Retreat to Rise and Shine! Pool, Hot Tub, Walk to Drake's Beach! Game Room! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Retreat to Rise and Shine! Pool, Hot Tub, Walk to Drake's Beach! Game Room! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Retreat to Rise and Shine! Pool, Hot Tub, Walk to Drake's Beach! Game Room! located?

This family-friendly Guerneville holiday home is located on a river, within 2 mi (3 km) of Russian River and Pee Wee Golf and Arcade. Johnson's Beach is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) away.

10/10 Excellent

Chandni J.

6 May 2025

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Relaxing stay

We loved our stay at the place. It was clean, well-maintained, and well-stocked. It was perfect for our girls weekend.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cameron A.

23 Apr 2025

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Awesome Experience

Had a great time. 1st time stay in the area and it was a blast. Close to river and short drive to ocean. The house had great amenities for my teenage daughter and her friends. Very pleased with the overall trip.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arion K.

11 Mar 2024

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Our stay was great

The house was clean, the tub was hot, and the game room was a hit! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home with us!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meredith D.

7 Oct 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great weekend getaway

Everything you could want in a house and dog friendly. So easy to enjoy a weekend away.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan S.

13 Jul 2023

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Perfect getaway for family and dog

We couldn't have been more pleased with Rise and Shine! We enjoyed hanging out in the great room and eating meals on the deck overlooking the pool/hot tub. Played many games of ping pong in the blessedly cool basement and badminton as well. The private beach at the river was a ten minute walk away, a joy for our dog. Thanks and hope to come again!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca H.

11 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

Rise & Shine is one of the nicest properties we have ever stayed at. The interior is very clean and the kitchen had everything we needed. If I had to come up with a negative it would have to be that the games were missing pieces or the pieces were in another game. Other than that we very much enjoyed our stay. The neighborhood beach was wonderful and the people we met there were so nice. We would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tom C.

27 Mar 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Rise and Shine

We were lucky to find this home this weekend. It’s a quiet neighborhood about a mile from downtown Guerneville. Had a hot tub and pool. Had a wonderful game room downstairs with ping-pong, fuzzball, pool table and darts. There were six of us and it was just enough space that we didn’t bump into each other.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Kris M.

16 Apr 2023

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Good Getaway

We rented this place for a getaway with grandparents visiting from out of state. Our kids 2 & 6 loved the property and we had plenty of room. The kitchen is well stocked with many appliances that don’t come standard with a rental (although we couldn’t find a pizza cutter). There were kid dishes as well. There was a pack and play and high chair that were unexpected but useful. We thought that April might be warm enough to use the pool, but it wasn’t. The game room downstairs also is not temp controlled, but we just bundled up and turned on the space heater when we wanted to play pool in the evening. There is private river access a short walk away and we saw an otter on our first day. Overall, a good place to relax.

Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Han T.

24 Jun 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Not as advertised

The house and amenities are NOT as advertised. Photos on website are out of date/not accurate. The house was not clean even though cleaning people were still in the house after checkin. We told them they could finish cleaning. But, some of the dirt and grime has clearly been in the house for years. The kitchen drawers and cabinets were sticky to touch. Furniture in the game room was old and stained - not been cleaned in any way for a very long time. The owners must have just moved the old discarded furniture from the house downstairs when it was no longer fit for use in the living room. The window screen in the master bedroom was torn so mosquitoes and insects could come inside. The outdoor deck is even worse than the house. Boards are warped with nails sticking up from them. Pool was dirty upon arrival and there was not even a net to clean out the debris. Management said the next day was pool cleaning day. We never saw or heard anybody cleaning the pool. The pool is definitely not heated with no sign of solar heating. The photos show the pool in different condition than now. The pool had uneven bottom – in places the pool bottom would dip by as much as a foot. The trim of the pool was a fake board pretending to be tile. The whole pool was edged with some type of brick/stone that was not evenly placed and that had nails sticking out as well. The deck area had not been cleaned anytime recently. The furniture was covered in debris and leaves and a layer of dirt. When we moved one of the chairs we found somebody else’s trash underneath (used paper towel or some kind of wrapper). Russian River Vacation Homes was the management company for the property and they did a poor job. They lied about having been at the house working on the Wi-fi which had been out when we arrived. We were there when they claimed they were just there. They gave us misinformation before booking about the use of kayaks during our stay (they tried to refuse but we sent them the emails which confirmed they had said boats would be available for us) then they made an effort to help. There was no beach gear like the website claimed - no cooler or even beach chairs. Neighborhood beach was barely usable because the residents permanently set up their tents and chairs and kayaks to “reserve” their space leaving little room on the small beach for visitors. This may be our worst VRBO stay and we will not trust Russian River Vacation Homes again. Be careful of scam.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Misty B.

26 Apr 2022

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Weekend Get Away

This property was even better than we had hoped. We rented it for a weekend trip with friends to get out of the city. The space, pool, hot tub, were all perfect and the fact that we could bring our two dogs made it that much better. Would stay again 100%

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ryan H., Sausalito

12 Sept 2018

Family-friendly with great features and amenities

Walking distance to the river with access to a private neighborhood beach. Kayaks, various flotation rafts, beach chairs, a cooler, life vests and everything else you need to spend a day at or ON the river. Our kids also loved the pool, jacuzzi, ping pong table and many board games. We played several games of Clue. My only recommendation is to add a Sonos speaker to the game room. Overall, a fantastic vacation rental!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin S., Oakland, California

20 Jul 2018

We love this house

We had a fantastic weekend at Rise and Shine, and were very impressed with all of the amenities. We were not expecting it to be so accommodating for three couples with kids, but it was amazing. From the pool and hottub and sprawling deck, to the extremely well-stocked kitchen, to the amazing game room downstairs to the big comfy living room, we were more than comfortable all weekend. Not to mention you get access to the private beach down the street, and the house is dog-friendly. We will definitely be back!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hugh W., San Francisco

28 Jun 2018

Exceptional Property with everything we needed

My friends and I absolutely loved our experience. The house was beautifully designed with space for plenty of people to gather either outdoors or indoors. The ping-pong and foosball tables in the basement were an especially nice treat. I also must say that the inflatable unicorn is real! We had so much fun just hanging out by the pool and hot tub. Even the little things worked well, from the wifi, to the cable, to plenty of hot water.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

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