Lovely, sun-filled, completely renovated, 4 bedroom 2 full bath house located within walking distance to beautiful, kid-friendly Ridgevale Beach. This comfortable home features a private expansive deck with seating for 10, Outdoor shower, relaxing hot tub, heated bathroom floors, a/c units in all bedrooms, beautifully landscaped grounds, and exquisite New England décor. This picturesque kid friendly home promises a charming and relaxing year-round stay. From June 22, 2019 through September 7, 2019 we only accept weekly rentals (Saturday 4pm arrival to Saturday 10:00am departure) . During this time period, cancellation is strict. We are local and can come by to help with any questions or concerns HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING/WATER: 1. There are 3 heating zones; Living room, Master Bedroom, upstairs a. Living room thermostat control heat for the living room, kitchen and hallway b. Master bedroom controls heat for both downstairs bedrooms c. Upstairs control both upstairs bedrooms and hallway. d. Use the up and down arrows to adjust the temperature. For cooler months, make sure switch is all the way to the right, “heat”. 2. There are window air conditioners for all bedrooms and the Living room a. Living room air conditioner will cool living room and kitchen. Set it to a comfortable temperature and will automatically keep at that temperature. b. Please keep front and back doors closed while running the air conditioner. 3. Hot water is very hot, be careful with young children. KITCHEN: 1. Kitchen is fully equipped with stove, microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator, coffee machines, toaster, blender, hand mixer, salad spinner, waffle iron, pots, pans, cooking utensils, plates, flatware, glasses, bowls. 2. Oven can be operated by pressing the bake or broil buttons followed by the up and down arrows to increase/decrease temperature. 3. Microwave has 3 preset time/high buttons, push 1, 2 or 3 for the number of minutes you want to zap an item on high. 4. Coffee machines, one Keurig, one regular 5. Dishwasher: Shut door completely and put the on/off power button that is the furthest button on the left. Select the NORMAL wash button. LIVING ROOM: 1. There is a remote for TV and one for soundbar. There is Bluetooth for the soundbar if you want to listen to your own music. 2. Fireplace is only to be used with candles. BEDROOMS: 1. Off season: Clean sheets on the beds, please strip USED beds and put sheets in hamper in Master bedroom(downstairs). BATHROOMS: 1. Please only use single ply toilet paper because we are on septic and don’t flush ANYTHING ELSE DOWN THE TOILET. 2. Heated floors and towel racks. Use the on/off button for the Towel racks. Floors will be on. UPSTAIRS BEDROOMS: 1. Upstairs TV/computer: Use source button on the remote to toggle between Xbox, TV and computer. Leave remote on desk 2. Upstairs thermostat is in the bedroom to the right. OUTDOOR DECK: 1. Outdoor furniture cushions are in the finished basement room at the bottom of the stairs to the left. Please put them back in the room when you leave. 2. Use the outdoor shower when returning from the beach to get all the sand off before coming in the house. Shower has both hot/cold water (summer only). 3. GAS GRILL: Turn gas on and turn the knob on for ignition. Push the ignition button until flames are seen. 4. HOT TUB: Open the cover ½ way over the black arm. Use the arm from the side to lift the cover all the way up. The caddy will hold the cover in place. To close, swing the arm so ½ cover goes over the hot tub and then lift the other ½ over the rest of the tub. Please put the cover on after EACH TIME the tub is used, to preserve the heat. The control switch is set to run for 20 minutes. You can restart by pushing the 1, 2 and 3 buttons to re- start the jets and air circulation. 5. PLEASE REMOVE SAND FROM BODY BEFORE GOING INTO TUB. DON’T INCREASE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 104 AND ADULT NEED TO BE PRESENT WITH ANY CHILD IN THE TUB. BASEMENT/GARAGE: 1. Laundry machine and dryer in basement. Please follow instructions. Only need small amount of detergent/softener. DON’T OVERFILL WASHER MACHINE AND CLEAN LINT HOLDER IN DRYER AFTER EACH USE. 2. Please use any of the beach toys/bikes in basement. Put back before you leave. CHATHAM’S BEACHES AND PONDS: 1. RIDGEVALE BEACH: Within walking/ biking distance from the house. Walk to end of George Ryder Rd South, take a left and then a right and continue to the end of the cul-de-sac. There is a neighborhood easement path through small patch of wood onto Cranberry lane. Don’t worry about sign that says “Cranberry lane association only”, we have legal passage to the beach. You can walk either right or left on the lane, it meets up to a single lane that takes you to main road where you take a left and it will take you down to the Parking lot. Ridgevale has a Café and store that sells beach items. It serves lunch food, ice cream and coffee. Beach is wonderful for families because it has an inlet from the ocean, causing a shallow stream where children can safely play in the water. 2. HARDINGS BEACH: Short Driving distance. Go out to Rt 28, take a right and then the first right onto Barn Hill road (right after Ship Ahoy plaza). Follow signs to parking lot. It is a quintessential Cape Cod beach, supposedly the nicest in Chatham. We always park in the second parking lot. You can walk for quite some distance to the lighthouse. 3. LIGHTHOUSE BEACH: Drive through town and take a right at the end of Rt 28 and go until you see the light house, beach to the right. This is a beautiful spot to stop and see the views. You can park for ½ hour right there, but otherwise there is no paid parking, unless you got a weekly pass. You have to continue driving pass the beach, turning right in the bend where the road divides and follow thet road. There is limited parking on the left side of the road. Water at the beach in much cooler than at Ridgevale or Hardings Beach. 4. MONOMOY RESERVATION: If you take a slight left instead of right at the bend where road forks from Lighthouse beach it will take you to the reservation (follow road and it will eventually guide you). There is free parking there and it is a wonderful place to take a hike with family and use the natural beach area where you can swim in the ocean. 5. NORTH CHATHAM BEACHES: Driving across Rt 28 from the house, onto George Ryder Road, leading to Airport (passed Ocean state lot). Pass the airport and turn left onto Old Queen Anne road and first right onto Training Field road. It will take you down to Rt. 28 (RT 28 loops around Chatham, you crossed over to Rt 28 going north). Take a left on RT 28, going north (if you go right it will take you back into Chatham). You will get to Pleasant Bay where you can park along the road, or there is small gravel road leading down to a natural parking area. If you continue on Rt 28 north it will take you to Orleans. 6. OYSTER POND: Center in Chatham. Driving into Chatham, when getting to traffic light where CVS and Chatham Village Market, turn off to the right, Pond road as you would go to the grocery store. Follow road until you see the Pond. Parking can be difficult so parking in one of big parking lots in town and walking to the pond makes most sense. 7. SCHOOL HOUSE POND: Fresh water pond and favorite with children. Take left on Rt 28, go about ½ mile down and take right onto George Ryder road, travel about 1 ½ mile and follow signs to the pond. 8. WHITE POND: On the bike path going towards Chatham. Great swimming pond and often very quiet. Small beach area. Also accessible by car with free parking. Take right onto Rt 28, go down about 1 mile, by Agway, take a left onto Old Queen Anne road. Follow for about ½ mile and where signs for Bike path (by a pedestrian/bike cross over) take a right onto Wilfred road and follow until you see parking on the left. CHATHAM ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: 1. Friday nights old fashion Band Concert in the center of town at the Bandstand, across from the Squire restaurant. Put a blanket or tarp ( can use one from Garage) after 9am to reserve a spot. July through August. Very popular for the whole family. Bring a Picknick!! 2. Cape Cod Kid’s activity booklet as well as other booklets are available at several merchants (Closest would be Larry’s PX, breakfast restaurant in Ship Ahoy plaza on Rt 28) or at the Chamber of Commerce office on Mainstreet (small wooden building on right side when entering town). 3. BIKE PATH: Cross over Rt 28 to George Ryder road (going to airport) Right after passing Ocean State Work Lot, you will see entrance to the Bike path on your right side. It will take you into town and you will find Bike maps along the way for further assistance. If you go further up on George Ryder Road, you can enter bike trail on left side of road going towards Harwich. 4. CHILLERS SNOW CONES: Ship Ahoy plaza, corner of Rt 28 and Barn Hill road (take at right onto Rt 28 from our road). Favorite of children. 5. FISH PIER: every afternoon around 4-6pm, boats arrive loaded with fish that gets unloaded. Lots of seals gather to catch some scraps. At end of Rt 28 (Main street) going through Town take a left on Shore drive, pass Chatham Bars and Inn until sign for the pier on right hand side. 6. GO CARTS and TRAMPOLINES: fun on cloudy days. Take a left on Rt 28 and head towards Harwich. At the Y, stay on Rt 28 and you will see them on the right side. About 5 miles from the house. 7. DRIVE IN THEATER: Off Rt 6 in Wellfleet, about 30 min drive from our house. Double features. 8. WELLFLEET/AUDUBON WILDLIFE REFUGEE: Guided tours for the family. Excellent educational opportunity for everyone. Check the activity guides for more information. 9. CHATHAM: Chatham league summer baseball. 7pm, check activity guide for schedule. Chatham Candy, favorite for children (and adults). 10. MONOMOY THEATER: on Rt 28 (Main street) before reaching down town on the left. Great local theater with shows through the summer 11. ORPHEUM THEATER: Downtown Chatham, movie cinema. 12. DAY TRIPS: Harwich Port (15 min)/Dennis Port (30 min) / Brewster (20 min)/ Province town (1 hour)/ Wellfleet (40 min)/ Truro Vineyards (50 min)/ Hyannis (40 min). 13. WHALE WATCH/ DEEP SEA FISHING: Check activity booklet for more information 14. WATER PARKS: Cape Codder Water Park in Hyannis (45 min) , Water Wizz of Cape Cod Wareham MA (about 1 hour) GROCERIES AND TAKE OUT: 1. Stop and Shop in Harwich on rte 137. One of the largest grocery stores in Northeast. 2. Chatham Village Market on Rt 28, Chatham. Smaller, more expensive but wonderful meats 3. Macs Fish Market on Rt 28 going towards Chatham, right hand side. Great fish market and prepared foods/ lunch place. 4. Marion’s Pie shop a must visit in Chatham. Homemade pies and dessert. Chicken salad and Lobster roll are awesome. Buy early! They run out of favorite pies in afternoon. Take left on Rt 28 and go for about ½ mile, on the right. 5. Chatham Cheese fantastic cheese/charcutier and wine store on Rt 28, left side before getting in to town. 6. Chatham Cookware great fresh sandwiches and picnic basket lunch. Favorite of Harry Conick Jr. Downtown Chatham on Mainstreet. 7. Chatham Corner store best Burrito you ever have. Located intersection of Rt 137 and Old Queen Anne road. Can be tough parking but worth a visit. 8. Emack and Bolios downtown Chatham, but hidden behind main street. Beats Buffy’s ice cream. REMEMBER, DURING SUMMER ITS HUMID SO MAKE SURE TO TIE UP/CLOSE UP PLASTIC BAGS SO DRY FOOD DON’T GET SOGGY. CHATHAM SHOPPING AND RESTAURANTS: 1. Candy Manor: homemade chocolate, free fudge samples at the cashiers, Main street 2. Island Pursuit: Nice clothing store for men and women. Preppy clothing, nice sales staff 3. Mahi Gold: Clothing styles that originated in Chatham, Main street 4. Art stores: Many to choose from in and out of Downtown Chatham 5. Tale of the Cod: Nice furniture and gift store, Main street 6. Gustave: Olive oils and vinegars, Main street 7. Squire restaurant: Famous for Chatham, children friendly, moderate priced food. Bar busy at night with younger people 8. Bistro: Nice raw bar with out door seating, Main street 9. Blue fins Sushi and Sake bar: great sushi in a modern style restaurant. 10. Carmines pizza: great pizza, reasonable priced, Main street 11. Impudent Oyster: Upscale restaurant of Main street 12. Sandis Diner: reasonable priced breakfast and lunch restaurant down town, Mainstreet 13. Hangar B: Phenomenal breakfast restaurant at the Airport on George Ryder road. It is very popular, expect to wait for 45min to 1 hour. 14. Larry PX: Breakfast and lunch restaurant close to the house. Crowded with locals 15. Cream and Kone: on Rt 28 right across from Ocean State Job lot. Fried seafood/chicken/ hamburgers. 16. Upscale dinners at Chatham Bars Inn and Wequassett resort: Both are 5 star hotels on the water. Fun to eat lunch at CBI on the water by the pool. Wequassett has a Jazz music series on Tuesday and Wednesday nights through summer, serving a light bar menu and drinks. Sunday brunch fantastic, reservations required. $$$$ THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF EVERYTHING CHATHAM AND SURRONDING AREA HAS TO OFFER. CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS. ENJOY YOUR VACATION!!