BOOKING NOTES:

Thank you for your interest in "Goose Landing" - Rehoboth Beach's premier luxury historical compound. We celebrate the estate's Centennial year this year in 2025! Be part of it's story and add your family's adventure to its fascinating history!

The "Cottage" is typically fully occupied each Summer and Fall so please reach out soon for any preferred dates. Currently, only JUNE 21-28, 2025 is left open for the Summer '25 Season, while Fall '24 and Spring '25 has some remaining availability. Don't hesitate to reach out to the owners with questions or if you have any interest in Goose Landing for a memorable luxury getaway in a fabulous treasure! We're willing to work with you for an unforgettable adventure in Rehoboth!

INTRODUCTION:

Goose Landing is a unique historical luxury estate in the heart of woodsy north Rehoboth about 2 blocks from the Beach nestled on the water's edge of Lake Gerar in the exclusive Pines neighborhood on the northern side of town, adjacent to Henlopen Acres.

Many opportunities present themselves to enjoy Goose Landing year round. Sea Witch Festival around Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter & Cherry Blossom Season are all amazing times to get away to the tranquil serenity of this lovely gem. If your preferred week is unavailable, please reach out to the owners anyway in the event the schedule opens up due to any last minute changes in plans. It happens. We do have waitlists from which we have had good results in some cases for new guests. We can be flexible during the Winter and Holiday seasons if a full seven days doesn't work for your plans, so don't hesitate to inquire about seasonal or longer term options if you need some flexibility to make this unique and enchanted compound your own. Consider Goose Landing for your curated and memorable family Rehoboth adventure!

DESCRIPTION:

Goose Landing, the unique historical luxury in-town gated garden oasis, has been a secluded private getaway retreat for families, politicians and celebrities since it was fully renovated, modernized and infused with fabulous new relaxation features. The current owners began a detailed and curated restoration upon their acquisition of the distinctive compound in 2017. One of the last of the original "grand cottages" from Rehoboth's heyday, Goose Landing now welcomes you to add your story to this fabled property's 100+ year old history!

GOOSE LANDING is completely updated, reinvigorated, rejuvenated and NOW READY to beckon you and your guests to its truly unique & glamorous gated acre AWARD WINNING garden and amazing lakeside tranquility ONLY TWO blocks from the Ocean, Beach, Boardwalk, Shops, Dining and Downtown Rehoboth. There is no other rental property like it in Rehoboth's charming center and you'll be amazed at the serene luxury, lush landscape and private entertaining nooks and relaxing vacation opportunities that this exceptional property has in store for your getaway plans.

Featuring a stunning ENORMOUS 20' by 40' half-Olympic pool in the center of the acre+ garden, with a fully outfitted luxury pool house & cocktail party haven aside a grand lounging and entertainment patio, the owners have completed this private estate's conversion to a special Rehoboth vacation waterside compound enclosed for your family's privacy and enhanced enjoyment. Goose Landing occupies an acre of carefully designed lush AWARD WINNING GARDENS, and it is a recreational property with a beautiful green expanse of verdant lawn rolling down to its own private banks of Lake Gerar.

Relax with family and friends, lounging by the garden accented sunny pool area graced with amazing comfortable and multi-use entertainment furniture with umbrellas galore, make cocktails or a bistro lunch in the completely outfitted kitchen at the pool house, or nap in the sun on the grand expansive bluestone patio soaking rays in the verdant and conveniently situated lush location, on a spacious tree covered acre, hosting family and friends in grand fashion at this 1920's classic “grand cottage”, one that is newly outfitted, complete with all the modern amenities and totally renovated as a private retreat lodge at the Beach with the best elements one needs to truly feel like a lord or lady of your own charming manor! Goose Landing is one only a very few fabled properties left in Rehoboth from the heydey of the 1920's when the nation's titans built private retreats and came to Rehoboth to decompress and restore themselves from the pressures of the day. This diamond has been painstakingly enhanced and respectfully upgraded for you to step into that mindset of luxurious vacationing while reconnecting with family and friends in a rare environment designed in every way for your modern enjoyment.

Be your own Gatsby and relax sipping a frothy cocktail in the Gazebo among the new maples, oaks, flowers and roses, cherry and plum trees, and other exceptional beautiful shrubs and fragrant plantings, or just get away from the world for a reclusive and relaxing withdrawal from the grind amidst the pines, towering oaks, maples and our many varieties of cherry blossoms and other amazing foliage, lakeside or at the pool while you and your guests experience all the luxury and serenity that Goose Landing has to offer. Book this exclusive and unique gated beach recreation estate compound in the middle of town for a memorable getaway vacation and a special opportunity to experience a rare find for that much needed relaxation which only Goose Landing offers in such a variety of wonderful ways.

This grand estate oasis features loads of sunshine, and unique nooks and private spaces for a variety of entertaining options both (a) outdoors among the huge pool, luxurious pool house, patios, various lawns suitable for a variety of games or picnics, the lush landscaped garden space, and (b) indoors among the two sun porches, one poolside, and one lakeside, the grand cavernous GREAT ROOM lounge with twin sofas and soaring ceiling featuring amazing local art, the comfortable library, the new Chef's kitchen or one of the serene bright and welcoming bedrooms, or the new luxury, well equipped pool house with cozy relaxing furniture, cocktail nooks and full kitchen, full spa bathroom and fantastic sitting room opening out to the patio through french doors to enjoy the outdoors inside, with each of the experiences providing more than enough space to carve out a getaway from it all, or from even your fellow guests!

Goose Landing has plenty of its own off street parking on its exclusive driveway inside the gated compound for all of your family and guests in the estate's grand protected private crescent gravel road nestled among the pines, the oaks and cherry blossoms.

Goose Landing includes an acre of sculpted award winning landscape with a rolling lawn stretching down to your very own banks aside Lake Gerar, waterside for your serene enjoyment, yet also only a mere 2 blocks from the Ocean and Deauville and other north end Beaches, as well as Baltimore Avenue with its shops and restaurants.

Gather friends and family at this entertainment compound for a swimming competition in the huge semi-Olympic pool, or create an annual croquet competition tournament, or have fun engaging in a variety of sunny lawn games, volley ball & bocce ball, or just relax with a picnic or afternoon cocktail on the wonderfully lush lakeside lawn, at the Gazebo or lounging around the patio. Your peaceful getaway relaxation options are endless at this gorgeous location in the heart of Rehoboth, in a property which has enjoyed pride of place in Rehoboth for a hundred plus years, but which has only recently been offered for a curated vacation experience to the few who appreciate the luxury and serenity it has to offer, and the enchantment it provides.

In addition to the sun and pool patio lounge area, there are 2 enclosed sun porches for your getaway, one of which is air conditioned and furnished for your comfort and relaxation, and the other which features a large family style teak table to gather your posse around to enjoy a fabulous group meal. There is a cavernous Great Room saturated in sun light in which you can chill, kick your feet up and spend a lazy afternoon with a great book from the house library collection, or else decide to relax in the cozy paneled den outfitted with a large screen Smart TV to curl up and watch a movie. Jump in, or watch the house expert, craft a culinary masterpiece in the newly renovated Chef's Kitchen for an epicurean experience to match your mood after getting into vacation mode in this fabulous location.

As you settle into the end of your lovely day, there are 6 bedrooms which include 3 king beds, 2 queen beds and 2 twin beds, along with the newly renovated luxurious bathrooms for a 21st Century experience in this classic 1920's lodge atmosphere. Set next to the new kitchen is one of the queen bedrooms, located on the First floor with its own private bath retreat for you, or another lucky guest. At the top of the grand staircase, there are four bright, fresh and spacious comfortable private bedrooms and two brand new renovated bathrooms located on the second floor. The sixth bedroom is the exclusive new pool house suite across the patio which is prefect for any use or guest.

After a day of exploring, relaxing or just lounging, settle in for the night listening to the ocean with the salty breeze wafting through Goose Landing's serenely lit garden among the towering trees and catch some zz's before your aggressive relaxation schedule continues again tomorrow........

Welcome to Rehoboth's lush acre of exclusive historical charm, modern glamour and your very own Gadsby-esque private vacation paradise! See you around the pool or lounging in the gardens at Goose Landing soon!
Cheers!
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