This Desert House

House info

Address

Please refer to your Airbnb reservation or confirmation message for the address of this property

Parking

Guests may comfortably park in the large driveway. The garage is very small and is used for laundry and storage.

Wifi

Name: San Gorgonio
Pass: 6264762674

Door Code

Your door code is sent one hour before your checkin time the day of your arrival. For example, if your checkin time is 3 PM, we will send your door code at 2 PM.

Please note that we will only send your door code via Airbnb message to the person booking the reservation. If you have friends or family that may arrive earlier, please make sure you pass the code onto them. We will not call, text or message the code to any one other than the person who reserve the stay.

How to unlock

Occasionally, the door can expand, due to weather/humidity, causing friction which can make it harder for the deadbolt to turn. If that is the case, you will need to pull the door toward you, to reduce friction, while simultaneously rotating the thumb turn.

Input door code

Rotate thumb-turn left to unlock deadbolt

Turn doorknob below keypad to open door

How to lock

Occasionally, the door can expand, due to weather/humidity, causing friction which can make it harder for the deadbolt to turn. If that is the case, you will need to pull the door toward you, to reduce friction, while simultaneously rotating the thumb turn.

Close the door

Input door code

Rotate thumb turn to the right to lock the deadbolt

Nest Thermostat

Nest thermostats, located on the wall at the start of the hallway, don’t have a touch screen. Use it just like a normal thermostat, turn the ring up when you want it a little warmer, and turn it down when you want it a little cooler. Press your thermostat ring towards the wall to see more options.

The thermostat is locked between 68 to 80 degree range.

Reaching desired temperature requires adequate time especially during summer months due to extreme heat. Lowering the thermostat to 50 degrees will not cool the home faster.

When AC or heat is on, please keep doors and windows closed. If you plan to leave for long period of time, please raise (during summer) or lower (during winter) the temperature before you leave

Inside

Living Area

The credenza, located between the living, kitchen and dinning area, holds a tool kit, long lighters, extra batteries, a first aid kit in its drawer and a fire extinguisher nearby.

Fire


Extinguisher

Sits to the left of the credenza on the floor

Tool kit &
Long lighters

Both items are located in the left drawer.

First Aide kit, batteries & flash lights

Located in the right drawer

Light Switches

Garage / Dinning

The garage light (for laundry) is located to the left of the credenza (above the fire extinguisher) along with other 3 way switches for the dinning and kitchen area.

String light / Backyard

The switch for the string light is located to the right of the sliding door that leads into the backyard and pool. The porch light and dinning area switches are also located here.

Master Patio

The master bedroom patio light is located to the right of the sliding door that leads to the outdoor shower.

Living Room

Volume Control

The TV remote is located inside the elongated wooden tray beneath the TV. The volume control is located on the side of the remote.

Games

An array of board and card games can be found inside the sideboard beneath the TV.

In the kitchen

Cook Ware

Left of the stove, first drawer.

Baby / Toddler ware

Left of the stove, middle drawer.

Foil & Plastic Wrap

Left of the stove, bottom drawer.

Colanders / Tupperware

To the left of the middle cabinet, you will find a salad spinner along with a variety of colanders and tupperware.

Make it stand out

The middle cabinet top drawer has utensils, serving utensils along with other items like bottles and can openers.

Baking / Serving

The middle bottom cabinet has glass baking ware along with larger servicing dishes and bowls.

In the bedrooms

Each bedroom will have one clothing rack, hangers, extra towels (white for bathing and gray for outside), and three hooks for used towels.

Steamer & hairdryer

A steamer, extra toilet paper and hair dryers are placed inside a rattan baskets that sits on the clothe rack inside the master bedroom.

Extra linens

An extra comforters and linens can be found inside the lowboy with glass door.

In the bathrooms

We provide white towels for indoor use while gray towels are to be used outside.

PLEASE DO NOT USE WHITE TOWELS TO REMOVE MAKEUP

Black towels

In each bathroom, there is a basket of black towels that can be used for removing makeup.

Toiletries

We provide shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Brand will depend on supplies we are able to get.

Master bath switches

Both the light and vent switches are located on the pony wall next to the sink.

Outdoor Shower

Outdoor Shower

The outdoor shower is located outside the master bedroom patio slider. It has both hot and cold water.

Shower Valve

To turn on the water, gently lift the lever up, from the bottom, toward you. Once the water running, you can rotate the lever clockwise (left) to get hotter or counterclockwise (right) for colder water.

Pool

CAUTION: Please remember to turn off the pool light whenever not in use. Leaving the light on all night could result in water mites infestation.

If floats are leaking or completely broken, please put them aside and inform us so we can replace them.

Floats & Pump

The pool floats & pump are located in the tall rattan basket just outside and to the left of the kitchen patio door. There is also a plug located nearby to plug the float pump.

Floats

If you find any floats not working properly, such as leaks or completely broken, please kindly inform us and put them a side so we can replace them.

Pool Light

The pool light switch is located on the wall, opposite of the bbq grill.

Light Switch

To turn on the pool light, lift the switch cover and flip the switch.

BBQ

No propane needed

For your convenience, the BBQ is hooked up directly to natural gas ready for immediate use.

Turning on

To start the BBQ, press and hold the ignitor (battery icon) button while simultaneously depressing and turning the first knob clockwise to ignite the first rage. Once the first range is lit, repeat the steps, in sequence from left to right, for the other ranges.

BBQ Cookware

The BBQ cookware is located in the top drawer left of the stove inside the kitchen.

Umbrella

Caution

When not in use, please kindly close, fold, and strap the umbrella to the stand. The desert area is known for unexpectedly strong high winds which will damage the umbrella if left open.

Umbrella

Opening: Unstrap the umbrella from the stand. Depress the trigger inside the wheel while simultaneously raising and extending the umbrella’s arm locking (clicking) it into place. There are three positions in total. Turn the reel’s handle clockwise to open the umbrella.

To close, reverse the process.

Swing / Angle

Pull this lever down to change angle the umbrella left or right. Once the the angle is achieved, push the level back up to lock the umbrella.

Rotate

Depress the foot pedal to rotate the entire umbrella 360 degrees. Rotate until it clicks and locks into place before removing the pressure off the pedal.

Firepit

Ignite the long lighter first

Before you turn the gas key, first, ignite the long and put it over the firepit. NEVER turn the gas key first then try to light the firepit.

Turn the gas valve slowly

Turn the gas key slowly, to the left, until the fire ignites. Turning it too fast and too much could result in a big ignition resulting in burns or injury.

Here is an example video of how to light a firepit