We had a very nice ten day long stay at Orleans Home of Richard with my adult children and their partners and two grandchildren. The location was ideal, with everything we needed less than a 10 minute drive from the house: multiple bay-side beaches, a nice farm based grocery store, the main drag with cute shops, ice cream and sandwich shops, and bike rental store right next to the cape cod rail trail.
Richard went above and beyond to make us feel at home. They were incredibly responsive, helped us plan a private chef for my daughter’s 30th birthday, and even gifted us fresh produce and allowed us to use delicious vegetables from their large garden.
The house worked well for our needs too. The kitchen was well equipped with the exception of a microwave oven (we cooked most meals ourselves), including a dishwasher, and opened up into the living room, where we spent most of our time together in the house. The laundry machines came in handy often. The deck, fire pit, smoker grill and outdoor shower made the summer stay extra special. The house had plenty of bath and beach towels and very nice all natural/organic toiletries, and some beach toys for the grandchildren. One person was even able to work remotely during the week, however, the internet is somewhat spotty and not very fast. There is also no TV in the house (we loved that)
The house did have a few quirks: mainly, there is not a ton of privacy. Two of the bedrooms are loft-style, without walls or doors, so they have little privacy or noise insulation. Another one of the rooms had a cut-out above the door, so it also lacked some noise insulation. Two other small bedrooms behind the fireplace are walk-through rooms. That was not a problem for us since we used one of them for storage and other one as a playroom for our grandchild. Although the sleeping areas worked out for us, I must admit that we were somewhat unprepared for this configuration since the images on the site did not make it very evident as to the exact nature of the bedrooms.
On the whole, we had a terrific trip and were able to make it work with these quirks and have a great time. Thank you, Richard!