fishing, hiking, kayaking, paddle boating, hydro-biking, outdoor dining, beach combing, bonfire, bird watching, wildlife

Riverfront Villa with Covered Hot-tub and Amazing Interior in Waldport, Oregon