Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rental: Charming Oak Bluffs Retreat
February 19, 2010 by Anne Mayhew
Filed under Activities, Feature, MV Rentals, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Quiet Getaways, Vineyard Towns
This condo, located in the heart of Oak Bluffs ,is the perfect place to enjoy your Vineyard vacation. Offering 2 bedrooms with 2 baths this is the perfect retreat for a romantic getaway or a fun filled escape for your small family!
You cannot beat the location! The shops and restaurants of down town Oak Bluffs are located just steps away! There is no need for a car, although parking is available, because even the beach is within walking distance.
Offering a quaint and charming atmosphere, which the private deck located on the second story, as well as the garden patio enhances, this rental will help you fully enjoy your Martha’s Vineyard vacation.
Providing all the amenities you would come to expect from your vacation rental this condo would surely be one of the highlights of your Martha’s Vineyard vacation! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this rental or any other vacation rental on Martha’s Vineyard!
Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rental: Private in Oak Bluffs
October 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Feature, MV Rentals, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Beaches, Vineyard Towns
If there’s one question that I hear from every potential vacation house renter, it’s, “How far is it to the beach?” This Oak Bluffs, restored Victorian cottage makes my part in this conversation easy! The beach is 30 feet from the house, literally at the bottom of the stairs. And the beach is private!
This house is called ‘The Main Deck’ as it is one of three houses in a family compound that includes 150 feet of this coveted private beach. The other two houses can be rented as well – perfect for a big family gathering, a friend celebration or a wedding. Or you can just rent The Main Deck on its own. With five bedrooms and two and half baths, the cottage sleeps eleven.
Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rental: Oak Bluffs Oasis!
September 23, 2009 by admin
Filed under Feature, MV Rentals, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Towns
Does it seem to you like I’m always saying, this is my favorite house? Well, I have only one excuse: we have so many gorgeous properties in our rental inventory! This amazing home in the Oak Bluffs neighborhood, Sengekontacket, is no exception. Sengekontacket is a quiet community with water access to Sengekontacket pond and the community tennis courts. The house itself is surrounded by the pond, offering gorgeous water views.
Inside, the house is nothing short of spectacular. It’s charming, spacious, very Vineyard all around. The main house features a screened-in porch with an adjoining deck. And just look at that kitchen! The main house has two bedrooms and a loft and the guest quarters has one bedroom with living room and a loft area with a view. So, it’s great if you’re multi-generational or even two families getting together.
This area of the island is centrally located down-island so you have easy access to downtown Oak Bluffs, Edgartown and Vineyard Haven. The closest ocean beach is State Beach which is a great kid beach because it’s on the sound side which means not a ton of surf, but plenty of crab, shells and sunshine!
Contact me for information or to book for this fall or next summer!
Tivoli Day in Oak Bluffs
September 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Activities, Events, Families, Feature, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Towns
Okay, so it’s not quite warm enough to hit the beach, but the fun on Martha’s Vineyard really doesn’t stop when the cool breezes start to blow. This Saturday, September 19, is Oak Bluff’s annual Tivoli Day Festival. Marking the end of the summer, this party is one big neighborhood celebration meets huge street fair.
Live music, awesome food from local restaurants and arts and crafts for the island’s artisans fill the streets. Not to be missed, many of the Circuit Avenue merchants will be offering bargains left over from their summer stock. Tivoli Day is a always a family event and super kid friendly, with the children’s parade taking the top spot as one of the best parts of the day! The island’s youngest decorate bikes, wagons and, sometimes even their pets – before taking to the streets to show off their finery.
Oak Bluffs is known for the picturesque and charming Cottage City, a wonderful neighborhood of gingerbread cottages just beyond Circuit Ave. where Tivoli Day takes place. Whether it’s your first or fiftieth visit to OB, make sure you take time to take a stroll through to see the colors as they hold the warmth of summer just a little longer than the rest of the island!
Admission is free and the festivities run from 12-5 pm. FYI, the rain date is September 20. For more information contact Dennis daRosa at 508-693-0110 or dendarosa@yahoo.com.
If you’re looking for an Oak Bluffs vacation rental, please contact me!
Waters of the World in Oak Bluffs
August 31, 2009 by admin
Filed under Activities, Families, Feature, Kids, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Towns
So here we are on Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by water and aquatic life…but it’s kind of hard to see! I mean crabs and clams and starfish abound, but what about all of the other life that hangs out in the depths below? Thankfully, the new aquarium in Oak Bluffs (right downtown!) lets us see everything.
Waters of the World features sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, invertebrates, alligators, anaconda, eels, barracuda stingrays and many other exotic fish. They also have special exhibits that showcase the aquatic life and ecosystems from areas around the globe like: the Caribbean, the Nile River, the Amazon, the Everglades and the Great Barrier Reef.
Visit the touching pools, watch the sharks being fed and make sure you check out the retail store where you can start your own home aquarium. Visit www.watersoftheworld.org for details, hours and directions.
Island of lights: Illumination on Martha’s Vineyard
August 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under Activities, Events, Feature, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Towns
It’s only fitting that the Grand Illumination in Cottage City, Oak Bluffs lands just days before President Obama and his family arrive for their Martha’s Vineyard vacation. Over a century ago, this wonderful tradition was created to welcome the Governor of Massachusetts to the island.
This Wednesday night, August 19, 2009, as the sun sets in Oak Bluffs, the gingerbread cottages at the old campmeeting grounds, hundreds of colorful Chinese and Japanese lanterns are lit – effectively ‘illuminating’ the houses, the ground, the ocean-salty air. Visitors and islanders, newcomers and old friends walk around the campgrounds and sit on porches chatting, enjoying and taking in the sights.
Music can be heard from the center of Cottage City as a Community Sing and a band concert happen in the Tabernacle -the ‘physical and spiritual center of the Campground.’ Built in 1879, the Tabernacle and the community hold weekly church services and many musical events all summer. It’s a beautiful place to listen to music – especially with the glow of lanterns surrounding and adding to the music!
For more information about the Martha’s Vineyard Campmeeting Association and the Grand Illumination, visit their website.
And to book the perfect Oak Bluffs rental, contact me!
Music and Art: Mystical Tibet on Martha’s Vineyard
July 27, 2009 by admin
Filed under Activities, Events, Families, Feature, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Towns
Martha’s Vineyard attracts talent – of the spiritual, artistic and musical variety – every summer. A few weeks ago, I was lucky to see the Drepung Loseling Tibetan Monks perform. As part of their foundation with Richard Gere, they travel the world, bringing the culture of Tibet wherever they go.
On the Vineyard, they held daily meditation and a series of lectures on everything from meditation from depression and stress to practicing universal kindness. The famed multiphonic singers performed traditional temple music and mystical masked dances at the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle. The incredible show featured elaborate costumes, traditional instruments and their unique singing.
The monks also constructed a sand mandala painting of Green Tara, a female Buddha that represents prosperity and accomplishment, by extraordinarily pouring millions of grains of colored sand into place over a period of days. Below is an incredible video of the monks at work:
The monks have made the Vineyard a regular stop on their tour – they’re bound to be here next year! I can’t wait…I hope you’ll make it out to the island for a little beach time and a healthy dose of mediation and culture.
Musical Mondays at Featherstone, Oak Bluffs
July 8, 2009 by Anne Mayhew
Filed under Activities, Events, Families, Feature, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs
“Featherstone, the island’s only year-round non-profit arts center, celebrates 13 very fruitful years of bringing art, in a myriad of forms, to island audiences and participants. With gallery shows, workshops, art camps, evenings of music and film, and fundraising events, Featherstone has been the living beating heart of the Vineyard art scene for over a decade now.”
And it’s where I found myself for yet another magical Musical Monday night. Musical Monday’s feature great musicians and harbor an enveloping community on Featherstone’s outdoor stage every week from 6:30-8:00 p.m. for $7!
This past week was a fantastic concert. Imagine an old fashioned, small community get together. You bring your lawn chair, blanket, dinner, family and friends. We packed a picnic dinner complete with fried chicken, slaw, pasta salad, potato salad, wine, lemonade and fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. The kids ran around and played some catch while we enjoyed Jemima James along with Willie Mason, her son, Kate Taylor (James’ sister) and her nephew, Jethro.
The setting is intimate and warm…and beautiful. We drove out of Featherstone just in time to witness a beautiful sunset over the tree line.
Here’s the Musical Mondays lineup for Summer 2009:
July 13 Tristan Israel, Nancy Jephcote & Paul Thurlow
folk, country, blues and original tunes
July 20 Johnny Hoy & The Blue Fish
July 27 Barking Daisy featuring Christine McLean, Ray Frazio & Chris Seidel:
eclectic mix of music from the 50’s to today
August 3 Kevin Keady
folk and Americana
August 10 Mike Benjamin Band
rootsy Americana music
Check it out!!!
A taste of the Caribbean on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard
June 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under Feature, Food, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Towns
Deon’s, a fantastic Vineyard restaurant, has moved from Chilmark to Oak Bluffs this season giving folks easier access to its extraordinary food. Also, moving to Oak Bluffs means that alcohol will be served on the premises as Chilmark is a dry town and Oak Bluffs is not.
With his family, Deon hails from Anguilla but makes Martha’s Vineyard home. He’s brought his Caribbean flair to this island, however – and his “Contemporary, Caribbean Fusion” is sooo good. It really is a perfect match…I mean, we have more fresh fish here than you can shake a net at.
Here’s a sneak peak at the 2009 summer menu…
Reggae Mussels with coconut rum, madras curry, soft herbs, thyme, fennel & celery~
Conch Fritter Calypso with avocado, pesto, sprouts, jakanoo sauce~
Miso Crusted Swordfish with sweet batata fries & braised asparagus~
Cinnamon Braised Lamb Rack with Merlot ver jus, green beans and yucca puree
They’re open for dinner and Sunday brunch and you can find Deon’s Restaurant right on the main strip in Oak Bluffs, 53 Circuit Ave. 508.693.0001
And…We’ve got some great vacation rentals just a leisurely walk away from your dinner table! Contact me for more info.
Oak Bluffs Rental: Not your everyday island cottage!
June 8, 2009 by Anne Mayhew
Filed under MV Rentals, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Towns
I have a bounty of beautiful, classic Martha’s Vineyard houses available for summer vacation rentals…and I also have some rare gems. This house right on the Lagoon in Oak Bluffs is not a dime-a-dozen! Here are the highlights:
Original. For starters, there’s a triceratops skull in the foyer! The owner of the house found it on an archaelogical dig. There’s also a very cool swing in the living room. And the design elements throughout make this house one of a kind.
Water, water everywhere. This contemporary house sits right on the Lagoon in Oak Bluffs, giving you 500 feet of private beach. It also has a gorgeous pool in the back yard and a hot tub. Of course, being in Oak Bluffs, you’re never far from the ocean – it’s just a short drive away.
Sunlight. Someone once told me they just wanted to rent land and not a house because they didn’t want to miss a second of Vineyard sunshine. Well, this is the house for you sun worshipers. There are almost as many windows as there are walls! The whole house is light, bright and vibrant.
Contact me for full information on this incredible rental!
