
Paradise Retreats
This is the magnificent whale house, designed by architect Michael Carmichael in 1978. Carmichael wanted to build a house in the style of Gaudi, his favorite architect, that would fit seamlessly-but-whimsically into its surroundings. The nutty house has no straight walls or right angles, and it’s full of appealing-if-impractical features like a kitchen counter which tapers off into attractive uselessness and inexplicable poles sprouting out of the beds.
Located in the Mission Canyon section of Santa Barbara, California, the house sleeps 9 guests in 3 bedrooms, with 3.5 bathrooms and intriguing porthole windows sprinkled throughout. There’s also a pool which doubles as an additional entrance to the quirky house.
Luckily for us, this wacky wonder can be rented for a holiday stay! You can see more photos of the house and get all the details on Paradise Retreats.
January 13, 2019 at 8:46 am
I do love this. Where is my check book? It is alot larger than the first photo would have you believe.
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January 13, 2019 at 11:14 am
I couldn’t find out what it cost without actually making a booking inquiry, so I don’t know how big a check you’ll need, but I’m assuming it’s not cheap.
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January 13, 2019 at 12:17 pm
Well it doesn’t matter. Only a dream.
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January 13, 2019 at 2:56 pm
What an exceptionally fun place to stay. I would absolutely love to spend time there. It is unfortunate that it is not possible to determine the price per night without making a specific booking inquiry. That leaves me with the distinct impression that it is too exclusive and out of reach for the likes of me.
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January 13, 2019 at 5:12 pm
And me.
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January 13, 2019 at 11:00 pm
The heck with it! I sent them an inquiry. I’ll let you all know what it costs to rent the whale.
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January 14, 2019 at 6:07 am
That’s investigative journalism right there!
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January 14, 2019 at 7:43 am
Hahahaha
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May 7, 2020 at 5:35 pm
Still waiting for that rental cost…
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May 7, 2020 at 9:24 pm
They never responded!
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May 7, 2020 at 9:35 pm
Just tried again. Sent them the link to the post, so hopefully, we’ll hear something. Thanks for reminding me!
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May 8, 2020 at 1:04 pm
I thought that I had seen this but guess not. It is interesting but I have much better things to spend my money on. Hal
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May 8, 2020 at 4:51 pm
I’m sure I do, too, but it does look like it would be a really cool adventure if I were travelling with the nieces.
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May 8, 2020 at 5:27 pm
My searches / comments led to one of those ‘pop-up’ ads for the Whale House. It stated: “Starting at $700…” So that gives us a ballpark figure for what it would cost. Which isn’t really out of line considering the size and uniqueness of it.
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May 8, 2020 at 9:24 pm
I guess it makes sense, but it’s definitely out of my budget!
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