Martins Point: Secluded historic waterfront estate -pool, beach, dock & more!
- Estate5200 sq. ft.
- Sleeps: 12
- Bedrooms: 8
- Bathrooms: 6
- Half Baths: 1
- Min Stay: 4–7 nights
Private compound with Country House & Cottages, 8 Bedrooms, 6.5 Baths
Bedrooms
Amenities
Featured
- Swimming pool
- Internet
- Air Conditioning
- Pets Welcome
- Fireplace
- TV
- Satellite or cable
- Washer & Dryer
- Children Welcome
- Parking
- No Smoking
- Heater
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 6, Half Baths: 1
Safety features
- Deadbolt lock
- First-aid kitKitchen office
- Smoke detectorAll rooms
- Fire extinguisherKitchen, living room, Library, TV room, bedrooms
- Carbon-monoxide detectorKitchen
- Exterior lighting
Location Type
- Near the oceanMartins Point is a 70 minute drive from Rehobeth Beach if you want an ocean beach day!
- RuralLovely rural setting with sheep and chickens in the barnyard 500 feet from the house and a rich variety of wildlife including ospreys, herons, bald eagles and otters.
- Waterfront
- Water View
- WaterfrontMartins Point is on a tidal tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and is surrounded by water on three sides, facing a sheltered cove and our private beach.
General
- Telephone
- Air ConditioningWindow air conditioning units for every bedroom and public rooms.
- HeatingRadiator heat in the main house; electric heat in the cottages
- Linens Provided
- Washing MachineNew, large capacity washer
- Clothes Dryer
- FireplaceFirewood is provided at no additional charge.
- Parking
- InternetBroadband internet
- Towels Provided
- Wireless InternetWe have local wifi in the house.
- Iron & Board
- Hair Dryer
- Shampoo
- Basic Soaps
- Toilet Paper
- Living Room
Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- RefrigeratorTwo large refrigerators plus a chest freezer.
- StoveGas stove
- OvenGas oven + convection/microwave oven.
- Microwave
- Grill
- Coffee Maker
- Blender
- Coffee Grinder
- Ice Maker
- Lobster Pot
- Pantry ItemsSpices and condiments
- Dishes & UtensilsFully equipped kitchen
- KitchenFully equipped. Includes two sinks.
- Kettle
Dining
- Dining Area
- DiningInterior dining room seats 14. Screened dining porch facing the water seats up to 20.
Entertainment
- TelevisionThe main house has 48" and 32" flat screen HDTVs and each cottage has a 32" flat screen HDTV.
- Satellite / CableDish TV, 200+ channels.
- DVD Player
- Books
- Games
- Video LibraryNumerous DVDs and videocassette movies
Outside
- Lawn / GardenIncludes outdoor firepit
- Kayak / CanoeAvailable separately for rental.
- Bicycles
- BoatSailboat, skiff, kayaks and sailboard are available separately for rental.
- Beach Chairs
- Beach Towels
- Porch / VerandaDownstairs screened porch with large dining area, plus upstairs screened porch with wicker furniture. All with panoramic water views.
- Deck / PatioAdjoins main house and pool
- Outdoor Furniture
- Water Sports GearLife preservers, pool floats, kiddie pool
- TennisAvailable at public courts in Trappe, Oxford and at the Hyatt Resort in Cambridge.
- GolfAvailable at courses in Easton, Queenstown and Cambridge
Pool / Spa
- Outdoor Pool
- Private Pool
Notes
- Our O'Day sailboat, kayaks, windsurfer and outboard skiff are available for rental if you don't have a boat and would like to get out on the water. Wood Fireplace: Firewood is provided at no additional charge during the colder months. Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer. Fully equipped kitchen, two refrigerators and a freezer. Charcoal Weber Grill. Deck/Patio: Adjoins main house and pool. First floor screen porch functions as a summer dining area. Second floor screened porch is an outdoor living room fully furnished with wicker and a porch swing, Martins Point is on La Trappe Creek, part of the Chesapeake Bay estuary and is surrounded by water on three sides, facing a sheltered cove and our private beach.
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- 0% refund (minus the service fee) if you cancel at least 0 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 0 days before check-in.
Damage and incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Children allowed
Pets allowed
Parties/events allowed
No smoking
Max guests: 12
- FLEXIBLE CANCELLATION POLICY: If we can find a replacement tenant, renter will be credited for the rent paid by the replacement tenant (see Lease).
- POST RENTAL CLEANING: Our actual cost for post-rental cleaning/laundry service will be deducted from the $1,500 damage deposit (usu. $350 to $400).
- DOGS: Welcome but please treat for fleas before arrival & must be kept away from sheep & barnyard fowl. $100 fee/dog. Sorry, no cats (allergies).
Cleaning practices
Enhanced cleaning practices
Cleaned with disinfectant
Check in and check out with no person-to-person contact
14 Reviews
Fabulous weekend with family and friends!
We had a fantastic weekend- so much activity for kids and adults- swimming, kayaking, fishing, crabbing! We had a blast and hope to be back!
Beautiful place for a family vacation
This property is not just gorgeous, but also in a wonderful location....private but not too far from Easton, Cambridge and St. MIchaels. The pool and grounds are lovely, with beautiful views of the water. The house is so historic and interesting, with the feeling of stepping into a different era. As with any home built so long ago, there is no "open concept" or huge kitchen, but the screened in porches and stately dining room more than make up for modern style. We highly recommend it for a family gathering!
Stunning property
We loved this property with lots of room inside and outside for everyone. We stayed a week and only left the property a few times to restock or have dinner out. We had someone come to the house and give massages and also rented a jetski & a boat that was delivered to us at the properties own dock. Would highly recommend this for large family or friends vacations.
An idyllic retreat on the water
We recently stayed at Martin’s Point Farm on the Eastern Shore. It is a wonderful spot – both the grounds and the house and cottages.
Situated on a point just off the Choptank River, just off the Chesapeake Bay, Martin’s Point offers total relaxation in an idyllic setting.
Entering the main house, one steps back in time. Built more than a century ago, the house is perfectly maintained and appointed with two beautiful screened-in porches, upstairs and downstairs, that catch the breeze. The two cottages each have 2 bedrooms and provide a quiet respite from goings-on in the main house.
The place was spotlessly clean and had everything a large group could want for both play and relaxation, including a wonderful pool and kayaks for recreation.
Our host, Tom, was easy to deal with, very helpful and accommodating - a very pleasant guy.
All in all, Martin’s Point is a fabulous retreat, especially for large groups looking to get away. We can't wait to return!
Exceptionally picturesque
We had an absolutely magical weekend at Martin’s Point. The property is exceptionally picturesque from the long tree lined entrance to the Adirondack chairs perched on the point surrounded by water. We were ten adults gathered for a special birthday celebration. We were delighted by the classic charm and privacy of Martin’s Point-we didn’t want to leave the property. The main house is full of history, antiques and family mementos. Each of the cottages has its own charm with painted furniture and clean and comfortable bedding. We took advantage of the cottages, main house and two screened in porches. The swimming pool and kayaks were also well used. The owners were incredibly helpful and recommended a masseuse and caterer that came to the property. This property is ideal for a large gathering of friends or family.
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During fall and winter thousands of Canada geese and ducks winter in the coves and fields around the house. We've watched geese for many years but have never lost our love of watching them cup their wings as they come in to land.
The property includes over two miles of walks along the shore of the Choptank River and La Trappe Creek. Our long sand spit at the mouth of Trappe Creek offers a beach to sunbathe and wade. Crabbing and fishing from the dock are favorite summer pastimes.
The surrounding towns have a lot to offer. Easton, Oxford and St. Michael's are all within easy distance and sport good seafood restaurants, great antiquing and interesting shops. In St Michael's, the Chesapeake Maritime Museum is always worth a visit. The area hosts a number of events and festivals including the St. Michaels Antique Boat Show, St. Michaels Oyster Fest, Easton Waterfowl Festival, Easton Plein Air Art Festival and Chesapeake Film Festival among others. In the fall, the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge is a wonderful place to see a profusion of wildlife -- more geese and ducks than you can imagine. The trip there will also take you through one of the last undeveloped areas of the Eastern Shore.
La Trappe Creek and the nearby Choptank River are fun to explore by boat and include several historic homes including Hampden (oldest house in Talbot County), Beauvoir, Compton, Boston and The Wilderness, all built during the early colonial era.
Other Activities: boating, shelling, biking, shopping, kayaking, wildlife viewing, hunting
Owner
THOMAS S DANN
- Languages:
- english, french
About THOMAS S DANN
My family bought Martins Point back in the 1930's and it has been a wonderful haven for family gatherings for four generations now. I feel as if I'm reliving my own childhood when I see my four kids roll out of bed in the summer, climb into their bathing suits and head out in the skiff for the day's adventures. Every season triggers its own memories, from the clouds of geese that come in the fall to the explosion of life and fair winds in the spring. We live with our four children in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and there is never a time when, leaving the farm, we don't ask ourselves why we're going back to the city!
THOMAS S DANN purchased this Estate in 1939
Why THOMAS S DANN chose Trappe
I grew up there and grew to love the Eastern Shore when it was a real backwater, frozen in time. The locals spoke in an accent that was almost Elizabethan, and history runs very deep, from the Shore's ascendancy in colonial times as a maritime center to its heritage of pirates and bootleggers. Our farm dates to the early 1700's and was a stop along the Underground Railroad before the Civil War; in fact, a few years ago archeologists unearthed a buried dugout canoe likely used to cross the Choptank in secrecy (it is now in the Frederick Douglas Museum in Baltimore).
What makes this Estate unique
It's like your own island, with that same sense of peace and escape that you get leaving the mainland. There is not another house in view. In the summer our days of filled with sailing, swimming, exploring, fishing, crabbing and just Doing Nothing. Our part of the county is also very popular with road cyclists (very few cars).