"Isabella" Guestbook

 


 

Dear Rick and Christy,

Thank you for creating such an amazing space at the beach! It made our Valentines weekend away PERFECT. We enjoyed morning walks on the beach, a trip to the aquarium in Newport, lunch at the Blackfish Grill and several evenings sitting in front of the fireplace, enjoying each other’s company. This place couldn’t have been more ideal for our little family of three—great house, beautiful beach, many places to explore. We can’t wait to come back again!! It’s hard to leave as we head back to Portland, but we are grateful for the time away to rejuvenate and just be together.

With love, Christy, Matt and Simon

Dear Rick and Christy,

The relaxed luxury of Isabella is the perfect retreat from town! The sense of light and space in the house is wonderful and the beach itself is pristine and gorgeous. We had a lovely time chatting with fellow stargazers in the little park on our block during the lunar eclipse. We are looking forward to coming back again for a longer stay, so we can make use of that fabulous kitchen!

Thanks! Todd and Casey Bishop, Portland 

Such a charming, welcoming home—lovely place to sit on the front porch with coffee and the paper each morning. Thanks for sharing your wonderful home!

MB and SLK, Salem

What a cozy and relaxing way to spend our first anniversary. Our dogs Morgan and Grace loved it too! We will definitely be back with the rest of the family! Beautiful home! We love the Bella Beach Community.

Michael and Amanda Hyman, Spokane, WA

What a beautiful home, GREAT LOCATION! Thanks for sharing and hopefully my husband and I will be back in the near future. My parents invited us to your house to share a few days. What a wonderful idea! Thanks again for sharing your house and helping us to have a nice, relaxing vacation on the Oregon coast.

Steph and Todd Lake, Prineville, Oregon

What a wonderful week—visited the Newport aquarium, toured the lighthouse, fires on the beach—couldn’t ask for more! We also searched for the “best” chowder, and the Chowder Bowl won!

Thank you for sharing you lovely home, the Christianson's

A charming cottage—a sweet little hummingbird visited us several times while we ate in the dining room. We loved the beach and enjoyed the long stretch of Oregon coastline for those long walks. Bella Beach is truly a one-of-a-kind neighborhood on the Oregon coast...I'm glad we found it.

Ernie, Tanya, Tavis, Audra and Kathy (Grandma), Boise, ID

We spent a VERY relaxing 5 days at beautiful Isabella Beach Cottage. It was truly a home away from home—making it difficult to leave. The kids had great fun on the beach, and most mornings we saw seals feeding in the ocean—very thrilling for the children. Look forward to coming back next summer. Bella Beach is our new annual vacation spot.

The Norton family, Richmond, BC

We had a wonderful 3 days at your beautiful cottage.The space is perfect for small families and we appreciated you letting us take our two dogs along...they loved Bella Beach.

Betty Morgan, Seattle WA

Isabella……a lovely name for a lovely house. Thanks for sharing it with us. It provided a safe, warm retreat from the busy storms of our lives, My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed the comfortable aesthetics and attention to detail. How nice to find things we forgot to bring. Thanks again. We’d love to return when the sun is out!

Pam and Chelsea

…the definition of CHILL! Thank you for the perfect venue to forget about it all.

Greg and Heather, Portland 

Dear Isabella,

Thank you for opening your heart to us. Your beauty is a pure delight and joy for all senses. It felt like “coming home to yourself.” Hope to see you again soon.

Love, Anastasiya, Margarita and Lucky the Dog

Dear Isabella House,

I had a very fun time here at the house! And the Bella Beach neighborhood! I also like it because my name is Isabel! We loved the park across the street and the play ground.   

From: Isabel (age 8 1/2)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! What a wonderful way to spend our 1st anniversary. We made good use of the grill out back, cuddled by the fireplace and long strolls on the beach—it was the perfect weekend, in the perfect house. Everything was so comfortable and accommodating—it was like being home, but better!! Thanks again—we’ll definitely be back!

Dave and Kelly Hernandez

How can we thank you enough? This past month has been one of our most difficult—the two nights here have been exactly what we needed. Thank you so much. The way you have put the house together is straight out of a magazine!

CJ and Amy

How wonderful—what a relaxing weekend and a great surprise away! We love the way you decorated—colors are awesome. Thanks for sharing your home.

We will be back...Nanette and Zeno

Our second anniversary getaway—relaxing, cozy and stylish thanks to you and Isabella. We shopped for groceries and bought seafood from Barnacle Bills for omelet's, wraps and stir-fry. Early morning walks on the shore (it never rained on us!!) to introduce our dog Tasha to the beach was a memory. We donated a corkscrew to the kitchen, so toast away!

Good times had by all, Jen, Dave and Tasha