Note about Covid-19 - we are aware these are very unusual and unnerving times. So our policies (turnover dates & refund possibilities) are adjusting in response to renters' needs, the news, and mandates. In particular, in August we are now encouraging Sunday - Sunday rentals, to make travel easier. Our primary goal is your health and ours. So it's best to email directly to discuss updated terms and possibilities.
Endless water views, fully updated, and steps from a sandy beach excellent for swimming, our homes have both been gorgeously remodeled and designed with a simple yet sophisticated Martha's Vineyard-meets-California feel.
Our welcoming, centrally-air-conditioned Main House has 4 bedrooms and sleeps 10. The guest house, included in the price/this listing, is also cooled by AC, ocean-facing, included in summer 2020 rentals, and described in more detail below. It sleeps an additional 4 people.
Airy and uncluttered, user-friendly and designed with a modern-vintage aesthetic, the expansive Main House is set back and buffered by a generous lawn -- so you’re still in the Ocean Park/Inkwell Beach area, but with more breathing room. Inside the home has golden-blonde wide-plank pine floors, a brand new kitchen, new doors & windows, with freshly updated mattresses & pillows, pro-style appliances including dishwasher, gas range, French door refrigerator with ice maker & filtered water, and a full-sized washer/dryer set apart in its own laundry/''mud'' room -- there's a back entrance here, off the wraparound porch, for easy access to and from the enclosed outdoor shower (outdoor shower is in addition to subway tile/glass door indoor shower). There is a king size bed in a larger than usual (for OB) master BR. Tons of seating (and dining) inside at a large table as well as a butcher-block topped island/bar area, and on the wraparound porch (3-sided). You're perfectly situated for the annual fireworks, dining/coffee/cocktails outside or just watching the world go by.
There are 4 well appointed bedrooms in the Main House -- one downstairs and three upstairs (including a large bedroom with a queen & 2 twins -- the ''Oak Bluffs'' room, which is perfect for sharing). The second-story private deck off the master bedroom offers views of the ocean, as well as Farm Pond. A second porch off the second & third upstairs bedrooms also has ocean views. Two sets of French doors from the kitchen and dining area on the first floor open out to a larger portion of the deck and stunning ocean views from both the kitchen and the outdoor dining table (and BBQ area). A third set of first-floor French doors opens to another deck along the charming side-street. The bathrooms are all updated (tiled walk-in shower downstairs, a modern soaking tub upstairs, a separate water-closet on the main floor). There's an open and connected feeling downstairs, and the 3 sets of downstairs French double-doors connect it all to outdoor living at its best on the ocean facing wrap-around porch. (Steps up to the main entrance to the house as well as another set that’s great to use when you’re coming back from the beach and to connect you to the Lilac House/guest house.)
The property is ideally located for beach-going, dining out, walk to town days/evenings, and various outdoor/athletic activities. Cross the road and go for a swim. Walk less than 10 minutes and you have your choice of in town and harbor-front restaurants & cafes (you'll never have to search for a parking space to dine in-town in the high season). We're also walkable from the Oak Bluffs ferry docking (the Steamship Authority OB). And it's a very short distance (5 houses) to the long bike path that runs along the island's edge & sands of State Beach and into Edgartown. There is also a great park/playground/tennis & basketball courts (Niantic Park) nearby (another short and pleasant walk).
For rainy days and taking a break there are two TVs in the Main House, 1 in the master BR and another in the more casual section of the living room area (a DVD player here, along with games and some movies for kids). The guest house will offer another area, especially great for teens, to hang out and watch TV/streaming.
Beds in total in the Main House: 1 king bed, 2 queen beds, 1 full sized bed, and 2 twin beds.
Rental includes the ocean-facing, air-conditioned, single-story Guest House (the Lilac House) which has 2 bunk beds (4 twin bed sleeping spaces) and bringing the rental's total sleeping space/number of guests up to 14.
Even if you have a smaller number of vacationers, the additional 'bunk' house is perfect for overnight visitors and/or a place for some members of your party to have their own space. It includes an additional bathroom (shower, toilet, sink) and a full kitchen (stove, refrigerator, sink, no dishwasher), as well as a TV (the rental would then have 3 full bathrooms, 3 TVs and 2 kitchens) and is cooled by a mini-split (AC and heating) unit. Photos of the interior of the Lilac House will be posted as soon as the renovation is complete.
Please note: encouraged rental period during the summer of 2020 is Saturday to Saturday, though it may be possible to achieve other check-in/check-out -- just ask!
Also, although you don't need a car for our area, we know people often like to bring one, so we often have TRANSFERABLE round-trip CAR-FERRY RESERVATIONS for key weeks of the summer for purchase (at cost we paid/no mark-up). On-island auto rental is also an option. Best of course is to book yourself as soon as you know your dates.
We're here to answer any questions, any time!
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