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The Cottontail The Cottontail is our humble abode on the Sonoma Coast - a Serene relaxation and recreation getaway less than a minute from the Pacific Ocean bluff.

The Cottontail provides easy access to walks on the ocean bluff trail, game of golf at the Sea Ranch Golf links, tennis or a swim at 3 recreation centers, kayaking on the Gualala river or indulgence of your culinary bug in our chef's kitchen. When all's done, relax with a glass of wine on the patio, watch the sunset, curl up with a book in our loft, or soak in our hot tub watching the milky way on a clear night. 3BR+2BT+6 beds in common areas.

Most guests don't say anything when they first walk in.They set down their bags, cross the living room, and stop at the ...
08/31/2026

Most guests don't say anything when they first walk in.

They set down their bags, cross the living room, and stop at the windows. Ocean to the left, redwoods straight ahead, the golf links rolling out to the right — all of it at once, through glass that runs floor to ceiling.

A few seconds pass. Then someone exhales.

That moment happens at almost every arrival, and it still doesn't get old.

The Cottontail Inn is a vacation rental home at The Sea Ranch on the Sonoma coast — a place where the views do the talking. Inquiries are welcome at thecottontailinn.com.

08/31/2026

The Art by the Sea Tour runs all Labor Day weekend — a self-guided loop through 25 miles of Highway 1 studios, Sea Ranch homes, and Gualala galleries left open for the occasion.

Guests spend the day moving through all of it, stopping wherever something catches their eye. By late afternoon, they're back at the house. Slippers on. Hot tub running.

The courtyard blocks the wind well enough that no one moves until the sky does something worth staying for. On a clear night at Sea Ranch, that's the Milky Way — overhead and unhurried.

That tends to be the part of the weekend people remember most.

If you've been thinking about a Labor Day stay at The Cottontail Inn, this is the weekend to do it.

The living room windows run floor to ceiling — ocean on one side of the frame, redwoods on the other. Guests sometimes s...
08/24/2026

The living room windows run floor to ceiling — ocean on one side of the frame, redwoods on the other. Guests sometimes stand there for a long moment before setting down their bags.

The coastal light does something to a room that no photograph quite captures. When you're ready to step outside, the hot tub is waiting in the courtyard, wind-protected and quiet. The bluff trail is less than a minute's walk from the front door.

There is no particular agenda here at The Cottontail Inn — just the Sea Ranch doing what it does.

Ready to plan your stay? Visit thecottontailinn.com

There's something guests notice about The Cottontail Inn that they can't quite name.It isn't the ocean view — though tha...
07/16/2026

There's something guests notice about The Cottontail Inn that they can't quite name.

It isn't the ocean view — though that's there, steady and wide. It isn't the bluff trail that begins 60 seconds from the front door. It's something quieter than that. It's the way the building sits in the land, as though it was always supposed to be there.

That feeling has a name, even if guests don't reach for it in the moment: it's 1960s coastal architecture doing exactly what Lawrence Halprin intended when he shaped The Sea Ranch. Buildings that don't impose. Structures that belong.

The Cottontail Inn sits along the Gualala coast on Highway 1, inside that same design philosophy — where the commons, the kitchen, the center of the place all orient toward the ocean and the ranch land behind it. Architectural tourism isn't a category most travelers use, but it describes something real: the experience of being in a space that was designed with genuine intention, and feeling that intention without needing to explain it.

If you've ever walked into a room and felt immediately at ease without knowing why, you already understand what we mean.

The Cottontail Inn. Sea Ranch access. Coastal architecture. Remote, on purpose.

Every guest who stays at The Cottontail Inn tries to explain it to someone back home.Most of them give up and just say: ...
07/11/2026

Every guest who stays at The Cottontail Inn tries to explain it to someone back home.

Most of them give up and just say: "You have to go."

There's something about The Sea Ranch — the architecture that grows out of the hillside, the silence that settles in when you arrive, the way the coastal trails lead you somewhere you didn't expect to need — that a photo simply can't prepare you for.

It's not a place you describe. It's a place you bring people to.

If you've been looking for a coastal escape near Gualala where the views are private, the kitchen is stocked, and the hot tub faces the sky — this is it.

Check availability at thecottontailinn.com and see why our guests stop trying to explain it.

There's something guests notice the moment they arrive at The Cottontail Inn — and most of them spend the whole stay try...
07/10/2026

There's something guests notice the moment they arrive at The Cottontail Inn — and most of them spend the whole stay trying to name it.

It isn't the floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the coastal horizon. It isn't the bluff trail sixty seconds from the front door, or the way the ocean air settles into the kitchen by morning. It's something quieter than all of that.

Maybe it's the private stillness of a place that sits apart from the noise — where hot tub evenings stretch long, local trails call before breakfast, and the Gualala community feels close enough to explore but far enough away to forget the rest.

Guests who find The Cottontail Inn tend to come back. We think you'll understand why the moment you arrive.

Ready to experience it for yourself? Check availability and book your stay — link in bio or message us directly.

https://www.thecottontailinn.com

Guests keep trying to describe what a stay at The Cottontail Inn does to them — and they always land on the same pause.M...
07/09/2026

Guests keep trying to describe what a stay at The Cottontail Inn does to them — and they always land on the same pause.

Maybe it's the Milky Way stretched wide above the hot tub. Maybe it's the hares moving through the coastal grass at dusk. Maybe it's knowing the bluff trail is sixty seconds from the front door, and that the ocean views waiting at the end of it belong, for a few days, entirely to you.

Some places are genuinely hard to put into words. The Cottontail Inn is one of them.

If you've been looking for a private coastal retreat on the Gualala coast — one with a real kitchen, trails out the door, and the kind of quiet that actually restores you — we'd love to have you.

Check availability and book your stay at the link below.

There's something that happens when guests arrive at The Cottontail Inn on the Sonoma Coast — a kind of quiet settles in...
07/08/2026

There's something that happens when guests arrive at The Cottontail Inn on the Sonoma Coast — a kind of quiet settles in. Not the uncomfortable kind. The kind that comes when a place finally matches what you've been searching for.

The Sea Ranch coastline has a way of doing that. The ocean views stretch further than you expect. The trails lead somewhere worth going. The hot tub at dusk becomes a ritual. The kitchen fills with the smell of something local and unhurried.

This is a place designed for people who want to feel the weight of the week lift — not through distraction, but through presence. Architects thought carefully about how these structures meet the land. The community covenants protect the wild edges. The coastal grasses grow as they should.

If you've been looking for a coastal retreat that earns its quiet, we'd love to have you as our guest. Summer and fall dates are available — reach out or book directly through the link below.

By 7am at The Cottontail Inn, the Clementi stove is already warm.The coffee grinder has done its job. The Pacific fog is...
07/07/2026

By 7am at The Cottontail Inn, the Clementi stove is already warm.

The coffee grinder has done its job. The Pacific fog is burning off the bluff trail just outside the door — a trail you can reach in under a minute, still holding your mug.

You haven't checked your phone yet. You won't for a while. And that's exactly the point.

Our coastal kitchen, private hot tub, and direct access to Gualala's bluff trails make it easy to remember what a real morning feels like. No agenda. No notifications. Just ocean views, local quiet, and the kind of slow that Bay Area travelers drive three hours to find.

If your next escape is overdue, we'd love to host you. Check availability at the link below.

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332 Main Sail
Sea Ranch, CA
95497

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