Summer Cottage on Ipswich Bay

This quiet summer cottage was built in the 1890's, its original charm has been retained, while updates have made it a comfortable, easy home to vacation in. The house faces west, providing the most amazing sunsets over Ipswich Bay every evening.

A 4 bedroom summer cottage with beautiful water views from every room. The eat-in kitchen has an induction stove, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, coffee maker, and dishwasher. Off the kitchen is a small porch, there is a Weber grill for charcoal grilling available.

There is a comfortable living room with smart TV, an inside porch with a cozy daybed, and a dining area that leads outside to a huge wrap-around porch overlooking Ipswich Bay. The porch has a 2 big round tables, lots of nice teak chairs and side tables.

Upstairs there are 4 bedrooms and 1 full bath:
All beds have new luxury mattresses (Saatva), and linens.
3 queen bedrooms
1 king bedroom
All rooms have water views, including the bathroom.

There is a 1/2 bath off the kitchen and an outdoor hot water shower under the porch with an ocean view, alongside a very comfy hammock!

Please be aware that this is an old cottage. It is not wheelchair accessible, and has different levels within the house. Also please be aware that this is a private home owned by my elderly mother who uses the property regularly. She is extremely allergic to animals, where reactions are extreme and debilitating at her age. Please understand the house is not suitable for a service or emotional support animal. Thanks for your understanding.

There is good, strong wifi in the whole house and yard.

Guests have access to the entire house except for the attic, inner cellar and the upstairs back closet.
Please observe the condition of the house at the beginning of your stay, if there is anything out of order let us know right away. We thank you very much for leaving the cottage as it was when you arrived.

Most nights get cooled down by ocean breezes, but if you do need the air conditioning , we appreciate that you only run it when needed. There are often drought conditions in the summer months, so please be careful with your water use when possible.
There is an additional refrigerator in the basement you are free to use, as well as the washer and dryer. Please take advantage of the breeze and the sun and hang your clothes outside, they will smell amazing! If you do use the dryer, please be sure to clean the lint trap.

Also in the basement are floaties, coolers & beach chairs, lawn games, fishing and snorkeling things... help yourself, just be sure to rinse anything you use with fresh water, and return them in good condition please.

Be very careful on the rocks they can very slippery at low tide and may be tippy, please watch and accompany small children at all times. Also be careful along the edge where the grass and the rocks meet, there has been erosion over the years and can be steep in spots. This being said, we swam and boated off these rocks our whole lives, at high tide there is a great "pool" area that fills up, the water is warmed by the rocks, it is perfect for kids or just for floating :)

Feel free to use any of the pantry foods, spices, condiments, etc. We are careful to dispose of anything old or stale, so anything that is here is still good stuff, please use it! This is an extremely well stocked kitchen, there is everything you could possibly need to prepare and serve any meal. There will be toilet paper, paper towels, trash bags, laundry & dish soap to start you off, there is a Market Basket right off the rotary at route 128 for anything you may need. It's ok to leave behind any food or drink items that are sealed and in good condition, please dispose of anything else.

Kitchen trash bags can go into the big barrels in the basement. Please be sure to keep the basement door closed, as raccoons and bats can get into the house if left open! There are several recycling bins in the basement; please recycle cardboard & newspaper in one, and empty cans, bottles, and plastic in the other.

Before checking out:
-Please strip all beds, stuff the dirty sheets from each bed used bed in to one of the pillow cases, and leave with all dirty towels on the laundry table in the basement
-Please do all dishes and run the dishwasher before leaving

Thank you so much and enjoy your stay!