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PEACEFUL, SPACIOUS, AND ROMANTIC - your Door County home away from home!
Holiday home with kitchen, near Lake Michigan
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Reviews
10 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1+ bathroomSleeps 4130.1 sq m
Popular amenities
Explore the area
Ephraim, WI
- Place, Sister Bay Beach5 min drive
- Place, Waterfront Park5 min drive
- Place, Ephraim Public Beach5 min drive
Rooms & beds
1 bedroom (sleeps 4)
Common area 1
1 Double Futon
Common area 1
1 King Bed
1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom
Bathroom 1
Bathtub or shower · Toilet
Bathroom 2
Toilet
Spaces
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden
About this property
PEACEFUL, SPACIOUS, AND ROMANTIC - your Door County home away from home!
The APPLE RETREAT is one of two wonderful recent renovation. I spent most of 2021 creating an elegant and charming place to enjoy in all seasons. A private entrance leads to three over-sized rooms, a very large living room with beamed 14-ft cathedral ceiling, all with great windows and light. The living room TV has AmazonPrime, Hulu, Cable etc, and there are also some board games, books etc. A dining-room/kitchen with table for six and a large kitchen island complements the beautiful full kitchen, with microwave, dishwasher, oven and fridge/freezer. Finally there's a very spacious bedroom with King bed and luxury linens, with closet space and en suite bathroom (with tub/shower combo). The home also has a separate powder room. Outside, there is a pretty, enclosed private covered porch immediately outside the dining area, separated from it by three large picture windows. Great for relaxing outside on the evenings. In the daytimes, light streams into the living room and dining areas, making the place feel spacious and relaxed. This impression of space is greatly enhanced by the cathedral ceilings in both the living and dining rooms - rising to 14 feet at their peak. Most of the floors are in an elegant wood finish; the bedroom is carpeted. The house sleeps up to 4: That is: 2 in the King bed, and then a high-end Queen sofa-bed in the living room provides sleeping for 2 more when needed. Rather than creating additional smaller bedrooms, I decided to keep the place generous in proportion, so that guests can really spread out and not feel cramped. The landscaping round the house and in the whole Green Gables complex is almost an obsession for me, and continually a work in progress! - and is already quite stunning. For instance, I planted over 30,000 spring bulbs at Green Gables by hand last Fall!
My two more traditionally-styled vacation rentals nearby (also on the Green Gables property) have also been give almost entirely 5-star ratings by more than 100 groups of guests, and you can read these at the links below. These are the PLUM RETREAT, which sleeps up to 6, and BIRCH REREAT which sleeps 2, and up to 4. Finally, the other newly-renovaterd vacation rental at Green Gables is the SPRUCE RETREAT, a richly furnished, colorful and spacious home, with full kitchen, sleeping 2-4; Oozing with romance and character, it’s great for a couple's romantic getaway, or for a young family. Please explore these to read guests' positive feedback, and discover all that "Green Gables" has to offer.
Plum Retreat: www.vrbo.com/1656362 (Lots of great reviews)
Birch Retreat: www.vrbo.com/1656219 (Lots of great reviews)
Spruce Retreat: www.vrbo.com/2708225 (This one, like APPLE, is new for 2022, so no reviews yet)
I hope you'll choose Green Gables either this year or in the future. If you love gardens and are looking to truly relax, you've found the right place! Its location is perfect from which to get around Door County!
My two more traditionally-styled vacation rentals nearby (also on the Green Gables property) have also been give almost entirely 5-star ratings by more than 100 groups of guests, and you can read these at the links below. These are the PLUM RETREAT, which sleeps up to 6, and BIRCH REREAT which sleeps 2, and up to 4. Finally, the other newly-renovaterd vacation rental at Green Gables is the SPRUCE RETREAT, a richly furnished, colorful and spacious home, with full kitchen, sleeping 2-4; Oozing with romance and character, it’s great for a couple's romantic getaway, or for a young family. Please explore these to read guests' positive feedback, and discover all that "Green Gables" has to offer.
Plum Retreat: www.vrbo.com/1656362 (Lots of great reviews)
Birch Retreat: www.vrbo.com/1656219 (Lots of great reviews)
Spruce Retreat: www.vrbo.com/2708225 (This one, like APPLE, is new for 2022, so no reviews yet)
I hope you'll choose Green Gables either this year or in the future. If you love gardens and are looking to truly relax, you've found the right place! Its location is perfect from which to get around Door County!
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House Rules
Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
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Children
Children allowed: ages 0–17
Events
No events allowed
Pets
No pets allowed
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
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About the area
Ephraim
Located in Ephraim, this holiday home is in a rural area. Francis Hardy Gallery and Frykman Studio Gallery are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Bay Ridge Golf Course and Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
Sister Bay, WI
What's nearby
- Sister Bay Beach - 5 min drive - 4.4 km
- Waterfront Park - 5 min drive - 4.4 km
- Sister Bay Marina - 5 min drive - 4.7 km
- Ephraim Public Beach - 5 min drive - 3.6 km
- Peninsula State Park Golf Course - 8 min drive - 5.8 km
Getting around
Restaurants
- Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik - 5 min drive
- Stabbur Beer Garden - 4 min drive
- Husby's Food & Spirits - 4 min drive
- Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor - 4 min drive
- Boathouse on the Bay - 5 min drive
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About the host
Hosted by Colin Welford
Languages:
English
Premier Host
They consistently provide great experiences for their guests
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