Eco Haven Garden room; Vista room also available

We have the "Garden" room and "Vista" room. You'll normally be in the Garden room. It has an entrance to the outside, garden area. But you will also have access to the Vista room. You may use that for extra folks, working while your staying here (we have excellent WiFi!) or just to place your excess luggage. The bathroom is between the rooms. Lots to do in this area! Ride trains, parks close by, Santa Cruz and historic Boulder Creek are 20 minutes from here. Our house is powered by the sun! The Eco Haven's "Garden Room" has an outside garden area. It has patio furniture so that you can enjoy the view and have breakfast. The room has a queen-sized bed, refrigerator stocked with breakfast items, microwave oven and a coffee maker. Both bedrooms look over a canyon with lots of birds. A guest saw a Peregrine Falcon resting in the trees and we recently saw turkeys right outside the bedroom. The "Vista" room used to be a separate rental. Now this room is available with the "Garden" room for guests who do not want to share the same room. It is available for people who want to work separately from the bedroom. Share it with family members or friends. Or just put your excess luggage in there. Note the age of children welcome to stay is over 12. Tell us if you've had, or will have, both Covid vaccinations and a booster. We have. If not, you will be asked to stay downstairs. You will not be able to use the upstairs, including the kitchen. If you have been vaccinated, you will be welcome to come upstairs to see the views or cook. We don't have dogs or cats and we request that travelers do not have pets. We are sensitive to people's allergies . The house is on the end of a cul-de-sac with nothing but "sand islands" next to it. Sand islands are protected areas with 13 species of plants and animals which are endangered. The house is a haven for deer, many kinds of birds and other wildlife. Beautiful Loch Lomond is just a 15 minute drive away. Paddle boat, row boat, and canoe rentals, fishing for stocked trout and indigenous bass, picnicking, and hiking trails. Loch Lomond is open from March 1. Labor Day to second weekend in October weekends only. There is the famous Roaring Camp Railroad attraction. Cowell Redwoods, Fall Creek and Big Basin Redwood parks are close by (although Big Basin is currently closed due to a fire). Mt. Hermon Conference Center is 10 minutes from here (with it's ZIP line though the Redwoods) and Santa Cruz and ocean activities are a 20 minute drive. Ecological features of the Eco Haven: 1. The house is solar powered. It creates excess power which is used by the neighbors (courtesy of PG&E). 2. We have two Prius', both of which are plug-in electric. 3. We have highly efficient refrigerator, dishwasher and clothes washer. 4. We have 2 grey water systems from our clothes washer and the tub/ shower in the master bathroom. 5. We used non-VOC paints throughout the house. 6. The rugs in the guest room are made from corn oil, not synthetics. 7. The cabinetry is made from fast-growing Bamboo. 8. Long-lasting slate and travertine are used in the bathroom and in areas not covered by the corn rugs. 9. The upstairs "great room" floor is made from recycled oak. 10. We use low-flush toilets. 11. We grow our vegetables hydroponically, with Atmospheric Water Machines providing the water. 12. We have two 5,000 tanks uphill filled by rainwater from our roof. 13. We get many of our vegetables from the garden. 14. We found that the recent fires decimated the honey bees and the crickets. So we have a hive of bees now (they are in a far corner of the yard) and we brought in 1000 crickets! They multiplied and now you heard the sound of crickets when the weather is warm. 15. We have a 14kW generator with an automatic transfer switch for when the utility service is shut off. Ask to see a demonstration of all the features of the house! The house has a driveway you can park in. (Stay on the right side so we can get out of the garage!) You go up 4 stairs to get to the front door and down 4 stairs to get the part of the house where the guest rooms are. We're around most of the time. Our office is at home. The layout of the house is such that if the guest wants to have privacy and be by themselves, they can. Your space is all of the lower floor of the house; it is not necessary to come upstairs where we live. The front door is common, but that is the only area that is common, We do not accept guest for longer that 29 days. The house is on the end of a cul-de-sac amid "sand islands" for which the area is known. Sand islands are protected area with 13 species of plants and animals which are endangered. The house is a haven for deer, many kinds of birds and other wildlife. Beautiful Loch Lomond is just a 15 minute drive away. Paddle boat, row boat, and canoe rentals, fishing for stocked trout and indigenous bass, picnicking, and hiking trails. Loch Lomond is open from March-September. There is the famous Roaring Camp Railroad attraction. Cowell, Fall Creek and Big Basin Redwood parks are close by. Mt. Hermon Conference Center is 10 minutes from here. They have a zip line adventure there. Santa Cruz is a 20 minute drive. Kayak rentals and tours go all around the bay. From town, it just a short hike to the Lime Kilns and University of California. Near the border of Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz lies the Mystery Spot. You'll need a car to get around comfortably. There is a bus that come by every hour, both ways. But it's about 1/2 mile hike up and down a steep hill to get to the bus. Santa Cruz is a 20 minute drive. Kayak rentals and tours go all around the bay. From town, it just a short hike to the Lime Kilns and University of California. Near the border of Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz lies the Mystery Spot, where the rules of gravity are seemingly altered. We have brochures for many of the local attractions. And, speaking of Santa Cruz County: Locals know that the Santa Cruz Mountains Appellation is one of the oldest wine-growing regions in the United States. Family-owned wineries here produce stellar lots of pinot and chardonnay, and the area has been compared to a younger Napa Valley. Near here are Touched of the Angel, Hallcrest, Zayante and Beauregard Vineyard. Twenty minutes south of Santa Cruz, in a temperate valley of redwoods and olive groves, the Corralitos Wine Trail winds its way to Alfaro Family Vineyards, owned by a former artisan bread maker, and Windy Oaks Winery, with views of Monterey Bay. At the top of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Summit to Sea Wine Trail passes Loma Prieta, a vineyard that produces the rare pinotage grape, a more robust, thicker-skinned version of pinot. On Santa Cruz’s urban west side, oenophiles sip vino in a lively courtyard setting, with vineyard tasting rooms nearby.