Seconsett Island Cottage
Starboard Cottage #1
Mashpee, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Enjoy your Cape Cod Vacation at our cottage in this quiet seaside neighborhood. It is located on Waquoit Bay, only steps back from the saltwater beach, with gorgeous waterviews.  We have a private shared beach, and are steps away from a larger beach.  Have your coffee on our beach or cocktails in the open air on our rooftop deck overlooking the ocean bay. The sunsets are breathtaking, and the sea breeze refreshing.

For a full day at the beach, South Cape Beach State Park is a short drive away; no highway travel is necessary to get there. Since we are on the some of the most southernmost points of Cape Cod, the water is exceptionally warm, yet still refreshing. After a day at the beach, rinse off the sand in the outside shower, a Cape Cod tradition.

Walk along the causeway for an up-close look at the nesting osprey; or perhaps you will be fortunate to see one of our resident great blue herons. This restful sanctuary by the sea is off the beaten path, yet so close to so many activities and attractions. Most of our guests tell us that their stay at our cottage is more than they have imagined, and many come back each year, even in the off-season!

Our yard is completely fenced in, giving you privacy and seclusion, so important for a relaxing vacation. The interior of our 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom cottage is bright, clean and sunny. The dining room opens onto the ground level deck, allowing dining inside or out. For your convenience, all linens are provided for bedrooms and bath, the kitchen is completely stocked with most of what you will need for cooking and wrapping or storing your food. Your main concern for your vacation will be your clothes and food - we've made the rest easy for you!

View from the rooftop deck

Overlooking Waquoit Bay from the rooftop deck

 Another view from the upper deck
 

 Ground level deck
 

 Living Room
 

Dining Room with sofabed
 

Living Room

Dining Room - view to outside deck

 Bedroom with Queen

 view 2

 Bedroom with 2 Twins

 Bathroom

Additional Bedroom with 2 Twins

Closet(s) view of BR

 Galley Kitchen

Kitchen

 Side Entrance

Deck

Rooftop Deck
 

Outside the Dining Room
 

Dining room whimsy

Laundry Room

If you have kayaks or can borrow or rent them for your stay, there is plenty of room to store them in the yard. If you have a small boat on a trailer, we can give you several options for storing the trailer for your visit. There are several public boat ramps nearby, and yes, there are fish in the bay! For the adventurous, Martha's Vineyard is about 4 1/2 miles away by boat.

Golf courses and bike trails are plentiful, and shopping is easily accessible at the open air Mashpee Commons (minutes away), as well as Falmouth and Hyannis. For those who also must "work" on vacation, Mashpee Commons offers wireless hotspots. We also have a wireless connection for our two cottages.

Seconsett Island is charming; drive across the causeway and you will be at this cottage on the bay.

From the beach looking up the path

Overlooking Seconsett Island Point from our beach

 Path from the cottage to our beach

 Yards away, a larger beach

A Resident Osprey Family - feeding the babies

Welcome to Seconsett Island

 South Cape Beach, Mashpee

Miles of Beach at South Cape Beach

 Overlooking Waquoit Bay from the Beach

Sunset over Waquoit Bay

Rate Schedule

Peak Season (through Labor Day)

$2375 per week

Off Season

$1200-$1500 per week

Security/Damage Deposit (Refundable)

$500
Refundable under conditions that cottage is left as clean as it was upon check-in and there are no damages.

Rental Period

Saturday 3 PM to Saturday 10 AM

Off-season weekend rates

$250 per night with a 2 night minimum

Off-season 3 Night Package

3 nights, $600, extra night(s) $125/night

Pet Policy

Pets Considered/Pet Fee $15 per day

Furnished Cottage at the beach

Four Season, heated

3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath

Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher

Sleeps 6-8; 1 Queen, 4 twins, sleepsofa

Microwave, Toaster, Coffee Maker, Vacuum, full size refrigerator, stove

Infant furniture available by request -portable crib, highchair

Ferries - a short drive for daytrips to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

Washburn Island accessible by boat/kayak

Lobster Pot

Outside Smoking ok

Waterview - steps away from our beach

Rooftop Deck overlooking Waquoit Bay

Ground level Deck/Patio, Fenced Yard

Linens Provided, Kitchen well supplied

Outside Shower

Cable TV/VCR/DVD, CD Player/Radio

Sand toys

Deck furniture, beach chairs

Small Pets Considered -   Pet fee

Convenient to Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, Hyannis

Close to Mashpee Commons

Wonderful Sunsets

Deeded Beach Rights to small shared private beach, larger beach yards away

Public Boat Ramps Nearby

Great area for biking, walking

Short drive to South Cape Beach State Park

Charcoal Grill

Living Room, Dining Room, Galley Kitchen

Gate provided for spiral staircase

Kayak rental available nearby

Wireless Internet access in Mashpee Commons

Deepwater access to Nantucket Sound

Sea Breeze in Summer, Heated in Winter

View availability calendar - click here

 Credit cards accepted (via Paypal) under certain conditions.

Mashpee Commons Information - Shopping, movies, restaurants, grocery stores, entertainment. WiFi Hotspot area.

South Cape Beach State Park -- South Cape Beach, located between Waquoit Bay and Vineyard Sound, contains a wide variety of coastal environments, including barrier beach and dunes, salt marsh, scrub oak/pitch pine woodland and "kettle" ponds. A magnificent white sand beach stretches for over a mile.

Washburn Island Information - The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, Division of Forests and Parks, manages the Island as a part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Cape Cod National Seashore (National Park Service Website)
Cape Cod National Seashore - Informational Site

National Weather Service - Local Weather Forecast

Ferry Information - Hyannis or Falmouth Departures

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Google Earth view

Aerial view of the Islands
Each Island is connected to the mainland by a causeway,