Cambria, California
This home is managed by Beach-N-Bay Getaways, a professional management company in the Morro Bay area. Trust your vacation to a pro!
Damage Insurance included. Covers unintentional damage to the rental that occurs during your stay if disclosed to management prior to checkout. Contact us for more details.
IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE:
• This home can accept a group with a maximum of 14 adults. A group of 15 is allowed as long as one of the occupants is 12 years old or younger.
• Holiday Season: Reservations that include both Christmas and New Year’s may not be accepted unless they are 10 days or longer. Reservation arrivals on Christmas Day may also not be accepted.
• These policies may be relaxed closer to arrival. Please contact us with questions.
The Big House at Stepladder Ranch offers the unique opportunity to escape into the hills of Cambria. The property and home invite you to rediscover the joys of relaxation in open spaces with features such as the open concept living dining and kitchen along with 740 acres to explore. The gentle rolling hills with views of the coastline provide the perfect backdrop for unwinding and enjoying a genuine getaway. With spacious front and back patios, you will have privacy, peace and quiet out in the country.
The layout and features of the home are perfect for any group. With 5 bedrooms and 4 baths this property can accommodate friends, family, or work groups with a variety of shared and private spaces. The large living and dining spaces invite you to gather around the fireplace or at the farm style dining table. The chef’s kitchen has all you need for preparing your meals with high end appliances, dual oven, and ample space for multiple cooks. Your group will also love the large game room with billiards, bumper pool, and ping pong. You will have a ton of space to enjoy the people you're with in a spectacular location with hiking and exploring right out your front door.
Sleeping Arrangements:
The North Master Bedroom features a King size bed and en suite master bath
The South Master Bedroom features a King size bed, and en suite master bath.
The East King room features a King size bed
The West Twin room features two twin beds
The Bunk Room features two twin over twin bunk beds (4 twin beds total).
The Office also acts as a bonus sleeping space and features a sleeper sofa.
There is a twin size memory foam rollaway bed in one of the primary bedroom closets available for the final sleeping arrangement.
The home is in a rural location, so we recommend getting groceries in advance in Cambria since you'll want to settle in once you arrive after your drive through the country. This is a private ranch off a long, rural country road and an unpaved driveway, but it's so worth the adventure (a standard car will make it just fine). The home is about 15 minutes from Cambria and 45 minutes from San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles.
Important Items to Note:
There is no cell service at the home or on the property. Wifi is available for wifi calling.
This home does not have air conditioning.
10pm sound ordinance enforced.
Absolutely NO fireworks
The Stepladder Ranch and Creamery is closed to the public. Tours are not available at this time and guests are strictly asked to not trespass into unauthorized areas of this working ranch.
Beach-N-Bay Getaways welcomes service animals recognized by the ADA (American Disabilities Act). In advance of a visit to any of our properties with a service animal, Management must be notified and once screened written approval will be issued. Unapproved animals on any of our properties are a violation of our contract and grounds for eviction.
The artistic town of Cambria is famous for its dramatic coastal landscape, nested where ocean meets pine forests. Chock-full of character with historic architecture, downtown art galleries, boutique shops, antiques, history and romance. Savor the flavors of SLO CAL with gourmet foods and luxurious wines showcased at a variety of tasting rooms. Every day in Cambria is a creative adventure. Get out and explore on the trails among towering Monterey pines. Stroll the Moonstone Beach pathways at sunset. Ride the shores on horseback or the hills on a Clydesdale. The beauty of Cambria truly lies in the details. Located on California's iconic Highway 1 between Cayucos and San Simeon, Cambria offers up village charm, delicious flavors and natural wonders. Regardless of the season or the reason for your visit, Cambria has something for everyone.
Stepladder ranch is amazing and the big house is large enough for a family of 16+ lots of open space room to play games run around huge kitchen. Our only biggest complaint the whole time was that there were only seven forks in the entire home and after we checked out they brought an abundance of forks but during the stay they did not bring any forks which was frustrating but beyond that the house is great location is super fun. The video of the home showed a hot tub so we all brought suits to go in the hot tub and there was no hot tub.
This property is AMAZING!! While the first trip up the hill was scary…we all agreed it was well worth it. The home is perfect for a large group, the view was spectacular, and everything in the home was high quality making it a pleasure to stay in and cook, play family games, and make memories. I am already looking forward to making another trip!!
We stayed the weekend with our large family. It was perfect. We did not mind the drive up the hill and were appropriately advised of the remoteness.
Steppladder Ranch is an amazing place to say for those with large groups needing plenty of room. The accommodations are excellent with plenty of space to spread out. The views in the evening as the sun sets towards the coast cannot be beat!
Perfectly removed from the fast pace of the pre-holiday week, but not too far to make a run to town anything inconvenient. The home felt like a castle in the clouds. We loved it!
The Big House was amazing, with plenty of room for people to spread out and enjoy the views. The furnishings are very nice, and the big fireplace was very cozy. We would definitely rent here again. The road up to the house is very rough—more so than we expected—so it’s really only passable for trucks or SUVs, in my opinion.
The home is generously accommodating. Beautiful surroundings. Perfect for a group of family and friends. The tour of the goats, kids and creamery was wonderful for the grandchildren and the cheese tasting was great fun for the adults. The road to the site was challenging due to recent rains but we all made it up one way or the other. Beach and Bay did not return urgent messages but we called the needed help in directly and got the propane delivered and the pilots all relit promptly.
Arrived April 16th. Because of major rain over the winter, the hills were spectacular. House is beyond wonderful. We were told that drive from Hwy 1 to driveway to house was a slow process and that is true. That being said, the driver must pay attention but the rest of us in the car kept oohing and aawing at the beauty. Would recommend that once you arrive, you stay.
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We weren’t sure if we’d make it up to the house due to the weather but management communicated with us throughout and were very helpful. We would definitely stay here again! The house is perfect for big group gatherings.
We had four generations celebrating the holidays at the house and it was wonderful. The property itself is a challenge to get to with a scary drive up a dirt road along the side of a mountain, particularly scary at night and in the rain, but once there it was beautiful.
We brought our extended family together for a week. There were 16 of us total. We enjoyed the huge kitchen (especially the large griddle). The two dishwashers came in very handy. Grocery shopping was a 2 1/2 hour expedition so plan wisely. Of course, we had to visit Hearst Castle which we enjoyed. We played ping pong, pool, and did puzzles at the house. The sunset views of the ocean were breathtaking. At night, we could see the Milky Way as well as shooting stars on occasion. We really loved the place and hated to leave!
The drive is definitely harrowing but WOW, what a view once you're up there. We spent every evening watching the sunset and stargazing out on the front patio.
We stayed at the Big House with our extended family of 15. There were plenty of bathrooms, huge kitchen and dining table and a game room. Well appointed, 2 refrigerators, large stove with a grill top, propane grill. The views from the back deck are amazing. We all ate at the dining table together at night. The drive from highway 1 is long and rural and takes about 15 minutes. It is fun to see the farms, deer, cows, turkeys on the drive. The only downside is that you don't make quick trips into town or to the beach. More planning goes into an outing, as we only wanted to make the drive up and down 1 time a day. Would stay again.
Just 5 miles away from the hustle-bustle of Cambria. Close enough to go wine tasting, elephant seal watching and shopping in town while remote enough to relax, chat and play games with family and or friends. Walks through the cow pastures and around the pig pen are fun for us city folk. Canyon and night sky views are incredible on clear days. This was our second stay at the ranch.
The house itself was beautiful and well-kept. However, the road to the property was much too tough to navigate, especially at dusk and at night. The fact that the VRBO listing keeps this fact completely hidden until 3 days before the rental, is not right. It is possible that someone may need to opt out of such a long, winding drive up to the property. The fact that there is no cell service immediately as soon as you turn from Hwy 1, is also a deterrent given that the road to the property is so winding and long .It is a dirt road up to the property and not all cars can be comfortable with this, without any access to help due to lack of cell service. Perhaps Beach-Bay Getaways can address this, or give their rental guests a note of what to expect, clearly.
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