This beautiful, architect-designed home has been featured as the Home of the Week in the Boston Globe. Consisting of three traditional bedrooms plus three additional informal sleeping areas, there is a queen master suite on main floor, an upstairs bedroom with a Queen and a Twin, another upstairs bedroom with a Queen a twin; a media room on the main floor with a Full size sofabed (or optional raised inflatable Queen from Frontgate). Informal Loft over the garage for teens (no a/c or heat in the loft, but two twin beds and view of the pool with outside access from the upper deck). Finished basement with three twins, intended for kids only. Home is ideal for up to three couples and up to six children. A fourth couple would sleep in the media room (Full pull out or raised inflatable Queen). This media room closes off from the living room with louver doors and has a bar sink.
Amenities include 5 large TVs, piped Gas Grill (no tank to run out), 300 ft from a private sunset beach, 10 minute walk to a large, world class, private beach with pure white sugary sand, all within a private gated community with a 24 hour manned gatehouse in season.
Great Island is a private, gated enclave with five private beaches, the main beach with pure white sugary sand being about a 10 minute walk away. That beach is next to 370 Great Island Road (Google it). This has been our family home for 52 years, and 2020 will be the 16th summer we have rented to families. Well behaved pets may bring their owners!
Close to golf, shopping, restaurants. On a narrow peninsula within Great Island, about 300 ft from Lewis Bay, 500 feet from Nantucket Sound, across the street from salt water Channel. View of Nantucket Sound from upper deck.
Private heated pool. Beautiful gardens created by our professional gardner. The home is updated and improved yearly. Keurig coffee maker, Yamaha Conservatory grand. French door refrigerator. We feature towels by The Turkish Towel Company of Midleton, Mass. after we discovered these in Bed & Breakfasts in Newport, and Kennebunkport and the Taj in Boston. (We even have special black Turkish Towels to remove makeup, and Turkish cotton bath robes!) We feature pillows by Cuddledown made in Freeport, Maine with German filling, after discovering these at the Nonantum resort in Kennebunkport. We have a new 4 burner Weber Genesis II oversized grill with stainless steel components. For 2020 we have added a Nespresso Expresso maker!
Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel furnishings and lighting throughout the house. Living room furnishings by Macy's. Constantly updated interior looks like a featured home in Cape Cod Life. Two full baths, one quarter bath plus architect designed outside redwood shower enclosure with dressing area. Two main bathrooms have double sinks, house has a total of eight sinks including two kitchen sinks and a bar sink in Media room.
One of our guests described our home as 'Perfection on the Cape'. They wrote: ''We cannot say enough about the convenience of the location, charm of the house, and hospitality of the owner. We love to watch the sunset each night from the deck of this lovely Cape Classic home. You can walk to a pretty tidal beach in about 2 minutes or take a short stroll to the lovely private white sand beach. The kitchen is sizable and fully equipped with everything you need. The house has added sleeping quarters in a loft and basement if you're hosting extended family. The house is clean, the beds are comfortable and even the pool lounges are lovely. It's clear this house is well loved, with family photos and interesting books and artwork all around. We hope to return for many years to come and are thankful to the homeowners for their continued hospitality. You will not be disappointed!''
Another guest wrote:'We had a wonderful two weeks at your Great Island home this summer. We just love the house. It is beautifully decorated and very well equipped. The neighborhood is so quiet - just the way we like it. The heated pool is just delightful. Our kids loved the Loft over the garage. The house has loads of living space so your guests would not feel crowded. Thank you for sharing your home with us.''
Another guest wrote; ''Thank you for sharing your wonderful shore home with us. We had an awesome time!!! The sunset last night was the most beautiful my family and I had ever seen.''
The fact that six of our 2019 weeks were rented by families who have stayed with before, including one family that has stayed with us for all 16 seasons says it all!
We have sold out from late June through mid September for all 15 seasons so far. Our guests have come from New York, California, Chicago, Florida, Ireland, Scotland, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Canada, and every New England state.
Gracious and accommodating house in absolutely gorgeous beach getaway setting. Let Great Island and our beautiful home become the highlight of your Cape Cod Vacation as it has been for the Hayes family for the past 52 years!
PLEASE NOTE: Massachusetts has enacted a 14.45 % tax on home rentals. This will be added to the rental amount. show more show less