Cozy Vineyard Haven Cottage < 1 Mi to Beach!

Quiet, simple space was a great home base for a trip to Martha's Vineyard.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the cabin. The main house -a former lodge-is occupied by a wonderful family of 3 siblings from 60s to 80s. The hosts are delightful and welcoming. The cabin sits a few yards behind the main house and is a very cute rustic cabin surrounded by gardens. It has a small kitchen and living area and a small bedroom which is super comfortable. The cabin has a shower with amazing water pressure and a shower skylight which looks up at the forest that the house sits in. Wild turkeys and skunks wander the garden and are great company. There is a front garden to the cabin with a sitting area. Great for resting, reading, and relaxing. The cabin is a mile (lovely 15-20 minute walk) from the heart of Vineyard Haven. Our hosts have had the house in their family for 40 years and welcome you into their fold. In fact, Helen was upset that we had a taxi coming to take us to the airport at the end of our trip as she would have happily taken us. Very cute and very cozy!

This has got to be one of the worse places I have ever stayed. I might as well have lived in the forest. This shack is located on a island that was fully booked, and they used this to their advantage. Evolve is not the manager, they are the messenger for a property and an owner Evolve knows nothing about. The actual owner never responded to requests to gain access. The contacts Evolve gave don’t exisit or they just ignored our presence. You needed to be a plumber to keep hot water going in the shower. Old dirty sponges laying around. No cleaning products. The bathroom sink was filthy, the kitchen had been used and not cleaned, the frig stained with liquids, and there were no blinds or curtains on the large windowed front door so you had to hide to get dressed. Evolve has had numerous complaints online. This location is for glamping or for people who don’t care about hot water or privacy. They charged hotel rates for low-brow glamping. Corporate greed on display here. Never again.

First, the guest cottage was very clean, thanks to Helen. However, 1)there are electrical code violations with no GFCI circuits protecting the kitchen and bath, 2) there is Romex cable and appliance cords stapled to the surface of the walls, 3) there is a 3/8" soft copper tube supplying propane to the water heater and the stove that is also attached to the wall, 4) the instant water heater is set to maintain 130 degrees which too hot. There are places where the walls are not finished and there is no trim anywhere. The mattress is 1960's vintage with internal springs that poke you all night. Check the picture of the bed also. It has walls on 3 sides, forcing whoever sleeps on the long side wall to climb over the other person. Lastly, there are no exterior lights to get to the init from the parking lot. A skunk convinced me to carry a flashlight. At $200/night, even for high season in Martha's Vineyard, I was appalled at the condition. We won't be back.