We stayed at this beautiful little cottage in Westport for a week in August - two grandparents, and our family of four (4.5yr old and 8yr old). We enjoyed being so close to the beaches (Horseneck and Gooseberry Isle) and spent most of our days there. The fire table out back was perfect way to end the evening with delicious s'mores (ingredients provided by our gracious host Tracy!). Tracy was easy to communicate with and responsive, and even sent us a reminder for trash day! Would recommend for small/young families!
Couple of helpful details for families:
- Further up Main Rd is Lee's Market which is fully stocked and much closer than heading into one of the bigger towns for groceries. There is also a great fresh fish shop and a gas station.
- Wouldn't recommend the bike lane for young kids, its along busy roads and probably best for the experienced bikers (which you'll see many of).
- Although the house sleeps 6 comfortably, there were only 4 chairs for the dinning room table. We didn't try the camp chairs or pulling over a chair from the living room, in the end, with two smaller kids we ending up eating in shifts so it worked out fine.
- Plenty of chairs to sit on to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL and peaceful backyard - both camp chairs and Adirondack-style chairs. We spied so many birds, bats, bunnies, squirrels, and even a toad! The only two things that could make it better would be a picnic table and a clothesline to hang wet stuff after the beach.
- The twin beds are HIGH, not a big deal for the 8yr old, the 4yr old needed to stand on a box to get a boost up.
- We found window and box fans in the hall closet which helped keep the first floor cool along with the ceiling fans. The window AC units in the bedrooms worked well.
- We had 3 cars (small SUVs/cross-over) and just fit in the driveway if pulled bumper-to-bumper. Parking overnight on Main Rd was not a problem though, and inevitably one of the cars was parked there for ease of access.
