Entire House
Cape Porpoise Cottage on the Marsh, in Kennebunkport Maine
Kennebunkport, Maine, US
3 guests
2 bedrooms
2 beds
1 bathroom
Vegan Kitchen
Meet Your Host
Deborah
United States · Joined March 2017
Nearly 20 years ago, at my first step off the ferry, and as so many do, I fell in love with Newfoundland. As one who has spent a lifetime being pulled to all places north, a year of searching led me to the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula and Ship Cove. I looked across the bay to see L'anse aux Meadows, and realizing I was also on the Viking Trail, my Scandinavian past life and connections were secured. This was home. The house was designed by my son in law and myself, and built ever so tightly by a local friend. It has captured the attention of every passerby since its inception. I've been coming here, sometimes several times a year, but always every summer. It's the perfect place for me to photograph, practice my music, work on my fibre art, write, and think. My other life is less dramatic but otherwise, not vastly different; I have a small cottage on the marsh in Maine, not far from my children and grandchildren, and where their family has an organic farm and vegan cooking school. It's been said I live a charmed, but simple, life...that is in part evidenced by the houses and places I've chosen, or have chosen me. Newfoundland, and more specifically Ship Cove, couldn't be a more authentic example of this.
Amenities
Everything to make you feel at home
Heat
Wifi / Internet
Blender
Food processor
Cookware
Large salad bowls
Essentials (towels, sheets, soap, toilet paper and pillows)
Laundry – washer
Free parking on premises
Additional Services
Extras your host offers
Services that come with the house are: lawn and garden care, maintenance.
Overview
Capacity
3 guests
Booking
Request to book
Kitchen
Vegan
Minimum stay
7 nights
Check-in
Flexible
Booking window
Available year-round
Monthly discount
19% off (28+ nights)
Sleeping Arrangements
Where guests will sleep
Type not specified
2 beds
Neighborhood
Getting around the area
The cottage sits in a small enclave of about 8, often empty cottages, on a dirt road loop, about a mile either side of the village and the harbour of Cape Porpoise, and Goose Rocks Beach Rd. You are less than 5 min drive, or a bike ride, to either of those attractions. Another 5 minutes further and you hit the towns of Kennebunkport and Kennebunk, with all amenities. Favorite places: The beach. And all the many surrounding beaches. Frinklepod Farm: 8 min by car, this place has everything you need, including a cafe with delicious soups and sandwiches, all vegan, including the vegan Gouda Havarti Cheddar and Brie they make themselves (and also premade meals to take with). Organic vegetables and flowers, farm store, cooking classes...and, did I mention they are/everything is vegan ?! Getting around: There’s no easy public transsportation, but bike rentals are available. Otherwise, by foot or vehicle.
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Location
Kennebunkport, Maine, US
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About This Space
A closer look at the stay
About
My cottage is the coziest and quietest in the area, yet convenient to all amenities. It’s a short drive to an organic farm and vegan cooking school, a natural foods store, and Goose Rocks Beach. The house sits on a saltwater marsh; you can kayak on it when the tide is right!
The space
I live in this cottage most of the year because it’s so warm and inviting. The colours bleed in to each other, with textures and function. Upstairs is an open concept, with a queen bed surrounded by windows and the various fibers I work with ( yarns and fabrics mostly). There’s a short set of stairs leading up to an even cozier loft, with a yummy single bed and picture window looking into the forest of trees. Through other windows you can see the distant beach. The front and back of the property is salt marsh, with occasional herons and other wildlife. Two years ago a moose spent three days relaxing at our beach! Guest access: A beach pass!
The kitchen
When I purchased this house 4 years ago I renovated the entire kitchen. None of the dishes or cutlery, appliances, countertops, or the sink have been exposed to meat ( my cat eats tinned fish but I don’t use my cutlery or dishes, and cleanup is minimal with him). The fridge has never seen a package of processed meat, the oven has never had a turkey in it, the iron pans have never seared any sentient being... The floor is marmoleum, and also freshly installed upon my moving in.
Cancellations
Clear expectations if plans change
Moderate
Cancel up to 5 days before your trip and get a full refund minus service fees back.
House Rules
Shared expectations for the stay
Not suitable for companion animals
No smoking
Vegan-only cooking / food storage
Reasonable and kind behaviour. Consideration of others. No smoking.