Crescent City Hotels

LIghthouse View Vacation Rental: Lighthouse View-ish

Overall, a good value, but it depends what you want. We had a great time because we just wanted to hang out, take walks on the beach, cook a little and relax with a book. If you're looking for nightlife, this is not what you want.

It was deemed "the best lodging in Crescent City" by the contractor, which I thought may have been a little overrated. The house was nice, but a little strange (as were a lot of things in town). The house is very new but it felt like a kit house or something because of the exterior and what not.

The upstairs observation room, although nice, would have been WAY better as a porch instead of an enclosed area with an interior sliding glass door. The furnishings were nice though and all the linens were supplied. And maybe I'm just picky, but a little fabric softener would have gone a long way with the sheets and towels. Just a thought.

The kitchen was great, probably the best feature of the house. It's fully stocked with new pots and pans, utensils, plenty of plates and glasses and all new appliances. It was a delight to cook in and the dishwasher was pretty quiet.

The walk to the shore is very short and we enjoyed walking along the Pebble Beach road and dropping down to the shore here and there.

It was about $150 a night, I would expect a place like this to be about $100 a night. But that's just me.

Unique Quality: It has an observation room that claims to have a lighthouse view, which it does, but it's obstructed by a big blue house with a dog and cat that sleep on the roof. The occupants had a HUGE three day long garage sale while we were visiting. Terrific.

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Address: 162 A Street, Crescent City, CA
• Phone: 707-464-9310
• Written September 6, 2002

"Lighthouse" View-see the blue house?

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