I was lucky enough to find this property for rent as late as April 2021. All I can figure is that there was a cancellation because there is NO WAY this property should be available for any week during the summer. It is a gorgeous house on a private block (with a gate) in a great town (Scarborough), only steps to the beach and within walking distance of several good restaurants.
First the house......It is HUGE!! We had 9 people (3 married couples, one woman and two young men (20 something sons of the other guests). Everyone had private space, no more than 2 people per bathroom (4 full baths & one half). The kitchen was wonderful (we ate in 6 of the 7 nights....cooking 4 and ordering in 2). We used the grill a lot and it was great. The outdoor fireplace was awesome and we used it nearly every night. Just a beautiful property that you won't regret renting!!
The ONLY thing missing was one of those outdoor showers for when we returned from the beach. There are two hoses for watering the lawn, so it would be easy to install an outdoor shower and they would be well served to do so. Everyone loves the outdoor shower!!!
As for the town (Scarborough).....it is awesome!! There are plenty of restaurants close by. We tried the BBQ Garage (good food and great value.....we got the take-out special for 10 people ($175 or so) and it was a ton of food and lasted days), and we went to the Clambake and Salty Bay, (both within walking distance and delicious). We also took a lobster boat cruise and the 6 of us who went got to pull traps and keep whatever was in them and we went home with 7 lobsters. And the captain gave us a tour of the Maine coastline for many miles. We also went to Old Orchard Beach a couple of times and it is cheesy and wonderful.....perfect old boardwalk town. We took day trips to Kennebunkport (4 of us), Portland (4 of us) and Boston (4 of us for a Red Sox game), all of which were nice.
The beach was awesome (we are beach lovers). There was seaweed a couple of days, which was kind of yucky, but it washed away and the town cleaned it up. Most days were perfect beach days. Some or all of us went down to the beach every day for at least 4 hours, so that is great fun.
Overall, this property was AWESOME & AMAZING!!! If we ever some back, we would stay there in a heartbeat (assuming it is available). Rent this place if you can!!
One last thing.....we emailed or texted Bayley's LLC (owner) and got responses within minutes. Always a good thing!