Summer 2017 Rental on Crocketts Cove; Private & Great Views

This is a lovely house right on the water. The location is just gorgeous-from the porch you can watch watch the ospreys fly in and out of their nests and the tide rise and fall all day long. It's very near a regional park where you can take a nice hike and watch the gorgeous sunsets. I would come back here in a minute!

Crocketts Cove is one of VH's treasures. The house is lovely, the porch is perfect and nothing beats a paddle around the cove or watching the sunset (or eclipse this summer) over Penobscott Bay from Tip Toe.

We really enjoyed our stay! So quiet and peaceful. Will coordinate our next visit better to the tides so that we'll be able to swim in the ocean somewhere but not at the cottage. Dream on - It would be so nice to have a dock at the cottage so we could swim in the beautiful cove at high tide. The cove was always was very inviting for swimming. We did not have a chance to swim in the quarries. We took an A+ canoe trip to the head of the cove one beautiful afternoon.

Next time we will bring more food for home cooked meals. Although we had a spectacular dinner at Salt, the other restaurants in town weren't very good. One day, a fair young lad named Will took us over to North Haven on a rainy Friday where the restaurant was understaffed and only serving lobster rolls and chowder. That experience was underwhelming. On the other hand, we thoroughly enjoyed our nature walks on as many of the Land Trust preserves we could get to in the one week we were there.

The cottage is beautifully maintained. It has an over abundance of furniture and could do with some paring down. We each bumped our heads hard, but only once, going upstairs, and we are not tall people. The upstairs bedrooms were low on head room, and we used the second bedroom as our dressing room. It would be uncomfortable for 4 adults, but it was perfect for the two of us.

The kitchen was organized and contained everything a good cook needed. I put the stick matches into a Ziploc bag knowing it would keep they dry and usable for longer.

I brought my Honda sedan for a vehicle. We did not know we would be driving on so many dirt roads (which were all well maintained.) Wish we had an SUV for porting canoes/kayak to other areas.

Thank you so much, John and Susan Williams for the most wonderful vacation!!

We have stayed at this property before, and loved it just as much (maybe even more, if that's possible!) this past year. Sitting out on the new deck/porch and just watching the wildlife in the cove (or the sunrise) was a highlight, as was going out in the canoe. The house is very comfortable and well-equipped, and John is a very responsive host. We had everything we needed for a fantastic week on the island, and hope to return again very soon! Thank you so much John & family!

We had a wonderful time at this cottage. John, the owner, was very considerate and prompt in answering our questions (mostly about the ferry). The house sits right near a nest where we watched osprey come and go to feed their young. We took frequent rides in the canoe and waded through the mud at low tide. It could not have been a more perfect vacation.

The house itself is small but was clean and there were plenty of dishes, utensils etc for an extended stay. I agree with past reviewers that the house has too much furniture and could do with a bit of modernizing of whatever is left behind, but this did not take away from its charm our our enjoyment.