Overall a very comfortable home and a great escape from the city during CoVID. The outdoor space is well-configured and private, and the interior has all the comforts of home. Kitchen is superbly equipped, though a serious cook will wanna bring their own knives.
Owners daughter gave great tips about the area, very helpful.
Unfortunately, WiFi does not cover the sunroom well. On the couch it’s weak to non-existent. The thing is, I specifically asked about this after reading the review from August 2017 and was given only vague reassurances that it was fine. It. Is. Not. Fine. I was working remotely for one of the weeks I was there, and was more limited than I would have liked in where I could function effectively. Outdoors actually better than inside, but that’s only helpful on nice days.
The weak coverage in the sunroom also affected streaming — the last day, in particular, we spent ‘buffering’ all day on Hulu. We brought our own Chromecast because the provided TV only had YouTube or Netflix. There is no apparent way to reboot the modem or router.
WARNING: Back porch steps very slippery when wet. I went down hard one morning. Need some traction tape. Visible green algae on the surface.
Back porch door does not lock.
No safe place to use the fire pit, but one is stored in the shed. Hammock listed in the property profile was not to be found.
Trash collection (by owner’s family) is haphazard — they came on short notice on the middle Sunday morning.
Be aware that Barnstable Municipal Airport inbound and outbound flights go directly overhead some of the time. Most are small but some are commercial jets. Also, route 6 is less than half a mile to the south, meaning the property has some level of 24/7 traffic sound in the distance. True for sure in all bedrooms if windows are open (we don’t use AC so always had windows open).
Great bathrooms, outdoor shower. Bathroom on first floor perfect for guests in COVID conditions. Just inside the door from outside, so guests have to transit the ‘family space’ minimally.
All in all, though, a delightful escape!