Lake Isabella, California
Sitting on 30 acres boarding Lake Isabella , "Eagles Nest"
is a one story, beautifully decorated home. Living room has a huge beamed ceiling with a hand crafted stone fireplace. The house is built around a private gated courtyard with fireplace, barbecue, and garden. Most of the time there is a Lake view from every room but as the valley needs irrigation from the lake, the lake can fluctuate and be very low or not in front of our home. There are two marinas to launch your boat.
Boat rentals, river rafting, horse back riding, & hiking. Ski lifts are about 30-40 min drive in the winter, plenty of restaurants, very quiet & private, yet market and shopping areas within 10 minuets.
River rafting in Kernville is fabulous. There is also a slower moving river in the town that smaller children can go down with an inflatable tire, "tubing". You can also have a picnic there and enjoy your day going down the river. There are some great barbecue restaurants and also vegetarian options at most restaurants. The old town has antique shops and other shopping as well. A fun place to go.
Amazing house
Our entire party enjoyed the place.Very quiet and peaceful .The owner was very responsive as well.
Pests: Many Bees were swarming. We were told they’d had to remove a beehive recently, but the bees in the area must have been seeking water, because it wasn’t a problem until we used the hose. Shortly after that, the bees began swarming on the other side of the house, as well. The owner was very responsive and called someone to address the problem. The guy came out the next day, and removed the start of a wasps’ nest, but they could not locate any source of where the bees were coming from. The last day the bees had returned and were again in front and back patio. We appreciated the property caretaker telling us they had just recently captured and killed 2 rattle snakes. They advised us to be careful. They tried to take care of the ants for us. Spiders were found in the house. Need to update the advertising on views and access to Lake Isabella: There are currently pictures of the Lake on their profile of the house. A couple of weeks prior to our trip I was told there was no longer a lake in front of the house. It was completely dried up, but is still had pretty views of the valley. Maintenance: Not all the doors were able to be locked (one of the bedrooms won’t lock from outside). There was only one set of keys. Also, there is no access to a washer and dryer. The can opener was unable to work. They were super responsive and ran one up to us. They also went out of their way to bring us a blender. When the coffee maker took literally an hour to brew one pot of coffee, the owner said she would reimburse us for a coffee maker we had to end up buying. After finding the ants, they brought a new can of Ant Killer it to us. Air Conditioning Issues: The South side of the house’s A/C worked fine, but we had issues with the other side. During our trip, the house was very hot, as the A/C couldn’t keep up with the 100-degree temperatures. The A/C was turned on once we arrived at the house, so the house was very hot, and it had a hard time trying to keep up. The A/C stopped working one night, and the half of us staying on the North side of the house couldn’t sleep because it was so hot there. Some of our issues could have been avoided if we were advised to turn the A/C off, let it rest for an hour, then restart it. We were told the pipes probably froze. I couldn’t reach the owner because her mailbox was full. The caretaker did not know about this trick, either so could not advise us appropriately. The next day we got it to work.
This rental was great for our large family. Most of the rooms have their own bathrooms which is nice for multiple families or groups staying together. The kitchen was a great size and had all the things needed for cooking at home. The AC was a little finicky but we figured it out after one hot night. It’s definitely country living and make sure to keep all doors closed, but the views in the morning are amazing. Loved the little courtyard and size of the property. Only things: this property hasn’t been lake front for like 10 years (what the locals say) so don’t expect that but it’s a close ish drive. The furniture is a little old- there was a broken chair and the sofas are on their last leg. Also one of the baths the water comes out orange.. but we had a great time in all. Property manager was really friendly and responded fairly quickly.
We loved this house, total privacy and quite to a point you cant even hear a car. The Owner was so great to work with and made our stay something we wont forget. We will be going back
This was exactly what I was looking for our family getaway. A big house in a private location with beautiful views all around. The house is huge with lots of great amenities. The lake and river spots are 20 to 30 minutes drive away. We normally camp in the kernville area but with a 1 year old we decided to do a little glamping here instead. Definitely coming back in the future.
While this house is secluded and spacious the experience we had with the owner and the house was not great. The house was not as clean as one would expect for a rental home (especially during COVID) and for the amount of the cleaning fee charged . Multiple beds had dust all over them and hair was found as if they were never washed. If you like spiders you’re in for a treat. There were cobwebs throughout the inside and outside of the house with spiders everywhere. The toilets that appeared to not have been cleaned for a long period of time with brown scum throughout (the owner states this is due to water deposits). One of the worst experiences we had were with the multiple rats found throughout the home. We stayed up until 1 AM trying to trap a rat into the bathroom so we could attempt to sleep soundly. The rats also got into our food in the kitchen and multiple rat droppings were found throughout the house. I don't believe the cost represents what you will most likely get. After explaining our experience the owner was apologetic and stated, “I am so sorry to hear this. Yes of course we will offer a refund.” She then stated “Can I have your address and I will send you a check.” 3.5 months later we have yet to receive a check.
The air conditioner only worked in half the house, which left the other half very uncomfortable to sleep in during the summer nights. No window screens to open windows to cool off unconditioned part of house during nights. House is known to have rattlesnakes right outside of courtyard, which we in fact encountered and killed one. Other than that the house is beautiful and secluded. Beautiful view. Very spacious house.
This property is huge with lots of room and awesome view. We went during July. We had problem with A/C working only in master bedroom and living room. When we told the caretaker, she brought four fans for us. It wasn’t sufficient and we had a very bad time because of heat. We couldn’t sleep properly. All the wooden furniture ( dining table, extra chairs in the living room) were old and not sturdy. Owner already told us about the bugs and flies because of countryside but it was too much. Even though we had the doors closed all the time, bugs were everywhere.
This was our first time renting a cabin and we were very happy thier was so much room inside and outside. Everything just flowed. I would definitely recommend this property especially if you want to be around family and friends only.. Really beautiful cabin..
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