Go back to visit great-grandma’s house in this 1920's 2 bed/2 bath cottage with a fully stocked kitchen. Enjoy wandering the small orchard, lounging in and around the huge pool, sitting under the poolside gazebo with fireplace, and a 4-hole putting green with it's own shaded sitting area. Stress you didn't know you carried drops off your shoulders as soon as you step out of your car and onto the private family grounds.
Both bedrooms connect to the living room AND each room has its own outside access; great for some independence without disturbing your housemates! Walk out your bedroom door to a beautiful patio. Early risers enjoy the sunrise in the orchard. Stay up late chatting under the stars. The pool is fabulous for a summer swim under those stars or sitting by the fire making s'mores on cool spring & fall evenings. The winter provides its own magic with snow-covered, hibernating trees resting before spring life returns.
The Cottage at the Orchard is made for visiting! I readily encourage 4-6 additional visitors on any given day during your stay but if having more, please notify the host/co-hosts. We can provide alternate parking options on-site. Permissions for more guests and/or small private events must be arranged separately, some may have an additional cost. IM host via app for information.
Reminder: My family/cohosts share the pool, gazebo & yards with you. We may have friends visiting during your stay. We will let guests know if this is occurring & ask for the same courtesy from our guests.
Fireplace Room details:
Single-step down into this large room with its comfortable (med/soft) king-size bed. The windows open to a small, private grove with Pine Trees, wild Honeysuckle & Oregon Grape bushes providing shaded light for afternoon naps. The fireplace is filled with LED candles for evening snuggles. The bathroom shower has an extra tall ceiling and contains the apartment-size stackable washer/dryer.
Rock Room details:
What was once an exterior wall of the original structure is now a showpiece of 1920's use of local materials. A period tea cart with folding leaves allows writing or having a morning cup. Open the blinds or the door to watch the sun cast shadows through the cherry & apple trees.
Living room details:
Comfortable couch & chair with Roku enabled Smart TV. Login to your own accounts, the TV will automatically log out all of them after the end of your stay. Open space with Kitchen/Dining areas so your group can share meals & watch games together.
The large desk is available for those who still have to work. Business speed internet wifi/ethernet is part of your stay with good bandwidth across most of the property. An extra monitor and keyboard for remote office work is available upon request. Take your laptop to set up near the pool, putting green, orchard, or an outdoor fireplace as your background; imagine letting meeting attendees know the background you have is not just a stock photo!
Kitchen details:
This small but well set-up kitchen makes it easy to cook & visit & watch out the front to see what's going on in the orchard. Gas stovetop, full-size oven, microwave, and dishwasher. The table has a self-storing leaf to expand from 4 to 6 person. Refrigerator has filtered water/ice dispenser, although Spokane Valley water is very good straight from the tap.
Guest access
There is so much space on-site to walk or find a private place to sit.
The Orchard
It really is an orchard! and "Yes, you are welcome to pick whatever is in season." 20+ apple trees (4 types) which are believed to be part of the original apple groves of the 1920's & 1930's. The apple trees bloom around mid-May and have visible fruit by beginning of July, then ripen after the first good frost in mid-Sept or early October. There are 2 large cherry trees that bloom end of April/early May with the cherry crop generally ripe the last week of June & first week of July.
Pool, Fireplace, Gazebo enclosure:
The fenced 20' x 40' heated pool sits beside the large gazebo & outdoor fireplace. Pool is generally open just after Mother's day thru end of September. Fireplace & gazebo are usable all months of the year except during burning bans (pollution levels in the winter occas get high).
The Pool Rules:
Generally 8am thru Midnight. Residential Noise restrictions are in place 10pm-8am but we have found low-level music & chatter is generally okay through Midnight without issues. I am very friendly with neighbors and simply ask respect for this quiet neighborhood. Standard child-safe fence & gates are in place with additional safety cover over the pool itself. Pool release/agreement is signed by the renter and they are held responsible for actions of any in their party and any visitors.
Putting Green:
This 20' x 40' foot is on the west side of the property. Shaded by two giant pine trees and a huge Ginko tree with exotic fan-shaped leaves, it is bookend by a group of pine trees (great for chipping practice) and tall Cedar trees shading the Big House deck. Cigar & whiskey over golf have been known to happen here! Right & left handed putters are available, and one child sized.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTES:
The Rock Room has doors which are ADA width and minimal transitions between bath/bed, living/dining room. The bathroom is ADA friendly (wide spaces, open under sink, grab-bars), a shower bench is available on request, and a wheelchair ramp to the outside door can be arranged. The kitchen is NOT wheelchair friendly.
