House in Sierra Nevada, CA
6 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
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Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
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About this house rental
California has cowboys, beaches and surfing, skiing, hiking and shopping all rolled into one beautiful state. Seeing Yosemite when you vacation in California is a must. For this vacation, expand your mind and enjoy a true California experience by staying in a straw bale home. Unlike those of big bad wolf fame, modern straw bale homes are warm and comfortable. They provide a unique place to rest your soul (and feet) after a day of discovering Yosemite.
Our newly constructed Yosemite Straw Bale vacation home is a wonder. While the straw bales provide incredible R-50 insulation, we are using passive solar heating for preheating our radiant floor heating system with an instantaneous hot water heater as a backup system. Our photovoltaic grid panels are naturally creating clean energy from the sun. We tested these techniques on our own home and perfected them in this vacation rental for your enjoyment. Made to feel like your private second home, design touches include a social kitchen with a granite slab bar height counter, finished dyed concrete floors, and cozy radiant floor heating. Sitting hilltop at 3000 feet elevation (914m), the house includes a private deck perfect for relaxing and enjoying the views. We are also honored to share with you, eight fine art prints by renowned Sierra photographer Howard Weamer.
The gates of Yosemite are a mere 35 minutes away* on a drive that follows the wild and scenic Merced River. (*Your drive may take longer as you stop to put your feet in the river or photograph the wildflowers along the way.)
Check out our profile below, and look at the calendar for booking availability. Call or email to hear more and make arrangements. We look forward to hearing from you.
Keywords: Straw Bale, Home, Yosemite, Yosemite Area, Mariposa , Midpines, Hilltop
Our newly constructed Yosemite Straw Bale vacation home is a wonder. While the straw bales provide incredible R-50 insulation, we are using passive solar heating for preheating our radiant floor heating system with an instantaneous hot water heater as a backup system. Our photovoltaic grid panels are naturally creating clean energy from the sun. We tested these techniques on our own home and perfected them in this vacation rental for your enjoyment. Made to feel like your private second home, design touches include a social kitchen with a granite slab bar height counter, finished dyed concrete floors, and cozy radiant floor heating. Sitting hilltop at 3000 feet elevation (914m), the house includes a private deck perfect for relaxing and enjoying the views. We are also honored to share with you, eight fine art prints by renowned Sierra photographer Howard Weamer.
The gates of Yosemite are a mere 35 minutes away* on a drive that follows the wild and scenic Merced River. (*Your drive may take longer as you stop to put your feet in the river or photograph the wildflowers along the way.)
Check out our profile below, and look at the calendar for booking availability. Call or email to hear more and make arrangements. We look forward to hearing from you.
Keywords: Straw Bale, Home, Yosemite, Yosemite Area, Mariposa , Midpines, Hilltop
Amenities at Lovely Straw Bale Home with Views of the Yosemite High Sierra!
Non-smoking
No pets allowed
Family friendly
Map of Sierra Nevada, CA
Ratings and reviews
10 / 10Outstanding·Oct 2025
This is an outstanding property, so interesting and well done. You can access electrical outlets everywhere for all your devices. There are a lot of places for luggage and personal items without junk sitting everywhere. Beautiful location. Outstanding hosts who volunteered to help us seniors with our luggage. Instant response to any question. Of our last six rental this one was the most interesting and also the best value.
10 / 10Outstanding·Oct 2025
Lovely place, great sunsets! Host was very helpful. Would stay again!
10 / 10Outstanding·Sep 2025
Nice location. Well stocked.
10 / 10Outstanding·Aug 2025
We loved our stay! We traveled with our adult son and his gf and the set up of the house was perfect for us. Bedrooms are separated by the kitchen, each with full bathrooms so privacy was great.The views are lovely, the area is quiet, the kitchen was fully stocked with items we needed to cook, and the hosts were very informative and responsive to any questions we had.They also gave us tips on Yosemite, which we found very helpful. This was a great location for getting to the park. No lines at the entrance. And Mariposa is close enough to grab dinner after a long day of hiking at the park.We highly recommend this property.
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10Outstanding
(265 Ratings)
"This is an outstanding property, so interesting and well done. You can access electrical outlets everywhere for all your devices. There are a lot of places for luggage and personal items without junk ..."
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