Perfect Labor Day Vaca & FREE Beach Club Passes!

Entire guest suite in East Haven, Connecticut

  1. 6 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 6 beds
  4. 1 bath
Hosted by Joann
  1. 4 years hosting

Listing highlights

Top 5% of homes

This home is highly ranked based on ratings, reviews, and reliability.

In East Haven, steps from the shore

About a 5-min walk to Silver Sands Beach, with several more beaches within a 20-min walk

Private fenced backyard with fire pit

A fenced backyard with a fire pit, gas grill, lawn games, and seating under string lights

Joann and Bob go above and beyond

Guests highlight how welcoming and attentive Joann and Bob are throughout every stay
This 1200+ sqft oasis is located just 1 block from Long Island Sound, features a fully equipped kitchen, game room & spacious backyard with fire pit, gas grill, outdoor games & more! Close to all the Local Holiday events, activities and happenings! The Beach is within walking distance. E. Haven Town Beach, Lighthouse Point Park, Greenway Trail, Tweed NH Airport and downtown New Haven are just minutes away and Casinos are less than an hour. Check out our Guide Books for more detailed information

The space
PERFECT FOR YOUR VACATION, HOLIDAY GETAWAY, COLLEGE VISITS OR JUST A VISIT WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS! Our AirBnb has tons of amenities both indoors and outside. We are proud to be the ONLY AirBnb in the area to offer FREE PASSES TO SILVER SANDS BEACH & TENNIS CLUB LOCATED less than a 5 minutes walk from Making Waves. (Parking is available) DON’T FORGET TO CHECK SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE COLLEGE GRADUATION DATES, AREA EVENTS, LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND PLACES TO VISIT & ENJOY IN OUR AIRBNB GUIDE BOOKS!
You can also check out all the up to date events, attractions and information on our FB page @ Making Waves.

Our space has an inviting Farm House, Beachy feel. It provides a place for you and your family and/or friends to relax, kick back and enjoy playing in the game room, featuring skeet ball, darts, chess, tabletop ring toss and plenty of vintage & high tech video games, as well as classic & newer board and card games. We have a speaker that provides music (or you can stream your own music) with fun programmable lighting. There is a fire place and large TV with a state of the art, comfortable, large triple recliner couch featuring massage and heat, as well as a TV in each bedroom. The master bedroom has a safe for your valuables. There is a desk and charging station with office supplies for your business needs. There are also two binoculars on the desk for your use. Complimentary WIFI and Netflix are provided or just stream your own personal apps. There is a fully equipped kitchen and dining room with a loaded coffee station equipped with all the extras and new appliances, including a washer & dryer. There is an on demand hot water heater for the extra large shower featuring both a rain shower and hand held heads. Central Air will keep you cool on those hot summer days and the cozy fireplace will keep you warm on those chilly winter nights or turn off the heat mode and just enjoy the ambiance of the adjustable, multicolored flames. We have goats on premises and a large backyard with a firepit, grill, comfortable seating, a driving range, volleyball and badminton, light up corn hole, bocce, horse shoe pits, basket ball, driving range, croquet, yard Yahtzee and loads of other yard games, as well as a sandbox and sand toys, swings & climbers in our playground area. Be sure to take a few pictures in front of our giant Making Waves selfie wall. Next to the entrance is an outdoor shower for your convenience after a day at the beach. We are just one block from Long Island Sound and included with your stay are FREE seasonal passes (Memorial Day to Labor Day) to Silver Sands Beach and Tennis Club featuring three pools, two restaurants, Tiki Bar, Happy Hours with live entertainment, special events and more. Beach chairs, umbrella and sand toys are set up and put away daily for your exclusive use. Beach towels are available at Making Waves. PLEASE NOTE: even when the Beach Club facilities close for the season, beach access is still available to our guests. Also, we are just a short drive to our beautiful town beach or Light House Point Park, both have sprinkler parks and playgrounds and there are many other local parks and walking/biking trails. We have off street parking for up to 3 cars. Don’t forget, if you’re in the mood for something more private, you can always hang out in our backyard oasis beach area that we refer to as “Flamingo Beach” with big, comfortable cushioned lounge chairs for sunbathing and sand toys. You can cool off at the refreshing mister station or run through the sprinklers. There are many games and sports activities provided. Enjoy a cookout or roasting some s’mores around the fire pit in the evenings. There’s plenty of lightning to enjoy the games or just sit back, relax and enjoy our magical fairy lights in the trees or gazing at the stars in the sky.

Guest access
The entryway is a semi-common area, with a security camera, but there is a smart lock on the suite and it is completely private.

Other things to note
Complimentary Seasonal passes are included with your stay offering access to Silver Sands Beach & Tennis Club, a beautiful, private beachfront resort less than a 5 minutes walk from Making Waves AirBnb. (Parking is available) NOTE: Beach Club is open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Access to the beach itself, the main restaurant and some limited activities are still available through the end of September. You also have the option to enjoy our beautiful, fun filled backyard area filled with sports activities and equipment, yard games, swings and playground equipment, fire pit, grill, picnic table, Adirondack and lounge chairs, beach sand area, refreshing misters and sprinklers, garden area, visit with our goats or feel free to just walk to the beach or enjoy our town beach, Light House Point Park, Fort Nathan Hale Park, Annex Park, The Greenway Hiking/biking trail, local fishing pier and many other area indoor and outdoor attractions. There are many wonderful area dining and entertainment options. Be sure to check out our guide books and FB page for more information or feel free to ask us. There’s never a lack of things to do!

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Garden view
Sea view
Shared beach access
Kitchen
Fast wifi – 429 Mbps

Accessibility features

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Rated 4.91 out of 5 from 47 reviews.

Guest favorite
This home is in the top 5% of eligible listings based on ratings, reviews, and reliability

Overall rating

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for communication

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

East Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Neighborhood highlights

Making Waves is located in a quiet neighborhood, just one block from Long Island Sound. Free passes to Silver Sands Beach & Tennis Club are included with your stay. Also within 5 minutes from Making Waves are several beaches, parks and fishing pier.

Meet your host

Host
47 reviews
4.91 out of 5 average rating
4 years of hosting
My work: AirBnb Host
I'm obsessed with: Animals, my garden and the beach!
My husband Bob and I ran Silver Sands Beach Club together for over a decade. For 20 years we built, owned and operated a small day care connected our house. The Summer of 2022 we converted that space into our beautiful AirBnb “Making Waves” in hopes of slowing down a bit, enjoying our senior years and sharing our beautiful home, backyard, pets, neighborhood & the beach club with our guests.

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