Stowaways at 78 Milk Street Ext, Nantucket: the cedar-shingled cottage behind deep hydrangea borders, with a brick garden path leading across the lawn under a wide sky.
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The house’s carved nameboard: "STOWAWAYS" in raised gold serif letters on a navy plank flanked by two gold anchors, mounted on weathered gray cedar shingles.

78 Milk Street Ext · Nantucket, Massachusetts

Stowaways

A whole compound to yourselves — two complete houses, a heated pool, and grounds guests call immaculate.

Guests
12
Bedrooms
7
Baths
5
To downtown
5min ride
To Cisco Beach
10min ride
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The kitchen looking across a long navy island with green granite counters and six woven barstools, toward a professional range with red control knobs under a shingled hood, white cabinetry, and a coffered white plank ceiling

The Kitchen

Two Sub-Zeros, two dishwashers, room for every cook

A navy island the length of a dining table, green granite counters, a professional range, and a coffered plank ceiling over all of it. Six wicker stools on one side, the cooking side kept clear — so nobody has to take turns.

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The living room: coral slipcovered sofa and armchairs with RELAX and YACHTING pillows on a navy-and-cream striped rug, a wooden rowboat coffee table, a fish-print ottoman, and a dory hull fitted out as a bar, open to the kitchen beyond

The Living Room

Open to the kitchen, decorated by somebody who lives here

Coral-red slipcovered sofas and armchairs, a navy-striped rug, a rowboat for a coffee table and a bar built into a dory hull. None of it came from a rental-furniture catalog, and it sits open to the kitchen so the cook is never left out.

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The private heated pool with navy loungers, tan umbrellas, a canopied daybed, and a bluestone surround backed by lawn and gardens

The Heated Pool

Private, heated, and covered when you need it

Fenced and entirely your own, with a cover, a pile of floats and rafts, and seating in both sun and shade — teak chaises with navy cushions under tan umbrellas on the bluestone, sling chairs on the grass, a wicker sofa on the deck a few steps up, and a chiminea and built-in grill at the deck edge. The outdoor ping pong table sits on its own pad at the far end. It is the thing guests mention first.

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The garden after dark: guests sitting with drinks on wicker sofas and armchairs along the pool patio, string lights and uplit evergreens and a red maple behind them, and the lit blue water of the pool in the foreground

After Dark

The lights come on and nobody goes inside

The pool lights up blue, the beds and hedges are uplit gold, and there are string lights strung through the trees along the back. Drinks get carried out to the patio, the wicker sofas and sling chairs fill up, and the tall steel chiminea gets going. This is where the day actually ends — not in the living room.

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A brick paver path curving between the pale blue-gray shingled side of one of the buildings and a bed of ornamental grasses, with a long hydrangea border along the wall and mown lawn on both sides

The Grounds

The most beautiful yard on the island

Cut lawn edged in hydrangeas and ornamental grass, with brick paths threading between the buildings. Guests describe cornhole, disc golf and enough open ground for four-on-four soccer.

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The rowboat head-on — a full-size white hull with a navy sheer stripe, open framed interior and a ship’s wheel at the bow — on a blue cradle with weathered wooden steps, the slide-and-swing fort behind it and the sandbox off to the right

The Play Yard

A real rowboat, beached on the back lawn

The boat is the genuine article — a full-size hull on a blue cradle, ship’s wheel at the bow, wooden steps up the side so children can climb aboard and take the helm. Beside it stands a timber fort with a shingled roof, a green slide and a swing set with a two-seater glider, and a sandbox the size of a small room stocked with diggers, dump trucks, molds and buckets. A teak bench and a white rocker sit on the grass within arm’s reach, and a run of evergreens screens the whole corner.

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“If the kids aren’t having fun the parents aren’t having fun.”

Tom M.Co-owner
The barn from the card table: a slate pool table and shuffleboard on pale plank floors, a staircase rising to a loft rail hung with pennants and jerseys under a carved MOONCUSSER quarterboard, barnboard walls covered in framed sports memorabilia, an Old Sasconset Golf Club sign and a Coca-Cola disc, and leather club chairs on a red Persian rug

The Barn

A full pub, a pool table, an antique shuffleboard, and a loft called MOONCUSSER

Two stories of it. On the floor: a slate pool table, an antique shuffleboard, a mahogany bar with two working taps and a barber’s chair pulled up to it, leather club chairs on Persian rugs, and a card table with a Monopoly board inlaid into the top. Above: a loft with a maroon leather sectional and its own television, reached by a staircase under a carved MOONCUSSER quarterboard. Every wall, and most of the ceiling, is Tom’s collection — Old Sasconset Golf Club, Yankee Stadium, Princeton, Yale and Dartmouth pennants, boxing gloves, wooden racquets, a Nebraska 32 jersey, a Coca-Cola disc.

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The movie room from the doorway: a black sectional wrapping three walls with blue striped pillows and pale blue fringed throws, cobalt walls hung with six backlit memorabilia shadow boxes — Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Celtics, Red Sox, Yankees — cast film reels between them, a coffered blue ceiling with recessed lights, and a white farm coffee table on a gray striped rug

The Movie Room

Cobalt blue, wraparound sectional, lit trophy cases

Downstairs, and nothing like the barn. A black sectional runs three sides of the room under a coffered blue ceiling, and the walls are backlit shadow boxes — Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Celtics, Red Sox, Yankees, Ali’s gloves — with cast film reels and camera sconces between them. At the near end: the screen, a wall rack of candy, a mini fridge, bean bags and a putting mat. The ping pong Tiffany L. remembers from down here now lives out on the pool patio.

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The covered porch: a long wicker dining table for eight with green cushions, a hanging rope swing, a built-in stainless grill, and a white beadboard ceiling over teak decking

The Porch

A table for everyone, a grill, and a swing to end the day on

Covered, cedar-shingled and deep enough to seat the whole group at one table, with a built-in grill at the rail and a hanging swing at the far end. The place the day slows down.

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The lower-level kitchen open to the dining table: white shaker cabinetry, a stainless range and refrigerator, a reclaimed plank table with antique chairs and a jar of flowers, and a red CREW oar mounted over the pass-through to the family room beyond

The Lower Level

A second home underneath the first

Not a kitchenette — a full white shaker kitchen with a range, a dishwasher and a stainless fridge, open to a plank farm table that seats six and a navy-striped sectional under the television. Its own bedroom is off it, and so is a real nursery: teal walls, a navy crib, a glass-front armoire full of toys and a lamb rocker. This is why two families on different schedules work here when they would not anywhere else.

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A bedroom under a beamed plank ceiling with a blue quilted king bed, a whale pillow, a white staircase rising to a loft, a row of Nantucket lightship baskets on the ledge above, and a white dresser

The Bedrooms

Beautifully styled, and enough of them

Eight now, and no two alike: blue quilts and whale pillows under a beamed ceiling with a staircase up to a loft, shuttered French doors onto the garden, a hand-painted sailboat cottage bed, a striped headboard under a coffered beadboard ceiling, a navy panel bed with a rope ship’s wheel and its own bathroom, and the twin room Kara S. mentions — two white cottage beds under blue plaid quilts. Styled with a personal touch rather than a rental-house checklist.

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The master bathroom: a white shaker double vanity with a marble top and brass pulls, two round capiz shell mirrors above it, and a marble-tiled shower with a basketweave accent band beside a shuttered window

The Bathrooms

Marble, shell mirrors, and a rope anchor on the wall

The master bath has a marble double vanity, a pair of capiz shell mirrors and a marble shower with a basketweave band through it. Elsewhere: a navy vanity under a rope-framed mirror, a sisal starfish, a tub-and-shower with a brass rail and a wave-print curtain, a terracotta powder room with a pedestal sink between two pleated-shade sconces, and a fifth with a sea-glass whale mosaic on the wall and a ship’s-wheel porthole mirror by the window.

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The top-floor sitting room under a barrel-vaulted white plank ceiling, with beadboard walls, a blue-gray sofa, a blue-and-white striped rug, an oval coffee table stacked with books, and a reclaimed wood desk in the dormer window at the far end beneath a Nantucket Whaling Co sign

The Top Floor

A whole floor under the eaves

A barrel-vaulted room in white beadboard and plank, striped rug down the middle, sofa on one side and a reclaimed-wood desk in the dormer at the end — with a second desk nook beside it holding a brass ship’s binnacle and a Nantucket Sound whale sign. The quiet floor: work in the morning, hide from the sun in the afternoon.

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The gym: a long white shiplap wall under a vaulted ceiling with a shelf of kettlebells and neoprene dumbbells above, an adjustable bench and dumbbell rack, a folding treadmill in the corner, a Peloton bike at the edge of frame, and rolled yoga mats in a basket on the floor

The Gym

A real gym, in its own building

White shiplap under a vaulted ceiling, out back on its own: a Peloton bike, a folding treadmill, an adjustable bench with a full dumbbell rack, kettlebells from 5 to 20 pounds, a shelf of yoga blocks and mats, and resistance bands. A framed Muhammad Ali portrait on one wall and a signed 2003 NCAA Final Four jersey on the other. Nobody has to skip a morning.

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A weathered wooden signpost among the greenery reading “Welcome to Cisco Brewers”, with hand-painted arrow boards pointing to Distillery 888 and the Bar and Brewery

The Location

Five minutes to town, ten to Cisco Beach, on bikes

The Cisco path starts at the door — no car, no parking, no shuttle. Downtown is a five-minute ride one way and Cisco Beach is ten the other, with Bartlett’s Farm and the brewery on the way. There are bikes for everyone, plus beach chairs and coolers, already here.

Cisco bike path
At the door
To downtown
5 min ride
To Cisco Beach
10 min ride

Want a car for Great Point or the far beaches? Our preferred rental partner: Grey Lady Rental Co.

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In guests' words

What guests say about each space

  • The Kitchen
    “The gourmet kitchen was well stocked and had plenty of space to cook and dine.”

    This house is perfect in every way! The gathering spaces for entertaining are plentiful… The gourmet kitchen was well stocked and had plenty of space to cook and dine. All bedrooms and bath were styled beautifully!

    Connie P.Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2025
  • The Kitchen
    “The kitchen has 2 subzero refrigerators, 2 dishwashers and truly just a delightful place to have coffee.”

    It is just newly renovated — and every detail is perfect. The kitchen has 2 subzero refrigerators, 2 dishwashers and truly just a delightful place to have coffee or an afternoon snack.

    Susan G.Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
  • The Kitchen
    “The beautiful kitchen is spacious for family gatherings and has everything you need.”

    Our family enjoyed our stay at this well appointed home. The personal touch in the home decor truly makes this home welcoming. The beautiful kitchen is spacious for family gatherings and has everything you need.

    Steve R.Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
  • The Kitchen
    “The kitchen was large and well-equipped.”

    This home and property are clean and beautiful, with everything our family could want. The kitchen was large and well-equipped.

    Erika B.Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
  • The Living Room
    “It was so well decorated, spacious and enjoyable.”

    We have traveled to many places and always prefer renting houses so we can enjoy our family time together. This house was amazing. It was so well decorated, spacious and enjoyable.

    steve b.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
  • The Living Room
    “The personal touch in the home decor truly makes this home welcoming.”

    Our family enjoyed our stay at this well appointed home. The personal touch in the home decor truly makes this home welcoming.

    Steve R.Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
  • The Heated Pool
    “The pool was absolutely perfect—clean, private, and a great spot to relax.”

    We had an amazing stay at this beautiful Nantucket home! The pool was absolutely perfect—clean, private, and a great spot to relax after a day exploring the island.

    Laura M.Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
  • The Heated Pool
    “the heated pool is so fun, and has a cover and plenty of toys and rafts to enjoy.”

    The yard is the most beautiful I have ever seen, and the heated pool is so fun, and has a cover and plenty of toys and rafts to enjoy.

    Kara S.Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023
  • The Heated Pool
    “the heated pool and outdoor areas allowed both adults and kids to enjoy our perfect 70’s weather.”

    The gathering spaces for entertaining are plentiful, the heated pool and outdoor areas allowed both adults and kids to enjoy our perfect 70’s weather.

    Connie P.Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2025
  • The Heated Pool
    “The backyard and pool offer multiple seating options in both sun and shade.”

    This home and property are clean and beautiful, with everything our family could want. The backyard and pool offer multiple seating options in both sun and shade.

    Erika B.Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
  • The Heated Pool
    “We loved spending afternoons and evenings on the covered patio, sipping rosé and champagne by the pool.”

    We were a group of nine visiting Nantucket for a bachelorette weekend, and this home was absolutely perfect for our stay. We loved spending afternoons and evenings on the covered patio, sipping rosé and champagne by the pool. The property is stunning, with countless beautiful spots for photos.

    AhnaGroup trip in Jun 2026
  • After Dark
    “The gathering spaces for entertaining are plentiful”

    This house is perfect in every way! The gathering spaces for entertaining are plentiful, the heated pool and outdoor areas allowed both adults and kids to enjoy our perfect 70’s weather.

    Connie P.Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2025
  • After Dark
    “great places to relax at the end of the day and just enjoy a drink, a warm fire”

    The porch with their many sofas and swing chairs were great places to relax at the end of the day and just enjoy a drink, a warm fire, after a day at the beach or dining out or shopping in town.

    steve b.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
  • The Grounds
    “The yard is the most beautiful I have ever seen.”

    The house is beautiful, spacious, and very nicely furnished and decorated. I want to live here :). The yard is the most beautiful I have ever seen.

    Kara S.Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023
  • The Grounds
    “The outdoor landscaping is immaculate, adding to the relaxing atmosphere.”

    The personal touch in the home decor truly makes this home welcoming. The outdoor landscaping is immaculate, adding to the relaxing atmosphere. Great location. Wonderful, gracious hosts. We loved it!

    Steve R.Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
  • The Grounds
    “Disc golf and corn hole made for backyard fun, and the grounds were big enough for 4-4 soccer!”

    The McCann’s could not have been more gracious hosts! They allowed us use of several bikes which we used to get to town and the beach. Disc golf and corn hole made for backyard fun, and the grounds were big enough for 4-4 soccer!

    Chris H.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
  • The Grounds
    “The backyard was huge and they had all kinds of yard games to enjoy.”

    This house was amazing. It was so well decorated, spacious and enjoyable. The backyard was huge and they had all kinds of yard games to enjoy.

    steve b.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
  • The Grounds
    “Outdoor decks, BBQ, lawns and gardens are beautiful.”

    The house is spectacular, plenty of space for our group of 9 and fully equipped with everything you need. Outdoor decks, BBQ, lawns and gardens are beautiful.

    wendy n.Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
  • The Barn
    “The barn was a fun entertaining area!”

    Loved the location and the ability to walk & bike everywhere. Wonderful backyard and pool area. House fully stocked with everything. The barn was a fun entertaining area!

    Tim Barbara M.Stayed 16 nights in Aug 2024
  • The Barn
    “The sports room was a huge hit with everyone, offering fun and entertainment for all ages.”

    The sports room was a huge hit with everyone, offering fun and entertainment for all ages. Tom and Mary Jo were incredibly responsive and thoughtful hosts.

    Laura M.Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
  • The Barn
    “Very fun game room and whimsically decorated for any sports fanatic.”

    Very fun game room and whimsically decorated for any sports fanatic (which we are). My husband and I with our 3 kids stayed with our 6 year old and 9 year old daughters, and with our son who turned 13 while on property.

    Kara S.Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023
  • The Barn
    “We were Amazed by game room with sports memorabilia.”

    Exceptionally well appointed house with super friendly and helpful hosts. We were Amazed by game room with sports memorabilia. All in all, a great place to stay!

    GlennGroup trip in Jun 2021
  • The Movie Room
    “we loved having the game room/basement to relax together playing ping pong and bumper pool.”

    After long days on the beach and riding bikes, we loved having the game room/basement to relax together playing ping pong and bumper pool. Mary-Jo made sure we had everything we needed and more.

    Tiffany L.Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
  • The Movie Room
    “The game room and memorabilia add a fun element.”

    The game room and memorabilia add a fun element. The location is perfect for going to the beach or into town. Tom and Mary-Jo are excellent and attentive hosts.

    Erika B.Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
  • The Porch
    “The porch with their many sofas and swing chairs were great places to relax at the end of the day.”

    The porch with their many sofas and swing chairs were great places to relax at the end of the day and just enjoy a drink, a warm fire, after a day at the beach or dining out or shopping in town.

    steve b.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
  • The Porch
    “The yard is HUGE with a wonderful outdoor bbq area and porch swings to enjoy.”

    The yard is HUGE with a wonderful outdoor bbq area and porch swings to enjoy. The owners are fantastic people who truly care that your stay on Nantucket is perfect.

    Susan G.Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
  • The Porch
    “the covered porch offered seats for everyone so we could sit back, relax, and enjoy summer cocktails!”

    The outdoor sitting area was amazing for family dinners and the covered porch offered seats for everyone so we could sit back, relax, and enjoy summer cocktails!

    Jackie R.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
  • The Lower Level
    “The downstairs features a completely separate living area with kitchen.”

    The house was perfect for two separate families to stay in. The downstairs features a completely separate living area with kitchen. This was fantastic for two families with small children who are on separate schedules.

    Matthew S.Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
  • The Lower Level
    “my husband’s brother, wife and newborn stayed in the basement apartment complete with master bedroom, and a nursery.”

    For one night, my husband’s brother, wife and newborn stayed in the basement apartment complete with master bedroom, and a nursery that they enjoyed very much. There was also a room with 2 twin beds that were not used.

    Kara S.Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023
  • The Lower Level
    “The house is fantastic with 2 complete living spaces and everything you would ever need for entertaining!”

    78 Milk Street Ext. is a dream property for any large family or group. The house is fantastic with 2 complete living spaces and everything you would ever need for entertaining!

    Tammy G.Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
  • The Bedrooms
    “All bedrooms and bath were styled beautifully!”

    The owners were available if needed immediately! All bedrooms and bath were styled beautifully!

    Connie P.Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2025
  • The Bedrooms
    “The house is beautiful, spacious, and very nicely furnished and decorated. I want to live here :)”

    This is the second year in a row we stayed at this property owned by the amazing host and hostess. The house is beautiful, spacious, and very nicely furnished and decorated. I want to live here :)

    Kara S.Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023
  • The Bathrooms
    “Great beds, great bathrooms and fantastic fully equiped kitchen.”

    The house instantly makes you feel at home, has so much room that you can easily stay there with 2 families. Great beds, great bathrooms and fantastic fully equiped kitchen.

    Menno K.Archival review
  • The Top Floor
    “a huge open kitchen, plenty of living room spaces, and an expansive backyard and patio.”

    Their home is absolutely beautiful and great for hosting a large group with a huge open kitchen, plenty of living room spaces, and an expansive backyard and patio.

    Kaitlyn S.Stayed 5 nights in May 2021
  • The Gym
    “we have everything else you’ll need at the house”

    Tom says “just show up with your toothbrush and toothpaste—we have everything else you’ll need at the house”. This couldn’t be more true.

    steve b.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
  • The Location
    “Loved the location and the ability to walk & bike everywhere.”

    Great location near Cisco, town, bike path. Loved the location and the ability to walk & bike everywhere. Wonderful backyard and pool area. House fully stocked with everything.

    Tim Barbara M.Stayed 16 nights in Aug 2024
  • The Location
    “essentially equidistant between town and Cisco Brewery.”

    The location is very convenient, essentially equidistant between town and Cisco Brewery. We had a large crew plus two dogs with us, and the house and beautiful backyard provided more than ample space for everyone.

    Ben B.Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2021
  • The Location
    “It’s right on the bike path. We rented bikes and rode to Bartlett Farms Store, Cisco Brewery, downtown and even the beaches.”

    The location of the house is perfect. It’s right on the bike path. We rented bikes from Young’s Bike Rental and rode to Bartlett Farms Store, Cisco Brewery, downtown and even the beaches.

    steve b.Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
  • The Location
    “easy bike access to beaches, many paved bike paths, hiking trails, and single track mountain bike trails nearby.”

    Location is very close by walk or bike into town/marina, and easy bike access to beaches, many paved bike paths, hiking trails, and single track mountain bike trails nearby.

    Kara S.Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023
  • The Location
    “Being right on the bike path, access to the bus, close to the beach and only a few minutes from town — this location was key!”

    The house was amazing: the space, the yard, and the amenities. Being right on the bike path, access to the bus, close to the beach and only a few minutes from town — this location was key! We can’t wait to come back and stay here again.

    DavidStayed with kids in Jul 2021

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