Amazing mountain views. Wonderful location. Tasteful and interesting home decor. Loved it!

comfortable, interesting, creative, artistic house. great location to visit alabama hills preserve, which is fantastic - similar to joshua tree, but we liked it better. house has a great view of mountains to the west, owens lake to the southeast, and boulders at the north edge of the yard. owner is cheerful and attentive. fun restaurants in town. a definite 5 if you come for the mountains. we, however, came to watch the perseid meteor shower from the deck. the chairs and the vistas were great; the lights in the yards of neighbors were not. one house perhaps 100 yards away had lights so bright we had to shield them continuously with our hands to preserve our night vision. seemed as bright as stadium lights. in the opposite direction is a brightly lit buddha perhaps 60 feet from the house. we did see meteors, but all the lights were distracting. in our experience, not an ideal house for star gazing.

Such a unique and comfortable house in a truly breathtaking setting. We would have loved to stay longer.

My husband and I stayed 2 nights so we could hike and off road in the area. We were going to hike Whitney Portal section no permit required but after talking with Joost he suggested a different less traveled trail Chicken Spring Lake via Cottonwood Pass, it was awesome- Thank you! The views are unbelievable from the house, the location is perfect, and the amenities and overall vibe of the house were so cool, and the A/C was appreciated. Hope to be back again!

This is not simply a beautiful house run by a great host. It is a soul and body magical experience. The house is spectacular and completely integrated within the Alabama Hills scenery, Photographers and filmmakers have been inspired for decades by the geological formations at the Alabama Hills. Clearly, the house host/designer was inspired too when conceiving the house. Indeed you cannot escape the same inspiring thrill. From morning to night the house accompanies you through the most incredible moods inspired by the ever-changing light over the landscape. At night you can seat on the deck overlooking the Alabama Hills desert and become one with the night sky. Yes, it is one of those places that is better than the story the pictures can portray!

This is not simply a beautiful house run by a great host. It is a soul and body magical experience. The house is spectacular and completely integrated within the Alabama Hills scenery, Photographers and filmmakers have been inspired for decades by the geological formations at the Alabama Hills. Clearly, the house host/designer was inspired too when conceiving the house. Indeed you cannot escape the same inspiring thrill. From morning to night the house accompanies you through the most incredible moods inspired by the ever-changing light over the landscape. At night you can seat on the deck overlooking the Alabama Hills desert and become one with the night sky. Yes, it is one of those places that is better than the story the pictures can portray!

Quick stay for us, but it was a lovely place to be

Quick stay for us, but it was a lovely place to be

My friend and I stayed here in preparation for Mt. Whitney climb and it was amazing. It was such a beautiful location and Joost could not have been a better host. House sits on top of Hill overlooking mountains with Mt. Whitney fully viewable from back window. His place is exceptionally clean beautifully decorated, and so comfortable. I will be back with my family.

Magical creative refuge between the desert and the boulders of the Alabama Hills. Can not recommend highly enough for an almost off the grid retreat to quite and views towards Mt Whitney one way, and the Owens Valley the other. Will absolutely return.