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Mendocino Coast Rental
Oct 4th, 2012 @ 04:05 pm › Kent Griswold
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by Jon Vallee

We recently took a vacation on the Mendocino coast in California and rented what I would call a tiny house on VRBO. It’s listing number is #370975. The house is a 12 x 12 footprint with two stories, the bathroom is in a separate structure about 10 feet away.

This a great opportunity to experience life in small spaces (we spent a week in this rental), but you can rent for as little as two or three days at a time.

I borrowed a tape measure from the landlord and spent the week measuring and designing my future tiny house.

I have sent three photos and you can find more on VRBO. The last photo I sent is the bathroom building.

cozy cottage

 

cozy cottage #2

bathroom building

 

 

Categories: Your Story
Tags: coast, Jon Vallee, Mendocino, rental, VRBO

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  1. Mary Klinke
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    Love it, but not deliberately going back to the 1800 outhouse!

  2. Julie Graff
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    I adore it!–Outhouse and all!

  3. deborah
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    No interior pics of either the cottage or the separate bath. Too bad.

  4. Victoria - Ozarks Crescent Mural
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    I’d love to see the inside too!

  5. Angela
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    Nice looking and I appreciate the exterior dimensions and photos. However, the outhouse not so much, I prefer indoor toilets. Inside photos would have been nice also. Does this have stairs or a ladder to get to the upper level?

  6. Lucas
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    I don’t think this is an outhouse. Pretty sure they just plumbed a regular bathroom off the main house. Coastal environs like this that don’t freeze make a standalone bath w/o heating possible. Definitely makes you rethink that last glass of water before bedtime! Not sure the square footage savings from the house justify the inconvenience though.

  7. tinyhousetom
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    No real inconvenience. If you have to climb a ladder to the loft, you’ll probably want a thunder mug for mid night nature calls.

  8. Jon
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    Sorry for not posting interior photos, I thought the vrbo site had interior shots but there are none.
    the bathroom was nice,roomy,heated and modern just not connected.
    Ground floor was a sofa and a kitchenette upstairs a queen size bed,TV and dresser,it’s nice ,really
    There is a narrow but traditional stairway
    Was the first time I’ve posted on the blog, next time I’ll know better

  9. mike
    8 mos, 2 wks ago

    Also, I’d like some pictures of the full outside from a side profile, in order to get a better idea of the shape of the house. Nice work!

  10. Bob H
    8 mos, 1 wk ago

    Great looking small place. Nice to see something not trailer mounted.

  11. Shell
    8 mos, 1 wk ago

    Cute : )

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