Historic Reed House

Items of note supplied for your stay:

 

• Linens (including towels)

• Hand, shower (3 in 1 shower/hair/conditioner), dishwasher and dish detergent soaps

• Coffee pots and filters

• 3 rolls of toilet paper per bathroom (15 total)

• 1 roll of paper towels

 

Not supplied for your stay:

 

Beach Supplies. You'll want to bring your fun items with you, such as Beach Toys, Towels, Blankets, Chairs, and Campfire Utensils.

 

Baby Equipment. As our own kids are teens, we don't have any personal recommendations for rentals. We have had guests use this Baby Equipment Rental supplier.

 

Firewood. Due to a local shortage of delivered firewood (a cold winter plus a more lucrative market selling bundled firewood to tourists), we are not guaranteeing firewood will be available for your stay.

 

Therefore, guests are responsible for bringing their own firewood for use during their stay.

 

Firewood is sold in many places in the area. You may find a good supply at both the Manzanita Fresh/IGA grocery store on Hwy. 101, or The Little Apple grocery store on the main street of Manzanita (Laneda).

 

Two other options are the Firewood stand across from the Urgent Care Clinic on Hwy. 101 at Nehalem Creek Road or the self serve stand at the Nehalem Landing Storage facility on Hwy. 101 on the way to Nehalem.

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Items of interest:

 

BBQ. There is a propane BBQ on the upper deck, available seasonally (typically late April through September, depending on the weather conditions).  Our BBQ is on an honor-based system. Guests are responsible for keeping it clean and cleaning after usage. Unfortunately, our cleaning service does not clean BBQs. Please shut off the propane tank valve between uses.

 

Bathroom Heat. Each bathroom has an in-floor heating system. Turn on by sliding the lower horizontal button to the right.  These gradually heat up, so if it’s cold, please turn them on early and keep them on. For nice, toasty toes, set at 69º - 70º.

 

Do not set the heat above 72º. There is a possibility of breaking the tiles.

 

Bunk Beds. The house has four sets of twin-sized bunk beds. The use of the upper bunks necessitates using your own judgment, especially for children or those prone to sleepwalking.

Coffee. The house is equipped with Mr. Coffee type drip coffee maker. The house also has lots of coffee filters, unless they were accidentally packed up by the previous group, which has not yet happened! We also have a coffee grinder on site.

Dishwasher.  The dishwasher to the right of the sink is newer, and unfortunately, the control panel is not intuitive. We have added the instruction PDF at the bottom of these instructions. For a quick start, the power button is on the far left of the user panel; it is a circle with a line through it. Next, hit AUTO for sensing washing,  or the symbol with the coffee cup with the line underneath for Normal Wash. You may next hit the AUTO DOOR OPEN, where, after the cycle is finished, the door automatically cracks open to release steam and help drying. However, this is not required. Then hit the START button to begin the cycle. You have FOUR SECONDS to close the door. You will see the countdown.

We apologize for the inconvenience. It was a quick purchase to replace one that broke.

Doors - Living Room French Doors - South. If you are having difficulty locking the door mechanism, please refer to this video. To lock the operating door, pull up on the handle, then turn the lock. If this is not working, make sure the non-locking door has been secured in place by closing it and then pulling up on the handle. Please reach out to us if you're still having difficulties.

 

Dining. The two leaves for the dining table extension are in the second-floor king room closet. Extra chairs are located on the first floor in the pool table area. Extra leaves and chairs must be replaced in their original location before leaving.

 

Fire Pit. Please be prepared with water in case of an emergency. There is a hose located by the fire pit directly behind the house on the southeast corner. Please turn on the water when using the fire pit. The nozzle at the end of the hose will control the water. Use water to put out the fire after you've used the fire pit. Turn the water off when finished using the fire pit.

 

Please do restack the blue chairs at the fire pit after using them.  If they are not stacked, we run the risk of them blowing away in high winds!

 

French Doors on Deck Level. The French door leading to the deck should be relocked at the end of each day. To lock the right door, pull up on the handle and twist the lock for the left.  If using the left door, be sure to pull up on the handle to lock after closing. Besides being a safety issue, this will lock the doors to protect against heavy winds.

 

The doors have commercial “closers” on them in order to protect the doors from the infrequent high wind.  Please use the door stopper at the bottom of the door to secure it in place.

 

Doors must be closed during rain or cold weather.

 

Furniture.  Our guests have been feeling very comfortable of late and have been moving furniture during their stay.  Please help us keep costs low by not moving the furniture around, or at least please return it to where you found it.

 

Moving the furniture means we have to hire people to come in and move it back as it is beyond the scope of the cleaning service. If this is the case, you will be charged for the cost of that service.

 

Additionally, the floor has been damaged by guests moving the furniture to other places. Do note you will be charged for floor repairs due to damage caused by moving furniture during your stay.

 

Heating System.  Each floor has heat pump units for the large areas and heaters in each bedroom.  Heat pump temperature controls are on the wall near the heat pump.  Hit the upper right button to turn on (green light will appear). Temperature control is provided by the flip-down panel.  Please note these run hot.  66º - 68º is closer to a “normal” 70º heater.

 

Please do not try to set time, mode, etc. Simply use the off/on or the up/down temperature arrows.

Kitchen. Our gourmet kitchen is fully equipped with the following amenities*:

• Full granite-top kitchen with 6 burner ceramic Viking cooktop**

• Double Oven

• Cooking utensils provided

• Full-size refrigerator with ice maker; Second full-size refrigerator without ice maker

• Two Dishwashers***

• Microwave

• Two Electric coffee maker with paper filters*

• Two Electric kettles*

• Blender*

• Two Crock Pots*

• Large Rice Cooker*

 

* We try our best to maintain stock in these, but occasionally they become missing or broken between guests. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the items on the premises.

 

**Guests have reported the stove heats quicker and runs at a higher temperature than they’re used to.

 

***Simply press the cycle you desire, decide which drying cycle you would like, and press that, then hit “start.”  Then close the dishwasher and let it do the work. Do note: if you pull open the door and interrupt the cycle, you’ll have to press Start/Resume to restart the cycle.

Outdoor Propane grill available seasonally, late April - late September (weather dependent). Please note we cannot guarantee the availability of a grill, a full propane tank, or condition of grill. Cleaning the grill is the responsibility of the guests using it. The cleaning service does not clean outdoor grills.

 

Laundry. A full-sized washer and dryer are located in the laundry closet on the first floor.

 

Linens. Beds have been made, and towels have been set out for you. We do not supply beach towels. House towels may not be taken to the beach.

Master Bathroom. The shower fixture in the master bathroom is a beautiful high-end fixture by Kallista.  It slowly turns off over a period of time.  Please be patient with it and slowly turn it off, being careful to not overtighten.

 

We’re sorry for the inconvenience. Simply use the main shower lever on the front - not the cross handled valve on the side.

 

Parking. Our driveway accommodates up to 6 cars (two deep and three wide). You may not park on the east side of the street, and particularly do not block the public path to the south of the property. Guests must park in the driveway and may not overhang into the street. Further, the local ordinances do not allow street parking for overnight rental guests. They are ticketing for parking overhang and street parking!

Propane Tanks. They are checked regularly by our service. Occasionally, guests leave the tank valves open and the tanks empty. Our service's regular hours end at 5:00 pm, so if you definitely need the tanks for the evening, please double-check them in plenty of time for us to have them refilled before the evening. The service does not come out after hours for propane tanks.

If you absolutely need propane after hours, the Shell Station on Hwy. 101 south of Manzanita fills propane.

Quiet Hours.  Local Quiet Hour ordinances are mandated from 10:00 pm - 8:00 am. You run the risk of paying a steep fine if violating this ordinance.

 

Smoking is not allowed inside the premises, whether tobacco or legal cannabis. If smoking outside, all cigarettes, etc., must be picked up and safely disposed of.

 

Telephone.  The phone number for the house landline is (503) 368-4617. You will notice this is a working vintage rotary phone - please be gentle! Any calls charged during your stay will be charged to your credit card within the applicable billing cycle.

 

Television. There are three televisions in the house - a large 60” TV in the 1st-floor family room, a TV in the master bedroom, and a TV in the sitting area on the 3rd floor.  You may find the channel line up here. Master bedroom TV - if the blue light on the TV system is bothering you at night, just use the Power Off button on the remote.

 

Trash. *Trash is picked up on Monday morning. The trash shed is located on the northwest side of the property. For guests staying through Monday, please deposit garbage late Sunday evening. If staying less than seven nights, please use the proportion related to the days you're staying in consideration to others.

 

Guests using more space in the trash cans than allotted may be charged for additional garbage.

 

The garbage service will come move the cans - guests don’t have to move the cans curbside.

 

IMPORTANT: For Monday morning, please park so the cans can be taken down the driveway. The service requires 6' of walkway at the north side of the driveway. If this doesn't work for you, please move the garbage cans to the curb on Sunday night. The service comes early Monday morning.

 

All garbage must be taken out to the provided garbage cans before departure.  No garbage may be left outside the cans.

 

Unfortunately, there is no recycling collection in Manzanita.  Guests may take their recycling home to place in their bins or may stop at the local recycling center (Cartm) to leave their recyclables there for processing (without charge).

RVs and Other Campers. These are not allowed on the property without prior permission. The only situation where they would be allowed is where they're used for transportation, not overnight accommodation. Outside hookups and electrical cords to such campers are not allowed under any circumstances. Guests in violation of this policy will be subject to fines.