You can see the ocean and T-Wharf as you approach the private yard and gardens surrounding this beautifully remodeled carriage house. Five-minute walk to village shops, 8 minutes to the beach, and the commuter rail to Boston. Even though you're close to everything, you're shielded from the hubbub by this secluded location.
Depending on your wishes, Sea Mist Cottage is the perfect romantic getaway, or the perfect family vacation.
Enjoy the light-filled ambiance from large skylights and white woodwork; a full-sized, gourmet-equipped kitchen (matching silverware!) , and a spacious bathroom with a brand new tub and vanity. Everything is spotlessly clean. The studio bedroom is romantically private. The Teddy Bear Loft, filled with toys, accommodates young children.
Our guests say ... : 'What a wonderful place to spend our 10-year wedding anniversary!
We give it two paws up! Thank you!'
Melissa and Matt Triplett and miniature schnauzers Oreo and Jellybean
Wadsworth, OH
'You have an adorable cottage. We had a wonderful time. Would like to return later this year.'
Steve
Mattapoisett, MA
'My wife loved it! She said it was so clean!'
Ken Nishimura
New York City
'So kid-friendly. Beats a hotel any day. My son Aidan asked if we could live here.'
Matthew Campbell
Rutland, VT
Customize your stay!: Whatever your interests: romance, fine dining, a family get-together, history, painting, antiquing, hiking,
I can customize a weekend or an entire vacation stay just for you.
I grew up on the ocean in Connecticut and spent 15 years on Boston's South Shore. I've been in Rockport 12 years. Since arriving here, I have explored great places to visit on the North Shore and in Boston.
I'm also a former travel writer who has published in 'Yankee,' 'The Boston Globe,' 'Caribbean Travel and Life,' and 'Walking Magazine,' among others. I am the author of 'Massachusetts Off the Beaten Path' and co-author of 'Hidden New England.'
I have two children in college. If you want to know where are the best playgrounds or beaches for young children, tweens or teens, just ask me! Rockport also has a nice teen center with games, movie nights and live music and dances.
History of the main house: My house was built in 1850 as the home of Olive Tarr, daughter of one of the original founding families of Rockport, and is in the Historic District. It has a Greek Revival exterior and is surrounded by perennial gardens and flowering trees and shrubs: crab apples, a magnolia, lilacs, beach roses, enkianthus and weigela, as well as evergreens.
You are welcome to use the terrace beside the house, furnished with patio chairs and tables.
Sea Mist Cottage was originally a carriage house. While remodeling, I saw the holes left by enormous hinges that once held the massive doors. The former owner made it into an artist's studio with eight skylights (a lot of closing when it rained).
I envisioned a small summer cottage with large skylights, which became a reality in May of 2006. I have stayed in the cottage myself, and am very envious of its airiness, and its spanking new bathroom and kitchen.
The gardens are always a work in progress. My trumpet vines should bloom this summer.
