We’re Cooper and Jason — partners in life, pickleball, and Come Stay.
Who We Are
Before launching Come Stay, we spent the last decade building our careers as business attorneys. Over time, burnout crept in, and we realized we needed to leave the law behind and build something that felt more aligned with how we wanted to live, travel, and spend our time — together.
Travel has always been an important part of our relationship. Our first international trip together took us through Chile and Torres del Paine. We later spent five consecutive months traveling across eight countries throughout Europe.
In 2020, the way we traveled shifted. Adopting our first dog, Winston, meant trading flights for road trips. After spending significant time in short-term rentals, we noticed a gap between the kinds of places we were looking for and what was actually available — so we decided to start creating those spaces ourselves.
What shapes our spaces
We’re drawn to wild, natural spaces with a great meal, bakery, and craft beer within reach.
We put care into the details: the ones you notice immediately and the ones that reveal themselves over time. We spend meaningful time in each space, refining the experience to create a deeper sense of calm, connection, and ease.
Our spaces are also designed with dogs in mind because we don’t believe the best trips should come at the expense of leaving the dogs behind.
We care deeply about how our spaces feel, but also about the impact they have. Creating spaces that feel good to stay in — while leaving the places around them no worse off for it — is part of that ethos.
Every Come Stay property is created by both of us — from the design decisions to the guest experience itself. We’re not a management company, and we believe the human element is what makes a stay feel personal, memorable, and worth returning to.
La Mer’s location stood out immediately. At the end of a quiet street, with the dunes and the Pacific just beyond the backyard, it had the kind of setting we’re always drawn to — surrounded by nature without feeling far from everything else.
The Discovery Trail runs outside the back gate, the beach is an easy walk away, and Long Beach and Astoria are close enough for a great meal, a cold beer (or cider), and an afternoon wandering around town.
But mostly, it felt like the kind of place where there was no reason to rush.
Why here?
La Mer
La Mer became our first Come Stay property — and, in a lot of ways, the clearest expression of what we want Come Stay to be.
A house with plenty of room to come together.
A kitchen people actually want to cook in.
Dogs underfoot.
Long walks outside.
A sauna when the weather turns.
Somewhere that feels good enough to stay put for a while.
We hope you do.