Family reunion in beautiful, quiet Julian, California
Every year my family gets together for a family reunion for a long weekend. We generally stay in a VRBO property so we can get the most time together and we have our private space. This year, we opted for the beautiful, quiet mountain town of Julian, CA. This year we had a small group of 8 adults and 1 infant (my daughter Indy). The property number is 3105969.
Indy and me ready for our family reunion in Julian!
When searching for a location, we try to stay somewhere we haven’t been to before and has lots to do. This was our 18th year getting together for our annual summer weekend, and we had never stayed in Julian. We could not find much on the Julian calendar from their website, their instagram account had more information. I had heard there was a great main street area with shopping and a local brewery with some great eats and brews that we added to our list.
Living area, with beautiful view of the surrounding areas.
We checked into the house around 2pm and get settled. The house was the perfect size for a small gathering. There were 2 main bedrooms, and in the main bedroom, there is an upstairs loft. One bedroom had a queen bed, the main bedroom had a king bed, and the upstairs loft had 2 twin beds and a twin size trundle. The main living area was open to the kitchen and dining and had floor to ceiling windows and had an amazing view of the local area.
Main Bedroom with stairs leading up to loft.
The house was well stocked with clean towels and linens, dishes and silverware. The house was clean and the air conditioner worked great, considering it was 100 degrees in Julian during our July weekend. Outside on the wrap around patio where 2 rocking chairs and table, perfect for morning coffee. There was a hot tub that was set to the perfect temperature and the outdoor fire pit seating was an added plus for our stay. We also really enjoyed the game garage that included a wetbar!
Game garage, perfect for a family gathering
The house is located within walking distance to the main street shopping area and they had a small path that cut through the hillside for an easy walk. We had family members of all ages with us and everyone had an easy time walking down the path to the small shopping area.
Walking path from the house to Main street.
On the first day, we stayed at the house and played games in the well stocked garage. The poker table was perfect for our dice game and the wet bar kept our wine nice and cold! There were a variety of games in the garage to entertain all ages including shuffleboard, darts and an electronic video game console with vintage video games. On Friday, we walked down the path to Main street and shopped all the little mountain shops and ate lunch at the popular “Moms”. We got sandwiches and a slices of the delicious Julian pies. Saturday we checked out the local Julian Brew Company which had lots of outdoor seating and a bbq menu.
Enjoying a hard cider at Julian Brew Company.
Overall, we really enjoyed our stay at this quiet mountain house in Julian for our family reunion. This house would be a wonderful addition for a small family gathering and we look forward to coming back in the winter and seeing that view covered in snow!
