WATAVUE: Things provided (long list) versus what guests should bring (very little).
Five bedrooms, 3 baths, sleeps 16, hot tub, ocean view, 50 feet from water.
Great for business retreats and vacation rental in Lincoln City on the central Oregon coast.
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You might want to bring the items listed below
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Wagon:
A wagon is available for hauling your stuff into the house.
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Ramp for Accessibility:
A ramp is available on request to allow rolling up the two steps from pathway to back deck.
The deck and main floors of the Main House and Guest Cottage are all at the same level, wood floors throughout.
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Relaxation, Hot Tub Spa, Soaker Tubs |
Hot tub spa:
Accommodates 8 adults.
Sunken into deck so you can sit on the edge or easily swing your legs over and
sink into soothing bubbles. |
Robes:
Custom tailored polar fleece robes with hoods, over 17 in various sizes and colors. |
Spa towels:
At least 16 are stored in drawers under the library credenza.
Gray or green towels from the bathrooms not used outside. |
Shower:
Outdoor, always warm for rinsing off sand before entering spa. |
Footwear Indoors:
Lots of different silly slippers, fancy feet, and socks.
No shoes are allowed inside the main house or guest cottage to protect the soft Northwest Douglas fir floors. |
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Private Minigarden & Soaker Tub:
With the glow of the outdoor lights on the minigarden at night, you can bask in bubbles in the extra long soaker tub in the Guest Cottage bathroom. |
Linens:
Luxurious sheets, pillows, pillow cases in 100% Egyptian cotton imported from Italy;
blankets are merino wool and Australian wool imported from France;
special quilts; thick soft colored towels.
Hypoallergenic alternatives available. |
Beds:
Exceptionally comfortable beds with sumptuous pillow-top mattresses and deep fluffy quilted mattress pads. |
Hot water heaters:
Three 50-gallon quick-recovery gas hot water heaters.
Two in main house, one in separate guest cottage to ensure you'll always have plenty of hot water. |
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Towel warmers:
Towel warmers in the bathrooms ensure your towels will be toasty warm when you reach for them. |
Wood stove and Wood:
Living room wood stove has a starter amount of wood. |
Wood for wood stove:
You may want to purchase additional wood at the Safeway or other supplier nearby. |
Libraries and Reading Lights:
Three libraries with special collections on interior design, gardening, business and computers, biography, and books for younger readers.
There are reading lights at every bed and chair. |
Books:
Bring your favorite book, just in case our three libraries don't have enough books to keep you occupied. |
Light Fixtures:
Over 85 light fixtures, almost all on separate dimmer switches that let you change the mood of any room with the simple slide of a switch. |
Decks, Lawn, and Outdoor Furniture:
Expansive decks protected from the wind, let you sun in solitude, or savor quiet conversation, or gather in large group get-togethers.
Four chaise lounges with pull-out trays for your special food and beverages, four round tables each with four chairs,
all with comfy cushions, as well as rocking chairs and benches let your cares float away as you sink into relaxed comfort out on the lawn or decks.
Separate locked storage for additional chairs, tables, and cushions next to outdoor shower for your convenience. |
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The items listed below will be at
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You might want to bring the items listed below
if you have special needs, sizes, or other preferences. |
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Outdoor Excursions |
Easy Beach Access:
From the front door, walk down a gentle slope, approximately 50 feet to the water.
No steps to navigate.
You'll have seven miles of beach to explore. |
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Clothing:
In general, assume the weather will change a lot, even over the course of a day.
So bring clothes for warm and chilly weather, calm and windy days, rainy and serenely sunny days,
nights with twinkly starlight as well as stormy blows. |
Foul weather gear:
Six sets of yellow rain gear, including jackets and pants. |
Foul weather gear:
Hats, jackets, and pants that are windproof and waterproof, and cover your ears in a blustery walk on the beach. |
Wet Suits:
You can rent wet suits and kayaks and surf boards and various boats in Lincoln City.
See listings and phone numbers on our Things to Do On the Central Oregon Coast web page. |
Wet suits:
Bring your own wet suit, booties, gloves, and hood if you have them and want to spend much time in the ocean or Devil's Lake surfing, sea kayaking, or just horsing around.
The ocean in our part of the Pacific is cold! Devil's Lake is warmer. |
Footwear Outdoors:
Rubber boots for walking on the beach and splashing through the surf and rivulets wending their way to the ocean.
More than 18 pairs, for kids, women, and men. |
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Bicycles:
Bring your own bikes.
No bike rental companies in Lincoln City. |
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The items listed below will be at
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Dining |
Meals Indoors:
Food Basics: Sugar, salt, pepper, flour, spices, tea, coffee beans, hot cocoa mix, crackers, snacks,
balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, grape seed oil for high temp wok cooking, various sauces for grill or barbecue, and some other staples.
Joy of Cooking.
BBQ:
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Outdoor natural-gas-fired hooded barbecue with rotisserie. |
Other Cooking Equipment:
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Viking dual fuel professional range, includes 4 gas burners on top, plus a griddle, grill, and wok ring. |
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Two electric self-cleaning ovens. |
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Restored antique wood-fired Lang cook stove. |
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Microwave. |
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SubZero side-by-side refrigerator with automatic ice-maker. |
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ASKO dishwasher. |
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Kitchen Aid blender. |
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Cuisinart food processor. |
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Zojirushi rice cooker. |
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Multiple juicers, manual and electric. |
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Three waffle irons. |
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4-slot Dualit toaster from Great Britain. |
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Drip coffee maker. |
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Espresso Maker. |
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Coffee Grinder. |
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Tea Kettle with pitch pipe whistle. |
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Guest Cottage Amenities:
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Undercounter refrigerator. |
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Microwave. Large Sharp Carousel. |
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Electric drip coffee maker, Krups. |
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Electric teakettle, Russell Hobbs. |
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Coffee, tea, and sugar. |
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Snacks, candy, and cookies. |
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Plates, cups, glasses, flatware, and champagne glasses |
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Ice bucket and tongs
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Meals Indoors
Dining / Conference Table -
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Seats 10 comfortably. |
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Additional table and chairs to extend the end of the table are available with advance notice.
(Stored elsewhere.) |
High Chairs & Play Pen
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One Chicco Mamma high chair with toy tray.
Additional high chair available with advance notice.
One Graco Pack'n Play playpen / bassinet. |
Dishes, Glasses, Cutlery
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Elegant service for at least 16, or mix and match for a crowd.
You can be creative in making each meal memorable. |
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Special dinner plates, shell and flat salad plates, shell bowls, other bowls. |
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Special fish porcelain serving platters. |
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Multiple mugs, cups, latte glasses, beer steins, hand made painted fish mugs. |
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Four types of wine glasses, including champagne flutes. |
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Stainless knives, forks, spoons, and steak knives. |
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Chop sticks. |
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Cloth custom-made napkins. |
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Place mats. |
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Candles and candle holders, "Sand Pipers with Attitude" and others. |
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Meals Outdoors
Dishes
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Plastic dishes, cutlery, glasses, serving bowls, for over 24 people, which can be doubled up for larger groups. |
Decks
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Decks - protected from wind,with steps that allow seating for large groups. |
Lawn and Fenced Yard
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A very large fenced yard provides privacy and security. |
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Entertainment - A/V Surround Sound |
CD's and DVD's |
| 3 TVs, each of which can tune to any satellite TV channel, regardless of channels being watched on any other TV. |
Bring your own favorite CD's or movies on VCR or DVD format.
Rentals are available nearby. |
Main House Living Room:
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Satellite TV with surround sound entertainment system,
including CD, DVD, VCR, tape cassette deck. |
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CDs & DVDs - Over 75 DVDs for viewers of all ages. |
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Main House Phrontistery (Study):
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Satellite TV. |
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Guest Cottage:
Satellite TV and VCR. |
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Entertainment - Games |
Games - Indoors:
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Jig-saw puzzles
Hoyle's Book of Rules for Card Games
Cards - lots of different decks
Card games
Dice: large, miniature, 6,8,10 and more sided dice
Extra game pieces
Brio Blocks
Chess
Clue
Coloring Books
Crayons
Colored pens/pencils
Colored markers
Colored papers
Doodle art
Make your own posters
Cribbage boards (2, 3, more players)
Chinese checkers
Dino
Dominos
Fish
Lego
Mancala
Marionettes (string puppets)
Match
Monopoly
Antimonopoly
Old Maid
Parcheesi
Pictionary
Poker
Risk
Rummy
Scattergories
Scrabble
Skip Bo
Trivial Pursuit-Genius III
General Knowledge
Trouble
Uno Deluxe
Yahtzee
Dungeons and Dragons
Players Handbook
Dungeon Masters Guide
Earthdawn
Axis and Allies
Settlers of Catan
Kingmaker
Iron Dragon
Kill Dr. Lucky
Before I Kill You Mr. Bond
Bitin' Off Heads
Ben Hvrt
Dress Up With Costumes
Drawers under Bos'ns Bunk have
costumes to try, e.g., Captain Hook.
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Games - Outdoors:
You may use the entire backyard for outdoor games stored in the teak storage chest on the deck
or in the storage closet near the outdoor shower.
Croquet.
Bocce balls.
MBA Basketball (official outdoor version)
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to play one-on-one in Wecoma Park two blocks south, on NW Jetty Ave. |
Rubber balls.
Some serious squirt guns.
Pail and shovel - plastic. |
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Whale Watching:
Spotting scope for viewing whales and boats and crashing waves. |
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The items listed below will be at
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You might want to bring the items listed below
if you have special needs, sizes, or other preferences. |
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Business Meetings
Telephones, Equipment, Catering |
Computer |
Space for large groups or smaller places to get away for quiet contemplation.
All with ocean views.
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| Dining/Conference table seats 10 to 12.
Available table and chairs to extend the length of the table available with advance request (stored elsewhere). |
| Fax, copier, scanner - flat-bed (Hewlett-Packard OmniJet 7130 color or black and white). |
| Printer - Hewlett Packard Business Inkjet 2250 printer: color and black and white printer, parallel cable.
Download drivers for this printer and your computer before you arrive. |
Telephones and Internet Access
Free to our guests:
Unlimited long distance calls within the US, with no need for a charge or calling card number.
900 numbers blocked.
No collect calls accepted. |
| Multiple voice/data lines in every room. |
| Free internet access via local phone call to Internet Service Provider. |
| Dual-line digital cordless phones in most rooms. |
Intercom
One is in the library; the other is in the guest cottage.
You can move them around depending on your communications needs.
Can function as baby monitor. |
| Office supplies - basics. |
| Clock radios or alarm clocks next to every bed. |
| Catering available from at least 4 providers within 1/2 mile of . |
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| Bring your own.
We found we couldn't meet everyone's needs and had too many maintenance and technical support problems. |
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The items listed below will be at
for your use and enjoyment. |
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You might want to bring the items listed below
if you have special needs, sizes, or other preferences. |
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Clean-up, Laundry Room, Garbage |
Laundry Room with washer & dryer,
sink and drip pole for your personal needs during your stay.
Guests are not expected to wash towels or sheets.
If you desire maid service during your stay to wash or clean or change linens,
that could be provided for an additional charge and at least two weeks advance notice. |
| Granite counter work area. |
| Flower vases under sink. |
| Vacuum cleaner -- Miele. |
| Brooms in Dog House bedroom closet. |
| Garbage sacks under sink.
In-house garbage container next to kitchen stove. |
| Three garbage cans in locked storage behind back fence in parking area
for your garbage will be picked up very early every Thursday and Monday.
Key to main
entry door works on that garbage enclosure lock. |
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The items listed below will be at
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You might want to bring the items listed below
if you have special needs, sizes, or other preferences. |
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Security System |
| Security system with keypads at each of four exterior doors automatically forwarded to offsite monitoring system. You will receive your own unique code that will operate the system during your stay and will be disabled after you leave.
No one else will ever have that code.
Use it to protect yourself.
The system records all entries and exits and the unique codes used during those entries and exits. |
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