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Where serendipitous things happen.

A creative sanctuary in the redwoods—where stories are planted, beauty takes root, and culture grows in communion.

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A place where creativity pays it forward.

Chez Serendip is a six-acre creative sanctuary in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a reunited 1920s homestead that is now a bed and breakfast, a music venue and recording studio, an event space, and an artist residency, all carried by a nonprofit foundation. Here is how it works: the land earns its keep through stays, events, and recording sessions, and the Chez Serendip Foundation turns that into free and sliding-scale programs for artists and neighbors. Every booking helps carry the mission forward.

Find Your Door

However you arrive, there is a way in. Stay the night, gather your people, make something, or help fund the work. Every path through the gate feeds the same mission.

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Stay the Night — The Carriage House B&B

Wake to redwoods and the scent of roses in the 1928 Carriage House, part bed and breakfast, part front-row seat to a working arts estate. Rest, write, or recharge, and your stay helps fund the Foundation's work.

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Live Music & Recording — The Carriage Room

Music is the heartbeat here. From garden concerts under the redwoods to candlelit sessions at the 1902 Steinway, the Carriage Room is a room built for sound. Come for a show, or make a record of your own.

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Gather & Restore — Retreats & Immersive Events

Immersive gatherings that blend music, movement, storytelling, and visual art, plus retreats that give your group room to breathe. Attend one of ours, or bring your own circle.

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Rent the Estate — Weddings & Private Events

Host your wedding, retreat, or celebration among heritage gardens, towering redwoods, and the glow of the Lotus Dome. Warm hospitality, flexible spaces, and a booking that carries the mission forward.

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Film & Photo Location

From the wisteria-draped veranda to the weathered beams of the carriage house, the estate offers cinematic character for film shoots, editorial spreads, and brand campaigns.

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Artist Residencies & Projects

Our live/work residency invites artists, makers, and stewards to live in reciprocity with the land, with housing, studio access, and community, and each residency ends in a public showcase. We hold a seat in every cohort for a veteran.

"The place is transcendent. It allows people to breathe, to let the crazy world melt away. Breath is slow, heart is full. The need is real—and the response comes, lingers, and expands into gratitude."

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Join the Circle

Something is almost always happening on this land, a concert in the gardens, a sound bath in the Dome, an artist in residence. Join the Circle for what's coming and ways to be part of what we are building.

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Scotts Valley, California 95066

The Chez Serendip Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 39-3898568. Stays, recording, and venue rentals are offered by Chez Serendip Estate, operated by GTSJ LLC. Private gatherings and charitable programs are hosted by the Foundation.
🌿 More gathering. More creation. More love.

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