2 Charles Hill Rd Orinda CA 94563 MLS #2961901480

This home (and accompanying guest house/ADU unit with kitchenette) sits on a rare half-acre (+/-) flat lot, surrounded by soaring redwoods and other mature trees. Refinished red oak hardwoods grace the home throughout. The kitchen, offering ample cabinetry (supplemented by even more cabinets in a pantry nearby), island space, two sinks, and a wine refrigerator, leads gracefully to a breakfast nook (easily accommodating four) and a comfortable family room, facing a large brick fireplace. The kitchen on the other side adjoins the formal dining room, bar and living room, and is warmed by its fireplace. Serve guests with wines selected from temperature-controlled wine room, equipped to store more than 225 bottles. The family room leads outside to the deck, barbecue, swimming pool, garden, sport court and bocce court. The principal suite, with an elevated ceiling, has its own fireplace, a spacious walk-in closet, a tiled bathroom with well-appointed shower, separate Jacuzzi bathtub, and dual sinks. The other bedrooms all feature garden views. The home offers easy access to BART and to the 24 freeway east to Walnut Creek or west to San Francisco. The home exemplifies exceptional indoor-outdoor living.