The Sweet Tangerine

The Sweet Tangerine lived up to all of the expectations that we had for it. The facilities are quaint, yet comfortable. The family provided freshly picked farm goodies including: tomaotes, eggs, figs, etc. It feels as though you’re staying in grandma’s cottage, which is very nice. The bed made a little bit of noise which would be my only complaint as my wife and I were slightly jet lagged, on east coast time, and thus were awakened easily.
However, the golden apple of the Sweet Tangerine are the goats! They are awesome. Super friendly, with tons of personality and hilarious. There is a food feeder that costs 25 cents for a handful of food (so bring your quarters, you’ll thank yourself later). The cashmere goat was definitely the most aggressive, but if you distract it you can feed the lovable pygmy goats.
Overall I would suggest the Sweet Tangerine as a great Sonoma cottage option. If you’re looking for super romantic it might not satisfy your craving, but if you’re looking for comfortable and fun, this is your place!

The Sweet Tangerine is an absolutely charming and spacious two room cottage located on a family farm called Hardin Gardens. It is located about 3 miles south of Sonoma Square. It’s one bedroom, but it does have a pull out couch in the living room/​kitchen.
It was very comfortable, absolutely quiet (although check the alarm setting before you go to bed just in case!), beautifully done, had all the conveniences including WiFi, iron, washer/​dryer, outdoor porches, kitchen things and had some special unforgettable touches.
One of the special touches is that they provide you with a dozen fresh eggs from their farm. I’ve never even had farm fresh eggs before and they are delicious. I’m not a big egg eater — I had no idea there would be such a huge difference in taste. I loved them!
Additionally, we were provided the most beautiful and tasty fresh vegetables right from their farm. Their tomatoes were absolutely to die for, we also ate their zucchini, hot peppers (!), and apples. They have a veggie stand out front as well so you can stop in there and buy some on your way out. We did!
They also have goats, all kinds of them in a pen near the cottage. Hardin Farms provides you with a $.25 food dispenser so you can feed the goats treats. They love it, and we loved it too.
All the soaps in the cottage are made by the proprietress as well.
Initially I did think it was on the pricey side ($ 250/​night), but it’s a bit difficult to find much that is inexpensive in that area and in the end we were absolutely thrilled to give our money to this family.
We will definitely be back!