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Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River

Waterfront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Perched on the Patuxent River, this waterfront home offers a serene escape with spectacular views of both sunrise and sunset. Enjoy fishing from the bulkhead or watching wildlife like osprey and deer while relaxing in the open-plan kitchen, dining, and living room.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6149 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Air-conditioning

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River

This contemporary waterfront home, located on the Patuxent River, near the entrance to the Solomons Island Harbor, is bustling with activity on the land, water and in the air. From the sail, power and workboats going in and out of the harbor into the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay, to the sights and occasional sounds of aircraft from NAS Patuxent River, your cares will simply melt away. In addition, the wildlife including all kinds of birds (osprey, eagles, ducks, geese, herons etc.), deer, foxes and many more provide plenty of enjoyment and photo opportunities. Fish and crab from the bulkhead or just sit and enjoy.
This 3-bedroom, two story, modified A-Frame with an all-glass front will provide plenty of opportunities to rest and enjoy it all. The open plan format kitchen, dining and living room and walkout deck give you spectacular views of both sunrise and sunset. There is one adult bedroom (1 queen) and one bedroom (2 twin beds) for the kids to enjoy on the first floor and a an en-suite bedroom (1 queen) on the second floor.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach loungers

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Kitchen island
  • Lobster/crab pot
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Jetted bathtub
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Separate dining area

Entertainment

  • Books
  • DVD player
  • Games
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Up to 23 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near the marina
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Bicycles
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • No carbon monoxide detector or gas appliances (host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Bicycles
  • Unit size: 1,600 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Rules

#1. Relax and enjoy!
#2. See Rule #1. This property is operated under PAX Retreat LLC and conforms to its terms and conditions.

Pets

Pets are allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total (up to 23 kg per pet)
Note from host: Sm dogs only (2 @ 25 lbs). Fee ($75)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Note from host: Proximity to the water! Pond not accessible

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

Waterfront Wildlife Retreat Patuxent River House Lusby
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Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River Lusby

About the area

Located in Lusby, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Drum Point Lighthouse and Cove Point Lighthouse are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Calvert Cliffs State Park and Salem State Forest. Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center and Calvert Marine Museum are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Lusby, MD

What's nearby

  • Calvert Marina - 1 min drive - 0.4 km
  • Drum Point Lake - 4 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center - 5 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Seahorse Beach - 6 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Calvert Cliffs State Park - 10 min drive - 10.6 km

Getting around

  • Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - 85 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wawa - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Roy Rogers - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River ?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Drum Point Lake and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Hills Golf Course and Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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Waterfront Wildlife Retreat on the Patuxent River Reviews

Reviews

Exceptional

All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 169 out of 174 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 174 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 174 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 174 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 174 reviews

10

Cleanliness

9.8

Location

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rochelle B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful retreat

My stay was beautiful, excellent, peaceful, very relaxing. My views from the house was beautiful, the sounds of the waves of the water was much needed to detox from everyday life. We fished & crabbed took in the scenery. Our host is/was great wonderful timely response to all my questions.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Property is better in person… Pete was a great host, no issues with check in.. House was spotless, well stocked and ready for us.. Everything is there for you to have a great time… Highly recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lauri U.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet and Peaceful

Clean and nice location. Worked perfectly for our visit to the area to spend time with our daughter, son-in-law, and two perfect grandsons. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home and location.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Greg H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Fantastic Getaway!

The Waterfront Retreat on the Patuxent River is better than advertised. Our whole family stayed -- everyone loved it! It was clean, comfortable, with everything needed to stay comfortably, sleep, eat, relax and use as a home base for exploring. Solomons Island and the surrounding area was filled with lots of fun things to do (restaurant's, museums, history, boating, walking, etc.).
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandra G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Place

The house was awesome, the view couldn’t have been better. Loved everything about it, quiet and peaceful and it is on a dead end short road with wildlife in the yard in the morning, deer, fox, blue heron, bald eagle, geese and ducks, just fabulous. Will definitely be going back soon I hope.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Megan B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved the Location!

We had a wonderful stay and loved the location. A highlight was catching 2 crabs the last day and eating them for breakfast. Thanks for providing everything that we needed!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Reed C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Base camp for hunting trip

It was a very nice place. Great location and very clean. Wonder views of the Bay!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful refuge

Wonderful stay in a well appointed home. Osprey watching on the deck while sipping coffee with no bugs was the best. We greatly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Melanie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lusby and beyond

We had a very restful time. Pete did leave a lot of information about things to do. Steps up to the house were difficult for my husband, but the view was great once situated. Property was very well stocked! Great kitchen for those who like a cooking vacation (Not us!). Did not realize the property was so far from all the restaurants and spent a lot of time in the car. (No reflection on Pete.)
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tammy F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Stay

This property was amazing. Everything was clean and stocked with anything you could need. The view is amazing, Couldn't have asked for a better place. Very comfortable. Loved sitting on the deck and relaxing as the boats came by, watching the birds, fishing and crabbing from the front. Just an amazing stay. Close to everything we came to do.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

Great house and location. Clean, well stocked, comfotable. Better than the pictures. Safe and Perfect for my little dog, 2year old grandson, my daughter and me.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay!

Beautiful home and property! The house was wonderful, clean, and comfortable. My wife, 9-year- old son, and I had a relaxing and enjoyable stay. We had some luck fishing as well, mostly Spot, but my son caught a Flounder on his first cast, riding the bottom. Highly recommend to families looking to relax and enjoy the river/bay. Thanks, Pete!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chrissy L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best stay in Maryland!

This property is beautiful. If you want to crab it’s the bomb. If you don’t crab and just want to sit and look at a gorgeous view this is also the place. The host thought of everything. Super comfortable rooms and beds… great atmosphere….easy to get to. Amenities close by. House is packed with everything for kids and adults alike.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Had a wonderful time

We came out from Hawaii to see my Daughter and Grand Daughters.The over all experience from start to finish at the property was easy and flawless. Some days it was just my wife and I and other days it was with my grand daughters spending the night, they also enjoyed the stay. There is plenty of room. The property has an excellent view and we saw some wild life. We would stay at this property again and would highly recommend it to others.A hui hou,"until we meet again," Mark and Tamara
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing With Great Views

Our family had a awesome time staying here. Having the convenience of many stores close by was also nice. Pete was great with his communication and information that was left in the house. We even got to see a ground hog climbing up the tree outside. That was definitely a first for us. We enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely relaxing weekend

We stayed with four adults and two kids and the house worked well for the group. The kitchen really is stocked with pretty much any and all equipment you can imagine as well as a great collection of herbs and spices. We had no problem cooking up a great Easter meal. There's plenty to watch on the water going by.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Coleby M., Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Waterfront Getaway

The house and the location are great, but it’s Pete’s attention to detail that makes this property truly special. The house is equipped with everything you need to enjoy quiet, relaxing vacation: linens, toiletries, cookware, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, fishing gear, bikes, and big beautiful Maryland blue crabs.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sergey K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic stay on the water!

Thank you, Pete, for a great vacation. The place is truly amazing and has everything you need: nice and clean house with it's sole and a fully stacked kitchen, great views on the water with different boats coming in and out, nice and spacious front lawn on the bank where we spent hours playing games, fishing, crabbing, and just relaxing in comfy chairs. Not for swimming though... Special thanks to Pete for his hospitality, prompt communication, answering all the questions and providing clear instructions.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jean C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Getaway!

We love this place! This was our second time renting from Pete. He is listed as a VRBO Premier Host, defined as " Consistently provides great experiences for guests! " That is absolutely true, Pete goes out of his way to make sure that you have everything you need for a relaxing stay. ( Wine and chocolates too! )The house is beautiful , comfortable and clean with fabulous water views and is truly a wildlife retreat as described!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

jack d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just as it's looks and better

This was our second time staying at this house on the Patuxent River, it's a very well stocked and clean home. Pete is a great owner, and I would recommend this place again and again. Only thing that may be difficult for some are the steps going into the house. Pete, Thanks again for a Great stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chrissy L., Pocono mountains of PA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house, great owner and crabs galore!

The house is beautiful and has EVERTHING you need if you want to chill and catch/eat crabs…and in comfort. Your host will have you set up to catch crabs and enjoy the water and the beautiful state of Maryland in every way. Thank you Pete!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debbie E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Retreat By The Water

Had a great stay. Property is just as described in listing, and all the essentials are provided. Very clean and decor is perfect. Owner responded quickly to all questions and communications, and provided a few extras to make our stay even more special. We caught (and released) several fish our last day there, and enjoyed watching the boats come and go while we were sitting there. Cool surprise the first day seeing (and hearing) the jets fly overhead towards the Patuxent NAS.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amy V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Another Fantastic Stay

This is our second time staying at Pete's property. We spent a lot of time fishing, crabbing, and watching boats go by. Cages were already baited when we arrived, and we got 4-6 crabs per day during our stay. House had ample supplies of everything we needed to cook family meals throughout the week. Plenty of grocery stores and eateries within a 10 min drive. House was very clean and perfect as a quiet and relaxing place to spend some time with family. Great communication from host - made check in and check out very easy.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bridget S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

We enjoyed our relaxing stay - we did not go out except one night - so we were cooking in a lot. Read books, feasted on wonderful crabs that we caught and watched the beautiful boats and F-16s. We thought the linens were really nice and the beds comfortable - which may seem like an odd thing to comment on but we care about that - and the cooking equipment, spices and supplies were one of the best of any rental we have stayed in.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jay M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best Kick back spot ever

Always a phenomenal time, owners are super great down-to-earth people, just a place to relax enjoy crabbing, fishing, birdwatching, watching the roaring Jets go by from the naval airbase. Just super phenomenal. Literally 4,5 summers Consecutively. LOL Oh take a bike ride w/the Provided bikes ONSITE. A must do!!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024