We'll be back!
We'll be back!
Submitted: October 1, 2011
Stayed: September 2011
For anyone who is considering renting this Katama home for their Vineyard vacation I offer a note of caution. You may never want to leave the property! (Which would be a shame because there is so much to do and explore on the island.) My family recently returned from a week long stay at this wonderful, well appointed, well located home. Upon arrival the house was spotless and delightfully decorated and everyone was excited to claim their own space. There was more than enough room for us, a family of five adults, one daughter-in-law and one 3-year old grandson. Each bedroom is a private, comfortable, inviting retreat. My kids are all great cooks, I am the chief bottle washer and my husband tends the bar so the open living, dining and kitchen area on the first floor worked great for us. We were able to be in each other's company before, during and after dinner. And there are many other comfortable gathering and dining spots in and around the house. The deck, the heated pool, the pool house and the hot tub are all other great options for hanging out together or for alone time as well. We especially enjoyed gathering around the heated pool in the late afternoon and "hanging loose" on the noodles. Movie nights in the cozy pool house were fun, too. And my two sons, who are guitarists enjoyed playing there into the wee hours. There is just so much great stuff to do on the Vineyard that occasionally we had to drag ourselves away from the pool. Highlights of our week were fishing for striped bass out of Menemsha, lunch at "The Bite" in Menemsha, dinner at State Road, golf (Farm Neck and Mink Meadows), a visit to the teaching farm on North Road, the farmers' market in West Tisbury, daily shopping trips to Morning Glory Farms and the beach, of course. We were lucky to have a beautiful week of weather so we were able to fit all this in. But even if we had had some rainy days I'm sure we would have been content to stay in and enjoy all the comforts that the home has to offer. The owners were very responsive and easy to work with and the caretaker who was very courteous promptly took care of a couple minor issues (leaky faucet kind of thing). We have already inquired about booking the house again next year. My daughter, who is an editor for a well known lifestyle magazine, says she is "keeping her fingers crossed" that it will be available. You have to know her and her standards to know what high praise that is!
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