Seacliff

Overview

The Lodge

The Lodge at Spindrift stands as the most expansive oceanfront residence in Monterey County. Set on two masterfully landscaped acres, this 12,441 sq. ft. Modern California masterpiece has been featured in Architectural Digest and served as the backdrop for the 90’s thriller Basic Instinct and HBO’s hit series Big Little Lies.

An entertainer’s paradise, the property includes a package of amenities unmatched by any other residential property on the Central Coast, with spa facilities including a pool, 3 hot tubs, 2 dry saunas, cold plunge, steam room, and a professional-grade exercise facility. The main level features a gourmet chef’s kitchen with the highest quality appliances and finishes, an oceanview breakfast room set in a glass atrium, formal dining and living rooms, a palatial primary suite, two secondary suites for guests, and a two-story library fit for royalty.

The lower level includes a guest suite, family room, gym, and secondary kitchen that services an elegant pool and hot tub tucked away from the elements. The top floor boasts another generous suite with breathtaking views of Point Lobos and Wildcat Cove.

Step outside to enjoy a sensory experience second to none, as meandering pathways lead you through lush, naturally landscaped coastal gardens that inspire. End your evening at your private seaside fire pit, where you can enjoy stunning Pacific Ocean sunsets all year round.

Spa and Fitness

The Lodge features an aromatic steam room, a full dry sauna, a pool, three hot tubs, and several beautiful water features and walking paths to promote serenity. In these facilities the minutes tend to melt away as one’s attention is fully detained by the mesmerizing motion of the ocean upon the shores of Point Lobos State Reserve Sanctuary.

The Cottages

The rustic and beautiful Cottages are thoughtfully cited throughout the forest and central and southern portions of the grounds at Seacliff. 

With the solitude of four separate exquisitely appointed earthy standalone stone homes scattered throughout the cliffsides and forest; the property is designed to cater not just to large groups or families who all desire to be under one roof, but also to any user who wishes to invite guest or business associates and yet allow them to have the privacy of their own separate living quarters. The “North Cottage” and “South Cottage” are fully appointed two-bedroom structures with gracious living rooms and kitchens, while the “Writer’s Cottage” and “Forest Cottage” offer a unique and cozy rustic one-bedroom experience with more subtle common areas, kitchenettes, and wet bars.

North Cottage

The 2,050 SqFt North Cottage offers an extraordinary ocean-view living room and kitchen, a dining room, and indoor and outdoor common spaces along with the two en-suite bedrooms, plus one partial bathroom. Exquisitely appointed with rare antiques and furnishings and jaw-dropping panorama’s right at the cliffs edge.

South Cottage

The ~2,450 SqFt South Cottage also enjoys breathtaking ocean views and includes two bedrooms with full en suite bathrooms, plus one partial bathroom; living room; dining room; kitchen; indoor and outdoor common spaces, including a courtyard and an outdoor fireplace with a grass amphitheater.

Forest Cottage

The Forest Cottage (~525 SqFt) is appropriately named as it sits quietly amongst the realm of ancient Cypress trees that pervade the central portions of the property. The Forest Cottage can be utilized for adults or kids, as it contains a King bedroom and adjoining sitting room with a sleeper. This Cottage also has a well-appointed kitchenette; inclusive of a small refrigerator, kitchen cabinets and sink, and microwave oven. One will enjoy stepping out on the stone laden decks that surround the Forest Cottage to take in the fresh ocean air and view corridors and enjoy the quiet beauty of the cryptically engaging Cypress forest.

Writer's Cottage

The Writer’s Cottage (~375 SqFt) also sits at the precipice of land and Sea’s edge overlooking one of Seacliff’s most dramatic coastal inlets and Pinocchio Point. The Writers Cabin is at once, a rudimentary and rustic, yet contemporary structure, that would otherwise present as an old Trappers Cottage in the Alaskan wilds… if it were not for the fact that it is laden with large western Windows and a glass ceiling. The shower in the Writers Cabin ‘exposes’ one to the Full Monty of the Sea.

Grounds and Gardens

Exterior ocean-facing grounds include multiple levels of common space for dining and relaxing, surrounded by stone walls and pathways between the levels. A pool and hot tub spaces are secluded within the courtyard walls of the Lodge with access from multiple rooms on the ground level. Gardens include mossy boulders, large floating flagstone steps, a Japanese Zen garden, footpaths and lighting, variety of plants, ferns, succulents and ornamental grasses; viewing benches are interspersed among the garden paths and coastal trail to view the natural surroundings of the coast, ocean and property; a manicured garden with waterscapes and Koi pond greet visitors at the entry. A small greenhouse allows for orchids and other plants to be grown and displayed.

Masterful Masonry

Perhaps the primary emblem of craftsmanship across the property is its stonework. Here at Seacliff, The Master Masons toiled tirelessly to give each stone its purposeful place. The result is one-of-a-kind.

Bespoke Finishes

The beauty of the architecture and interior finishes are accentuated by combining the rustic with the refined.  Most of the walls in the North and South Cottages are composed of a three-coat lime based (Venetian style) plaster that reflects light more amply. These plaster walls are juxtaposed with rugged hand-hewn timber beams and rough wood finishes such as barn wood and aged corral board. Most of the wood floors are composed of unique imported antique French Oak “Ardeche” patterned squares, while other floors come from super-wide Black Walnut planks salvaged from a barn in Ohio that was torn down. They were aged to perfection by centuries of farm stock and stomping barn undulate. A variety of stone floors also reside next to the wood floors and have primarily been composed with a custom mixture of light gray, charcoal gray, and chocolate gray Idaho quartzite’s.  Lastly, carefully curated antique furniture pieces were chosen to enhance the interiors. The intention behind these choices were to bring richness and texture to the homes while complementing the innate beauty of the environment.

Gatherings

Seacliff offers a world-class setting with a multitude of indoor and outdoor gathering spaces perfect for special occasions with friends and family.

Kim Weston, a renowned photographer living in the Highlands, and a descendent of Edward Weston, and three generations of world-class photographers knows the Seacliff Compound intimately, through his friendship with its creator, and through his lens … and he had this to say about its features.  

“The contemporary lines of the Lodge, its stupendous views and gardens and its sumptuous Library, combined with the wholly hand-crafted rustic elegance of the Seacliff Cottages, is in keeping with the land, the forest, the sea — and the result is absolutely arresting !  — this took an effort of gargantuan proportion.”

Kim Weston, Kim Weston Studios

“For me, Seacliff was like a jailbreak from the toils of commerce I had been conducting over the prior 30 years. In its creation, I became akin, once again, to the nuances of nature… and by all accounts the storied Guests who have visited this property have felt the spell that I overtly set out to place on them! 

In the next chapter, I move to downsize and rejoin Family in far-away places, but without hesitation, I fondly admit… that my crowning achievement will always be the uncompromising realization of Seacliff !! “ 

Gary Vickers, Owner-Manager 

“On the whole, Seacliff is perhaps the most dramatic and inspiring ocean front property I have ever listed or laid eyes on. With multiple residences, stunning architecture, and breathtaking views, it offers both privacy and luxury on a rare scale. It is also a true one-of-a-kind with a mammoth amount of intricate stonework, and a whole variety of completely original bespoke finishes and materials. These properties have been completely redone and reenvisioned from the ground up into a world-class coastal retreat, and opportunities to own something like this rarely come around twice.”

Tim Allen, Tim Allen Properties Team, Coldwell Banker Realty

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Seacliff is located approximately…

• 5 miles from the quaint town of Carmel-By-The-Sea
• Less than 15 minutes from Pebble Beach Resort and its world-famous golf courses
• 3 miles from the proclaimed Soberanes Redwood Canyon and the white sand beaches of Garrapata
• Less than one mile from the mysterious beauty of Point Lobos State Park
• 4 miles down the road north from the popular boutique Crossroads and Barnyard shopping centers
• 10 miles from Monterey and the popular Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Within 15 miles of the sunshine and vineyards of Carmel Valley
• 25 beautiful coastal miles from the heart of Big Sur