291 Calle Tranquillo

About this home

St. Baristo Carriage House with two primary suites in Historic Tennis Club! The third floor is one full primary suite and nothing else. Fireplace, mountain and city views, a private balcony for the cool part of the evening. Less a bedroom than its own apartment above the house. The second floor holds the other ensuite plus a bonus room beside it, home office or reading nook or wherever the overflow goes. Two suites on two floors means real separation, or a proper guest suite when someone visits. The main level is where the house shows itself. Dark stained plank ceilings with the beams left exposed, vaulting over the kitchen and great room. A professional range under a full hood, a built-in refrigerator, an island long enough for a prep sink. Stone counters, mosaic backsplash, dark wood cabinets. The great room has its own low linear fireplace and a separate wet bar built into stone. East-facing, so sunrise comes straight through the windows, and a full moon lights the patio without a bulb turned on. Three bathrooms in total. The primary bath has a soaking tub, a double vanity, and a walk-in shower behind frameless glass. Private garage plus an additional covered space, two spots total. St. Baristo sits gated at the base of the mountain, trail on one side and the restaurant scene downtown on the other, both close. The grounds carry the same Spanish Colonial character throughout: terracotta roofs, bougainvillea, mature palms. The pool and spa are the kind you photograph before you get in: turquoise water framed by palms, with the mountains standing right behind it, plus a second pool elsewhere on the grounds, so it never feels crowded. Come take a look.