Downtown Solvang’s Most Desired Home

Solvang’s most desired home, situated a half block from Copenhagen, is finally available for rent! This home has undergone a complete remodel, custom-designed for the homeowners. Built in 1923, it features original danish-milled hardwood floors, mid-century appointments including vintage rehabbed Youngstown metal cabinets, all original artwork, & fun, stylish furnishings. In the heart of downtown, the location is perfect for exploring town, yet calm and quiet for ultimate rest and relaxation. Curious about what makes Solvang the most unique destination in California? Live like a local and find out for yourself at our freshly renovated Great Dane Guest house. Comfortably blending modern convenience with kitschy charm, our house is perfectly situated to enjoy Solvang's favorite pastimes. Belly up to a wine bar, join one of Solvang's many parades and festivals, see a show just steps away at the outdoor theater, or binge on pastries and Netflix. Built in 1923, Ablebund Hus at Great Dane Guest House is as charming as it sounds! Custom designed with upgraded features for the property owners, it is now being offered exclusively for your vacation getaway. Offering clean, modern living, with a touch of vintage charm. The living room is comfortable and stylish, where mid-century furnishings are combined with original features like danish-milled refinished wood flooring, stone fireplace with gas insert, and beautiful wood-clad windows (including a large bay window overlooking the front garden). Original artwork is found throughout the home, some of which were painted by the owner. The living room provides plenty of space for you to spread out and play games, watch a movie or comfortably read a book. The chef’s kitchen is perfect to make any meal you can dream up. It’s outfitted with vintage Youngstown metal cabinets; professionally rehabbed and painted a brilliant teal color, and topped off with cherry wood butcher block counters. Full-sized stainless steel appliances include a fridge/freezer with ice maker, a gas stove with 5 burners (including power burner), and dishwasher. It’s fully equipped with a drip coffee maker, toaster, microwave, dishes, silverware, utensils, and plenty of pots, pans and baking dishes. A custom bar with three seats plus a nook counter table with 2 seats provides plenty of seating for your group. In the main bedroom, enjoy a queen Tempurpedic bed, 300 thread count linens and down bedding, plush wool carpets, comfy reading nook and a private sliding glass door entrance to the back courtyard. The second bedroom also features a queen bed, retro parquet wood floors and a built-in dresser and work station. If you're working remotely, it's the perfect spot to set up office, and includes super fast wifi for zoom calls, a color printer with paper, ergonomic desk chair, laptop stand and surge protector with multiple standard and usb ports. The bright bathroom has marble flooring and countertops, plus a large subway tile walk-in shower with two nooks and a small bench. Towels, soap, shampoo, conditioner and lotion are all provided. If you feel like getting out, spend some time on the private front patio and garden, and perhaps you'll see Solvang's horse-drawn trolley pass by. You can also hang out in our back courtyard garden. Featuring drought tolerant and primarily native plants, the garden changes season-by-season, and always lends a little color to your scenery. It's the perfect place to dine outside or relax with a glass of wine. Access to the house is easy with two parking spaces in the tandem driveway. Each building on the property is separate, so you will not have anyone staying above you, or sharing a wall. The house is at the very front part of the property and the most private of the three. It best accommodates 4 people, but if you have a child or extra guest, there is a sofa in the living room suitable for a person 5’6” or shorter (no pull out sofa bed). Extra linens are provided. Bedding and towels will be provided, along with toiletries such as soaps, shampoo/conditioner and lotion. We offer EO Products, which are free from synthetic fragrances, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and GMO-free. Our linens and towels are freshly laundered with detergent that is hypoallergenic and contains no dyes, phosphates, ultraviolet brighteners or perfumes. **Please note that Solvang requires a 12% occupancy tax be collected on the rental rate. The tax is based on the nightly rental rate, and not on the cleaning fee. A Transient Occupancy Tax Certificate from the city is on display in the unit.** The house is a private single-story space that has its own entrances (2). The front patio and fenced yard overlooks one of Solvang's main streets, and is for your exclusive use. While your driveway is for your personal vehicles, occasionally owners or other guests may walk through the area to access a gate at the end of the driveway. The back courtyard is available as well, if you'd like to spread out and hang in the garden with a glass of wine or dinner. Use of the common area (Courtyard) are subject to availability, depending on use by owners or other guests. Parking is a cinch in Solvang. You can leave your car right in our driveway, and make your way on foot. If you don't feel like walking, you can rent a surrey cycle for up to 8 people, or rent a fun, motorized golf cart "Moke" to tour the valley. Or, catch a wine tour bus and travel in style to all of your favorite wineries. There is also an Amtrak bus stop two blocks from us, so if you're coming by train, consider making that connection. One block away is Hotel Corque, where you can catch a free shuttle to the Chumash Casino. There are also shuttles to Santa Barbara, LAX and points in-between. **Note - The rental provides two parking spots on the property. If you have more than two vehicles, there is plenty of free street parking with no limitations on time or days of the week. On extra busy weekends, you may have to park further out, but it would be very unusual not to have a spot within one block of the cottage** **Things to note** *The house does not have a formal dining room or dining table. There is seating in the kitchen for 5 people - three on the bar, and 2 more on the counter-height nook table. There is also an outdoor table in the courtyard area which comfortably seats six. *While the communal courtyard area is technically shared with other guests, it has been our experience that it will rarely be used by anyone from the other two cottages. They each have their own patio and tend to stick to those private areas. So it’s very likely that if you want to have a meal at the table with your group, there probably won’t be any conflict with other guests. *We do not allow pets in the house, due to upgraded features like hardwood floors and wool carpeting. However, pets are allowed in our other two units. We ask our guests to follow strict rules when bringing a pet, and during our many years of living on the property, we never had issues with any of the pets, including barking. We also ask pet owners to keep their dogs on a leash while in the courtyard area, and most people adhere to this rule. But you should be aware that you may encounter a dog if you are in any common space, including driveways. *We have been told many times how quiet our property is, and have experienced this ourselves during the time we lived there. But it should be mentioned that the home is directly next door to a hotel and restaurant. So you may hear people chatting on the patio (mostly during warmer months), and at the end of the night they may dump glass bottles into the recycle bin, which can be heard, especially if your windows are open. We also share an alley with Solvang’s wonderful outdoor theater. Recent upgrades have minimized noise coming from the theater, but you can certainly still hear it when outside or when windows are open. During the summer months, there may be plays or musicals, and occasionally concerts. The theater is subject to Solvang’s noise ordinance, and most guests are thrilled to be able to listen. During the day, you will hear pedestrians walking by and talking, riding surrey cycles and laughing, and the horse trolly jingling down the road and an occasional leaf blower. Overall you can expect daytime vibrancy, and very quiet nights with the exception of the above mentioned.