This was our third stay at Monte Rio Cottages, but our first time in the Stellar Jay. My girlfriend and I decided on a last minute getaway and this is the cottage that was available. We really liked having a living room and a bedroom. I also liked this hot tub, and the privacy . Sweet. We had a really... More

We just returned from a wonderful stay at the Stellar Jay! Everything was wonderful, clean, welcoming and so nicely decorated! Thanks also to our great host, we accidentally locked ourselves out, and they were there in less than a minute! We will definitely stay again. Oh, and the private hot tub was heaven!

Really a shame. Upon arriving was happy with the serene, lovely surroundings. The cottages looked nice and well kept from the outside. Just after entering the Hummingbird cottage was hit with a strong musty odor. Went into the bedroom and was almost floored by the strong smell of urine (maybe a family of racoons resides in the crawl space). Was... More

Upon arriving Janis met me and she was very kind and gratious. The one bedroom cottage was cute. Unfortunatly I was unable to stay there due to a strong odor in the bedroom. At first I thought it was some sort of animal urine or dog smell. There was a cat that was hanging around so I thought perhaps it... More

We have a friend that lives in Monte Rio who told us of this new place there. Monte Rio Cottages are several totally remodeled cottages very near the Russian River, in the Redwoods. We stayed Oct. 24&25 in the Hummingbird Studio Cottage with it's own Hot Tub (which was more than wonderful). The cottage was clean inside and out, with... More