Panoramic Sea Views • Oceanic Hot Tub • Epic Food Scene

Minimum stay: 7 nights in Summer, 2 nights year round, and 3+ nights for holidays. Checkin 10a/checkout 4p (but not on Saturdays).

Gather with loved ones at Selkies' Rest: Cozy 4 season Peaks Island cottage overlooks crashing waves with panoramic ocean views/sounds from every room. Roof decks+porches+hot tub+.4 mile walk to ferry. Explore Peaks or hit Portland's thriving food/music scene. Fully equipped: gourmet kitchen, fireplace, board games, music, books, garden, outdoor hot tub, & indoor jacuzzi.

The turn onto Whitehead Street offers breathtaking ocean views of the cliffs on Cushing's Island. It stops island visitors in their tracks. Out come the cameras.

That view can be yours, in abundance, and from every room. Selkies' Rest Cottage offers four decks/porches (all with water views), a hot tub, indoor jacuzzi, clawfoot tub, luxury glass shower, two queen beds, two twin beds, a futon and a sofabed (both full), and two fold-out ottoman cots to sleep as many as 12 (if everyone is very friendly!) in 1400 efficient square feet of indoor space split across 3 floors. Enjoy a guest suite and home office on the ground floor, kitchen, dining, and seating areas on the main floor, and two bedrooms on the 3rd floor.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: Selkies' Rest is a .4 mile walk from the Peaks Island ferry landing, so you're close to all the restaurants and shops that Down Front offers so don't have to deal with bringing a car on the crowded summer ferries. (Most Peaks rentals with ocean views/crashing waves/wave sounds require a car to access).

CAPACITY: Nightly rental fee includes 5 free additional guests (total of 6).
Extra guests are permitted (per person/per night fee) up to a total of 12, BUT, Selkies' is a SMALL 1400 sq ft cottage on 3 floors. Dining table seats up to 10. Please carefully review bed details in listing to understand the provisional extra bedding outside of bedrooms.

NO EVENTS: parties/gatherings/folks dropping by not allowed (they're not insured!)

NO AC AND NO TV: by design and for the environment. just open windows and doors and let sea breezes do the job for you.

NO SMOKING/VAPING: Smoking, vaping, cigars, any evidence of any flame STRICTLY prohibited anywhere in/on property: $500 penalty per violation Portland license STHR-007513-2026