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Traveling at Halloween is something not everyone can do, but if you are one of the lucky few, completing a journey to Cape Cod may just end up being your new favorite way to celebrate the holiday. The crowds lessen during this amazing time of year, giving visitors more opportunities to live like a local, which of course means celebrating Halloween. Participate in local trick or treating, attend Halloween events,...

We at Pretty Picky Properties have learned a few things over the years we have been in the vacation rental business on Cape Cod. We have learned what colors make people feel comfortable, we have discovered the best spots to eat lobster, and we have learned that some things work best because they are better together! Better Together also just happens to be the name of one of our more...

You will have lots of opportunities for luxury and fun when you choose Pretty Picky Properties’ Cummaquid Retreat 334-Ba for your vacation to Cape Cod. Offering 3 beautiful bedrooms, 3 spacious baths, and a heated saltwater pool that will provide hours of entertainment options during your summer escape to the Cape, this Barnstable home is definitely a popular choice for travelers! Located close to the restaurants and shops that make...

As summer draws ever closer to its natural conclusion, we at Pretty Picky Properties are already starting to feel more than a bit melancholy. Cape Cod is a beautiful place to live and play, no matter which season we are in, but summers are when it really comes alive. Soon the crowds will thin, the beaches will empty, and some summer-oriented businesses will close for the season and quite frankly,...

A vacation on Cape Cod is destined to be one you remember forever, especially when you choose a vacation rental that matches the wonders of our historic homebase! Offering long days of beachy adventures, fresh seafood meals to be enjoyed with sunset views, and a history that dates back to before the beginning of our independent nation, Cape Cod is exciting, adventurous, and when staying in Luxe On River, more...

Summer is when Cape Cod comes to life and if you are like thousands of other travelers you are in the process of making your way to our sandy shores for an all-American vacation adventure you never want to forget. The first step to a perfect vacation, is of course, choosing the perfect vacation home. Since you are on this page it already looks as if you have found the...

Life can be funny. You spend your days feeling as if time is creeping by as you try to juggle work, school, family, AND play, but then one day, you wake up and realize that your babies are graduating from high school and you are no longer simply coloring your hair for a change, but to cover the gray! The speed of which life can pass us by makes it...

Summer is our favorite season on Cape Cod and as the summer holidays begin to roll around, we get positively giddy knowing how much fun can be had on our little section of paradise! Memorial Day serving as the kickoff to the season, but offering an underlying somberness due to the reason behind the season, Labor Day also hiding a little sadness behind the celebration as it signifies the end...

The history of Cape Cod is a long and storied one, but that doesn’t mean that the vacation home you stay in has to have the same. Some of us just love that “new home smell” and our Pretty Picky Properties Stepping Stones Sanctuary 279-C  offers just that! Built in 2022 while retaining the historic look of Cape Cod, this 4 bedroom, 3 bath escape located in Chatham is 100...

The winters on Cape Cod can be harsh ones, offering snow covered beaches, bone-chilling winds, and ice in places you may not think ice belongs, but we live here year-round because we know that warmer days are coming, and Memorial Day Weekend is our first harbinger of summer! Visitors may never know the snow and ice, but they flock to us on the first of the summer holidays, anxious to...