5
A Cozy and Magical Hideaway
My husband and I and our 12-year-old and 15-year-old daughters just returned from a wonderful week at the Treehouse. For us, it was a "staycation" - we live in Portland, Maine, and thus had only a 20-minute ferry boat ride to get there. Yet, it was a world away from the hustle and bustle of the "Big City." The Treehouse is well-designed with many little "getaway nooks." Downstairs, there are a little sitting area by a woodstove opening to the kitchen, a covered porch leading into the kitchen, equipped with a card table where my daughter and I played many board games and a pull-out sofa, where my husband and I sat with coffee and read, an outdoor deck equipped with table, chairs, grill and grilling tools - perfect for dining al fresco - a separate little television room at the foot of the stairs, which can be closed off from the kitchen by French doors, and a little half-bath that amusingly is equipped, among other things, with a pencil sharpener. Upstairs, there are a master bedroom with little sitting area and small TV, convenient to a full bathroom, a "nook" within the master bedroom area with a twin bed, and a separate little room with two twin beds. There is room for a family to do things together, or to do things separately and not be in each other's way - a real benefit for a family such as ours with a tween and teen! Steve, the owner, provides many thoughtful conveniences, including staples such as flour, sugar and tea, books to read, games to play, helpful brochures, window fans in the bedrooms, and a nice variety of pots, pans and cooking utensils. Many people who have stayed here and written in a guest book at the Treehouse have described it as "cozy" - and that word does best describe it. And, of course, there's Peaks Island itself - with gorgeous views of the ocean and Portland skyline across the water. Lovely to walk and bike and sit on the rocks looking out at the schooners and sailboats and crashing waves.
Helpful votes: 2/2
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