See Best of Martha's Vineyard from Lovely Cottage

This welcoming cottage is freshly renovated and decorated in calm and comfortable Vineyard style, with hand-hewn, antique and designer furnishings. The house is ideally located on a quiet street, within easy walking distance to the village, harbor, beaches, waterfront parks and historic Victorian gingerbread cottages – but removed enough to be quiet and allow peaceful evenings all year round.

Enjoy this relaxing single story vacation home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The cottage also offers two living areas, indoor and outdoor dining, a rear deck and plenty of lawn for children to run around. It is equipped with all new appliances, excellent kitchen gear, large scale washer and dryer, air conditioners, an enameled wood stove, outdoor grill, high quality linens, extra pullout beds in the breezeway, wi-fi, Blu ray/dvd player with flat screen and comfortable places to lounge throughout.

Even though on-site parking for four to five cars is available, cars are unnecessary. The house an excellent base to explore all that the island has to offer. Most Oak Bluffs attractions (Flying Horses carousel, trails, beach paths, Arts District, movie theater, restaurants, stores, tennis, basketball, beaches, Oak Bluffs Open Market and harbor) are within a five to fifteen minute walk; bicycles can be rented nearby; and the Island circulator stops at the Oak Bluffs Library, just a few doors away. (The library conveniently provides cultural events, computers, wi-fi and video rentals.) The house is within a 15 – 20 minute walk / 5 minute bike ride to ferries serving Hyannis, Woods Hole / Falmouth, Quonset Point RI, New Bedford and Manhattan.

This is an ideal location for enjoying Oak Bluff’s traditions such as Illumination Night, the June and August Fireworks Celebrations, the Harbor Festival, Martha’s Vineyard Jazz Fest, the Wind Festival, Arts District Stroll and Portuguese Feast without worry over parking and other logistics. This lovely home is fully winterized with both oil heat and a beautiful wood-burning stove that is warm and cozy on cool nights, ideal for family getaways during all four seasons.

Martha’s Vineyard is known for its natural beauty, cool breezes, Gulf Stream warmed waters, cultural attractions and architecture. The Vineyard has a vast range of beaches, all with their own special character. Each village also has its own unique character, beauty and traditions.
Oak Bluffs has attractions and activities for all ages: beaches, historic and charming gingerbread cottages, beautiful seaside parks, a movie theater, arcade, places to dance and celebrate, a wide range of restaurants, Flying Horses carousel, trails, beach paths, a charming Arts District, stores, tennis, basketball, OB Open Market and an active harbor – and all within a 5-15 min walk of the cottage. The house is within a 15–20 minute walk to ferries serving Hyannis, Woods Hole, RI, New Bedford and NYC.