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Cottage on Ocean Cove, Down Private Rd, Beach Front

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View from private lane. Note outdoor shower. (There's an indoor one, too.)
Looking down the private lane on a day with rough surf and wispy clouds
The porch is breezy -- screens on 3 sides.
front of house. Gas grill by front door. Buoys on shed in back.
Looking through screened porch, over old stone wall to the cove.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 5

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

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14 Little Pond Cove Rd, Little Compton, RI, 02837
  • Goosewing Beach Preserve
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Tappens Beach
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Easton's Beach
    ‪48 min drive‬
  • Newport, RI (NPT-Newport State)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Loft

3 Single Beds

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only · Outdoor shower

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Cottage on Ocean Cove, Down Private Rd, Beach Front

Rejoice and rejuvenate in this tiny slice of paradise. This recently-constructed cottage (built in 2011) is situated at the end of a private lane, directly on a cove. From the old stone wall in front, it’s literally a stone’s throw to the ocean. To the right of where your stone lands is a rocky shoreline (fishing!), to the left is a pebbly beach (swimming!), and within hiking distance around the points on both sides (beach combing!) are large sandy beaches (sand castles!). A small stream flows into the cove. Less than two miles by road from public beach (South Shore) or hike on shore around the point to a private beach (Briggs).

The cottage has one bedroom, living/dining room, galley kitchen with dishwasher, washer and dryer, one full bathroom (w/ shower), an outside shower, a mostly unfurnished loft that can sleep three, screened porch, and gas grill. We are your neighbors and appreciate reasonably quiet renters.

Come listen to the ocean, admire the stars, walk along the shore, read a novel and feel the wind. The way vacation used to be.

Note #1: Because we dislike fees as much as you do, we don’t charge a cleaning fee or pet fee. In exchange, we ask guests to please treat our cottage kindly.

Note #2: We rent only by the week, from one Saturday to the next. We may relax this policy in spring and fall but will likely require stays of at least 4 nights during those times, starting or ending on a Saturday. Send us a message to inquire about stays less than a week.

To learn more about what makes this property and Little Compton special, scroll to the bottom of this page and click on "View more about Doug Levey".

Property manager

Doug Levey
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Kids love the loft. Ladder safety is in your hands
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 9 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Because we don't charge for cleaning, we ask guests to help by putting sheets & towels in washer and turning it on before departing on their last day.
Guests are expected to put out trash and recycling bins on days collection takes place (once/week).
Guests are expected to take reasonable care to conserve water and to flush only bodily waste and toilet paper into the (delicate) septic system.

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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Property Registration Number 11/15/2024, RE.01192-STR

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Little Compton

Located in Little Compton, this cottage is in a rural area and on the beach. Newport Mansions is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Easton's Beach and Cliff Walk. Coastal Roasters and Escobar's Highland Farm are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Little Compton, RI

What's nearby

  • Goosewing Beach Preserve - 5 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Tappens Beach - 14 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Easton's Beach - 48 min drive - 43.7 km
  • Second Beach - 48 min drive - 43.3 km
  • Newport Mansions - 51 min drive - 45.4 km

Getting around

  • Newport Ferry Station - 53 min drive
  • Newport, RI (NPT-Newport State) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Art Cafe - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Gray's Daily Grind - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪The Back Eddy - ‬25 min drive
  • ‪The Barn - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Westport Sea Farms - ‬27 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Cottage on Ocean Cove, Down Private Rd, Beach Front pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Cottage on Ocean Cove, Down Private Rd, Beach Front?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Cottage on Ocean Cove, Down Private Rd, Beach Front?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Cottage on Ocean Cove, Down Private Rd, Beach Front located?

Nestled on the beach, this Little Compton cottage is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Goosewing Beach Preserve and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Wilbor House Museum. Lloyd's Beach and Tappens Beach are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 87 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 87 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alexander A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Home away from home
This is my favorite place to be away from hassles of everyday life. Doug is always responding to my requests. Already thinking about next time here. Thanks
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Ruth D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Take a Deep Breath
Inhale the ocean air, enjoy the beautiful sunrise. Cozy cottage, well stocked. Enjoyed our peaceful time there.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
peaceful and beautiful
We've stayed at the Maus Haus multiple times over the last dozen years. It is a relaxing and peaceful experience every time. Very quiet and isolated, you can see and hear the ocean. Beautiful sunrises. A terrific place to recharge your batteries.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Colette J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Charming week!
As for the last years, our stay in the cottage was charming.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeannette S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful spot by the ocean
We love our annual stay in Little Compton. We love to see, hear, and smell the ocean from our little cottage. The quiet area is perfect for walking, running, and biking. And there’s a farmers market and a winery nearby!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Serene nature!
Lovely cozy cottage, a short pretty walk to a cool rocky beach, and lovely views of woods and fields from the screened in porch! We loved picking up local produce at Wishing Stone and Young’s, and had some great walks in local woods and beaches. The owners were very communicative and helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful location
A modest but perfectly located property with a welcoming and accommodating host. We have been coming here for years and will continue to make it a part of our summer ritual.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

tracey c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Repeat Guests
My daughter and I have been coming to the Cottage for several years and always look forward to our return. The Cottage is a lovely, peaceful spot. The owners are very pleasant and provide a lot of information about places to visit.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meghan R.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Magical week at the Maus Haus
We loved our week at the Maus Haus. The location is very beautiful, steps away from an idyllic rocky beach, and quiet - not an easy combination to find! The screened in porch was a great amenity. We enjoyed many dinners as the sun was setting with no mosquitoes to detract from the experience. Doug was very communicative and helpful, and the information packet about the house and surrounding area was great. We hope to come back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Little Pond Cove Road, 3 week stay
We had an amazing stay at this fabulous home! The location is unbeatable, ocean views and sounds! A short walk to the beach, basically just walk across the front yard. Also a short drive to restaurants and shopping. The home is small but all you need...cozy. It's well-equipped and exceptionally clean. There's no AC, but plenty of fans and an ocean breeze. The internet connection works well. Communication with the cottage owner was great, and the check-in and check-out process was super easy. I would highly recommend this property to anyone looking for the perfect beach retreat in an area that's not congested or touristy. This is a very special rental. There's a stunning state park beach only 20 minutes away, with wonderful wheelchair accessibility, parking, and miles of shoreline to explore. We're very grateful to have found this cottage!
Stayed 21 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Belle F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Sublime
Lovely. Quiet. Peaceful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tyler Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Memorable stay
Magical spot. House was immaculate and host was great. Highly recommended. Thanks for a memorable stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place!
Everything on the property exactly as Doug described: clean cottage and beautiful location. We fell in love with it from the day of arrival. We had everything we needed for our stay. Communication with owner- manager Doug is very useful and always on time. We had absolutely great time and coming back!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy M., Brookline MA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Charming oceanfront cottage
My husband and I absolutely loved this little house. The accommodations were straightforward and included everything we needed for our week long getaway. The well stocked kitchen made it easy to prepare meals. We walked to a farmer’s market for fresh produce and high quality premade pizza that just needed to be warmed up. The property owner/host couldn’t have been nicer. He stopped by to make sure were settled. Little Compton is a great place for taking long walks on the beach and for exploring the picturesque surroundings on foot or with a bike . It was less than a 2 hr drive from Boston, but felt much farther away.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

john b.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Quiet getaway
The property is spacious and well manicured surrounded by natural landscape. A short walk to a beautiful peacefull rocky beach. We had a very relaxing stay. It's our third visit . Our dog was just as pleased as we were.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

James M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
What a view and sunrise!
Location, location, location is all you need to say! Wish there were more good restaurants in the area. We were lucky in that the weather was perfect every day. Good walking area. The owner was easy to deal with and the information supplied was very helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Ocean View and Sounds
This cottage is in a spectacular location. Beautiful view and the lovely sound of the ocean. The town itself is very sweet and everyone was exceptionally kind.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Colette J., Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A great week!
Great week in the cottage; wonderful location , we could not be closer to the sea.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
returning to Little Pond Cove
thoughtfully considered and beautifully sited, Maus Haus is always a welcome, restorative escape-- swimming in the cove, clambering over the rocks, meals on the screened porch, walks to Wishingstone Farm...a perfect stay this year under the super blue moon.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeannette S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Happy Hearts
We love staying in this cottage by the ocean and have been back a number of times. Nothing can beat the ocean --the sounds, smells, and sight of it--in making your heart happy. We enjoy starting our day with breakfast on the screened-in porch. Our dog loves to run around the big backyard and take walks to the beach. We bike and I run all over Little Compton. And the farm markets are wonderful. The owner is wonderfully responsive to any questions or concerns. We haven't been home a week and are already looking forward to going back next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Little Compton Gem!
We really enjoyed our stay! Great location and cottage. Doug was a great communicator too. Hopefully we can return someday.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

tracey c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Sweet Cottage
This is our second stay and again a special time! Our host was full of helpful info on places to see and supplied written info of the area. Cottage has beautiful view, access to beach, close to village center, quiet and peaceful, very quaint, clean. It has a delightful history, too!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Belle F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect!
The cottage was perfectly comfortable, well equipped, And amazingly situated. The owner supplied information on the area= swimming, hiking, restaurants, boating, beaching…….. perfectly quiet, stunning sunrises and the lulling of the ocean’s waves.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelly C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Gem!
A great place to relax! The beach was only steps away and mostly deserted - loved the fires at night. The screened in porch was great for breakfast, reading and board games. Communication with the owner was easy and responses were always prompt. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maureen K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cozy Little Compton
This cozy little cottage was a perfect spot for our vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

About the host

Hosted by Doug Levey

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Three brothers and their families built this cottage in 2011 on the site of their great-great-great uncle's fishing shack, at the base of a meadow extending from our grandmother's house. Part of the shack, "Maus Haus", dated to the 1800's and survived the Great New England Hurricane in 1938, due to its sheltered location. We grew up spending most of each summer enjoying this wonderful piece of shoreline -- swimming, surfing, crabbing (blue crabs to eat; rock crabs for bait), fishing, skin diving, sailing, biking, kayaking, birding, catching turtles in the pond, building sand castles, finding beach glass, skipping stones, building rafts from driftwood to launch on the pond, hunting night-crawlers, flying kites, collecting mussels, hunting arrowheads, adding to our shell and rock collections, throwing seaweed at each other....really an endless variety of nature-based activities. Our grandmother was a Brownell, a family with deep roots in Little Compton. A tiny, recently rediscovered graveyard with her ancestors is a half-mile away.

Why they chose this property

See video of beach out front which pretty much says it all. It was taken on a day of calm surf. Note the variety of habitats along the shoreline, from sand, to pebbles, to large rocks. Each contains different discoveries.

If you're not into nature, there are lots of historical sites and cultural experiences nearby. None will knock your socks off because Little Compton has a laid-back vibe. Think: "opposite of Newport." Much of the land is preserved by the Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust, including two parcels near Maus Haus, one of which our parents helped establish. It's not unusual to see meadows bordered by old stone walls all the way to the shore. (Check out the intersection of Rt 77 and Peckham Road in a photo-enabled navigation app.)

Be sure to explore Wilburs, the general store on the town commons that carries practically everything -- if they don't have it, you don't need it. The Commons Lunch, a few doors down from Wilburs, is where locals often go for an early breakfast; it's THE place for Johnny Cakes. The Little Compton Community Center, also on the commons, hosts all sorts of family-oriented activities. A half-block down South of Commons Road (really, that's its name) from Wilburs is the Arts Cafe, which has fine coffee, baked goods, and an art studio. Most seating is outdoors in an old apple orchard. Almost next door is the United Congregational Church's Thrift Shop. It has limited hours, adding to the sense of discovery when you find it open!

What makes this property unique

You go to sleep hearing the surf and wake up with the sun rising over the ocean and streaming in the front windows. Often, nobody is on the beach; all access is by private road.

The wildlife is spectacular! Swans fly over daily. Warblers and red-winged blackbirds are abundant. Swallows congregate over the marsh in the fall. Seals visit the cove. Weasels live in the stone walls. Pipping plovers and least terns nest on nearby sandy beaches. Bass and bluefish cause a ruckus in the cove, corraling schools of smaller fish.

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