Tasteful Friends: Kris Kristofferson's 557 acre ranch

Lotus Point!

I guess KK needs the money.

Stunning

Gorgeous property. I wonder how liveable the main house is?

[quote] I wonder how liveable the main house is?

It must be a dump, otherwise they would have shown some interiors.

Unless we see the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms this thread is useless.

It's beautiful, and a huge chunk of land.

That is a beautiful area, but very remote with a significant drive for any amenities. I've stayed in lovely cliffside B&B there 3 times.

Gorgeous and lovely to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there, to be honest.

Gorgeous piece of land. Mendocino is stunning, too. That part of the CA coast is kinda paradise.

Beautiful place but it's truly a ranch, a property and not a house

One of the buildings shown obviously is or was a house, but it's quite modest in size and design, a little tumbledown in appearance. The various descriptions of the property indicate it was used only as an occasional retreat, by Kristofferson and his children "several times over the years."

It had been a dairy farm when KK purchased it, and he leased out about 390 acres for cattle grazing.

This from a Robb Report notice if the property listing:

[quote]Dating back to the 1800s, the legacy ranch began as a dairy farm and still includes some of the original structures. In addition to the 2,400-square-foot barn that Kristofferson and his wife used as a vacation house, there is also a 1,900-square-foot ranch house, a dairy barn, and a feed barn, all of which are in need of a little TLC.

The listing refers to it as "vacant land."

How “Green Acres” of his designers!

r8 there's somehow a Michelin star rated restaurant in this remote village.

[quote] I guess KK needs the money.

Or that he's almost 90.

As beautiful as the location is, I wouldn't want a highway in front of my house.

I was thinking the same thing, R16. 557 acres and the main house is right next to the highway.

Odd bird. He went from studying at Oxford to sweeping floors. Oh well, I guess it paid off.

He was a beautiful man in his youth.

r13 yes there is; I believe it's "newer."

In any case, I didn't visit it on any of my stays.

It's been a good 15 years since my stays.

R19, did you enjoy your stay? Is it worth it for an out-of-stater or no? I think San Jose airport might be the closest….

I loved it enough to return 2 more times after my initial visit. Winter months are nice because whale watching are a possibility. No cell service, but that may have changed. That was a real benefit at the time though...I was visiting there with a significant other each time so we really loved being disconnected. Gorgeous views.

It's been many years though, so I'm not sure how it is now. SJC is definitely not the closest - SFO is for major airport. Even better and closer to fly into Santa Rosa (STS), which cuts off at least an hour and a half of commute.

The place I'm talking about is Elk Cove Inn. I still get their promo emails. They are not cheap though. I've stayed in one of the cottages, as well as an oceanfront suite. Loved both.