Toto House - Ocean-view Sea Ranch home near the Bluff Trail

The back deck at Toto House faces the ocean, a window seat inside holds the same view, and a wood stove with the firewood already stacked beside it warms the evenings. This single-level Sea Ranch home sleeps 6 in three bedrooms, a king, a queen, and a bunk with a double below and a twin above, with two baths and a commercial gas range for whoever cooks. The Del Mar rec center is about half a mile, the bluff trail about a quarter. You'll spend the end of every day on that deck.

You'll walk in and head straight for the window seat. The living room at Toto House faces the water, and the deck outside it does too, with the coast about a quarter mile off and nothing tall between you and the horizon. This is the north end of Sea Ranch, where the bluff trail runs along the edge and the Del Mar pool is a short drive.

You'll build the first fire in the wood stove the night you arrive; the baskets beside it stay stocked with firewood, kindling, and starters. On the nights the fog wins, there's a TV with Roku in the living room. In the kitchen you'll cook on a commercial gas range, the heavy kind that holds its heat and makes dinner for six feel easy.

You won't climb a single stair here. The primary bedroom gives you a king, the second a queen, and the third a bunk bed with a double on the bottom and a twin on top, for kids or a mixed group, with two baths between them and a washer and dryer tucked in for longer stays. When the afternoon cools, the deck chairs outside face the sunset.

KITCHEN & DINING
The gas range is the centerpiece, with a dishwasher, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, and blender around it. The dining area opens toward the deck, so dinner can move outside when the evening is warm.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
Toto House sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms, with 2 baths, all on one level.
-- Bedroom 1: king bed
-- Bedroom 2: queen bed
-- Bedroom 3: bunk bed, double below and twin above

PROPERTY AMENITIES
-- Ocean-view deck with chairs, window seat inside
-- Wood stove, firewood provided
-- Commercial gas range
-- Single-level home
-- TV with Roku, sound system, board games, WiFi
-- Washer and dryer

COMMUNITY AMENITIES (Sea Ranch Association, rec pass provided)
-- Heated pool, sauna, tennis and pickleball at the Del Mar recreation center (about 1/2 mile); Moonraker and Ohlson farther south
-- Bluff trail and the coast about 1/4 mile; Gualala Point Regional Park about 1 mile

When the evening cools, you'll light the stove and leave the deck door open a while. The ocean stays in the window long after the color goes out of the sky.

The range is a commercial gas model and the pilot stays lit, so a faint gas smell at the stove is normal. Light the burners with the lighter in the drawer to the right of the stove.

Firewood, kindling, and fire starters are in the baskets beside the wood stove. A space heater is stored in each bedroom closet.

The living-room TV runs on Roku; sign in with your own accounts.

The coast is about 1/4 mile, a short walk rather than a step off the deck. Del Mar's pool is about 1/2 mile and shared with the community, so holiday afternoons are busy.

The house is on one level.

Night lighting at Sea Ranch is kept low. A flashlight is the right tool for the driveway.

Gray whales move offshore from December through April; the bluff trail, about 1/4 mile, is the lookout.

Cell service comes and goes up here. The house WiFi is the steady line.