Freeland, Washington
Nestled on a private lane, on Whidbey Island (near Seattle, WA), this water view home has a private beach on beautiful Holmes Harbor. Experience the best of the Pacific Northwest as you launch your kayak or make a sandcastle right on the tidal beach. This is a fantastic beach house for families, sabbaticals, or couples. All are welcome at A Home On The Harbor.
A Home On The Harbor is thoughtfully designed with comfort and simplicity in mind. Featuring all new beds, soft luxury linens, black out blinds in the bedrooms, and a complete cook's kitchen for your holiday use. The kitchen is well-stocked with quality stainless cookware, griddle, coffee maker and grinder, electric tea kettle, toaster oven, blender, crockpot, and sharp knives. The pantry is stocked with dried herbs, salt and pepper. Grill out on the deck with the Weber gas grill as you watch for seals, enjoy s'mores around the campfire outside, or snuggle up with a good book around the wood-burning stove inside.
Our bathrooms have just been beautifully refreshed. The upstairs bath now features new double sinks and quartz countertops with beautiful new flooring for both baths.
In keeping with the intentional simplicity of the home we do not have any televisions, but we do have WiFi and cell phone reception. We have many games, books and puzzles for your enjoyment.
Enjoy Holmes Harbor with easy steps to the pebble strewn tidal beach. Follow a short garden path, nine steps down, and there you are! Our privately-owned beach is easy enough for our great-grandma to access. Carrying chairs, paddle boards or sand toys down is a breeze. Our beach is an excellent place to launch your kayak or paddle board; bring your own, or to rent from the local rental company.
Come and unwind with an easy island getaway in the perfect location. Enjoy strolls on the beach, birdwatching and campfires in our quiet and peaceful neighborhood, all within a 3 minute drive or even a walk to dining, antique shops, coffee, ice cream and the grocery store. We are centrally located in South Whidbey within a short drive to Langley, Greenbank Farm and Coupeville.
If the season is right you are welcome to pick apples, blackberries, rhubarb or herbs from the herb bed for your own savory delights. As stewards of our beautiful beach, we don't use any pesticides.
Our Family Property and Guest Interaction: A Home On The Harbor is a private vacation home that is rented out by owners (not a management company or an agent). Most of the time we will not be available to assist you in person, but there are times when we stay at our family home that shares the driveway and path to the beach. We will not disturb you, but we are always happy to meet new friends should you wish to say hello. You will be asked to let yourself in, to follow the house guidelines, and to follow some simple house closing steps. The home has a guestbook available with all the home details. We are also available via text, email and phone for all your questions and are happy to help you with any questions you have about the area or the home.
A Home On The Harbor is our family property. Tell us a bit about your group and your stay in your booking request.
Well-behaved pets are welcome on approval, $75 fee per pet. Limit 2.
We host up to 4 adults and 4 children at a time.
About Whidbey Island: charming island towns, popular parks, farms, festivals and water sports of all kinds. You can enjoy wineries, breweries, distilleries, art galleries, pie shops, farmer's markets, nature and more. You can also keep the car parked and walk to local shops and dining located near A Home On The Harbor. Families love to stay at our beach house and the new Freeland Park playground, only a short walk down the beach, is a big hit with the little ones.
Some of the pre-generated listing content may not be accurate. We want you to know that we are on the beach and our distance to Holmes Harbor is just a 20 second stroll away. Also, we do not charge an each-person guest fee. Please ask us if any information is confusing or if we can help to answer your questions. We are happy to help.
We stayed here last weekend with another couple. We stayed here once before and absolutely loved it. There's plenty of room for two families. Highlights for us were the beautiful view of the bay, the wood stove, and the well-stocked kitchen. Both couples commented that we wish our kitchens at home were as well-equipped. The house is well-maintained. The bedrooms are nicely decorated and the beds are comfy. There is also a lot to do in the area. Greenbank Farm, Spoiled Dog Winery, the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum in Oak Harbor. One of the most interesting places we visited was the Price Sculpture Forest in Coupeville. Be sure to scan the QR codes at the beginning for the augmented reality art. We were all blown away by it. We all give A Home on the Harbor two thumbs up!
Had a wonderful time! The home was clean, comfortable and so welcoming. Location and views were perfect with clean windows and a great deck. Kitchen was super well stocked, making it easy to create a wonderful Thanksgiving meal. We will visit again.... Thanks for having us!
I had the pleasure of renting this most perfect VRBO for my son and his little family for 3 nights. The home comes very equipped for young children safety gates,portable crib etc. Very well thoughout. House was very clean and also very welcoming. Stocked with all necessary supplies. They look forward to another stay there in the future. Walk right to the beach and also new playground park. Location,location. This place has it all. A real gem of a place. Thank you Mishele and Benjamin.
We love staying at Home on the harbor as our home base for family reunions on Whidbey. The house is so full of light, views and has perfect spaces for cooking and entertaining. The views of the sunsets and hoot owls at night are memorable along with daily walks along the beach. Our home away from home and Mishele is the perfect host. If you like a beautifully kept home cared for with attention to detail, this is the place to rent.
Our stay at the house was fantastic for our extended family, and Mishele was an excellent host. We had so much fun exploring everything that Whidbey has to offer. The house was clean, spacious, nicely decorated, and well-maintained. It also had all the cookware we needed to make some nice meals. The kids had a blast roasting s'mores at the fire pit one night. Having a bedroom with two bunk beds allowed the kids to have their own beds while still sharing a room, which was ideal (and not always easy to find). We would stay here again.
We had the best time. Everything we needed was supplied for our 10 day stay. So much to do the kids didn’t miss having a TV. Everything was perfect. I would love to return again in the future.
We recently spent a wonderful time in The Home on the Harbor. The house was immaculate, the neighborhood quiet, with a nice view of Holmes Harbor. It's a wonderful spot to relax, take walks along the beach, and shopping nearby which includes, but not limited to antiques, coffee cafes, and a well stocked grocery store. If you like to bird watch, there are nearby parks along the water as well as forest parks. While there we counted approximately 43 species. We look forward to returning sometime in the future.
A Home on the Harbor was the perfect place for a little family get-a-way. The house was beautifully furnished and the beds were very cozy. We loved that there were no TVs in the house which allowed us to truly connect as a family without screens. Our Kids (ages 20 & 21) loved all the board games and stayed up late playing battleship. We loved sitting on the back deck and walking down to the beach. Mishelle was an excellent host who was very flexible and communicated regularly with us. We would definitely book this house again!
Good property, lovely views, amazing beach access. Well equipped kitchen and lots of things to walk and drive to. Penn cove brewery is great as is double bluff dog park.
Mishele is a wonderful host. Easy to communicate with, thoughtful and responds right away. The view and location to the beach can’t be beat. The place is spotless and the kitchen is well stocked which we appreciated. We felt like we were at home, not a rental. The beds and pillows were so comfy. My husband usually complains about these two things wherever we stay but not this time. We loved our stay and wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again. Sidney
The house is beautiful! It was very clean, well stocked, just steps from the beach and the views were gorgeous. We enjoyed our time exploring the beach, spotting bald eagles, seals, and deer. The house is conveniently located, close to restaurants, grocery stores, etc. in Freeland and just a short drive to Langley and Coupeville. Mishele, our host, was incredibly helpful, communicative, and generous. We couldn't have asked for a better home and host!
We had a wonderful relaxing, quiet, and cozy trip. The house was perfect, great views, well stocked with essentials and games/puzzles. Check in/out was easy, Mishele was very welcoming. Would stay here again on our next trip to Whidby Island.
First off, the management of this property is excellent. Mishele and Ben were very responsive to any questions that arose both before and during our stay, and they were extremely prompt in all of their responses. Moreover, the instructions on how to get to and use the house were easy to understand and thorough. Everything felt well thought out without being rigid. They even gave us a late checkout without us asking, which was very kind! The property itself is a great size with a lot of sleeping options for larger parties. The kitchen had everything we needed and more without feeling cluttered. The living areas and deck were spacious and open with amazing views of the water. It's close to lots of things to do, food, groceries, etc. We would be delighted to stay here again.
We had a great stay here. The views are beautiful and the house was well stocked. Mishele was very attentive and sent us a message upon arrival as well was available throughout our stay if we had any questions. The beds are very comfortable and the books and games available for use were a nice bonus. My only recommendation would be to add blinds/drapes to the main window by the dining table, the sun was strong during dinner hours and some shade there would be handy. Thank you for a wonderful stay!
We had a great time staying at A Home On the Harbor. The house is comfortable, very well equipped and had everything we needed for our party of 6. You can't beat sitting on the deck and looking at the view. We loved seeing the bald eagles, deer and bunnies. Mishele was a great host and quickly answered any questions that we had.
What a wonderful vacation home. Beautiful setting with views over the water. There were only four of us so there was plenty of space both inside and out on the deck, with access down to the beach. Not far from local amenities and within walking distance of Freeland Hall which was great as we had a wedding to attend. Our host Mishele was extremely helpful with information on what to do and where to visit and was always quick to respond to any questions we had. Would thoroughly recommend A Home on the Harbor, sadly we weren't there long enough to get the full use of all the facilities but would definitely use again if we come back to Whidbey.
The kitchen was well stocked with everything we needed. All of the furnishings were clean and neat. A lovely vacation destination!
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