Welcome to our family cabin, in the hills of Shaver Lake’s old West Village and the heart of the Sierra National Forest!
Our cabin offers easy access to all the area has to offer. Restaurants and shops are just a five-minute walk into town. And beautiful Dorabella Cove on the lake - perfect for relaxing, fishing, swimming, or setting out on a local hike - can be reached in an easy 10-15 minutes by foot. Boat launches, water-sports rentals, and the local free museum are just a five-minute drive up the road. And China Peak is just 19 miles away, making the cabin a great home base for skiing, snowboarding, and back-country adventure.
The cabin itself also ideally blends modern comfort and convenience with old-time authenticity and charm. We bought it fully renovated in 2019, and have enjoyed adding amenities since. But it was first built nearly 75 years prior and retains many original details. The cabin’s present-day amenities include:
- A cozy back patio with a fire pit, an old stone grill, and Adirondack- and bench-style seating, perfect for roasting hot dogs and marshmallows or enjoying an evening around the fire.
- A new (in fall 2023) six-person hot tub, set on a covered patio overlooking the fire pit.
- A large front deck with a covered, bar-style eating area, two separate lounge-style seating areas, a comfy two-person hammock, and a full-sized gas grill connected directly to the cabin’s main propane line.
- A well-equipped kitchen stocked with everything from dishes and utensils to cookware, a crock pot, a blender, baking sheets, and spices.
- A large, thermostat-controlled gas fireplace capable of delivering both ambiance and heat (a lot of it, depending on the settings) at the touch of button.
- A tankless hot-water heater capable of delivering unlimited hot water - and thus showers - on demand.
- Reliable high-speed internet on a well-meshed Google-Home system capable of streaming video to at least a half dozen work, school, and/or entertainment devices at once (we all lived, worked, and went to remote school from there for months at a time during the pandemic).
- A cozy loft workspace situated under a large roof-window balcony that overlooks the deck while delivering natural light, fresh air, and upstairs access to the outdoors.
- A full office in a separate outbuilding on the property, featuring a large, live-edge pine desk, two leather office chairs, two high-definition monitors, a leather recliner, a TV, a portable A/C unit, and a thermostat-controlled gas stove for both ambiance and heat - perfect for remote work or schooling (or even just gaming or relaxing) and available by prior, separate arrangement (normally in connection with a longer stay or for a small additional fee).
- A laundry room in the same outbuilding, featuring a full-sized washer and dryer and similarly available by prior, separate arrangement.
- A Level 2 EV charger for easy overnight charging (currently set 20A for our PHEV, but wired at 70A and adjustable with just a bit of notice).
- Security-camera coverage of both parking areas and the outbuilding area, including the adjacent hot tub (privacy matters; the cameras are just for security, and no living space or either the front deck or the back patio is covered).
We also love pets! And our pets love the cabin. The place is set up for them, with retractable gates at the front and back stairs to the deck and food and water dishes available just inside the back door. We do require advance approval of any pets and generally charge a $25 fee per pet per night, to help defray additional cleaning and wear-and-tear costs.
Please don’t hesitate to message us any time, with any questions at all. This truly is our family cabin, where we ourselves stay regularly for anywhere from days to weeks (and in one instance months) at a time as an escape from the city and a base for exploring the area. We love our cabin. But we’ll be candid about whether it seems like a good fit for you. And we’ll be happy regardless to share relevant insights we may have into what the area has to offer, from markets and restaurants to recreation and exploration.
Cheers,
Janneke and Reuben
