The guest house, we affectionately call the Villa, is situated near great views, restaurants, wineries, and nature trails available in Jacksonville, Ashland and Medford. Located in the country with views of the famous pear orchards. We have designed the Villa to be a quiet retreat that offers some unique features, so please familiarize yourself with our Property and House Rules. Every detail invites you to slow down and enjoy the beauty of Southern Oregon. Find us on socials: @thegreenwoodvilla
The space
|| The Bedroom ||
~There is a barnwood sliding door that slides over to close off the bathroom that is in the main bedroom. You can also open or close the curtains to your desire, although you won't see many, if any, people walk around behind the Villa.
~The bed is a queen size bed and extremely comfy.
|| The Kitchen ||
~There is a small fridge with a little freezer space for your use and help yourself to whatever it is stocked with.
~The instant hot water kettle, Hario pour over, filters, coffee hand grinder, and teas, are ready for all your coffee and tea needs.
~We have provided a toaster oven, induction hot plate, some pots and skillet perfect for small meal preparation. If you plan on cleaning the skillet, DO NOT use soap, only use hot water and a scraper brush.
~ Water from the tap is from our well and is safe to drink.
|| The Bathroom ||
~The slider door can slide over to create privacy for bathroom users or shower users. However the bathroom ceiling is open to the rest of the space, making it not very private, especially for your other guests staying in the main bedroom.
~The shower is also located next to the bed downstairs, but has a shower curtain to cover and wood slider you can pull over if you would like to close it off.
~The shower is stocked with locally supplied body wash and shampoo & conditioner.
|| The Loft Bedroom 2 ||
~The ladder/stairs go up to the loft.
~We tried making the loft as safe as possible by putting in railing on the edge. Please be cautious with children in the loft.
~There is a full bed in the loft and the light switch is located behind the head of the bed right below the window.
~A fan is also located upstairs for guests' usage to help with airflow.
|| The Patio Yard ||
~The backyard lawn with the patio is irrigated and runs for 30 minutes in the morning from 6:00-6:30AM, during the summer.
~The double doors open onto the patio with a latch in the middle and floor. The bedroom also has a door to the patio and pergola that has lights you can plug in. We ask that you be mindful of your shoes and keeping them clean if you re-enter the Villa through these doors.
~Enjoy the fenced in lawn and patio. Please stay within your patio and fenced in area, not walking beyond the backfield of the property as we have animals, vineyard, and farming happening, that we ask our guests not to disrupt.
|| The Living Room ||
~We intentionally did not provide a TV, to encourage guests to slow down, enjoy the beauty, and be present during their stay.
~There are magazines, books, games and puzzles located in the armoire for guests uses during their stay. Art supplies are in the desk for guest's use.
~ We provide a record player and an assortment of vintage records. Please ask for assistance use it if you are unfamiliar with a record player. We are happy to show you how to operate it correctly without breaking the needle.
|| Hot Tub||
Relax in our wood fired hot tub beautifully made by Goodland in BC Canada. Soaking in a wood fired hot tub allows you to soak in pure water with no chemicals, gently brought up to temperature with fire instead of electricity. The experience of soaking in clean water only you have soaked in, smelling fragrantly of the cedar wood lounger inserts under the trees and stars is both grounding and healing.
When you arrive the hot tub will be empty and clean, ready for you to fill and heat when you want to use. The hot tub takes about 3 hours to fill and bring up to approximately 105 degrees. You have control of the temperature by closing the fire box when it has reached your desired temperature. While using a wood fired tub requires work to use, it invites you into a rhythm of rest, intention and pause. Once the hot tub is filled and the fire started, the water needs to be stirred every 30 mins and more wood added to the fire box to bring it up to temperature quickly. If the water is not stirred the hot water will stay on the top, leaving the bottom still cold.
We are more than happy to help guests if they need help filling and/or starting the fire on their first soak, and we are around to help or answer any questions that may come up throughout the process. There can be a bit of a learning curve and we want to help guests have a wonderful and enjoyable experience. To insure wood doesn't sit out and get wet before it is used, we ask guests to please let us know beforehand when they'd like wood and if they ever need more.
|| The Rest of The Estate ||
~As a working farm and venue, please be considerate of our property, plants, and animals. You may see us walking around to care for the land and animals, but we are mindful of your stay and respect your privacy.
~With our barns, animals (cows, goats, dogs, geese, chickens, cats and ducks), wildlife (raccoons, ground squirrels, birds, hawks, crows, and vultures), and plants, our desire is to facilitate the balance of cultivated land for human use alongside sustainable natural growth. With a natural spring that is in process of becoming natural irrigation, mosquitos, ants, spiders and frogs can at times and in some seasons be prolific. We also have multiple areas of orchard fruit/nut trees, flowers, and vineyard that are all in production.
~Please mindful of this fact in your consideration for staying, as we’ve made our price reflect these realities of crossing human interaction with natural sustained farming.
|| Additional Hospitality Offers || - (Message us during your stay to coordinate any of the following additional services. The bread requires two days to make so please request before to insure we can get it to you during your stay.)
~Raw Milk: Our A2/A2 certified jersey cows produce the most delicious milk we are happy to offer guests.
~Coffee: We are happy to serve espresso based drinks, chai or hot chocolate from our coffee bar delivered to your door, using locally roasted specialty coffees. The drinks vary in price as we have raw milk to offer in lattes and different seasonal flavors.
~Sourdough Bread: Using organic bread flours and locally grown whole wheats, our handmade bread is not only delicious but nutritious. We can make fresh rustic loaves upon request brought to your door.
~ Pottery Class: We have a ceramic studio on property and offer two hour classes to introduce wheel throwing. Lessons can arranged for during your stay. Cost is $50 a person (minimum 2 people, max 4).
|| Record Player & Sound System ||
We've installed a new vinyl record player and sound system in our living room, removing the vintage piano. This record player is setup and ready to play, following some simple instructions.
1. Open the double doors located below the record player to find the speaker system, and hit the power button. Then you may have to cycle through the "Inputs" in order to find the correct inputs for the record player: "V-AUX" and for the headphone jack w/ dongle: "CD". Do not adjust the "Program" or sound, making sure it stays on "5CH Stereo".
2. Select your record and handle it by the edges or very center and place on record player.
3. To the right of the record is a small black lever and make sure it's down, which lifts the arm. If the lever struggles to move, the arm may be held down by the small black lock located next to the lever, which can be easily released with a push of the button.
4. Rotate the dial in the bottom right corner to the 33 to "turn on".
5. Carefully move the arm over so the needle is on the flat edge of the record.
6. Move the black lever up, so that it slowly drops down and the music will begin.
7. When done, move the black lever down again so the arm rises and move the arm out of the way. Turn the dial back to 0 and turn the speakers off.
Guest access
Arriving at The Greenwood Estate, you'll take the right most driveway (if looking at the property from the road), taking the right way at the fork. You'll come to a metal grey gate you'll physically open that easily unlatches from a hook and rolls open on wheels (please close behind you). Drive forward along the driveway and just beyond the first barn with lights on it - this building was originally a grain truck weighing scale, but one side of it, we've renovated into a ceramic studio. You'll very soon see on your left lights on a tree and a newer built wood fence. Please park in front of that wood fence without driving too close or on any foliage. That wood fence is connected to the Villa and you'll follow the path around to the front door of the Villa.
During your stay you are welcome to enjoy the Villa, patio and fenced backyard. The Greenwood is a small farm with fenced cows and goats, free range geese, chickens, ducks, dog and cats. All the animals are friendly and may want to say "hello" to our guests. We have several old barns that we are renovating into usable space in the future, so we ask that guests do not enter any of the barns for safety reasons, nor wander the property. Thank you for your understanding. The gardens around the main house and vineyard are private and for the residence of the farm.
Other things to note
|| Pets ||
~We are pet friendly but ask guests to pay an additional $45 per pet to cover any extra cleaning requirements. We love animals, but please be aware of your animals during your stay. We are a working farm with free range chickens, ducks and geese. We do require that all of your pets’ waste be cleaned up from the yard, and you do not allow them up on any furniture. The pet fee is automatically added to your total when booking. After requesting to stay in the Villa we will confirm your understanding of our pet policies before we accept your booking.
