The main living level has a modern kitchen, one bedroom, a full bath, and an expansive great room with a wet bar, fireplace, and sliding doors that open onto a screened porch overlooking the garden. Expansive windows and skylights provide a light and airy ambiance.
A flight of stairs with open views towards the beach leads up to a master bedroom suite with a king-size bed, a sitting area, a private deck that affords views of Broadkill's spectacular sunsets, and two skylights that provide enchanting vistas of the myriad of stars visible on a clear night. Lie in bed and test your ability to identify the stars and constellations; or simply delight in the view.
A spacious, private, ground-floor room serves as the third bedroom -- and also doubles as a den. This room has a single captain's bed and a double sleep sofa/loveseat combination which provide comfortable sleeping and/or sitting.
It also has its separate entrance, allowing it to be closed off from the rest of the house, if desired.
Behind the house is a large screened gazebo, secluded by trees and equipped with a double hammock, a hot tub that easily accommodates four (fabulous on cooler evenings!), a gourmet gas grill, and a large octagonal picnic table for casual dining. Between the gazebo and the main house is an enclosed outside shower with a separate dressing area.
The beach is reached by a charming wooden walkway over the dunes. Sheltered by Cape Henlopen on the south and Cape May on the north, its waters are relatively calm. And best of all, the beach is rarely, if ever, crowded. Families build campfires on the beach; and well-behaved pets are welcome.
While Broadkill Beach is 'away from the madding crowd', it is far from being totally isolated.
Broadkill's general store is just a short walk from the house, and carries a little bit of everything including wonderful homemade donuts on weekend mornings. Fresh produce and scrumptious homemade pies are available at West's, the local produce market on the road into Broadkill. And if you have a desire for first-class shopping or a taste for the variety and excitement of the larger resorts at any time during your stay, Lewes, Rehoboth, and Dewey can be reached within 15 minutes or less.
Other Activities:
Bird-watching (home is in nature preserve)
Learn more about this vacation rental at the owner's website:
