Not everyone thinks about Cape Cod for their Christmas destination, it is often thought of as mostly a summer vacation destination, but when you want tradition with a twist, you will understand the beauty of the idea! Offering all that makes your favorite December holiday wonderful, including festivals, snow, and the opportunity for meet and greets with Santa, it is the walks you take on snow-covered beaches and the luxury and comfort you find inside our Pretty Picky Properties Christmas cottages that will make you realize there really is no better place to celebrate than right here on Cape Cod! This guide to our Cape Cod, Massachusetts vacation rentals will give you a clearer understanding of why Cape Cod, Pretty Picky Properties, and the Noel will forevermore be intertwined in your mind!
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Warm and Welcoming Cape Cod, Massachusetts Vacation Rentals
You may find yourself humming the old Christmas song, “Baby, it’s cold outside” when you first arrive at your Christmas cottage, but the cold may disappear from your consciousness at first glance. Our properties exude a warmth and welcoming vibe, one that says, “Come inside, take off your coat, and feel comfortable,” and so you will!
Quiet and serene, upon your first steps inside, the heater will have done its job, emitting a quiet hum as the house seems to hold its breath, waiting for your first gasp of delight. Follow the path of wood floors into rooms filled with all the ways to feel comfortable, to have fun, and to relax, and immediately understand that this Christmas will be one you remember forever.
Merry and Bright
Most tours begin with the living room—it IS the room in which you will spend most of your time awake, after all—and ours are ready to be explored. Most times there will be a gas fireplace, prepared to add an extra spark of romance to your getaway while also offering a mantel from which you will definitely want to hang your stockings on Christmas Eve. Large televisions will be perfect for watching holiday movies, and as you sink into plush sofas and perhaps burrow under colorful throws, the movie on the screen will reflect the joy you feel in your heart, because, yes, it really is a wonderful life!
Windows that stretch from floor to ceiling will add an ethereal glow to the scene as the moon shines down on a snow-covered landscape, and more flakes may be lazily floating downwards, adding to the pile below. Somehow it will just feel more like Christmas in your beautiful escape, and isn’t that just what you needed?
Festive and Yummy
The kitchen and dining room of our spacious sanctuaries will also serve to further the Christmas feeling as you prepare a feast with high-quality appliances and then gather around large tables to dine with family and/or friends. Stone counters will entice you to try your grandma’s Christmas cookie recipe, rolling out the dough with gleeful abandon, and if some get devoured before being iced and placed on pretty trays, well, it’s just more proof that your favorite holiday traditions can be indulged in during your Cape Cod Christmas journey!
As laughter rings through the rafters, glasses clink and forks scrape the last morsels of food of what will probably be one of your greatest holiday meals from the plates, you can also have Christmas music streaming without glitches, thanks to high-speed internet!
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Testimonials
Sacha M.
Beautiful historic home. Very well appointed kitchen. Very clean and comfortable beds.
Alexandra C.
My family and I had the most wonderful week at this exceptionally comfortable house and we hope to return.
Felicia A.
Lovely home!! Perfect location! Thanks for being so well-equipped! and for the fire pit!!
Cheerful and Fun
There are so many festivals and events that will be taking place on Cape Cod, we can’t even begin to list them all, but there are a few that we will highlight here, starting with Gardens Aglow, held select days from Thanksgiving through the end of December. The Heritage Museum and Gardens, found at 67 Grove Street in Sandwich, lights up their gardens as they celebrate the holiday, adding a gentle brightness to the winter season.
The Osterville Annual Christmas Open House and Stroll add another layer of fun to the season, offering Christmas activities (and yes, we have heard that Santa will be there!), a golf cart parade, and the opportunity to stroll through a village decorated with tradition and joy in mind.
Chatham’s Christmas by the Sea Stroll Weekend (mid-December) offers the feeling that you are living out loud in an authentic snow globe and includes a tree-lighting ceremony, Christmas caroling, and the chance to buy some truly unique and wonderful gifts for everyone on your Christmas list! And if you’d like, you can always stay in Chatham! Pretty Picky team offers the best Chatham vacation rentals for you!
Last but definitely not least, the Polar Express Train Ride will bring the magic of the movie to life when you board the Cape Cod Central Railroad. It runs on weekends in late November through late December.
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A Christmas spent on Cape Cod in our vacation rental houses in Cape Cod, Massachusetts will make all your sugar plum dreams come to life. Reserve your favorite Cape Cod luxury rentals today!
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FAQs about our Cape Cod, Massachusetts Vacation Rentals
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Can we decorate our Cape Cod Christmas Rental for Christmas while we are staying there?
Although we ask that you don’t make any structural changes, we encourage you to use stocking holders to hang your stockings from the fireplace or anything else Christmas related.
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Will there be any Christmas markets on Cape Cod?
Yes, many of our towns and villages will offer Christmas markets, including The Cape Cod Christmas Market held in mid-December at the Naukabout Beer Garden on the Village Green in Mashpee.
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Are any of your Christmas rentals pet friendly?
Yes, many of our Christmas rentals are pet friendly, because no family member should be left behind this time of year!
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It is a family tradition to see a live performance of the Nutcracker at Christmas, will we be able to do that on Cape Cod?
Yes and no. We offer a Cape Cod-centric version of the Nutcracker, called the Sea Captain’s Nutcracker, held at the Tilden Arts Center in Barnstable on Thanksgiving weekend!
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Should I rent a Christmas cottage on the beach or is that only a summer thing?
There’s an incomparable beauty to the beach in the wintertime, and your Christmas visit is definitely the right time to choose a beachfront cottage! Just be sure to ask us if the cottage has heat!