We enjoyed our stay!

We love the town of Marblehead but found ourself's just wanting to sit on the deck and enjoy the amazing views the home is furnished beautifully and was comfortable for our family of 8,Don the owner was extremely helpful in throughout the booking process and was super easy to get a hold of for any of the questions we had ,we plan on coming back to this one again i highly recommend it to all,thank you Don

There's a ton to do - beach is so close, we took kayaks out every day. Walked the beach and found lots of sea glass during low tide. Lots of space in the house for teenagers to have their own space. We were on the deck most of the time, fantastic views all throughout the day. Don (owner) was amazing, always checking in to make sure we were OK, and answered any question immediately. I would highly recommend this property.

I stayed at this property twice - in April, 2014, and late May, 2015 and cannot say enough about how perfect EVERYthing was!! The owner is extremely responsive and accommodating. This second visit involved a bit of a reunion with family and friends we, ordinarily, don't have the opportunity to see. We had a FABULOUS time eating and mingling as we enjoyed the deck with its beautiful, serene views. A great part of the deck was that a section was covered, allowing some of us to hide from the sun while others bathed in it. All was PERFECT and our guests stated how much they envied our vacation place. Our teenagers enjoyed exploring the beach and a number of us thoroughly enjoyed the hot tub in the evening. As a previous renter stated, it is true that the spa cover was not able to be removed completely, but we cozily squeezed 5 or 6 of us in and had a great time! Additionally, I wanted to address the "musty" smell a previous visitor spoke about. We didn't detect any sort of smell and found that every bit of this lovely home was clean and neat and met every single angle of our expectations. It does, in fact, have several staircases throughout and may be a bit challenging for someone wheelchair-bound. The rest of us will find the stairs just another nice aspect of this wonderful home that offers some privacy. It was a great gathering place with so many lovely aspects to it. Several of us commented to each other how nice it is to have a couch in the kitchen, allowing visiting while cooking or food-organizing takes place! We ALL collected many cherished memories during this time and my friends and family members have sent a number of emails stating how special it was for them. I cannot recommend this place enough if you are interested in being close, but not in Boston and by the ocean. The views are just lovely from dawn to dusk.

From the moment we drove into the exclusive community leading up to the house, the amazing views say it all!! We thoroughly enjoyed every minute while staying in this oceanfront property. Just 17 miles north of Boston, this charming New England community is a convenient location from the airport and a great place to enjoy a quiet yet active vacation away from the bustle of the big city. My husband and I, along with best friends, visited this home last June. Great time, great place and good weather made this vacation awesome!! Being from Arizona we were totally delighted by the lush green gardens surrounding the home. The hot tub was always a nice treat after an active day kayaking, beach combing and touring the quaint towns, shops and restaurants. The kitchen was well equipped and grilling on the deck with friends for dinner each night made for great memories! We stayed in the lower two bedrooms each with their own very nicely done private bathrooms and great ocean views. If needed, the above loft was a really cool architecturally-designed private area. The owners Don and Barbara were so helpful in many ways. Don's knowledge of the area and travel directions for our adventures were very much appreciated and made Google obsolete! The experience of waking up each morning to the sound and feeling of the ocean breeze made it very difficult leaving this magical place. We totally look forward to being able to visit this "5-star" home again in the near future!

We vacationed at this house at the end of August 2014. The photos are completely accurate - the house is absolutely beautiful, with amazing views from almost every vantage point. The owner was very attentive to our questions. Small notes throughout the house provided guidance and reminders, which were extremely helpful! The location is perfect, very quiet, with a sweet, small beach just below, and within walking distance to town. The house was clean - BUT we were hit with a very strong musty smell upon first opening the front door. Keeping the windows opened in the lower-level bedrooms helped that, but our asthmatic 72-year-old mother who slept in the bigger of the two lower-level bedrooms had some breathing difficulties at the beginning of our stay. Given the amount of money we spent on this rental, a strong musty smell was the LAST thing we expected when we opened the door. Our only other concerns are related to what was advertised about the amenities for this property. Under "Suitability", the description states that "one must negotiate half a flight of exterior stairs from the driveway up to the lower level". There are actually TWO half-flights of stairs from the driveway to the lower level. This makes a HUGE difference to the physically impaired (my arthritic, asthmatic mother and my sister who suffers from MS traveled with us and found the stairs almost too much to handle - half of the number of stairs would have been half of the burden for them). The listing advertises and shows a picture of a 6-person hot tub, but we were advised by the owner shortly before our visit to only use half of the hot tub since the cover can't be completely removed for full use. In "Outdoor Amenities", it was advertised that "a propane fire pit installed in the middle of the deck for cuddling on cool nights" was available. Upon our arrival, when speaking with the owner about the chair lift which wasn't operable (we were able to resolve this), we inquired about how to start the fire pit. The owner hesitated, and then reluctantly gave us permission and directions on how to use it, but only "if we were very careful" (or something to that effect). We do recommend this property, but caution potential renters to confirm with the owner what specific amenities will or won't be available for use prior to your stay. Or better yet - we suggest that the owner adjusts his listing to more accurately reflect the amenities he is willing to allow renters to use!

My family and I had a wonderful Easter weekend here. The house is so beautiful and very spacious. We cooked lobster dinner and enjoyed clams on the grill while watching the cove. This may be my new second home when I travel to town to visit relatives. The owner was very nice and accommodating.

I stayed here with my 87 year old mother. It was a perfect place for us- she could enjoy the extraordinary view from both inside the living room, dining room and from the comfortable deck and I could easily stroll around Marblehead, my favorite American town. The view is even better than the photographs can show and there is endless entertainment to be had in just watching children play in the water or watching the kayakers go by. Although the house has several levels, a stair lift from the lower bedroom level to the main floor made it easy for my mother to get around even on days when she felt weak and arthritic. The extra sleeping areas upstairs and in the loft came in handy with extended family and kids. There was plenty of room (and bathrooms!) for everyone and we never felt overcrowded. The kitchen and bathrooms were all modern, clean and well equipped and the furniture was very comfortable. The location was perfect with enough land around the house that you didn't feel like the neighbors were right on top of you, but near enough to the center of things that you could walk over to the Marblehead Lobster shack for a lobster roll or for a stroll around Fort Sewall. At low tide we could walk over to Crowninshield Island. I highly recommend this amazing house for a great vacation.