ScoutDrop Anchor Seaview Glamping Homer Alaska
Seaview/Glacier Luxury Glamping Huge Bell Canvas Tent Rental on Bike Trail
Host Mel, she and her family micro mini farm glamping rentals are amazing. Mel has fabulous AK born and raised 3rd generation stories she should write a book about! She's taking over her families 1950's log cabin property she grew up in. Her family are developing a micro mini farm for her children, she's set up these amazingly gorgeous dark blue huge luxury bell tent rentals, is refurbishing an old popup camper to rent, built an outdoor Bath House Hot Shower, has a Common Area in side a building she's still remodeling but is still fabulous, we LOVED having indoor flush toilets, All the cooking amenities you could possibly think of needing but not need to bring yourself, from pots and pans, to all matter of dish ware to prepare your meals and to eat them on dishware sets. there's a fridge, wall shelves FULL of Books, Games, etc. two large tables to eat indoors and leather couch to relax and socialize space in, it has a huge deck all views of ocean and glaciers from every spot on her little acre property. Bike Trail is literally out the door, a 3 minute ride to the middle of town/shops/restaurants, art galleys etc. our family enjoyed in town convenience so very close. no one in our group had any issues sleeping in her huge dark blue tents, fully furnished like a luxury hotel room, each 200 circular super tall tent is on a deck Host Mel build herself from reclaimed wood, we had our own wood fire pit and picnic table with a 9ft umbrella, adirondack chairs, BEST nights sleep ever while "Camping" Down Comforters, soft beddings and pillows, loads of blankets, great lanterns and lighting, tents have 1 or 2 queen beds, kids had 4" thick sleep mats, a baby bed, with plenty of room, one night was chilly the tent heaters only took 2 minutes to warm up the tents. Mel warned us all we would need to bring was our selves, clothes and actual food we wanted to cook and eat and boy was she right!, firepits are also set up as camp cook fire pits, or we could use the Common Area outside to cook on the covered Propane Grill area with tons of more eating and seating space, and a propane fire pit with comfortable seating, the kids played on their refurbished Fort Play grounds area for hours, sand box, multi slides, just everything all age groups can enjoy. Their mini farm the kids got to collect fresh Duck and Chicken eggs for breakfast, she has a breakfast/coffee/tea/hot cocoa complimentary set up with cereals, and different mix of foods and beverages to help ourselves to.
What a wonderful experience for those of us not wanting to haul gear ourselves camp or maybe just relax and enjoy camping but in luxury style yet down to earth family friendly style camping. Host Mel is building a sweet little glamping farm get away experience for those of us not wanting a hotel stay nor our own tent trip stay and she knows everyone and all the best places and things to do, she even took us over to The Bay Club we purchased a guest visit day pass it was raining one day so said we could join her family at their Bay Clubs salt water pool, Mel is a fabulous swim instructor in high demand in Homer, she gave us tips and helped my kids to swim! she's a massage therapist, PTA therapist, Commercial Fisherwoman, has her Captains license, she showed us how to smoke and cook our fresh catch each day while here. We had access to her fabulous gardens, we got to harvest raspberries and blueberries from her property, we missed out on her apple and cherry trees, but will be back for more stays here, What a great place to Drop Anchor such a secret little jewel of a stay, once word gets out, this will be a difficult place to book in the coming years. oh, and her Magical Fairy Garden under this weeping larch tree is not only special for children, but adults will appreciate what she has created for her own family and is graciously sharing with the rest of us. She is creating a get away space you will want to come back to each season just to see what she is working on next. She built her children a small greenhouse for them to sell their farm stand produce and gluten dairy free yummies from, they create these wonderful beach rock and driftwood statues bests their fresh duck and chicken eggs, we rent her kayaks and bikes and she had spare helmets, and life vests, picnic baskets and camp chairs to borrow besides what she already has set up for us to use. its a lovely spot and we want everyone to know about this gem of a glamping place but also the owner host Mel and her family are such wonderful people to get to know, she invited us to join her and kids and dip netted for salmon on the rivers for the first time ever, just because she cant help be share her own love of what alaska has to offer us all, her passion toward sustainability is amazing and contagious. We can't say enough great things about this what host mel calls her work in progress, you would never know it to see it. so fun.
