We truly enjoyed our stay at the 8 mile house. The grounds were beautifully kept although we didn’t have the opportunity to enjoy the lovely outdoor dining area. We were greeted by peacocks and blue jays everyday! The home is exactly as pictured, pristinely clean and spacious! We had senior citizens, young parents and small kiddos. We were all comfortable and happy! We never cooked but there were plenty of cookware and dishes. We brought our own keurig but a coffee maker is provided. I was super grateful for towels, toilet paper and paper towel. We’ve stayed at places that didn’t take into account that we paid for eight people to stay so we need enough of those things! Also super grateful for washer dryer. Our kiddos played hard in clothes and we were able to do a load of laundry! Beds were comfortable, this is huge for us! When on vacation we want a clean comfy bed and 8 mile delivered!! Bathrooms were so clean, hot water aplenty. We brought our own but shampoo conditioner and soap was provided. Property management was easy to get ahold of, and they reached out before we arrived to make sure we understood the check in process. We had a wedding and all the events that go with it in SLO and we were maybe 15 min from our destinations.
The two things that kept us from giving all five stars in every area were the noise of the highway and the difficulty in finding the property. The highway is loud, if we sat on the back porch of the house that faces the highway (although you can’t see it as it’s lined with beautiful trees) we couldn’t hear each other for a visit and coffe on the porch. When first arriving, we entered the address provided using “Old Highway” in the iPhone map and it lead us to a different spot. Also, the pin showed in VRBO shows the property further north than it actually is. We had to call management and eventually used US Highway in Google maps. It was dangerous for our caravan. I’d suggest getting a mile marker from the owner to find it. It’s a highway where cars are going at least 60 mph and the entrance is fairly tight and comes up quick. It feels like you’re turning onto a driveway from a highway, not an exit off the highway. No way would an RV make it. I’d also ask for road signs to look for to give your driver a heads up. Once we’d found it, we saved a pin making it much easier, we’d end up getting onto the shoulder to slow enough to make the turn and feel safe. We would highly recommend this property and hope to return!