Home with Guest Cottage & Private Hot Tub - Close Beach Access, Dogs OK

Great easy walk to the beach. Fun for to families 3 teens two tweens 4 adults

If you’ve looked at those beautiful old weathered shake beach houses with white trim, and wondered what they feel like inside, this is your home. It’s original, old, and quirky; very different from the pristine cookie-cutter vacation houses. We enjoy the modern ones too, but this house, filled with ships, oars, a stone fireplace, and a captain’s lookout on the 3rd floor has real character, and we loved it. The kitchen is not fully stocked, but we found it sufficient and there’s a bbq on the porch (and a big hot tub). The kids room on the second floor has sleeping booths and wonderful murals on the walls and floor. There’s even an even quirkier fisherman’s cottage, complete with a tiny bathroom. It’s a short walk to the beach, or you can drive around the block to its parking lot.

The location was okay.

The birds in general but specifically the ones feeding their chicks nested in the rafters on the porch. There were nests at both ends of the porch. The big pitch is really great. It wasn’t warm when we visited but we did take hot tubs and used the large grill but couldn’t comfortably eat at the table outside. The couple in the fishermen’s cottage liked it a lot. They were the ones who could bound up the hill in the morning.

Close access to the beach and the hot tube was nice.

We loved the hot tub, the house has a lived in homey feel to it with lots of character, and the walking distance to a really beautiful beach.