Ocean views, path to beach, short walk to lighthouse and town, sleeps 12

Closet space hasn't come up as an issue before, but certainly the upper bedroom is lacking there. There is a closet with shelves that could be updated, and we'll look into converting that in the off season. There are closets in the other bedrooms, and we'll have a look at the hanger situation with those also, The master bedroom has a beautiful view of Chatham harbor but we agree that it can get somewhat bright in the morning, and that the east-facing blinds are dated - we haven't found good replacements. Yet. We'll keep at it. We don't provide linens, and that should be clear from the property description. It's just something that we don't choose to take on, given the other tasks involved with owning and maintaining the property. We would disagree with the idea that linen rental costs are a major driver for Summer weekly rental rates in Chatham. Chatham is expensive. Allowing for that this property is a great value. It's a quick walk to the beach. Dunes, seals, the ocean. It's s'mores, or a book. or a bottle of wine, or whatever is on the grill while watching the boats go by in Chatham Harbor from the deck. It's a mile to town, a pleasant stroll through old Chatham when driving just doesn't seem like the vacation thing to do. There's room for 12, and room to hide. It's a special place, though perhaps I'm biased, Be sure that we will address the closets and shades in the off season, and regret the inconvenience caused.

I'm glad that the guests enjoyed their stay, and as the review says this property is all about location. But I do want to share that I take guests vacations seriously - providing guests with my personal cell number - and am puzzled that the guest reports communication hiccups, There are five minisplit AC units inside the house, where the communications board for one of these failed. It still works manually. The other remotes work well, and this will be fixed off season. The guests mention a dishwasher repair, where the outflow was apparently clogged. I had a repair person there in two days, but they had already managed to remove the clog by then. To some degree the weekly rental system relies on guests treating the home as they would their own - not everything can be checked between rentals, and in this case the guests failed to mention cracking the stove's ceramic countertop which was a disappointment. But the appliance issues aside, it's important that guests enjoy their time here and the property seems to have provided another memorable Summer.

A screen on the living room side of the deck doors is a good idea, I'll add that to my list. The water leaking from the lower level shower door is there too. As are items such as the flooring issues on the lowest level, and the sliding door issues on that level as well. There are other items on the list (I replaced two of the "emitter trays" on the deck grill recently), and it'll likely be a busy off-season trying to deal with them all. And they'll be more later, that's just the nature of having a house by the shore. But if you spent time on the deck, perhaps watching the fishing boats, or just enjoying the view and the fresh air, you probably understand why all that off-season repair work will be worthwhile. I'm glad that you enjoyed your stay!

I'm disappointed that one of my guests didn't have a wonderful stay. There is a lot of effort that goes in to ensuring that high expectations are met. When we heard about the trash problem we changed trash pickup from once to twice a week, and will continue with that when renting, which should remove that issue for good. The cottage parking/access problem is caused by a fence recently installed by a neighbor, which blocks the parking area for the cottage. We are working through the courts to address that, and expect it to be dealt with by next season. In the meantime guests may park on the front lawn of the main house as well as in the main house driveway, which is less convenient but more than enough for several cars. The cottage does have a window air conditioner in the bedroom, though it isn't always installed. If we rent next Summer we'll move it from the closet to a bedroom window earlier. When we heard about the ant problem we asked one of our cleaning team members to clean the areas affected during that week, and that seems to have improved the situation. The usual Saturday cleaning is thorough, and while ants can be an issue at beach houses we have had few problems. We don't know of doors that don't open, though the dining room deck door is sticky (an off season project). The livingroom deck door is easily opened. Some of the furniture is recently acquired from skilled New England craftsmen, some is older. There are pictures on the website. While we haven't had problems ourselves with the Comcast Wifi, we'll see about upgrading both routers in the off season. There are some low ceilings, and the house doesn't hide its old Cape Cod bones. Some find that it adds to their vacation by the beach experience. We do - old Cape Cod had a certain charm. In this response I've indicated how some of the issues raised will be dealt with - the trash problem was surely unpleasant and got things off to a very bad start for this guest, and won't be an issue later on. With those issues left in the past, as they have been and will be, the other reviews may be a better guide. As the guest indicates the best part of this property is the proximity to the beach and the center of town. The walk to town is quite pleasant. I'd add that sitting out on the deck with friends and family watching the ocean and the boats go by can be rather nice. The walk to the beach has been enjoyed by many. The view from the upper bedroom is special.