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Water view - huge lawn area for croquet. Shoulder season 2025 open!
Family-friendly holiday home in Nantucket
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10 out of 10
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4 bedrooms Sleeps 9 260.1 sq m
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Nantucket, MA
- Place, Madaket Beach14 min walk
- Place, Nantucket Ferry Terminal13 min drive
- Place, Cisco Beach17 min drive
- Airport, Nantucket, MA (ACK-Nantucket Memorial)21 min drive
Rooms & beds
4 bedrooms (sleeps 9)
Cloud Room
1 Single Bed
Downstairs guest room
1 Single Bed and 1 Queen Bed
Master
1 Queen Bed
Upstairs guest room
1 Single Bed and 1 Queen Bed
Upstairs kids' room
2 Single Beds
Downstairs bathroom
Toilet · Shower only
Upstairs bathroom
Toilet · Shower only
Spaces
Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area
About this property
Water view - huge lawn area for croquet. Shoulder season 2025 open!
'Sand Palace' is a wonderful place for a family or two to enjoy a kid friendly vacation. Relax on the open deck enjoying the Madaket Harbor view and sunsets while the kids play in the large backyard. The nearest beach with a life guard in season is a five minute bike ride or ten minute walk, and there are numerous other beaches easily available by bike, car, or shuttle bus. The frequent shuttle stops across the street from the back yard.
Since the entire island is a beach you wake up and decide whether you want surf or calm for the day. Upon returning from a beach, museum, or exploring kind of day you wash off in the enclosed outdoor shower or clean your sandy feet on the back deck, and drop your towels in the mudroom/laundry room.
From there you enter the spacious new eat in kitchen with beautiful granite counter tops and wood floor. The living room has a view of Madaket Harbor and ocean beyond and lets onto the front deck. Downstairs the master bedroom has a queen bed and TV. The downstairs guest room has a queen and single bed.
The open stairway leads upstairs to three rooms and a bathroom. The 'bunk room' has two extra long singles and a water view, while the guest room has a queen and a single also with a water view. There is also a children's play or sleep area known as 'the cloud room.'
In the evening there are games to be played on the lawn, ping-pong in the basement, sunsets to be enjoyed, beach picnics, numerous restaurants for dinner or cocktails, two movie theaters, or just board games and reading at home.
Located a ten minute drive or 20 minute bike ride on a protected bike path from 'downtown,' the house is approached from the Madaket Road but fronts on Washington Avenue which in spite of its grand name is a dirt road largely occupied by the resident rabbits.
Keywords: House, water view, large yard, WiFi, beaches nearby, kayak, bikes, child friendly
Since the entire island is a beach you wake up and decide whether you want surf or calm for the day. Upon returning from a beach, museum, or exploring kind of day you wash off in the enclosed outdoor shower or clean your sandy feet on the back deck, and drop your towels in the mudroom/laundry room.
From there you enter the spacious new eat in kitchen with beautiful granite counter tops and wood floor. The living room has a view of Madaket Harbor and ocean beyond and lets onto the front deck. Downstairs the master bedroom has a queen bed and TV. The downstairs guest room has a queen and single bed.
The open stairway leads upstairs to three rooms and a bathroom. The 'bunk room' has two extra long singles and a water view, while the guest room has a queen and a single also with a water view. There is also a children's play or sleep area known as 'the cloud room.'
In the evening there are games to be played on the lawn, ping-pong in the basement, sunsets to be enjoyed, beach picnics, numerous restaurants for dinner or cocktails, two movie theaters, or just board games and reading at home.
Located a ten minute drive or 20 minute bike ride on a protected bike path from 'downtown,' the house is approached from the Madaket Road but fronts on Washington Avenue which in spite of its grand name is a dirt road largely occupied by the resident rabbits.
Keywords: House, water view, large yard, WiFi, beaches nearby, kayak, bikes, child friendly
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Amenities
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
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House Rules
Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
Children
Children allowed: ages 0–17
Events
No events allowed
Pets
No pets allowed
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Check-out instructions
The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Wash and dry towels the night before you leave because they take forever to dry and the cleaning folks don’t have time to wait the cycle out!
Please wash and dry what sheets you can for the same reason as above. No need to make any beds. Just make it obvious (maybe a note) whether sheets are clean or dirty.
In short, please leave the house as you would when visiting a friend!
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Property Registration Number C0077461970
We should mention
A car is recommended for transport to and from this property
About the area
Nantucket
Located near the beach, this holiday home is in Madaket, a neighbourhood in Nantucket. Cisco Brewers and Nantucket Ferry Terminal are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Loines Observatory and Vestal St Observatory. Travelling with kids? Consider Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum, or check out an event or a game at Nantucket Community Sailing. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Nantucket, MA
What's nearby
- Madaket Beach - 14 min walk - 1.3 km
- Jetties Beach - 12 min drive - 8.9 km
- Nantucket Ferry Terminal - 13 min drive - 9.3 km
- Cisco Beach - 17 min drive - 11.7 km
- Surfside Beach - 19 min drive - 13.4 km
Getting around
Restaurants
- 167 Raw Nantucket - 13 min drive
- Cisco Brewers - 13 min drive
- Something Natural - 10 min drive
- Brotherhood of Thieves - 12 min drive
- Sandbar - 12 min drive
Frequently asked questions
About the host
Hosted by Larry or Nancy D'Oench

My husband and I call the house 'Sand Palace' named after a movie theatre in the British Virgin Islands. This is the kind of place children and grandchildren love. Lots to do, good location, water view.
Why they chose this property
There's so much to do for all ages... we like biking and sunset watching from our deck, guests like to hike to the views from nearby open land, little kids like to catch turtles, bigger ones enjoy riding the shuttle bus or bike into town, and everyone loves the beaches. Being an island surrounded by beaches you can pretty much use any beach you can get to.
What makes this property unique
Water view, large yard for games, bike path to beach or town just across the street, shuttle to town ditto.
Large unfinished basement with a ping pong table and card table available for the odd rainy day.
Large unfinished basement with a ping pong table and card table available for the odd rainy day.
Languages:
English, Spanish
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