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Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches

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View from our Cottage’s picture windows
Self contained housekeeping cottage
Recently renovated kitchen
Waterfront cottage on Minister's Pond
Living area

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 3

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Outdoor Space
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Eastham, MA
  • Place, Cape Cod National Seashore
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Salt Pond Visitor Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Cape Cod Beaches
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Hyannis, MA (HYA-Barnstable Municipal)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 3)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Twin Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches

Nauset Haven on Minister's Pond is a private waterfront cottage community nestled among the pines. Just 2.5 miles from both the ocean and bay beaches, our cottage is a blend of privacy and convenience. It offers waterviews and homey comfort in a beautiful Cape Cod setting. Participants in the CAPE COD SYMPOSIUM (1/2 mile away) and the CAPE COD INSTITUTE (2.4 miles away) have raved about this relaxing alternative to a motel room. Enjoy your meals overlooking Ministers Pond, a 21 acre freshwater kettle pond with it's own beach, dock and swimming platform. Take out one of the rowboats for a trip around the pond or some freshwater fishing. Nap under the pines in our hammock or barbecue on the patio. On those occasional cool cape nights cozy up to the wood-burning fireplace.

The Cape Cod bike trail, which you can access across the street, is a bike trail that goes from Dennis to Wellfleet. Rent a bike at L'il Capestrano Bike Shop which is 1 block away. Arnold's Family Restaurant is within walking distance for food, ice cream and mini-golf. Provincetown, a great place for shopping, dining and both people and whale watching is just 30 minutes away.

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House Rules

Check in after 5:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number C0022440860
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock

About the neighborhood

Eastham

Located in Eastham, this cottage is on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Cape Cod National Seashore and Cape Cod Beaches. Edward Penniman House and Barn and Cape Escape Adventure Golf are also worth visiting. Kayaking and parasailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and hiking nearby.
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Eastham, MA

What's nearby

  • Cape Cod National Seashore - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Salt Pond Visitor Center - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Eastham Windmill - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Swift-Daley House - 2 min drive - 1.4 km
  • Cape Cod Beaches - 4 min drive - 3.6 km

Getting around

  • Hyannis, MA (HYA-Barnstable Municipal) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cumberland Farms - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Town Cove Tap House - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Hot Chocolate Sparrow - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Wellfleet Shellfish Company - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches?

As of May 7, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches on May 11, 2026 start from $328, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches?

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Cottage on Pond. Swimming-row boats-playground. Midway between Ocean&Bay beaches located?

Situated on the waterfront, this cottage is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Cape Cod National Seashore and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Cape Cod Beaches. Salt Pond Visitor Center and Eastham Windmill are also within 1 mi (2 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 35 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

John H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice little cottage

An enjoyable stay at a nice little cottage with a great view of Minister Pond
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janae H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice cottage. Great for 2 people. Pretty plants around the yard. Outdoor hammock and chairs. Wonderful view of the kettle pond. Fantastic location for activities on the Cape.
Looking from living room to kitchen.
Ɓe sure ti visit drive in theater.
Take a whale watch out of Providencetown
Marsh walk
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved swimming in fresh cold water!

This place is so cute, perfect for a couple or 3 people. We enjoyed our stay and swimming down at the fresh cold water pond to take away the heat of the summer. The AC was nice and quiet too.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Desiree S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful and relaxing

What an absolute beautiful and serene place to stay! Was in town for a Cape Cod Institute week long training and was lucky enough to stay on Ministers Pond in this cabin on the lake. Was so relaxing to wake up every morning to the gorgeous view of the lake dominating through the windows. Highly recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeff L.

Wonderful Cape getaway

We loved our stay in this meticulous Eastham cottage. Cozy, relaxing, and peaceful. The location is perfect and the cabin is impressively clean. The owner is incredibly responsive and ensured we had a wonderful time - even if the weather didn't cooperate! Stay here and feel your stress melt away. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 25, 2020
Thank you for the wonderful review. So happy you enjoyed yourself.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christine P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful Retreat

We enjoyed the view of the pond from our bedroom and the porch. The cottage is so quaint and has the Cape vibe. It was perfect for our small family. We took the rowboats out and swam in the pond . The location is perfect for getting to the beach and restaurants. We will definitely try and stay again. We would highly recommend this cottage.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

rose g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy Cottage

This is our second stay at the "cozy cottage" The cottage is spotless. We only brought our linens- the owner made us very comfortable.. The beds were very comfy. we had air condition!! The location, our neighbors were great. Picnic table, hammock and grill were available to us!! The best... on a pond with available boats for us!!! we fished morning noon, and night!!! Great Vacation!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gordon B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Minister Pond hideaway

Cozy salt box on your own private pond. Close to everything important on Cape Cod. Parking a bit difficult but can be managed. No outdoor shower🙁 or gas grill🙁. Good far outweighs 🙁. Would definitely come agaib
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

KEVIN W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it, but...

Everything was great, a little smaller than we thought it would be, getting around the bed was a little difficult, but do able. I'm not a spider person, so too many of those, and some cob webs. Super cute though, the pond was very nice to soak our feet after our hikes, but the highway was pretty loud. Maybe it was just the labor day holiday, which also made it a little difficult getting in and out of the driveway. Would try that area again.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 23, 2024
Thanks for your review. I forget to look at them so O just saw yours. Even as owners we see your point about the bed. We opted for a queen bed over full which would give more room around the bed. Would you have preferred that?
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Craig H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Week on Ministers Pond

We love Ministers Pond and this cottage was perfect. Very quiet and a very nice view of the pond. Very comfortable bed. Communication with our hosts was effective. Short drive to the National Seashore beaches..what could be better. We’d love to return next Fall!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

2/10 Terrible

holly g.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superb!

Can’t say enough about this charming cottage. Spectacular views, super comfy, everything you could possibly need and with plenty of storage space! Absolutely loved it!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ruth R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We Loved This Cosy Cottage

My husband and I spent a relaxing week in early August at this lovely cottage on Minister's Pond. It exceeded our expectations. The kitchen was well stocked with everything you could possibly need, it was spotlessly clean and the bathroom appears to be newly renovated. The enclosed back porch with it's super comfy day bed was my favorite spot for reading with my morning coffee or evening glass of wine while looking out over the pine trees and view of the pond. We really enjoyed the pond for a morning or late afternoon swim after the beach. We'll definitely be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nancy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Little Lakehouse

It’s charming, quiet, and well-kept. A perfect place for a restful vacation.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

rose g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cottage on the Pond

We arrived in July for 1 week. We wanted to be on a pond with short distances to salt water beaches. This is just what we had-a pond in front of the cottage with a dock and rowboats- and multiple beaches situated all around us (we even found Crystal Lake down the road) The out side of the cottage was spotless-picnic table, grill, adirondack chairs and a large hammock! You had a full view of the pond. (we fished morning and at dusk) The inside of cottage was again "spotless", TV's, Cable, all appliances are new..Nicely decorated!!! ceiling fan in the porch facing the pond was our favorite place! We would watch the pond from there- while eating our breakfast, and dinner...yes there is a fireplace. we did not use the fan in the main bedroom. (could not get it to work) but opening the windows brought the cool breeze in. Location was perfect. We loved the area and the cottage!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2021
Thank you for this lovely review. So glad it turned out to be exactly what you wanted. Will work on the bedroom fan problem.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet and Relaxing

This small cottage was perfect and delightfully confortable. Our relunctance about being so near the State Highway was unfounded as we almost never heard traffic noise in the cottage, just the occasional chorus of frogs. Loved our view looking out over the dock. We used our own canoe on the pond and also the row boats available to Nauset Haven guests. Truly a beautiful, quiet, snug haven on the Cape.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Edwin B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy Cottage in Peaceful Setting

This property was located in a peaceful setting overlooking Minister Pond. The cottage was well equipped with just about anything you might need. It is centrally located on the Cape Outer Coast, so everything from Provincetown to Chatham is within easy driving distance. While the property was close to Rt 6, it was still relatively quiet. You feel like you're very isolatyed.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay on the cape!

Great cottage, great location!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marta I.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

All we hoped for and more!

All we hoped for and more! We swam, we fished, we read, we napped, we biked, we ate in some, we ate out some, we hung out with friends one night and barbecued, we took out a rowboat and caught a bunch of fish, we slept great and the only thing we wished for was to stay a little longer. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 23, 2020
We are so glad you enjoyed our cottage and your stay in Eastham
Verified

8/10 Good

Marisa A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful cottage on lake

We loved being right on the little lake for swimming, boating, and stargazing on the dock. It’s convenient in that it’s right on route 6, but it also made it hard to ride bikes. There’s plenty of sleeping space since theres a day bed that doubles as a couch in the living room. Overall, great clean cabin with everything you’d need.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nancy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getaway.

We’d definitely rent again. We had a lovely stay.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Catarine V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved this house

Owners are the nicest people, house very clean, the location is perfect. Thank you for a great stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debra T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ideal for a couple

We enjoyed our stay at this cottage. The location on the Cape was ideal for us, and everything was clean and cozy. Thank you Gina, for a lovely experience!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Parker O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!

My wife, 14 year old, and 12 year old had a great time. Great location to the National Seashore and restaurants. Sunsets on the pond are wonderful! You cant go wrong with this house
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Greg M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice get away

Peaceful area. Nice little cabin. No frills. The queen bed wa soft for my taste but that's personal preference. Very pleasant experience overall.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debra C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cabin on lake

Great view, charming small cabin. Newly refurbished - even with rain, wonderful view looking out the large windows. Close to national seashore visitor center, ocean beaches, bicycle rentals, restaurants, more.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

About the host

Hosted by Gina Troisi

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Why they chose this property

Convenient to everything from Orleans to Provincetown.

What makes this property unique

On pond with beach and dock, close to bay, ocean and Cape Cod National Seashore

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