5 California Luxury Retreats from Oceanfront Bluffs to Acreage Estates

Set on a full acre in Buellton, this newer 2019-built residence pairs a modern footprint with space to live and unwind. The layout includes four bedrooms, while a versatile bonus room—currently used as a theater—adds a flexible zone for movie nights, hobbies, or quiet retreat. Outside, the acre is described as usable land, offering an open, practical setting that invites everything from outdoor lounging to future possibilities shaped by your routines. With its recent build and straightforward, functional acreage, the home reads as a calm, contemporary base in the Santa Ynez Valley area—room for daily life, room to gather, and room to breathe as the seasons change.

Size: 1.00 acres

Commanding views from a bluff-edge setting above the Pacific Ocean, this oceanfront jewel box delivers 180 degrees of unobstructed water vistas and sunsets year-round. Upstairs, the main bedroom and bath sit alongside the living room, each opening to west-facing balconies that keep the horizon close at hand. Downstairs, two additional bedrooms and two baths are paired with a private entrance—an arrangement once used as a highly successful vacation rental, and equally suited to flexible daily living. A dedicated office supports work and Zoom calls with super high speed internet, while city water adds everyday ease. Offered turn key and fully furnished with high end furniture, the home is complemented by lovely garden areas. Close to Elk State Beach, dining, shopping, and hiking, life here is shaped by salt air, open skies, and a steady pull toward the coast.

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Along the water’s edge in Mendocino, Headlands Cove opens to whitewater ocean vistas and sweeping views of the ocean and headlands from the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Offered as a turnkey vacation rental, the property includes a three-bedroom, two-bath main house, plus two additional rental units: a studio with another bed and a 3/4 bath, and a one-bedroom, one-bath cottage. In current use, each bedroom has been lovingly furnished to comfortably accommodate guests, and the home is offered fully furnished. The setting supports multiple ways of living—easily reimagined as a primary residence while keeping the other rentals as income producers, or as a generational retreat for family, friends, and creative pursuits. A fully fenced field to the north invites a garden, greenhouse, or outdoor projects, just a 10-minute walk from Mendocino village.

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Set on 40 acres with Scotts Flat Lake access, this contemporary estate is conceived as an exclusive retreat just minutes from the boat ramp and Historic Downtown Nevada City. Inside, vaulted ceilings and expansive picture windows bring a sense of scale and light, anchoring a dramatic great room that flows naturally to the formal dining area and the chef’s kitchen. Multiple bedroom suites—including a spectacular primary—create space for privacy, hosting, and everyday ease. Outdoors, a huge patio extends the living areas into the landscape, with a Natural Design saltwater pool for long afternoons under open sky. Finished with a slate roof and stucco siding, the property also includes a strong well and Starlink Internet—practical comforts that support a quiet, connected life at the water’s edge.

Set on 10.71 acres just outside Lincoln, this new custom single-story home brings a refined take on country living, complete with an attached 499 sq. ft. JADU with its own kitchen, laundry, living room, and views. In the main residence, the great room pairs soaring ceilings with walls of windows and a floor-to-ceiling fireplace, while expansive glass doors extend daily life to a covered patio framed by sweeping vistas. The chef’s kitchen is thoughtfully equipped with professional ZLINE appliances, double ovens, a spacious quartz island, custom cabinetry, and a walk-in butler’s pantry. The primary suite opens to its own patio and panoramic views of the Sutter Buttes, with a spa bath featuring a soaking tub, dual rain shower heads, double sinks, and a walk-in closet with laundry hookups. Designer lighting, custom stonework, owned solar, an EV-ready finished garage, and NID water round out the experience—minutes from wineries, breweries, and horse-riding trails.