Bemus Point, New York
Welcome to our charming historic cottage located on Chautauqua Lake. Built in 1912 by the Welch family, this well maintained historic home is situated on 2.18 acres w/ approx. 120’ of private lakefront & dock area. Enjoy the breath taking views & beautiful sunsets while dining on the homes wrap porch that overlooks the lawn & Lake Chautauqua. The inside of this home has kept the charm of the by gone era but w/ modern conveniences (the home was completely renovated in 2019/2020). Enjoy entertaining friends & family in the spacious family room, or gathering by the wood burning fire place on cool summer nights. This spacious home also features 6 bedrooms, 2.5 baths.
This house is ideal for a large group and/or families with plenty of area for children to play and adults to relax. The first floor has plenty of common area to accommodate everyone without feeling crowded.
The quaint village of Bemus Point is 5 miles down the road. There you will find fine dining, unique shops, and festive night life. Historic Chautauqua Institution is located directly across the lake. It is a quick boat ride or 15 minute by car to enjoy the lectures, concerts, and numerous classes & programs offered.
You can also discover local culture by visiting the National Comedy Center, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, The Jamestown Audubon Center, The Robert H. Jackson Center, The Fenton Museum and The Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz Center in Jamestown...Home of 'Lucy'.
FAQ:
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, our property is only available for weekly or multi week rentals on a Saturday to Saturday rental unless a partial week is the only option available.
The home has 6 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. 1 king, 2 queens, 2 twins and 2 screened in sleeping porches which have 2 twins on each porch. The sleeping porches have roll down Sunbrella shades on each window to help regulate the temperature/weather. During the winter months, the sleeping porches are too cold to sleep on so the house will sleep 8.
There is also a tarp covering the front porch to keep the snow off.
We desire ONLY responsible renters 25 years or older, no party people please.
Can I bring my dog No animals are allowed.
What types of problems are typically withheld from the deposit Deposit deductions are typically made for smoking in the house; major damage such as the clogging of septic tank because of toys or other hygiene products being incorrectly disposed of through the system. Occasionally there is a charge for minor damage or missing items, but this is not the norm. Strictly non-smoking in the house. Smoking only outside of the house. Entire deposit will be forfeited for smoking in the house.
Boats are available to rent at the Chautauqua Marina.
Please contact us with any questions. We look forward to sharing our special place with you!
House was clean and great for entertaining. We spent most of our time on the amazing porch.
This is the 2nd year that we had an Autumn vacation at this house. Upon arrival we did have a small mistake with something (our fault), and the owner reached out immediately with instructions, and was very friendly about the entire thing. I always hate to annoy the owners with questions when renting a home. But I did have to reach out twice with questions and they got back to me immediately and everything worked out so perfectly. (I asked if they had a roku password so i can enter my login info to watch the bills game. They were nice enough to send that. The other question was regarding trying to lock the door near the outside dining table). Instructions were helpful and clear. The home is perfect for our annual book club trip! Theres games and plenty of seating. Plenty of beds and bathrooms. Everything is always spotless clean which i appreciate. Theres space in the cabinets to put our items and snacks. We bring a golf cart to go back/forth to firepit. Its gorgeous here. We will be back for sure! And we love the kitchen here!
The home is lovely and had everything you could need/want. It was very clean upon arrival, location is perfect, great yard and lake views. Our family had a wonderful time and would go back in a heartbeat!
All of the previous reviews of this property are completely accurate. The house is beautiful, the porch and the views were amazing. The house was very well appointed with almost anything you needed. Our first 3 days/nights were wonderful until the 3rd night when we were awaken by a bat flying around in the middle bedroom upstairs. We notified the property manager of the problem and she found out from the owner that there was an attic access in that bedroom. The bat removal company couldn't come out for 3 days so the only solution was to go into the room to remove the bat. When we did this the bat was gone and obviously exited the same way it got in. The health dept recommended that the two sleeping in that bedroom get the rabies vaccines because they had reports of bat with rabies in the area. After our stay, I called the owner to find out more detail from the bat removal company to ease our minds that our children weren't exposed and he said they didn't need to come because he's never had a problem before. I asked if he checked the attic and he said no, it wasn't necessary. The owner was defensive and in my opinion did not handle the situation properly for someone who is renting their home. If this were my home I would want to make certain I didn't have a bat infestation. We did find one residing in the eave of the front porch that night. I wouldn't recommend staying at this property with out confirmation that this situation was handled properly by a professional.
This property has the feel of the classic Chautauqua Lake home with all the upgrades to meet your modern needs. Amazing view of the lake from the gigantic porch. Beautiful sunsets. Moonlight bouncing off the lake. Most of all, quiet. Definitely one of the nicer places we've stayed at when visiting. Enjoy!
While our timing was spring, the fireplace and sunset on the porch tells you this place would be magical during the summer months and even Fall. Super responsive owner/manager and the house is exactly like the photos. Loved it.
I cannot say enough good things about our stay. Everything was exactly what you would want for a vrbo stay. The location and views were incredible. I messaged the owner about a couple very random things and they were kind enough to reply almost immediately. (ie: i asked if theres a dishwasher machine... and there is!). We walked in and it smelled so fresh and clean. The house was spotless. The kitchen is completely updated and much larger than it appears in the photos. The water faucet over the stove was a hit with our girls! The dining room table was huge and we all sat there and played games and had breakfast etc. all the drawers and shelves were cleaned out leaving only necessary items (pots, pans, plates, silverwear, toaster etc). I cant stand when rentals have drawers full of junk with no room to put your food and munchies. This had plenty of space. There was a separate dry-bar area with cabinet space. The bathrooms were spotless. Each room had fans and extra blankets. One room stood out because ut had a giant window overlooking the lake. Beautiful. The porch was my dream porch. It wrapped around and had pull down blinds that ive never even seen before on other porches. They were heavy and kept the rain out. And easy to put up and down. They even had a zipper where you can unwrap it to be able to look out at the water even if it was raining. There was cornhole game on porch and a tv so we could watch The Bills game. I cant say enough good things. We will be staying here again.
My family had a wonderful 2 weeks at this charming old home. The owners renovated the home but kept all the wonderful character of the house with modern conveniences. Gorgeous kitchen and bathes with a beautiful large porch where we spent most of our time if we weren’t down by the water. It’s a long walk to the dock with a harder walk up but was good exercise! If you have small children, an adult needs to be down there because you can not see them from the house because of trees and it was too far. Not a problem for us since everyone wanted to have fun on the water. The owners were a pleasure to communicate with and we would love to return to this lake house and create more memories. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with our family!
We had a great week at the house. The property is beautiful inside and out. Plenty of room for the 11 of us. The sleeping porch rooms were a bit warm the first couple nights, but then the weather cooled off. We spent a ton of time on the amazing porch. We will definitely come back again!
We absolutely loved staying at this Chedwel property. The home features luxury finishes, enormous wrap around porches, and ample yard space leading up to the lake front. It was perfect for our 4 families that stayed for a week. We hope to be back soon!
Lots of small bedrooms for different couples in the upstairs, lots of open spaces on the lower floor to spend time during the day. Over the course of a long weekend, we cooked as a family in the eviably equipped kitchen, had an intimate dinner in the indoor dining room, watched videos together in the living room, and had an outdoor cookout/dinner on the porch. The property is exactly what it looks like in the photos, or better, and served us well for our mini family reunion.
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