This beautiful, architect-designed home has been featured as the Home of the Week in the Boston Globe. Consisting of three traditional bedrooms plus an additional informal sleeping area over the garage, 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. 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. There is also a raised inflatable Queen from Frontgate in the Loft. This may be suitable for young couples. Check out frontgate.com for a description of this). Our Home is ideal for three couples. A fourth couple would have to sleep on the sofa bed or on the raised inflatable queen in the loft. We can also accommodate four children. Limit of 10 guests, please! Again, a fourth couple would sleep in the media room (Full-sized pull out). 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 2023 will be the 19th summer we have rented to guest 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. 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 Middleton, 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!) 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. Nespresso Expresso machine. Sonos sound system. Netfilx, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+. We also get a 24 hr Italian station (RAI) if you want to practice your language skills!
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 seven sinks including 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. 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.''
Published reviews include:
'Love this property! [Five Stars!] This house was perfect for our family of 10 (4 kids 6 adults). The pool is beautiful, the front yard is large and flat for playing, and the immediate neighborhood was awesome for bike riding and exploring beachess. We loved every minute of our stay. Thank You!' (Aug 9, 2022)
'Wonderful coastal home. [Five Stars!]. Property is located in a small quiet gated community with several salt beaches within walking distance. The property is a beautiful, fully furnished setting for a family vacation.' (July 31, 2022
'Great Stay'. Fantastic house in an unreal location. 7 minutes walk to Nantucket Sound, 3 minutes walk to Lewis Bay, and a heated pool in the backyard. 3 families, 10 people and we never really had to leave the gated community, everything was right there for us! ' (Aug 5, 2020).
'Location, location, location. [Five Stars!] Great Island is a gated community with a superb white-sand private beach and a very safe feel. The house we rented was nice and met our needs. There is a lovely pool which made the hot weather very welcome. The owner is easily contacted. Thank you.' (July 26, 2020)
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