Notes from the host
Large Deluxe Beach Cottage with Game Room
STA: LICENCE NO. ST-2019-0250
June and Sept are 3-night rentals min, but depending on the calendar, I might be able to accept a 2-night stay if it is mid-week.
Booking requests are DECLINED if you have not first reviewed our Rental Agreement. Contact me via: " Send a Message" / "Contact Host," and I will send you a copy. Thanks, Greg
Welcome to our one-of-a-kind family and dog-friendly deluxe house/cottage.
Guests tell us (our guest book) that our place is for the family looking for a unique, "wow, it has it all" waterfront vacation experience and that their stay "felt no different than borrowing the keys to their best friend's cottage " and their vacation was "like being a cottage but with all the amenities of a 5 Star hotel."
So, if you are searching for an experience for - you - and your kids/grandkids to have a fantastic time on our beach, in our HUGH games room, or just relaxing with a book in style - this is it!
And, for guests looking for that extra special family celebration, our relationship with a County Chef (for hire) allows you to experience the creation of spectacular dishes right in the kitchen.
Here are only a few post-stay thank-you emails from our 2021 to 2023 guests:
"Hi Greg. The family is still talking about our vacation, as It was amazing. We all want to come back but next time in the summer. We loved that coffee machine. Best coffee ever!" MB. Montreal, Fall 2022 & Summer 2023
"Thank you, Greg. No one will forget my grandson's sunset proposal on the dock. Our grandkids had a fantastic week!". Maria D.Windsor July 2023
"FYI, when I told our girls we are returning to your house next summer, they said, "I love it there! That is my favourite vacation home!". Alana I., California, July 2020 and back again, Aug 2023
"Your cottage is a very special place for our family, and we truly appreciate you sharing it with us. We also value the relationship we have developed with you." Duncan H. Ottawa, Summer (three-time repeat guests), June 2023
"Thanks, Greg - the whole family is excited to return, and the youngest is counting down the days on a board!" Tara M. Quebec, June 2022.
Please read our 5-star reviews on VRBO, as everyone rated us “exceptional.”
So, now a bit about our place:
You found one of the very rare - large - five-bedroom rental houses/cottages in the County right on the water with a "real" beach, not a high concrete wall with water on the other side or a small dock with only a tiny area to enter the water, nor one showing carefully angled pictures making you wonder what the beach looks like or, worse if there are weeds. We believe our beach is one of the nicest rentals in the County; your kids (just like ours) and grandkids will swim every day for hours.
We are on scenic West Lake (Sheba's Island) facing west to catch spectacular sunsets across Lake Ontario, with the Sandbanks West Lake Dunes just a short 4 km bike ride away.
To appreciate our fantastic location and how close you would be to Sandbanks, go to Google EARTH (not Google Maps) and enter: "Sheba's Island, Prince Edward, Ontario."
Throughout your stay, spend your days lounging at your private beach with shallow water entry for swimming or float for hours on either the inflatable island or the extra large "Lilly Pad" mat, or grab one of the other floating or beach toys from the boathouse.
Read or relax by the shore, watching ducks and swans go by while enjoying the beautiful view, or cast a line to test your luck with our fishing rods. Take the canoe out or test your balance on the paddleboard. If you are hooked on Netflix, don't worry; the cottage internet reaches the end of the dock.
Eat all your meals under the large covered balcony off the kitchen on the family-sized rustic dining table, which sits 12 as you marvel at the spectacular sunsets. An interior second dining room also sits 12.
A balcony off the primary bedroom is great for that morning coffee, while a patio near the water is ideal for your BBQ lunch as you watch the kids. In addition, the third patio is perfect for playing cards, reading or taking those dreaded Zoom work calls. If you must work, you may prefer to spread out on the downstairs third dining table, plus we have a printer/scanner.
During the evening, gather everyone around the extra-large fire pit at the waterfront and enjoy huge flames from the historical County steel canning bucket. Afterwards, hang out all night in the large games room, watching movies, playing pool, and having family fun.
You will love the sunny, fully equipped "chef's" kitchen overlooking the water. Our guests consistently rave that they have never rented a place with absolutely everything needed to create gourmet meals. Even the many caterers who have worked at our house are impressed!
You will start the day for breakfast with a perfect cup of coffee from the commercial Jura Z coffee/cappuccino/espresso machine. We even supply Lavazza beans.
After your first coffee, you will find high-end appliances (convection oven/induction cooktop/ice maker fridge) and all the roasting/baking/lobster/wok/rice maker/pizza stones/cast iron/Le Creuset pans you would ever need, plus MANY other specialty cookware items. You will also enjoy the Soda Stream unit, gourmet waffle maker, smoothie blender, snow cone maker, etc. etc. You will also find everything needed to bake for the kids.
Not only do we leave a large assortment of sundries for cooking and baking, but if we are missing something you need, use the "NO receipt needed" $200 petty cash envelope to pick it up in Picton.
Choose from multiple china sets as "everyday dishes" to create the perfect dining experience. Local artists' serving platters, table linens/cloth napkins/candles/oil lamps further allow you to create special memories. An XL-sized infrared BBQ just off the kitchen is perfect for grilling, and the Big Green Egg smoker can make that ideal brisket for a family picnic on the Dunes.
Relax on the kitchen's comfy chairs, read one of the many cookbooks while enjoying local County wine (kept chilled in the wine fridge), and chat with the chef.
Enjoy four Smart TVs with over 500 channels, including all movies, sports, kids' specialty, and French language channels. Of course, each TV plays Netflix for your binge-watching pleasure. There's an extensive collection of DVDs for those who need even more screen time.
Spend the day lounging on the living room's overstuffed, deep, goose-down-filled sofa while you watch movies and drift off to sleep.
Head downstairs to the well-appointed media room with cozy - huge - couches, a large TV with great sound and a card-playing area with a wet bar and fridge.
On the other side of the cottage is a games room with books, arts and crafts, board games, and puzzles and an entire wall covered with a gigantic whiteboard on which the kids will have endless fun drawing pictures of their daily adventures. Pug your video game system into the third TV, and if you shut the privacy door, you'll never see the kids for the entire week!
Of course, an excellent family vacation must have many fun things. In addition to the cottage's 3,400 sq/ft, there is a REAL games area for family tournaments, more comfy couches for napping, and, of course, another TV to watch movies all night.
Have a blast playing the commercial tournament "bar" dart machine, shuffle alley, foosball, ping pong, commercial stainless steel topped air hockey game, pool table, the extremely fun modern Jurassic Park Premium (ranked 2nd best pinball ever made) plus the highly sought after Wizard of Oz 75th Edition pinball machine (ranked 27th), the classic Virtua Cop 2 game and finally, a MAME with 3,000 video games including all the classics like Space Invaders/Galaga/PAC Man plus the newer games.
Are you still bored? Move outdoors for a game of croquet or horseshoes, let the kids go biking (included), play basketball, "fly" on the tire swing, or bounce on the trampoline nestled among the trees next to the hammock.
Or there's always a visit to the large "tree condo." Let the kids eat breakfast on the balcony or hide in its two rooms. Yes, it also has wifi.
If the kids still can't find anything to do at the cottage, the County wakeboard school for tubing is only a ten-minute walk away. Finally, right next door to us, you can rent a jet ski or a pontoon boat for a BBQ outing to the Dunes.
We own this cottage for our kids and to entertain our friends, so you and your extended family will have a blast.
The primary upstairs bedroom has a king, the second has a queen, the third has two double beds, and the fourth and fifth downstairs have queen-sized beds.
Included in your rental, and this is only a very partial list:
Two Sandbanks Park car day passes, beach towels, everything you need for Sandbanks Beach, tons of supplies ranging from lighters to batteries to ink for the printer, and a full range of supplies for the kitchen (including all baking sundries and even beans for the cappuccino machine) and course laundry room supplies, lots of firewood, candles, oil for the outdoor table lamps, bug repellant etc. etc. etc.
Our many repeat guests stay with us as they appreciate that, as we use the cottage on alternative weeks, you would be renting a "real" family high-end cottage with character, NOT an "IKEA-styled" cookie-cutter, staged, commercial property run by an Agency.
Yes, the cottage has full laundry facilities as well as central AC.
Non-shedding dogs are only allowed (we have two), but you must contact us to discuss.
No smoking inside - ever.
Check-in @ 4:00 pm, Check-out @10:30 am.
We typically limit guests to 10. Contact me to discuss via: " Send a Message" / "Contact Host."
Booking requests are DECLINED if you have not first reviewed our Rental Agreement. Contact me via: " Send a Message" / "Contact Host," and I will send you a copy.
Thanks,
Greg
Hosted by owner/property manager