"Barefeet Retreat" ~ A Family House In Bourne With A Lovely Water View

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A two-story house with a patio area, a grill, and a small deck.
A two-story house with a brick pathway leading to the front door.
A spacious living room with a fireplace, a staircase, and a bookshelf filled with books.
A four-poster bed with a floral bedspread, a wooden nightstand with a lamp, a chair with a floral pattern, and a wooden dresser.
A kitchen with white cabinetry, granite countertops, and a tiled floor.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Scenic water view
    Relax and unwind with top-rated water views, offering a scenic experience.
  • Firepit available
    One of the few properties with a dedicated outdoor firepit.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Cape Cod Beaches

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys
  • On-site fitness centre
  • Barbecue
  • Electric vehicle charging point

Explore the area

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Bourne, MA
  • Place, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Place, Old Silver Beach
    ‪26 min drive‬
  • Place, Hyannis Harbor
    ‪46 min drive‬
  • Airport, Vineyard Haven, MA (MVY-Martha's Vineyard)
    ‪106 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

1st floor queen

1 Queen Bed

1st floor twin bedroom

2 Single Beds

Master suite, 2nd floor

1 King Bed

Queen suite , 2nd floor

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

1st floor

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

1st floor half

Toilet

2nd floor Queen room bath

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Master bath

+1
Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Outdoor shower with hot water after the beach

Outdoor shower

Spaces

Deck or patio
Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Buzzards Bay

Located in Bourne, this holiday home is near the beach. The Bay Pointe Club and Atlantic Country Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Cape Cod Beaches and Scusset Beach State Reservation. Ready for a night out? Consider Onset Bay Center - Buzzards Bay Coalition and Cape Cod Fairgrounds.
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Map
Bourne, MA

What's nearby

  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy - 15 min drive - 11.4 km
  • Old Silver Beach - 26 min drive - 24.2 km
  • Plymouth Rock - 39 min drive - 44.7 km
  • Plymouth Harbor - 43 min drive - 45.0 km
  • Hyannis Harbor - 46 min drive - 47.9 km

Getting around

  • Bourne Buzzards Bay Station - 14 min drive
  • Plymouth, MA (PYM-Plymouth Municipal) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cumberland Farms - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Trading Post Lounge - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Captain Al's - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Lobster Trap - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is "Barefeet Retreat" ~ A Family House In Bourne With A Lovely Water View pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

How much is parking at "Barefeet Retreat" ~ A Family House In Bourne With A Lovely Water View?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at "Barefeet Retreat" ~ A Family House In Bourne With A Lovely Water View?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at "Barefeet Retreat" ~ A Family House In Bourne With A Lovely Water View?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is "Barefeet Retreat" ~ A Family House In Bourne With A Lovely Water View located?

Situated near the beach, this holiday home is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Cape Cod Beaches and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Aptucxet Trading Post Museum. Doran Park and Barlow's Landing Beach are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 31 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Mashnee Island is a magical place and Barefoot Retreat will be a place of amazing memories for our family! Thanks Ronda for sharing this beautiful home and welcoming our four-pawed friend Haven that especially enjoyed family walks with bunnies, hydrangeas and water views without compare!
Stayed 30 nights in Sep 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 2 October 2026
Christina, you were absolutely amazing. Your communication was excellent and the fact that you were checking on my neighbors during a bad storm was way above and beyond. I truly look forward to welcoming in you back in the future.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Spacious lovely house in the most charming hidden gem neighborhood! Short walk to neighborhood beach. So quiet and well cared for everywhere you look in this special place.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 13 April 2026
Kate was a truly lovely guest. She gave me excellent feedback and took care of the place like it was her own. I’d be thrilled to invite her back.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girl's weekend!

This was a beautiful house and well cared for. Great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 July 2021
It was a pleasure hosting you and the girls! Hope to see you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cape Cod

Perfect location easy to get to quiet unique neighborhood -
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 July 2022
It was a pleasure hosting you, Matt!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great vacation

The house was great! There was plenty of room for everyone, with wonderful views of the ocean from the bedrooms. The house was also very clean. Rhonda checked in with us to make sure everything was okay and she provided very helpful information about restaurants and activities. We had a great time!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 22 May 2025
Kim was a great guest. Great communicator and very respectful. I’d be happy to host her again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice home. Great stay.

We were in town for a funeral and having the spacious house was welcome. All went fine.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We stayed at this beautiful property over the holidays to spend time with family. The house and host were awesome. The house was even better than the pictures; very spacious, clean, and comforting. The host was wonderfully accomodating and communicative. The property is on a peninsula in Mashnee Village. The neighborhood was safe, quiet, and exceptionally friendly. Within the property, the rooms were spacious and comfortable, the kitchen was wonderful to cook and bake in, and there were plenty of bathrooms for 7 people. The view of the water from the 2nd floor was gorgeous. Although it is indeed a Barefoot Retreat, it is also a winter retreat. It snowed twice while we were there and roads were plowed pretty quickly. We couldn't have asked for a better stay. We look forward to returning!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious, beautiful home! Super clean and comfy!

Our family was able to spread out and enjoy this large, clean, comfortably furnished home in a beautiful, quiet waterside neighborhood. There was everything we needed and more — well-appointed bedrooms, kitchen, baths, living/great room, laundry; attractive yard and lovely surrounding streets for morning walks. All was neat and clean and we felt very much at home. Five stars! Great find!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 24 September 2022
I’m so glad you enjoyed yourself!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ocean in all directions

Had a great stay in space that easily hosted family for holiday dinners. Kitchen is well-equipped and a pleasure in which to cook. Beaches and further ocean views <1 minute walk in any direction. Fireplace was welcome on cold nights and on warmer days we had morning coffee and hot chocolate on the back porch. The beaches are splendid in the winter months and appear to be a great place to swim or boat when warmer. Hosts provided a lot of useful information on the area and were responsive. Hope we may have time to spend there again!
Stayed 31 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 24 December 2023
Thank you for staying with us!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A fabulous house for a family reunion!

Barefeet Retreat has plenty of room for extended family. We stayed for a week in the beginning of October. The house is sparkling clean and loaded with amenities. We loved staying there and will stay again if we can gather everyone together. Four bathrooms!! Privacy for all! The master bedroom was a dream. You are close to everything on the cape, but it feels like your own little island. A short walk to the beach, too. Overall, it was a dream come true!!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good size home and a great price!

The place was big and spacious. We bought our Apple TV to use in the great family room. The tv was a good size. The back yard and deck was cozy and the grill was great to have. I recommend you get your groceries in town and not at the local store (alcohol and snack) but I hear their sandwiches are good. The place had a air conditioner except for the downstairs bedrooms. That was a little problem because I old and like the room cold when I sleep. Management was helpful and very customer friendly.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 8 September 2021
Thanks for the feedback. I put window units in the bedrooms where the central air does not reach.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Immaculate getaway

We started out later than we had intended. We were told that the property was to be unlocked and that the owner was traveling the day of our arrival. We arrived after dark and the neighborhood was quite dark as well. Unfortunately the doors were all locked. Luckily I remembered reading in info about a key on a shelf in the shed but it was very dark. I remembered that my phone had a flashlight feature and I found the key. The house is gorgeous like a new construction. I am thankful to have such a beautifully decorated home for rent esp. with the little dogs. We ate deliciously at the Daniel Webster Inn. Wonderful French onion soup and filet mignon. Worth the drive. Just an FYI, a restaurant recommended by the host was he Chartroom which we drove around looking for but it turns out is was closed for the season. Looking forward to revisiting in the summer and trying it then. Loved having so many bathrooms especially traveling with elderly relative. There was no dishwasher detergent but we picked it up at the Gray Gables Little Market. This is a very convenient stop with GREAT coffee and cuts of beef as well as great sandwiches. As one would expect from a small neighborhood store that the prices are above that of a large supermarket. Had to buy a lottery ticket so I could hopefully win and purchase my own property in Bourne. Highly recommend this property. The deck and backyard would be lovely in the warm months.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This house is gorgeous! Bring your family and friends, there’s plenty of room. Love the marble island in the kitchen. So many lovely upgrades throughout, you’ll want to stay here.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful, Comfortable, Clean Vacation House!

Staying at Barefeet Retreat was the highlight of my time on Cape Cod. Ronda is a wonderful host who knows how to make a temporary home for travelers, knowing that it will be remembered as the best part of the vacation. The spacious and immaculately clean house is located in a great, quiet, little neighborhood a few minutes from the Bourne Bridge -- perfect for day trips both on the Cape and elsewhere in New England. The house is outfitted with comfortable furniture, bedding, towels, kitchen equipment and utensils, everything you might need; my little group wanted for nothing. I was fortunate in that mine was an extended stay; during that time Ronda checked on me periodically to make sure all was well and kept me abreast of regional power restoration efforts after a big nor'easter adventure and made sure I had what I needed during the brief outage. I cannot say enough good things about Barefeet Retreat! I hope to be able to come again in the near future.
Stayed 32 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful house

My family and I had such a great week. Super clean and comfortable house. The location was absolutely perfect for a quiet get away with the family. Can’t wait to stay here again next year! Communication with Rhonda was great also. Overall a wonderful experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 August 2021
Thank you, doll! You have a lovely family!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Escape

A wonderful family escape! This property and location are stunning and all communication with Ronda our host was excellent. Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home

Beautiful home and area - would recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Way nicer than we expected!

Ronda was super accommodating and responded to any questions asap. The house was stocked with all sorts of helpful things; s&p, foil, oil, soaps/ shampoos.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The weekend

The house is big and very comfotable. It needs some light bulbs changed, otherwise it is wonderful. The neighborhood is small and very friendly. We had a fantastic time.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Terrible weather, comfy home

My family of six stayed at Ronda's house for memorial day weekend, and despite some record cold temperatures and it being wet all weekend, we were happy to be inside and comfortable in the home. The home is extremely comfortable, and we loved having the kitchen quite well stocked to get us through the weekend. Ronda was prompt in all the communication, and even came by herself to replace a few burnt out lights on the day we checked in. The location is excellent, and if the weather had been better we would definitely have enjoyed the private beach to the fullest.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome stay!

The only negative about this trip was the rainy weather however it kept us indoors which gave us more of an opportunity to catch up, especially with grandma who was secretly happy because we would have been at the beach all day! I liked the local market-very convenient! I ran along the dam -wonderful views! The amenities were fantastic and Rhonda was very accommodating! Thank you!!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot

The house was perfect for our group. Nice quiet neighborhood. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 28 March 2020
Delightful guests!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

This house and location were amazing. The house was very clean and the owner was very responsive.

Fantastic!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mashnee vacation

The property was wonderful, the house was clean and easy to find. The neighbors were great and full of suggestions on places to go. It was very quiet and peaceful. We loved it.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ideal Cape Escape

If you are looking for a super clean, modern house with comfortable beds and open community space then you will find it here. The house AC works really well. The washer and dryer are new and perfect for drying wet beach towels. There are plenty of comfortable chair and couch options plus it's easy to function in the well stocked kitchen. We were on a ladies retreat week and found plenty to do in the neighborhood of friendly locals and lots of options in the general area to explore. We spent alittle of each day at the local beach and it's a rocky/shell filled shore so bring beach shoes. Although the host left beach shoes to borrow, games and toys and bikes and chairs to borrow and cold water bottles . I nominate Rhonda as a * SUPER* host. ( I don't know how you get that designation on this website but it really was one of the best situations we've had the pleasure to enjoy)
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