Lifestyle Properties Vacation Rentals

A locally owned vacation rental and property management company based in Newberg, founded in 2014. The business began when Megan’s parents entrusted her with converting their home into a rental; what looked like a hobby became a response to a genuine shortage of quality lodging in the Willamette Valley.

The portfolio spans Newberg, Dundee, Dayton, Carlton, McMinnville, and Amity, ranging from walkable in-town bungalows and suites to countryside estates set among the vines, some within walking distance of wineries. Properties include restored historic homes such as The Emerald House, a 1909 Craftsman Four Square originally built in Dundee and moved by rail to Newberg, sleeping twelve across six bedrooms with a renovated chef’s kitchen, fenced yard, fire pit, and grill.

Two things distinguish the company from booking through a listing platform. The first is a locally based concierge team offering personalized recommendations and coordination with area partners — the people answering are in Newberg, not a call center. The second is Pinot Car, their own private wine tour service, which also runs dinner shuttles from rental homes to restaurants across Yamhill County Thursday through Sunday, 5 to 10 PM. Booking lodging and transportation through one company removes the hardest logistical problem of a wine country trip.

The company also specializes in group lodging for winery retreats, business off-sites, and special events, and provides management services for homeowners.

Why book here instead of Airbnb or Vrbo

The listings platforms are fine for finding a bed. What they don’t give you is anyone who knows the valley.

Someone answers. Local office, local staff, local phone number. When the heat fails at 9 PM or you need a lockbox code, you’re talking to someone twenty minutes away rather than messaging a host who lives in another state.

Consistent standards. Every property is managed by the same team to the same cleaning and maintenance standard. You’re not gambling on whether this particular owner keeps a good house.

They’ll drive you. Pinot Car is the same company. That’s the single most useful thing about booking here — the drive between estates is narrow, unlit, and full of blind curves, and after a day of tasting you shouldn’t be on it. Their dinner shuttle also solves the problem of getting a group to a restaurant and back.

Concierge that’s actually local. Recommendations from people who live here, plus help arranging tastings, tours, and reservations. Platform hosts hand you a printed sheet of the same four wineries everyone lists.

Groups are their specialty. Retreats, off-sites, milestone weekends. If you need multiple homes or one large one, they’ll match properties to the group rather than leaving you to piece it together across listings.