We’re seeking new members for our cooperative living community! We have several spaces opening up--

April 1: garage room available for long-term tenant ($600/mo)
Mid June - end of August (flexible dates): bedroom available for sublet ($850/mo)
July 1: bedroom available for long-term tenant ($850/mo)

Idyllwild is located in Los Altos Hills (~10 min drive from Stanford's campus, ~25 min bike), a spot that feels quite remote but is conveniently close to the Page Mill exit of 280. Perks of the locale include plentiful walking paths with panoramic views of the Bay Area, destination road biking routes, and a flourishing wildlife population featuring wild turkeys, coyotes, and our bougie neighbors’ horses. This could be a difficult location if you do not have a car or some solid bike legs.

The house is currently nine people (seven Stanford affiliates), mostly current students and tech workers, and almost everyone has prior experience with cooperative living. We are four men and five women, all in our 20s-30s. Many of us identify with some flavor of queerness. We are invested in building an intentional community and we enjoy spending time together, and we’re hoping for housemates who are also interested in contributing to the social atmosphere. There are lots of board game nights, cooking & baking, fireplace and movie hangouts, spontaneous dance parties, and sampling the ample shelf of bottles left behind by previous tenants ;)

We have a communal grocery system facilitated by a Costco membership and two fridges, which makes it easy to cook together informally as well as for our weekly house dinners. Utilities + all food and other shared house costs usually come to ~$350/mo. We expect everyone to pitch in on cleaning up after group meals and keeping common spaces neat; each housemate is responsible for a weekly chore, and every few months we’ll do a deep clean as a group. For the two rooms opening for long-term tenants, we have a strong preference for residents who can commit to staying for at least six months (the longer the better!). There is parking available for all tenants. Unfortunately, our landlord has a strict no pets policy for dogs/cats/pigs, but an animal that doesn’t roam free might be ok. Although the available rooms are probably best suited to solo occupants, we are open to couples who might want to move in.

Some notes on the garage… it is a garage. Advantages: huge amount of personal space, private entrance, cheap rent, you would be joining a storied lineage of garage gremlins, there is a pool table in your room! Disadvantages: minimal natural light and no insulation, which can make it difficult to regulate the temperature. This can be addressed in summer by opening the garage door in the evenings and running a fan.

If Idyllwild sounds like a good fit for you, please reach out telling me a bit about yourself & which opening you’re interested in. We’ll set up a quick screening call first, and if it seems like a potential match we can arrange a time to visit in person and meet the whole house.