Waterfront cottage with tidelands, creek and waterfall!
Are you ready for spectacular view? Waterfront wildlife lagoon. Relax on the spacious deck with fire table overlooking creek waterfall. Floatplane and marina services nearby. Private meadow and serene creek nature walk. Kayak from your front yard and explore basket island 1000 feet offshore. Private beach and tidelands. Kingfish restaurant within walking distance. Garden tours of our organic vegetable gardens and fruit orchard. . We love to recommend many local favorite hikes, shops, cafes.
Host was extremely friendly and helpful and accommodations were comfortable. The âwaterfallâ was disappointing. The kids had a great time in the lagoon looking for shells and crabs when the tide was out.
The stars were out and the Marina in the distance with all the boats stood out.
We saw so much wildlife⊠peacocks, geese, deer, blue herons and on and on.
House was wonderful.
I have stayed there maybe 6 times.
I keep going back !
We had a great week on Orcas Island with our three daughters. The Island House is an adorable property conveniently located in Westsound with amazing views! Overall the house was clean enough, but the property could use some updates to the furniture and bed linens for improved comfort. The kitchen was particularly outdated. There were only 5 plastic plates (1 of which was visibly dirty) and some paper plates available for us to use. The property manager was friendly and helpful!
John was the most attentive host we've come across. He actually came down and greeted us on arrival, giving us an overview of the property. Beautiful setting, lots of wildlife and a view of the sound and marina. Property could use a little updating, but nothing that detracted from our stay. I would highly recommend as is. On our first day, John mysteriously heard that my daughter had car trouble, which turned out to be needing a new battery. John not only volunteered to get the battery for us, he remove/installed and tested all systems to make sure no other problem caused it. Again I would highly recommend this property.
Reservations (First week in August)were made almost a year in advance. The end of April the host was forced to call us to tell us the owner of the property had decided she wanted the last two days of our reservation. It is difficult to find another place in that short notice on the very busy Orcas Island. Our flight reservations had been made as well as the ferry reservations to get to Orcas Island. We were at their mercy. We then had to stay in substandard housingâ3 trailers. The host was very nice and bent over backwards to accommodate us but it definitely wasnât like being together in the house. So I am cautioning other renters of this property that you might be kicked out for your whole reservation or part of it. Very inconsiderate of the owner.
John Wachter has lived in Westsound for many years, and the property was originally purchased by John's grandfather, a Bellingham jeweler, more than 80 years ago. Over time many fruit trees and shrubs were planted on this fertile, sunny land, and today the estate has apples, plums, peaches, apricots, seabuckthorn, figs, currants, blueberries and raspberries designed by horticulturalist Arthur Koch, as well as medicinal herb garden designed exclusively by Chris Stateham. Recently a fantastic heated pool and spa with outdoor kitchen so guests can enjoy this gorgeous setting and feel the same magic they feel everyday living in paradise. John also enjoy antiques and collecting, and guests can see many vintage items throughout the property
Island House being part of the Sunburnt Mermaid Cottages estate, guests can tour our upper gardens and orchard, sampling fruit and vegetables and enjoying the spacious grounds. Having tidelands, along with kayak rentals, beach combing and exploring the local area and Westsound marina and dining at our local restaurant walking distance from the cottage