A curated guide to the house, arrival details, and local recommendations. Your host is a message away, any time.
01Getting in
Arrival & access
How to get in and where to park.
Check-in4 PM – 8 PM
Check-out11 AM
Getting inYour entry details and check-in instructions are sent directly by your host prior to arrival.
ParkingThe gravel turnaround at the top of the drive holds two cars. Please don't block the gate.
Parking spaces: 2
Parking is free.
Standard outlet EV charging is available.
There's a standard outlet on the deck post for a slow charge overnight.
How the home works, the house rhythms, and the safety basics.
The space
Wi-Fi networkLanternHouse
Wi-Fi passwordShown here for convenience over QR-access — not a secure vault. Anyone with this page can reveal it.
RouterOn the shelf above the wood stove.
If Wi-Fi dropsIf it drops, unplug the white box by the stove for thirty seconds — it sorts itself out.
Comfort & appliancesThe wood stove is the heat. Kindling and split alder are in the iron rack; the flue handle is on the left — open it before you light.
The kettle is stovetop. The coffee grinder is in the left cupboard, beans in the tin beside it.
The deck lights run on a dusk timer; the switch by the door overrides them.
AccessibilityStairs to entry: 4
Step-free entry: No.
Bedrooms on main floor: 1
Grab bars in bathroom: No.
Narrow driveway or walkway: Yes.
Elevator or lift: No.
The reading loft is up a steep ladder-stair, but the main bedroom and bath are on the entry level. The drive is gravel and uneven.
House rules
Quiet hoursQuiet hours: 10 PM – 7:30 AM (indoors and outdoors)
Sound carries clean across the water — neighbors are closer than they look.
PetsPets: Please ask before bringing pets.
Under 40 lbs
1
There's a resident cat, Marlow — she runs the place. A calm visiting dog is usually fine with a heads-up.
Visitors & occupancyMaximum occupancy: 4 people
Please ask before inviting day visitors.
Day visitors are welcome — just give your host a heads-up so the gate code works for them.
SmokingSmoking is permitted outdoors only.
On the deck, please — there's a tin for ends by the rail. Never near the wood pile.
Trash & recyclingPickup day: Thursday
Bins: Behind the cedar screen at the top of the drive.
Glass and cans rinse into the blue bin; everything else in grey. The compost pail under the sink goes to the garden tumbler by the shed.
Safety
Monitoring or smart devices the host has disclosed for this property:
Exterior camera — Driveway, facing the gateRecords video.Used for security at the road entrance.It watches the gate, not the house or the deck.
Emergency infoFire extinguisher: Under the kitchen sink, and on the wall by the stove.
Smoke / CO alarms: One in the main bedroom, one in the loft, one over the stove.
Emergency contact: Sorrel Bay Volunteer Fire — (555) 0144
Nearest hospital: Cape Marrow General — 18 miles north on the coast road, about thirty minutes.
Amenity safetyAmenities covered: Wood stove
Outdoor fire pit
Outdoor shower
Cliff path to the cove
Frozen bait in the outdoor deep freeze
The cliff path to the beach is unlit and slick after rain — take the flashlight by the door, and mind the third step, it's loose. The outdoor shower runs scalding for the first few seconds. The fire pit screen is in the shed — use it, and drown the coals before you turn in.
Honor Pantry
Stock the stay
Provisions the host keeps stocked in the home, on your honor. Take what you like and check out below.
Sorrel Bay Roasters coffeeA bag of the single-origin they roast a mile up the road.
$18.27
Bakery shortbreadFrom the Lantern Café in town — cedar-smoked salt on top.
$10.41
Firewood bundleSeasoned alder, split and stacked by the stove.
$13.78
Beach-day kitTwo towels, a thermos, and the good binoculars for the seals.
$27.25
Each item checks out on its own through secure checkout — your card is charged then, not held to a bill at departure. The price is the maker or host’s amount plus one transparent fee.
Concierge
Curated for your stay
Local experiences matched to this property — chef tables, guided activities, wineries, charters, and preferred partners your host has selected.
Chef's table at the harborAn evening with the harbor's oyster chef — six courses, dockside, by lantern light.
Guided tidepool walkA marine naturalist takes you out at low tide for anemones, ochre stars, and the resident octopus.
Half-day sail on the coveOut past the heads on a wooden sloop — seals, sea caves, and a thermos of something warm.
Message your host
Message your host
Send a question or request and your host receives it directly — a late checkout, an early check-in, anything you need.
Explore
Around the area
Local recommendations from your host.
The Lantern CaféBest breakfast in town — the cedar-smoked shortbread is the move. Opens at seven.
Heron Cove (the hidden one)Past the third bend, a footpath drops to a beach most people miss. Go at low tide.
Friday oysters at the harborThe shack at the end of the pier shucks them till they run out. Bring cash.
Tidepools at Marrow PointAn hour either side of low tide — anemones, ochre stars, the occasional octopus.
Departure
Heading out
A few small things before you go.
Checkout11 AM
KeysLockbox is on the gate post, just left of the keypad.
1Latch every window — the wind comes up off the cove at night
2Damp down the stove and close the flue
3Feed the cat (half a scoop from the blue tin) and leave the porch door cracked for her
Sorrel Bay Roasters coffeeA bag of the single-origin they roast a mile up the road.$18.27
Bakery shortbreadFrom the Lantern Café in town — cedar-smoked salt on top.$10.41
Firewood bundleSeasoned alder, split and stacked by the stove.$13.78
Beach-day kitTwo towels, a thermos, and the good binoculars for the seals.$27.25
The Lantern CaféBest breakfast in town — the cedar-smoked shortbread is the move. Opens at seven.
Heron Cove (the hidden one)Past the third bend, a footpath drops to a beach most people miss. Go at low tide.
Friday oysters at the harborThe shack at the end of the pier shucks them till they run out. Bring cash.
Tidepools at Marrow PointAn hour either side of low tide — anemones, ochre stars, the occasional octopus.
