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Guest guide
The Saltbox Cottage
Your quiet base two streets from the harbor
Quick start
WiFi
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Check-in
From 4:00 pm. Side door by the woodpile; keypad lock.
Your door code is sent in the booking app on the morning of arrival.
Parking
Gravel drive, fits two cars; please don't block the neighbor's mailbox
House rules
- Quiet hours 10 pm – 7 am
- Up to 4 guests; no parties or events
- No smoking anywhere on the property
- One well-behaved dog welcome with prior approval
- Wood stove: use only the kindling in the basket and keep the screen closed
Kitchen
COFFEE
- Pour-over and a burr grinder by the window
- Local beans in the tin; help yourself
COOKING
- Gas range: push and turn to light
- Lobster pot under the sink, it's what everyone asks for
Warmth & comfort
HEAT
- Heat pump remote on the living-room shelf
- Wood stove instructions taped inside the woodbox lid
SLEEP
- Extra quilts in the cedar chest
- Blackout shades in the front bedroom
Checkout by 10:00 am
- Please put used dishes in the sink
- Trash and recycling: please use the kitchen bins
- Turn the heat pump back to 62°F
- Close the upstairs windows (sea fog rolls in fast)
- Lock the side door behind you
- That’s it. Please leave the beds as they are. We take care of the rest.
Local tips
COFFEE
Harbor Bakehouse · 3-min walk · cardamom buns go by 9 am
SEAFOOD
The Wharf Shack · cash only · open till 8
WALK
Lighthouse loop · 2.5 miles · start at the end of our street
RAINY DAY
Town library · free WiFi and a good map room
GROCERY
Main Street Market · open 7–9 daily
Help & emergencies
Emergency: call 911 first.
Host: Message us in the booking app (fastest)
Hospital: Regional hospital · 20 minutes by car
- Water main: basement, blue handle
- Breaker panel: mudroom closet