The cheerful kitchen with open shelving and coffee pantry/ 2 refrigerators
Location: Manomet, South of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Ten miles North of Cape Cod) View Map
Accommodations: House, 5 Bedrooms + No additional sleeping rooms avail, 3 Baths (Sleeps 12-13)
Keywords: Historic Oceanfront Home
QUICK RESERVATION UPDATE 2012
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Jun 03-10 SOLD
Jun 10-17 SOLD
Jun 17-24 SOLD
Jun 24-01 available
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Jul 01-08 fireworks!
Jul 08-15
Jul. 15-22 SOLD
Jul. 22-29 SOLD
Jul. 29-04
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Aug 05-12 SOLD
Aug 12-19 SOLD
Aug 19-26 SOLD
Aug 26-LaborDay
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Storybook HOUSE by the SEA is a magical 1912 summer home, at the choicest spot on the New England seacoast. Serenely presiding over its incomparable view and sugar-sand ocean beach, this home induces a bit of awe in passers-by, and fortunate vacation guests. Impressive (but not pretentious), ample but still intimate, House by the Sea is a yesteryear treasure, thoughtfully updated for your comfort, without sacrificing its authentic charm.
This is your place for romping at the beach, gazing at amazing ocean view, lolling in the hammock, spreading out your seafood extravaganza in the handsome beamed dining room or large breezy screen porch overlooking the sea, writing memoirs or painting watercolors on the veranda, rejuvenating in an incomparable time-stopping setting.
From your bedroom windows, drift off to sleep with the rhythmic drum of the sea's pounding surf, with a hint of salty sea life in the air. Before coffee, watch the red sun rise over the point, bathing the water with vivid reflections. Let the world stand still as the huge white moon eases up over the water, leaving rippling rays of silver moonlight that point right to your toes. (Over-the-top? No, this is written by the owner, who knows so well how amazing this experience is and will always be.)
There is something special about seeing the ocean surf through 100-year-old wavy glass. The living room has its original 1912 beams and wainscot, window seats, and antique carpenter details. Chairs line up on the veranda where you can watch a sunset or catch a glimpse of the big dipper signaling 'abundance' in the sky. A child's rope swing from a picturesque oak tree adds to the yesteryear peace and tranquility of this home.
Each of the 5 bedrooms has a view of the ocean. Three oceanfront bedrooms have spectacular ocean views. The largest bedroom is a bunk room for the kids and has two sets of bunk beds plus a single bed. There are three bathrooms. The upstairs main bath has a beautiful vanity and a large subway-tile shower with retro chrome valves and a rainfall shower. The first floor bath has a modern shower and front loading laundry. The third bath has its original footed tub updated with replica (but "to code") pressure/balanced/scald protection shower.
We recently completed some fantastic upgrades to this already wonderful home. See the photo showing the English Aga 6 burner 4-oven range, and the gorgeous new custom range hood. The drinks/coffee pantry is equipped with a Marvel 2-drawer refrigerator for white wine, seltzer, and soda pop. Honed black granite countertops look like soapstone but are easier to clean, and there's a bigger sink for lobster pots or toddlers next to the Bosch dishwasher. Just outside the cheerful kitchen, the barbecue patio gives you an exciting place to monitor your steaks and marvel at the ocean view.
Our hammock invites you to check out how your toes look with nothing but ocean-blue behind them. From lawn, porch, and house, you have 180-degree ocean views in an awesome coastal setting. (One guest told us it looks like Hawaii.) Sturdy (long) steps descend to the beach where white sand offers a soft landing. When tide goes out, pristine sandbars appear, with little tide pools for even the youngest waders and hunters for sea stars (starfish), sand dollars, and the amusing, tiny hermit crabs. A spectacle, indeed.
"House by the Sea" is one of the antique treasures on this beautiful New England coastline. It occupies a magnificent vantage overlooking the beautiful curve of Stage Point and the Manomet Bird Observatory. House by the Sea reigns in a peaceful neighborhood where nearby shingle style homes have been treasured, coddled, rejuvenated, and landscaped with gardens -- where neighbors walk their dogs and chat during morning strolls.
You can walk to the Manomet Library or the nicely provisioned wine shop. Stroll a block farther to the local grocery store, coffee shop, pizza place, and ice-cream stand. A mile car (or bike) ride arrives at the picturesque Lobster Pound on the rocky end of Manomet Point. Lobsters can be steamed to order, and they sell delicious gourmet crab cakes, clam chowder, and lobster bisque. Ready to fix, or ready to eat (an even better way to keep you out of the kitchen and in your chaise.) Not into seafood one night? Star of Siam is just up the road in a little wooded park. Foppiano's has abundant Italian fare. Rose & Vicky's, the Metro diner, Sweet Lemons -- the neighborhood had plenty to offer. House by the Sea is only a few miles south of downtown Plymouth, 45 miles from Boston, 60 from Providence (and Newport) -- fullsome destinations easily reached from your paradise on the sea.
We have high standards for your family vacation, and know how important these special times are to you. We invite you to examine our listings to evaluate each unique home. We work to create a beautiful and comfortable environment that will enable your family to say, "Wasn't that fantastic? We'll never forget that summer. When can we go back?"
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning : Central air
- Linens Provided : Ralph Lauren bedding, ample beach towels, nice, fresh and attractive
- Washer
- Dryer
- Garage : Un-parkable 100 year old garage acts as a pavilion to store beach chairs and umbrellas and hammocks
- Off Street Parking
- Gas Fireplace
- Wood Fireplace : It's a handsome antique-looking gas fireplace and there is a large fire pit right on the bluff in the huge ocean view
- Beds
- King Bed : Oceanfront bedroom has king made up of 2 singles (antique staircase) and awesome ocean views
- Queen Bed (2) : Oceanfront bedroom has queen bed, antique spoolie headboard and awesome ocean views
- Double Bed : Firm double mattress on antique (converted) rope bed with its original paint
- Twin/Single Bed (2) : Bunk room has an additional single bed besides the two bunks sleeping 4 + . Loft bedroom (5th bedroom on same floor as other bedrooms) has a single antique iron and brass bed. A pull out mattress/cushion underneath for a sleep-over
- Bunk Bed (2) : Bunk room sleeps 5 with 2 bunk beds plus a single bed
- Crib : Crib by special arrangement
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library : Yes, but you'll want to bring your own music.
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen : Newly renovated with painted maple cabinets, AGA 6-burner range with 4 ovens, custom wood hood, honed granite countertops +undermount steel sink, coffee/ drinks pantry with wood countertops and 2 drawer stainless steel refrigerator, refrigerator, garbage disposal, Bosch dishwasher, barbecue patio with gas grill and awesome ocean view.
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator (2) : See kitchen details
- Dishwasher : Bosch 24" new dishwasher
- Microwave
- Catering Available : We can recommend reliable professionals for simple luncheons, easygoing dinners, or extravagant seafood parties or romantic trouble free suppers
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Charcoal BBQ Grill : Be sure to ask, these get moved from house to house sometimes
- Deck/Patio : How about a wrap around antique porch from which you see an exciting expanse of ocean, and on a clear day, you can see the monument in Provincetown across the sea
- View/Location
- Beachfront : When reserving in Manomet, be sure to ask the owner/broker if their home is RIGHT on the water. House by the Sea is direct beachfront, unobstructed ocean with (long) beach stairs right on our land
- Oceanfront
- Communications
- Telephone : We keep a land-line because cell signal on the ocean is spotty
- Free Long Distance
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Spices provided, cleaning service supplied at $25/hour per worker
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly : Please ask about pets, we are careful that our Guests without pets have a pristine stay with no sense that there has ever been a pet in the home.
- Kid Friendly : What home wouldn't be KID friendly?
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters : Please ask
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Golf
- Shopping
- Sailing
- Boating
- Swimming
- Biking
- Fishing
- Antiquing
- Shelling
- Restaurants
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Other Activities
- Beachcombing, wading, golfing, sketching and painting, writing your novel, composing a symphony, eating, drinking, having fun, relaxing, conversing, while overlooking nature's best view, long walks along the unpaved oceanfront roads with your four-legged best friend, possibly falling in love all over again
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
2011 Rates on request
great rates on remaining JUNE dates
July/August $6150/week all inclusive, abundant amenities
Spectacular fireworks, July 4 week $6450
Please phone regarding dates, reservations may not yet be posted
Pet fee $150
Cleaning $50/hour
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Map & Owner's Profile
Dramatic Antique "House by the Sea" Incomparable Oceanfront
Year Purchased: 2005
Why the Owner Chose Manomet
Manomet Bluffs is a sought-after antique neighborhood on the spectacular seacoast with Hawaii-like views and a vast sugar-sand beach. It's a quaint walking neighborhood, a yesteryear kind of destination where hundred year old homes and some other later homes are dotted along quiet tree-lined streets with gardens, bicycles, dog-walkers, children at play. You can walk to the wine shop, the library, the grocery store, the bakery, the pizza shop, the hair salon. There's a church, a bank, a hardware store, chinese takeaway, funky deli, funky icecream, friendly more than trendy. Some beach areas are very overcrowded with tacky tiny cheek-by-jowl rentals. Manomet Bluffs is a summering destination with lovely cottages and broad lawns and an easygoing attitude, almost upscale, never elite.
The Unique Benefits at this House
Our triple oceanfront lot allows for a broad expanse of rolling lawn and jaw-dropping panoramic ocean vistas. This view is the best of the best (not all ocean views are equal) with the exquisite advantage that both the sun rises and moon rises over the ocean are breathtaking and endlessly memorable. You'd think all oceanfront on the East coast gets moonrises and sunrises over the ocean - not so. Many are on land tilted north or south. But this is a prime and incomparable spot. I also has easy parking and long, substantial beach stairs gives you direct access to this awesome ocean beach.
Now renamed The Manomet Center for Conservation, this famous institute is tucked in the protected forest at the ocean's edge
Quaint, picturesque, unforgettable seafood shop for lobsters, scallion crab cakes, beautiful fresh seafood, and friendly people. Set at Manomet Point with ocean all around you...
Property Photos
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- The cheerful kitchen with open shelving and coffee pantry/ 2 refrigerators - Cape Cod/Manomet, MA - Massachusetts Vacation Rental Cottage
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- From the porch, see the cherry-glowing sunrise, and the unbelievable moon-rises - Cape Cod/Manomet, MA - Massachusetts Vacation Rental Cottage
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- House by the Sea's beautiful beach - Cape Cod/Manomet, MA - Massachusetts Vacation Rental Cottage
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- Wish we had more space to show you the incredible view!
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- the new 6 burner 4 oven Aga range
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- Like being on an ocean liner while still being able to tour CapeCod in your car
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- New this year, spiffy kitchen and coffee pantry, new upstairs bath
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- Our new and improved main bath upstairs, large subway tile shower with skylight
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- Photos can barely capture the awesome panorama of Manomet Bluffs ocean beach
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- I had a tripod, but snapped this without it...
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- The old fireplace is fitted with gas fired logs, for cozy fireside evenings
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- Craftsman details in the ocean view dining room with delightful window seat
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- Queen sized bed in bedroom Number One
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- Antique double/ full rope bed in bedroom Number Two, oceanside
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- Through the garden gate, there is so much sea to see...
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- Screened Porch for dining, your project, wireless eMail, writing love letters
Traveler Reviews (40)
Superb location!
Guest: Tamie and Larry
(Greensboro, GA)
Date of Stay: 07/17/11
Review Submitted: 08/03/11
Aside from the breathtaking view, this home is a perfect location for a summer vacation. It is nestled away from traffic and noise, but is close enough to the essentials (grocery store, coffee shop, ice cream shop) to walk. Yet the restaurants and activies of Plymouth are close enough for a quick trip. Better yet, the Lobster Pound is nearby and will have your lobsters steamed and ready for you to pick up at the time you request. Great lobster, bisques, fresh fish, etc.The home is very comfortable and accommodating of a large famiy and/or friends. The front porch is a great gathering place for watching the sun rise, or with a glass of wine at dusk. The view is spectacular, and if forces relaxation. The beach is nice and we never experienced anything close to a crowd there. Younger children love to catch the hermit crabs that inhabit the shallow water. Families bring their dogs, play horseshoes and volleyball, and enjoy the atmosphere. Thanks, Robin, for sharing this wonderful property and for all of the thoughtful touches you add. We cannot wait to return!
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, pet owners, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
Guest: Katie+Larry S, Boston, MA
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Date of Stay: 07/02/11
Review Submitted: 07/19/11
(from an email received after the vacation) "hi robin, just a note to let you know our family and friends all enjoyed your wonderful house by the sea in manomet. the fireworks display was unbelievable, and the view from the house was lovely. we all got our workouts in with the hikes up and down the stairs! thanks again for making everything so comfortable for us." K+L
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Guest: Nicole B. from Georgia
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Date of Stay: 05/28/11
Review Submitted: 06/04/11
(an email sent just before departing:) "Robin, I wanted to let you know that we have had an absolutely wonderful time at your "House by the Sea". The location was great for the day trips we took in various directions. But truthfully, who wanted to leave the house? I could have sat swinging on your porch for hours and never felt the need to get up. I enjoyed listening to the waves each evening and morning from the center bedroom and never minded the sun shining in my eyes at insanely early hours. Your home has made some unforgetable family memories. Thank you again and God bless you for sharing your home."
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Guest: Schoumaker
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Date of Stay: 09/12/09
Review Submitted: 09/12/09
(from our house Guest Book) "Robin, this place is wonderful! The view, the homey-ness, comfortable, we loved it! We truly enjoyed ourselves, walking the beach and the Lobster Pound...great place to get fresh seafood. Thank you so much for working with us last minute, it was just what we needed to unwind and relax. We enjoyed every minute in this magical place." Gina and Glen
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Guest: Collins Family
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Date of Stay: 08/09/09
Review Submitted: 08/09/09
(from our Guest book) " We're so happy we've stumbled upon this Shangrila in Manomet. The kids were so excited when we got here, they couldn't wait for the car to stop before beginning the fun. How can 7 days go so fast...?" The Collins/Wands Crew "This house ROCKS!" says Beabe.
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Guest: Hagstrom
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Date of Stay: 08/02/09
Review Submitted: 08/02/09
(from our Guest Book) "Robin, the house was great and we had everything we needed. It was terrific being so close to the beach, and being able to walk down to it was idyllic. We had a wonderful time walking on the beach and finding beautiful rocks and 1800s era pennies. Our dog loved it also, it was nice being able to bring him with us. Thank you." The Hagstroms.
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Guest: REED
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Date of Stay: 07/31/09
Review Submitted: 07/31/09
(from our Guest Book) " Robin, Thanks so much for working with us with such grace so that we could finally get to come to your beautiful house. We lacked for absolutely nothing and had a lovely time. Best wishes to you and we hope to be back." Kimberly Reed
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Guest: Gasber
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Date of Stay: 07/12/09
Review Submitted: 07/12/09
(from our Guest Book) " Robin and John, your House by the Sea is beautiful. Idyllic is the word that comes to mind. The house is full of character and you have thought of every detail in your decorating and amenities inside and out. Staying here has made my husband and son's first visit to Massachusetts and my return after 35 years very special. Thank you for a wonderful week!" Susan, Dennis and James
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Guest: Leslie Smurthwaite
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Date of Stay: 06/29/09
Review Submitted: 06/29/09
(from a lovely, humorous email) "Dear Robin, as always, our experience with a Jareaux property was outstanding. I love - love - love to admire your decorating skills and your ability to retain the historic beauty of a home. We had a lot of fun debating for days about which place we liked the best, "SandyToes" or "House by the Sea." It was a very close contest and ended up being a draw...we concluded that SandyToes had a slight lead as a house, but that Manomet had a slight lead as a beach. Bottom line, we loved 'em both! You might be amused by this anecdote, as a contrast to the way you conduct your rentals. We belatedly decided we needed to rent a second, "lesser" house to accommodate any visitors that might come for a day or two to say hi to my parents...basically, we just wanted to have some bedrooms and showers available for them to use, if they chose to stay overnight. My husband, John, and I would stay at that house to oversee. The house rented for $2800 and was on Manomet Point. We arrived at 4:00, the designated check-in time. We walked in and found that the house hadn't been cleaned. We were welcomed by cigarette ashes in the sinks, dirty towels on the bathroom floors, unmade beds with the previous tenants' linens still on them, dirty dishes in the sink, etc. There was even a dog poo on the deck. So gross! As I was getting out my cell phone to call the landlord, he arrived at the house and explained they had been at a graduation (okay...?). So, we had to keep our luggage in the car and drive to HBTS while they cleaned. They called me at 8:30 p.m. (!!!) to tell me the house was now ready. True, the house was now spotlessly cleaned but, as they say, you only get one chance to make a first impression. Also, the house was essentially unusable for our first day and we were very disappointed. The house was subsequently referenced in conversation, for our remaining days, as The Dog Poo House. What else can you do but laugh...So, you see, you have spoiled us for life! Nothing else can ever come close to your house management skills, for our Massachusetts trips! My parents spoke glowingly about you and about how much I would like you if I met you. You made them feel very welcome. I am glad we had such a lovely place to celebrate. Dad has been battling cancer, so it is important for us to make these memories. Your properties are a like a box of gourmet chocolat
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Guest: Lynch-Smuthwaite
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Date of Stay: 06/21/09
Review Submitted: 06/21/09
(from our guestbook) "House by the Sea" was the icing on the cake as we celebrated our 50th Anniversary with our family. We had many golden moments and everyone enjoyed this lovely home, interior and exterior, the porch, barbecue area, the beach, your beautiful flowers, the birds, the view, and on and on I could go. Every member of the family agreed that this was a great place for our celebration. Thank you so much. (Lisa and Michael did get to go to "SandyToes" - another jewel by the Sea. God bless ! --Louise and Larry Lynch
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