Below the Falls Lodge- by Golden & Silver Falls

Description from the owner

*10% Off March*

Relax and enjoy nature in this artistic lodge style home with wonderful views of historic Glenn Creek from every room. An architectural dream, you enter this lodge style home through a pivoting hobbit style front door with hardware from the 1800's. Highlights of this original home include a gourmet kitchen with labradorite granite counters, 800 year old juniper tree spiral stair case, huge beams and exposed rafters, a sauna, and a romantic wood stove. Also each upstairs bedroom has a hanging bed with three 8 foot skylights above for indoor star gazing. Original artworks from local artists are throughout the home. Many pl...easantries await the curious such as embedded fossils in the cracked mud walls.

Nestled amongst towering fir and cedar trees, with windows everywhere, you'll feel and see nature's presence. This home site has a remarkably peaceful way about it. You really can sit on the couch by the fire, listen to the creek and watch the salmon and steelhead spawn (November-March). You won't even have to venture outside to get wood for the fire, just use the indoor wood box. With much less wind, temperatures are usually 10 degrees warmer than on the beach and the famous coastal fog won't bother you here.

Recently featured in KCBY 11 TV's ~In Focus~ "Goin' Green" and Oregon's Solar Home Tour, this is a unique "green" home. This home was built with environmentally friendly materials. Building with little impact on the surroundings was very important to us during construction. The myrtle hardwood floor in the kitchen and living room was milled on site which came from trees that stood where the house is now. Same story for the beautiful maple flooring in the ½ bath. All of the large beams and fir flooring came from two 4' thick 104 year old douglas fir trees which also stood and were milled where the house is now. The fir trees sprouted after the last forest fire that came through the canyon. One of our neighbors fell a sixty five year old redwood that was over six feet thick! We used some of it as a wonderful wainscot paneling throughout the house. All of the finishes used are no or low VOC. Surrounding the house is native vegetation, huge trees and a few herbs and spices for cooking.

You'll enjoy the fully equipped kitchen with labradorite granite counters. The kitchen island has a new five burner gas stove with a convection oven and warming oven. The island has plenty of granite and wood counter space. Hanging from the exhaust hood are stainless, non-stick, and cast iron cookware. Also included are coffee and a grinder, coffee maker, toaster, microwave, utensils, chef knives, glasses and frosty cocktail glasses in the freezer. The dining room table has a river view and can seat eight. There is also seating for three at the island bar. From the kitchen you can visit with the folks in the living room thanks to the open floor plan. Beside the wood stove are two chairs and the futon couch with reading lamp. A CD changer and TV with a DVD player and VHS machine are in the downstairs bedroom. Bring your favorite videos or browse our selection of movies.

The property has 150 feet of creek frontage with great views of Glenn creek, the forest and distant cliffs. Enjoy wildlife viewing with River Dippers, Chipmunks, Kingfishers, Great Blue Herons, Screech Owls, Pileated Wood Peckers, Elk, an occasional Bald Eagle or River Otter and other wildlife from the house and back deck. Build a fire and have lunch on the nearby picnic table and benches.Read more

Additional Location Information

Location Type Away from it all, Mountain, Waterfront

Rental fees

Additional notes from owner

$150/night, Up to 6 people(adults and children)
**NO CLEANING FEE!** if staying 3 nights or more.
Staying 2 nights or less = $30 fee/night.
Summer rate = $240(June-September 15th).
Stay for 6 nights get the 7th free.
Stay for 2 weeks- get 3 nights free.
Stay for 3 weeks- get 5 nights free.
Pet surcharge $15 extra/night/pet.
During Holidays- 4 night minimum and $200/night
we accept all credit/debit cards

What Past Guests Are Saying

• 1devon
  Portland, OR

  Spectacular!

  Left on 04/11/2013 for a stay in March 2013
  
  

  My family and I just spend a fantastic week at this home with our 3 dogs. It was the last house down a 22 mile dirt road. A mile drive further along ends at the Golden & Silver Falls State Park. Private, quiet, peaceful, beautiful. You must be fine with no phone service or wifi. We relished it. Plan on cooking all your meals, taking walks, playing games, and relaxing. The house is unique and lovely and Shane was wonderful to deal with. We went to the west coast game park one day and stopped at the wildlife safari on the way home to break up the drive. Both great places. A day trip to Cape arago is a must. Take a picnic lunch. Have fun!

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  Would you recommend this vacation rental to a friend? Yes

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• BZamplas
  Brighton, MI

  A refreshing and liberating experience!

  Left on 07/14/2010 for a stay in July 2010
  
  

  Thank you Shane for opening your home to us! It was truly a refreshing and liberating experience for our entire family. Each of us was enthralled with the wondrous setting that "Below the Falls Lodge" calls its homestead. The gentle whooshing of the creek, the calls of the birds, and the sweet swaying of the trees rocked us into a natural harmony filled with happiness and contentment. You've created such a beautiful and imaginative home! It is so in tune with the gorgeous surroundings that it feels like the house itself is alive and growing out of the mountain. What an awesome achievement! You've thought of every detail to make a home that seems to anticipate its inhabitants' needs. We've all been able to really relax and enjoy it, only wish we could stay longer. We can't believe you would want to part with this place! It was difficult for us to leave and we were only guests! Thank you again for sharing and much health and happiness to you and your family.
  Regards,
  The Zamplas Family (Bill and Bev - Brighton, mi, Lindsey -Venice Beach, Ca, and Nik - Brighton, mi)

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  Response from Shane Daugherty - 07/15/2010

  

  Shane Daugherty

  Owner

  Thank you very much Zamplas Family. I am really glad you had a great time and found the feeling I tried to put into the home. Please come back again, Shane.