It's your fun island getaway! Be lazy. Beachcomb for agates. Watch the parade of boats and marine life from your lawn chair. Roast marshmallows from the beach. Gaze the starlit sky. Bike on quiet island country roads. Climb Mt Guemes. Do lots...or Do nothing. Guemes Island is an easy, scenic 1.5 hours drive north of Seattle ending in a 7-minute "convertible" ferry ride from downtown Anacortes. It's a PERFECT getaway! The space Welcome to Guemes Island! Only 90 minutes north of Seattle. Your relaxation begins with an easy 5-minute county ferry ride from downtown Anacortes that runs nearly every half hour. Our island cottage offers a 950+ square feet of comfort and fully stocked for all your needs and has several easy beach accesses. The cottage is perfect for intimate gatherings--or may be rented with the main house (sleeps up to 13 more guests). Its open design concept is practical and homey, the living room opens up to two sleeping areas with two queen beds (a third queen bed is in upstairs loft with lounging area). A doorway opens into the dining with a table expandable for six and a full-sized kitchen with stainless appliances (gas cooktop/oven, microhood, dishwasher, large fridge). The kitchen is well equipped with coffeemaker, toaster, blender and oven toaster. The main level has large bathroom with quartz countertop, 48" custom-tiled shower and full-size washer/dryer. There's additional sleeping in the partially enclosed loft, accessed by a "treehouse" ladder-style staircase (please take caution due to its steepness, and children must be supervised at all times on property). The loft features a queen futon bed and on the other side is a play/lounging area; the loft has a sloped ceiling, about 6 feet tall in the middle to 4 feet at the edge. We are happy to share this enchanting cozy wood-paneled cottage with you. SEVERAL BEACH ACCESS You may access our beach directly when the main house is not occupied. Two more beach access within minutes walk off our road: (1) To the west, about 100 yards, where you can even set up tent camping. (2) To the east, about 300 yards, 64-acres Peach Preserve with woodland trails. Please note: On-site beach access only available if main house is not occupied. EXPAND YOUR LODGING Main Beach House offers 4,000 square feet of pleasure and relaxation (sleeps 13), plus a fantastic Games Parlor! Main House may be booked separately, please inquire. Please note: Parking is common area and shared by all guests of main house and cottage. You have beach access only when main house is not occupied; the backyard (seaside lawn area) is reserved for Main House and its guests. The cottage entry patio, side deck and grass area by the laundry room are dedicated to the Cottage and its guests. All other buildings and the enclosed garden area by the road is private and not accessible to guests. BIKES & SEA KAYAK RENTALS For those wanting to travel simple, you may rent bikes and sea kayaks in downtown Anacortes at Skagit Cycle Center and Blue Otter Outfitters respectively Guest access The beach house, the billiards-games parlor and the backyard (beach side) are reserved for beach house Guests. The main house and detached games parlor are not included with this rental and rented out separately. Parking area is shared. Please inquire if you are interested in also booking them. BEACH ACCESS You may access our beach directly when the main house is not occupied. There's also two other beach access within minutes from the cottage: (1) To the west, about 100 yards or about 3 minutes walk, where you can even set up tent camping. (2) To the east, about 300 yards or 10 minutes walk, 64-acres Peach Preserve with trails. Other things to note Thanks in advance for being respectful and thoughtful Guests. Parking and general grounds are common areas, shared by cottage and main house guests. Please let us know if you have any unique needs or health concerns so we can best assist you with, we want you to have the most comfortable, relaxing lodging experience as possible. Please do not have children play on/near the green lids by the driveway and games parlour, that's our septic holding tanks. Children must be supervised at all times while on property. The cottage has electric heaters, propane hot water heater, and propane oven, and ceiling fan.