Our grandfather built Easterly in 1954 and got the important things right. The porch faces the morning, the kitchen fits four cooks, and the beach is close enough that nobody has ever driven. We raised our kids here every summer, and now we rent it the way we'd want to rent it: directly, from a family, with the good pots.
Anne & Peter Merrow, second-generation keepers of the spare key
Sharp knives, big pots, and a lobster steamer that has seen things.
Hot water, cedar walls, sky overhead. The best shower you'll take all year.
Wood in the shed. The fog rolls in around nine; sweaters help.
Three speeds, baskets, helmets hanging just inside the shed door.
Fiber, and it reaches the porch. For whoever couldn't cancel the call.
Off the kitchen. Sandy towels are exactly what it's for.
On purpose. There's one in the den, and paperbacks everywhere else.
A grinder, a proper kettle, and beans from town waiting in the freezer.
Turn right off the porch, take the boardwalk past the beach plums, and you're in the water before the sunscreen dries. Town is a ten-minute bike ride the other way. Our picks, for what they're worth:
| Season | When | Nightly | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PeakAugust books first | Late June to Labor Day | $525 to $595 | Saturday to Saturday in August. June goes to returning guests first, by tradition. |
| Shoulder | May, June, September, October | $340 to $425 | Three-night minimum. September is the local secret: warm water, empty beach. |
| Off-season | November to April | $240 to $295 | Three-night minimum. Ask about monthly rates; writers keep finding us. |
Rates cover all six of you, linens and towels included, plus one flat $195 cleaning fee. There are no service fees, because there is no service between us.
Easterly has never been listed anywhere. You write to us, and one of us writes back the same day, usually from the porch you're asking about.
Email or call with your dates and who's coming. We confirm availability within the day, often within the hour.
We'll hold your week for 72 hours while you talk it over. No card required to hold, just your word.
Half down by check or bank transfer secures the week; the balance is due 30 days out. You get a plain confirmation email from Anne, not a portal.
Nine Junes in a row now. Our kids' heights are penciled inside the pantry door, with the Merrows' blessing. The Alvarez family, returning since 2017
We emailed about next August from the porch on our last night, before the car was even packed. Kate & Dan, first summer 2025
6 Spindrift Lane
Gull Hollow
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About two hours from the city without Friday traffic. Take the shore road for the last ten minutes. It's slower, and better.
Lockbox on the porch rail. Anne texts the code the morning you arrive, along with where the good beach chairs live.
Leave the key where you found it, and the sand where it lies.
Write to stay@easterly.example
or call (555) 555-0148
A person answers. Usually the person who mows the lawn.