All nationalities welcome! LGBTQ friendly. Warm/earthy comfortable clean, quiet house. 30-45" from many beaches. 25-30" from many rivers & ponds. Your own in room coffee-maker. Wi-Fi. 300+ CDs of misc genre. Very pleasant relaxing sunroom looks into woods. Quiet super safe neighborhood, minutes from town & shopping. Best beach weather after Labor Day. Most beautiful times: spring & fall I'll provide tons of info (where to go, what to do) The space I'm flexible to your specific needs & will try to accommodate special requests. 5 empty drawers & closet space for your use. You will have a primarily private bathroom with an empty drawer and shelf for your toiletries. I may need to use shower only at times. You may also use the 2nd bathroom. Your bedroom has 5 drawers, closet space, 2 luggage racks, and a special place to put keys, phone etc where you will always find them. Bathroom has sturdy grab bar. A shower chair is also available as is a walker and cane. House is all on one level floor, but front entrance has two steps that are very wide and not difficult to navigate with a walker. Wheelchairs could have problems. 1 kayaks* . 2 bikes*, & plenty of beach paraphernalia available for your use. * Please let me know in advance if you are interested in using these to discuss details. House is one story; 2 wide steps in front which can be maneuvered with a walker. Manual wheelchair available. Different trees/flowers bloom through season. Great fall colors! Wide swing and adirondeck chairs on back deck looking into woods and fern filled yard. Small front porch with swing & chairs. You are encouraged to use whole house as you wish to relax in sunroom, on deck, watch movies, Netflix, make meals etc. Kitchen fully equpped. HMDI cable to connect your laptop to 42" TV. .Handmade (by owner) stained glass lamp on dimmer switch hangs over dining room table with view into woods. I offer free coffee, tea for weekenders.i Air popcorn maker and popcorn. On your own for meals, but you may use kitchen and refrigerator to prep meals if you wish. I have a folder of house info, local map, info re: area attractions. PLEASE NOTE: If you have severe cat allergies this may not be recommended, as cats have had access to all areas of home. If mild allergies, I can put an air purifier in the room and cover up a cat perch with plastic if you think that would be sufficient along with allergy meds for your level of allergy No dogs NO smoking. Guest access You will have access to whole house except my bedroom. Internationally famous Assatteague National Park & Chincoteague National Seashore are 40 & 60 minute drives (respectively) 30" to Ocean city 30-45 min from numerous beaches. 25-30 minutes from multiple rivers and ponds. Minutes away from free zoo. Minutes from town and shopping. 30" to Ocean City. 20" from airport Numerous weekend festivals/special events. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If check in on a Friday and stay 3 nights, the 3rd night is $30. Off. If check in on a Monday and stay 3 nights, the 3rd night is $30. Off (can't combine with other discount offers) During your stay Your privacy is respected. I will gladly socialize, or leave you be, per your preference. I have 2 sweet cats (one is VERY friendly and will hope you play with him, the other is shy and will keep his distance) & 4 small, mostly quiet birds. (They go to bed at dusk and sleep all night.) Other things to note Active bird feeders add to enjoyable relaxation on the front porch or back deck. Hummingbird feeder in your window. NOTES: Fri, sat, or sun are preferred for checking in, but not mandatory. On weekends 2 nights are strongly preferred as it is tricky to split the weekend with 2 different guest parties coming & going at the same time. You may check out any day you choose. Substantial discounts for longer stays. JULY 25-27: CHINCOTTEAGUE’S annual INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS PONY SWIM!, Chincotteague fills quickly at very high prices. I am an hour’s drive away from this very special event, followed by a weekend festival. I am very strict about no smoking. If you do smoke, you will be asked to leave immediately with NO REFUND. Your reservation indicates agreement with this policy. EVERYTHING in my home gets re-cycled. I will show you where to put things. Due to website forced choices in some areas, I have to choose one answer for things about which I can usually be flexible if you ask me. Examples: check in & check out times. Just ask if you have any questions or special requests! Depending on my plans, I can usually extend checkout times. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE- TELL ME your estimated arrival time, so that I will be here!!! REMEMBER THAT THIS IS M Y HOME, NOT A HOTEL. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE THAT I MAY ALSO HAVE PLANS AND THUS UPDATE ME IF YOUR ARRIVAL TIME HAS CHANGED. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE AND DONT INFORM ME YOU WILL BE CHARGED $15 for every late hour. Also PLEASE tell me if you decide not to continue on to book. That saves me a lot of time!!!! Thank you!