Gouache painting of the cottage porch with hanging flower baskets, the street curving down to the Atlantic

The real wraparound porch with hanging flower baskets, looking down the street to the Atlantic

Scituate, Massachusetts

A beach house in Shore Acres.

This is our family’s beach house in Shore Acres, Scituate: three bedrooms, two baths, and the Atlantic right out front. The beach is a four-minute walk; the harbor is a three-minute drive.

★ 5.0 50+ five-star reviews Superhost Guest Favorite

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Morning starts on the porch.

The porch faces east, so the sunrise finds you first. Hanging baskets in June, hydrangeas by July. Most mornings don’t get any farther than this.

On the front porch past a wicker chair, looking toward the ocean — June on the porch.

“Our favorite spot was the front porch. We even woke up early on our last day to catch the sunrise.”Benjamin, New York · stayed June 2024

Three bedrooms, two baths, six people, no crowding.

A queen, a queen, and two twins. Plus a den with a daybed guests keep calling their favorite room. Two full baths, and a kitchen stocked the way a family actually cooks.

Go ahead and tap around the house.

Gouache painting of the house from above, the beach in front. Tap a numbered dot to see the real room inside

The real house from above, the same view photographed by drone

Three bedrooms, two full baths

A queen, a queen, and two twins, so six people with no crowding.

Four-minute walk to the beach

Egypt Beach down one way, Sand Hills down the other.

Den daybed pulls out to a king

The room guests keep calling their favorite.

Kitchen stocked for real cooking

Sharp knives, a real coffee setup, the basics in the cabinets.

Porch, back deck, water views

Hanging baskets in June, hydrangeas by July.

Beach gear and kid stuff

Chairs, umbrella, wagon, toys, pack ’n play on request.

Traveling with small humans? We keep a bin of toys and rainy-day ideas in the den. High chair on request, kids’ dishes in the drawer, beach buckets in the mudroom.

The binoculars live in the dining-room drawers. We use them for boat-watching; on a clear day you can pick out the Provincetown Lighthouse on the horizon.

You don’t have to take our word for it.

“In the words of my toddler, ‘Wow!’ and my teen son, ‘best Airbnb ever.’ This house felt like our home for a week; we were sad to go.”
Brianna, stayed with kids · June 2024

“From the handwritten note … to the binder with local recs, my friends and I felt so welcomed.”
Mark, Newport · June 2024

“Our boys were over the moon with the toys and beach gear, water shoes, beach bags, umbrella, sunscreen. Carla honestly restored my faith in online booking.”
Sara, New Hampshire · July 2025

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Drone view down Seaside Road toward the ocean: the street sign, the rocks, then open water

This is the whole commute to the water.

That’s the walk to the water.

Gouache painting of the curving beach from above. White cottages along the sand, turquoise water shading to deep blue — Just a few houses down from the water.

The beach is a four-minute walk.

Egypt Beach and Sand Hills are both an easy stroll. High tide is better for swimming. At low tide the sand flats go out forever, and the sunsets can surprise you.

Egypt Beach · 4 minutes on foot

The neighborhood beach. Stony, bracing, and close enough to walk home for lunch. In summer the parking lot is town-sticker only, which keeps it quiet; from the front door you never need one.

Sand Hills · 12 minutes on foot

Long, flat, and sandy, down by the lighthouse. At low tide the flats stretch farther than the kids can walk. This is where the wagon pays for itself.

Peggotty Beach · 5 minutes by car

The sunset beach. Bring a sweatshirt even in July; the breeze has opinions after 6pm.

Chairs, umbrella, towels, and a wagon live in the shed. Two eBikes, too.

The walk ends here. The water keeps going.

Egypt Beach on a bright summer day, cottages along the curving shore

The beach at pink dusk, the lifeguard chair watching the empty shore

“We’d wake up every day to the smell of the ocean. You could hear the waves at night putting you to sleep.”Eugene, stayed June 2025

The harbor, three minutes down the road.

Downtown Scituate wraps around a working harbor: lobster boats in the morning, sailboats on their moorings, the 1811 lighthouse on Cedar Point. Walk Front Street for coffee at Lucky Finn, a sub from Maria’s, ice cream at Nona’s after, then out the pier to watch the boats come in.

See the full Scituate guide for beaches, restaurants, and day trips.

A working boat on its mooring in Scituate Harbor, the lighthouse on the point behind

The Lucky Finn café storefront on Front Street in Scituate Harbor

Scituate Harbor at dusk, boats on their moorings and Front Street along the water

Summer’s the obvious one. October’s the one you’ll tell people about.

July is beach days and harbor dinners. October is the fireplace, the grey sea, and the whole beach to yourself.

Dune grass under a blue-grey dusk sky, a thin pink band on the horizon

The house from the street on a summer evening

Beach days, harbor dinners, bikes to town. The AC keeps up; the breeze does the rest at night.

The porch after a light January snowfall, the ocean gray behind it

The beach in winter with snow dusting the rocks and a steel-gray sea

Nor’easters roll through and the house goes quiet and warm; one family watched surfers try out their new Christmas boards from the sofa. Holiday decorations go up in December.

The harbor at dusk, reflections on still water under a pink sky — This is the part of the evening we wait for.

Your host, Carla.

I’m Carla. Our family loves this house, and I like helping guests feel at home. If something comes up while you’re here, I’m around.

The house at blue hour with warm light glowing from every window

Check your dates and come stay.

Parking for four. Boston is about an hour away if you want a city day.

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