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Lewes Delaware Vacation Rentals Presents Listing #10803

44 Port Lewes on the Delaware Bay

Townhome w/ 3 Bedrooms - 2½ Bathrooms - Sleeps 8 w/ Pool

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Vacation Rental Description

Two photos above: 
   Left  Photo:  View from the kitchen deck. 
   Right Photo:  View from the living room deck. 
 
Two photos below: 
   Left  Photo:  Living room and stair well. 
   Right Photo:  Kitchen. 
 
Bay side townhouse in the Port Lewes townhouse community, with views  
of the Delaware Bay.  Located just 300 feet from the water, 1/2 mile  
from the 5000-acre Cape Henlopen State Park on the ocean, and only  
five minutes from charming, historic downtown Lewes, settled in 1631  
as the first city in the first state. 
 
This modern 1700 square-foot townhouse has three floors, central air  
conditioning, and can accommodate up to eight people. 
 
On the entry floor there is an outdoor shower, a generous foyer, a  
laundry room with washer & dryer and iron/ironing board, powder room  
(sink & toilet), and bedroom with 21 inch TV (70 cable channels),  
DVD & VCR players, two sets of bunk beds, plus a large closet.  This  
bedroom is a great kids room (up to 4), but can also sleep two  
adults. Kids, bring you favorite video games and player that you can easily hook up to the TV. 
 
The second floor has outdoor decks on each side of the unit, and  
glass end walls with sliding doors that allow great cross breezes  
and natural light to flood the rooms.  This floor has an open plan  
with eat-in kitchen and bar connecting the living room space.   
 
The living room has a fireplace, wi-fi and cable internet service, a  
27-inch TV (70 cable channels), combination DVD/VCR player, stereo  
and CD player, and a sleeper sofa.  The sleeper sofa is new as of 2008, and is the new generation  
that is very comfortable, with a state of the art mattress and without that problem bar in the  
middle.  About two dozen very popular movies are located on the bookshelf and are available for free  
viewing. 
 
The kitchen has all amenities including a telephone for local calls,  
refrigerator/freezer, oven/range, microwave, garbage disposal,  
dishwasher, toaster, coffee maker, stainless steel topped island,  
and is completely outfitted with dishes, pots and pans, tableware,  
food preparation utensils,cutting boards, serving trays, etc. The dishwasher is one year old, and  
the refrigerator and garbage disposal are new as of 2008. 
 
The third floor has two full bathrooms and two large, airy bedrooms  
with high vaulted ceilings, and ceiling fans.  One bedroom has two  
twin beds and the other has a double bed and one twin. All beds have  
plastic mattress covers and mattress pads, blankets and pillows, however, as with all similar home  
rentals, please bring your own towels, sheets and pillowcases.   
Each bedroom has a large closet with room to store suitcases, and  
plenty of drawer space for unpacking the suitcases and settling in  
for the week.  Bedrooms also are flooded with natural light and  
great cross breezes when the air conditioning is turned off and the  
windows are opened.   
 
Our townhouse is very clean and well cared for.  Furnishings are  
bright, comfortable, and coordinated.  Walls and shelves are  
decorated with attractive seaside and marine art.  Night lighting  
can be controlled for the desired level of ambience.   
 
Both outdoor decks have tables, umbrellas and four matching chairs.  
A propane grill with cooking utensils is also provided on the  
kitchen deck. 
 
At the front entrance is a carport with parking for two cars.   
Additional parking is available in a nearby lot about 100 feet from  
the house. 

Vacation Rental Amenities

Take advantage of the Port Lewes bay-front beach, or walk just 200  
feet to the Port lewes community swimming pool.  Two community  
tennis courts are only 300 feet away, as well as the Port Lewes  
fishing pier on the bay (in view from the kitchen deck; see attached  
photo). Bait is available a half mile from the house. 
 
A walk along the beautiful bay beach takes about 25 minutes to reach  
the ocean, or you can drive in three minutes to Cape Henlopen State  
Park ($8.00 daily admission per fully loaded vehicle).  The park has  
a nature center, fishing pier, bathhouse, restrooms, snack bar and a  
large life-guarded beach on the Atlantic Ocean, as well as four  
miles of undeveloped, rugged coastline with the highest dune between  
Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras.  The park has award winning spectacular  
beaches (Blue Wave Award for clean beaches), great surf fishing and  
4-wheel drive beach access when a fishing permit is purchased.  The  
park also has many walking/jogging/biking trails inland from the  
beach, and you can bike into the park for free. 
 
Bike rentals are only a five-minute drive from the house, or free bikes are available at the State  
Park Nature Center.  Biking throughout the area is easy an rewarding, as there are many places  
to go and things to see in addition to the State Park, and there are  
a number of roads with designated bike lanes.  For the enthusiast,  
you can easily log on 25 miles on the scenic back roads of the local  
area without encountering too much traffic.  A new off-street bike trail has been constructed to the  
Rehoboth Beach area. 
 
Downtown Lewes, just a five minute drive, is an absolute gem,  
an "historic village that seems untouched by commercialism, where on  
narrow, tree-lined streets, early 18th century cottages stand cheek  
by jowl with filigreed Victorians and solid Dutch Colonials" to  
quote Coastal Living magazine.  A friendly, genuine small town,  
Lewes boasts a variety of excellent restaurants (menus are provided  
at the house), home grown shops including an ice cream parlor where  
they make their own, antique stores, old churches and churchyards,  
art shops, several museums, a village museum collection of historic  
houses and structures, and a charming inland canal with numerous  
canal-side restaurants and tour boats to take you fishing or just  
cruising in search of dolphins and whales.  If you prefer a cruise  
across the bay to Cape May, New Jersey, you can walk to the ferry  
terminal just next door to Port Lewes and take a lovely 1-hour ride,  
then catch the trolley on the other side for a ride into town.  This  
makes for a great half or full day's outing. 
 
Rehoboth Beach is a 20-minute drive down the Delaware coast and has  
a full boardwalk, rides, games, amusement park, and many shops and  
wonderful restaurants.  Along the way, on Route 1, you will find  
hundreds of outlet stores to satisfy any shopping urges, and there  
is NO SALES TAX in Delaware!   
 
Also along Route 1 are a variety of movie theaters, video rental  
stores, a water slide park and go-cart park, miniature golf courses,  
and more.  Eight golf courses in the area are sure to keep most  
golfers happy. 
 
After all of the activities of the day, settle in for the night  
in a charming, safe and quiet community, out of the mainstream, that  
is Port Lewes on the Bay. 
 
Kudos from the Kluges, the Grands and the Fosters:  "We had a  
fantastic stay at you house.  Everything was wonderful. #44 Port  
Lewes was one of the nicest beach houses we've ever stayed in and  
the location is great.  We loved it and hope to be back.  Thanks for  
the hospitality." 
 
No pets please.   
 
Smoking is permitted only on the decks, not in the house. 
 

Vacation Rental Rates

Rates range from $1100-$1800 per week, June through September.   
 
Weekend rentals (minimum two nights) are available from September  
through May, with rates from $150-$225 per night. Check-in and check- 
out hours are flexible to maximize the limited weekend time. 
 
Weekly rentals are also available from October through May with  
rates  
from $800-$900 per week. 
 
Please send an email to check on available dates.