Bohannon, Virginia
At Grandview on the Bay, we have two pet-friendly cottages designed to provide the ultimate for comfort and relaxation on Mathews County’s Chesapeake Bay VA: the Fish House and the Crab Shack (separate rental cottage which is 1 bedroom/1 bath). We’ve spent over a decade designing and renovating our property Grandview to give guests impeccable access to nature, relaxation and privacy. Located in Mathews County, voted one of the coolest small towns in America, the Fish House has a maximum occupancy of four persons (minimum age of six for children or non-crawling infants allowed). The cottage is pet-friendly, simply select # of pets in reservation filter to let us know you are bringing pets & for the reservation to include the applicable pet fee ($75 for up to two dogs).
Eclectic art and decorations throughout the cottage showcase talented local artists as well as our love of the Florida Keys and some pieces from memory lane. The second level of the cottage contains your master bedroom with a king-size Sleep Number bed and balcony, a second bedroom with twin beds and a full size bathroom. The first level offers an open concept gourmet kitchen and living room area with a leather sofa to sink into while enjoying the large screen flat panel tv, featuring satellite tv. Love to cook Master Chef Karla designed the gourmet kitchen with cooks in mind. Chill & grill with a gas grill, and two swings located underneath the cottage in the patio area. The cottage is elevated on concrete pilings to maximize views so guests must climb exterior stairs to get to first level. The interior staircase to the second level is a wooden, spiral staircase. There are also full size exterior stairs to the second level. Both bathrooms have showers (no bath tub).
As this is a shared property, no additional day or overnight guests are permitted (other than those listed in reservation). Guests of the Fish House and the Crab Shack share the property amenities with each other and us: two tandem kayaks, swimming pool (in season), five hole mini-golf course with patio area, the pier and floating pier for easy launch of kayaks and reading and lounge chairs throughout the property. Also each cottage has two adult bikes and Weber gas grill available for private use. As always, we ask guests to be mindful and courteous within shared spaces.
We wanted Grandview to be dog-friendly as we love taking our dogs on vacation with us. Living on the property with us is our 9 year old neutered male labrador retriever. Both rental cottages on the property are dog-friendly so your pups are certainly welcome provided they are okay with other dogs. To make sure all Grandview guests enjoy their stay we ask that you observe a few pet rules covered in the reservation agreement.
What would vacation be without swimming! Refresh yourself at our swimming pool with bar area, double hammock swing, loungers, rocking chairs and outdoor shower. Can’t get enough of the water view then try your hand at good ole fashioned crabbing with chicken legs and strings on the pier or relax in the Adirondack chairs while the crab pots do the work for you. Quiet time abounds as well so relax in one of our reading areas or just kick back and rest in the lounge chairs located throughout the property. Bird watchers love viewing dozens of water fowl and bird species including our resident heron, egret and osprey. Stroll around the pathways and enjoy our wildlife and gardens with coastal landscaping. If you want to try an adventure, take our kayaks for a paddle and our bikes for a spin.
If you want some sand in your toes, we are a short drive from Haven Beach and Bethel Beach in Mathews with great birding, shell gathering, strolling. If you’re looking for a day trip, we are an hour away from Colonial Williamsburg & Busch Gardens, Yorktown and horse racing at Colonial Downs. We are centrally located between Virginia Beach and Washington DC and a mere 90 minutes from Richmond.
While smoking is not permitted in the cottage, guests are permitted to smoke outdoors in approved areas. Spend less time packing and more time playing! At Grandview, we provide many items that other rentals make you bring or rent. Let us know how we can make your time in Mathews County GRAND!
Beautiful, peace, and quiet. The clear sky was full of stars. Loved the putt putt course. Best of all was the experience of catching crabs. Great memories made.
beautifully kept, super clean, excellent communication, everything is labeled, dog friendly
We had a very enjoyable time. Karla is a fantastic host. Will come again
Quaint, quite, peaceful. Such a relaxing place.
This was a perfect place for relaxation and fun for our entire family. Kayaking was amazing, the view was awesome and the house was equiped will everything we could need. Karla was quick to help us out when anything came up and so helpful with all the recommendations for things to do and where to eat. Our dog was spoiled with the toys and treats too! We would highly recommend Grandview on the Bay!
Perfect getaway for four (two humans and two fur babies). The owners were very pleasant and were gracious to allow us access to their property that had all the amenities...kayaking, dog ramp (where our one pup got to swim for the first time), pool, grill, numerous outdoor seating options, bikes, and mini golf. We enjoyed it all! The property is not close to much, but we were happy for the peace and quiet in the very cute and organized fish house. It had everything we needed :-) We would highly recommend the property to our friends and family.
Stayed at the Fishhouse. Property was wonderful. It was evident the hosts had gone to great lengths to try to make the property as user friendly as possible. Just a beautifully maintained and well thought out accommodation. We will definitely consider staying there again in the future.
We had an amazing stay at the fish house, in town to celebrate my son's birthday. The owners left a little birthday bask for him and used a birthday pillow case in the kids room. We brought our dogs and there was everything they needed at the house and they enjoyed being outside. We played mini golf, sat outside in the yard and on the beautiful decks with a view of the bay. It was only about 45m to an hour from Williamsburg and we visited Busch gardens twice. Would stay hear again in a heartbeat!
The Fish House was by far the nicest VRBO we have stayed in. From the check in process to the check out process our vacation was perfect. The weather wasn’t overly cooperative in the beginning but we didn’t mind because the home has everything you could want to lay low and relax. Thank you to Karla who was thoughtful in every way . I would highly recommend staying at The Fish House truly is Heaven on Earth!
Had a great time at the Fish House. The location was a bit deeper in the middle of nowhere than we expected, but it was a lovely retreat regardless. The space was clean, and the only issue we had (dropped internet connectivity) was fixed in less than 15 minutes with a quick text to our hostess. The grounds were immaculately kept, and we were given our privacy, about as much as we could ask for.
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