Breathtaking views from the cottage and grounds, gentle roar of crashing waves, and night skies as I have never seen them. What a beautiful, beautiful place.
My husband and I spent 7 nights at the cottage- and we did not want to leave. We spent our time hiking the nearby Laverne nature preserve, walking Pemaquid Loop, a nearby street with amazing ocean views, and relaxing on the rocks at Pemaquid Point.
What you should know:
Sheila is wonderful. She answered all our questions, sent detailed information, and check in and out was a breeze.
The pictures on VRBO are a bit misleading. Everything is better than it looks pictured. The views from cottage windows are spectacular. The living room area is quite large and comfortable with a couch and lamps for reading, and a coffee table that fits a puzzle :)
The bedroom has a Queen (not full as listed) bed that is quite comfortable. Bathroom is adequate with plenty of hot water. You must supply your own bed linens and bath linens. I would highly recommend also bringing your own blankets- as the instructions are to replace the bedspread on the bed before you leave for the next person to use. There are 4 pillows.
The kitchen is very functional and stocked with foil, plastic wrap, dishes, salt, pepper, baggies, dish soap, sponge, and dish towels.
There are camp chairs in the living room closet, and bug spray in the kitchen pantry- for outdoor time. There are also two Adirondack chairs in the porch that are designated for “renters only.”
The place was not very clean- I would recommend bringing a container of Lysol wipes and wiping everything down (especially toilet and bathroom floor).
We spent half a day touring the lighthouse and fisherman’s museum in the ground floor- loved it! The volunteers are delightful and greeted us warmly each day as we came a went from our cottage entrance- which is a door in between two museum entrances.
You should know that you will be sharing your paradise with a lot of friends- day and night. While the museum is open 9-5, the grounds are open 24/7. Every morning when we stepped out the cabin’s upstairs door to view the sunrise, no less than 6 tripod cameras wet aimed in our direction. Cars will enter and leave the parking lot at all hours, though it was consistently quiet from 11-5. While there are many visitors, they were all very respectful of one another and of us.
A lovely, lovely place. Just understand it is a city park :)
