Please read the full description before booking. We wash each piece of bedding and sanitize/rotate out all pillows/ covers for each guest booking. (5) There is no water view. The private community beach which you may use as our guests is a .12 mile (just over a block) walk.
Our cottage offers comfortable charm overlooking gardens bursting in flowers inseason and just a 1.2 block/ 3-5 minute walk from our private community beach.
The cottage has it's own private gated entrance and ground level deck with Adirondack chairs, a propane fire pit stove is available upon request , a breakfast table and chairs, and a small gas barbecue if requested. You are also welcome to use our barbecue that is around the corner on our deck. You will enter from close by parking, just off the street through the purposely indescript private gate onto the cottage private deck at ground level. Step two stairs down into the cottage. ADA entrance.
Comfortable and uniquely furnished, the cottage has two almost separate rooms, and there is a room divider that can be put across between the bedroom and the sitting/kitchenette room. The sitting area has a loveseat which becomes a twin bed andos easily pulled out. $10 extra charge for extra bed use linens/cleaning staff if using the pullout.
The unique wet room shower/bathroom is ADA, bench available upon request. There is no door on this room, but two thick shower curtains and there’s a fan, matches, and spray provided. Pretty much everyone sleeps very peacefully on our firm, yet soft organic queen bed with 100% cotton, high end sheets and bedding. Cotton sheets and blankets are freshly laundered and aired on the line. You won't find any synthetic bedding here. Pillows are traded out/sanitized for each visit, including extra pillow lining covers and throw pillow covers.
A baby or small child could sleep in a Pak-n-Play crib- just ask of needed. There is a room divider available. You might enjoy breakfast at the small table on the lovely deck in nice weather. Guests from very hot climates really enjoy just sitting on the Adirondacks in this peaceful spot.
An Eero booster creates quite dependable wifi access. It’s sometimes necessary to restart the television or your computer a couple of times in order to wake up the Internet. Even though we pay for the highest speed cable, the internet company tends to shut it down when not in use, so just start again a couple of times and wake it up! Sometimes it needs a real kick out of bed! A smart TV offers you viewing with our WIFI on your own Netflix or Prime, etc. accounts. We have access to Fubo and a few other complementary channels. WIFI is suitable for work, so bring your laptop and stay for the week. Sunday evenings are sometimes a little slow because everyone seems to be using internet in the area. Take your lunch break with a walk to the beach or a spin on a kayak on a warm day.
Our kitchen is very usable for a little adventurous cooking even though there is no full-size stove or oven. Available are a microwave, instant hot water pot, french press, pod style coffee maker, small toaster oven, NuWave oven, mini fridge, hot pot available upon request, sandwich press, electric fry pan, NuWave oven, NuWave air fryer available upon request, NuWave burner, farm sink, and well equipped dishes and utensils. You are also welcome to use our barbecue on the nearby ground level back deck or we have a small propane barbecue that you can use on your deck if you request it. All surfaces are sanitized between visits.
There is a gas Firepit available up on request.
It often clears up enough for a sunset view at the beachere, even on cloudy days. We are in the 'Rain Shadow of the Olympics' and have approximately 72+ days more with sunshine than the greater Seattle area. Its about 5-10 degrees warmer in the winter and 5-10 degrees cooler in summer than in Seattle greater area. Take a break from the heat here for a week or month and take advantage of weekly/monthly discounts.
Eat your breakfast on the deck in warm months and enjoy the shade of the tree over the deck on warmer days. Comfy Adirondacks create a nice spot to relax.
Rhe kitchenette/sitting area has a comfy loveseat hide-a-bed. When it pulls out for bed use, it takes up most of the space of the sitting area kitchenette. The darling woodstove heats the entire cottage quite sufficiently, but there is also electric heat in the bedroom area and in the bathroom. Wood and lighting materials are provided for the fireplace and can be replenished.
Take a cool refreshing dip at our private community Madrona beach and/or experienced kayakers may borrow ours if you sign a release. They are a little further down the beach than the 1.2 block walk to get there.
Sunsets are often stellar, just take that less than five minute walk to the beach, and stay for at least half an hour after sundown for the best colors. If you don’t want to sit on the logs, just ask and we will provide some folding chairs for your use at the beach.
Hike short or longer trails in the nearby state parks.
NO PETS!! I realize that dogs are very popular around here and there are places where you can take them. Sorry, not sorry, not here- if you bring fido you will be assessed additional cleaning/ time loss fees. Our cat, Leo, the beach puppycat - (a black-brown tabby) is very friendly and thinks he wants to go into the cottage. He will come and say hello and knows he’s not supposed to go in, so please don’t let him unless you’ve made a connection and will hold him at all times while he is in there. If the windows are left open, he may let himself in. He’s happy to rub your legs, be pet and even held, but you can tell him no if that bothers you and he will leave you alone. He’ll just go find someone else. He makes his rounds in the neighborhood every day to visit everyone and follows us to the beach each day when invited. We sometimes need to carry him home because he has some health problems but he’s living his best life.
If you EVER SMOKE (or vape) ANYTHING, do not book this rental!! No need to read on except to learn that you will be charged a minimum of $600 for residual smoke smell of any kind. We lose several days and up to a week over residual smoke!
We are just an hour from Seattle during light traffic times, but longer at rush hour and/or if you come on a holiday weekend- up to twice as long! It's so worth the trip, even in traffic. You will feel your blood pressure fall when you drive onto this sweet island. We are a nice half wayish stop between Sea-Tac Aiport) (55 miles) or Paine field (24 miles) and the San Juan Islands, and Vancouver Int'l (74 miles)
