The Laughing King Retreat Honeymoon Island Cottage

Tiny home in Cape Charles, Virginia

  1. 2 guests
  2. 1 bedroom
  3. 1 bed
  4. 1 bath
Hosted by ⁨M.J.⁩
  1. Superhost
  2. 8 years hosting

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On the Chesapeake Bay in Cape Charles

A waterfront organic farm on the Chesapeake Bay with a private beach, sandbar, and dock access

Saltwater pool and waterfront grounds

A year-round saltwater pool overlooking the bay, with a fire pit, sauna, and kayak on-site

MJ is a standout host and chef

Guests return year after year, praising MJ's homemade breakfasts and local recommendations
Honeymoon Island Cottage is an adults-only lodging experience like no other. You and your guest will stay in a charming tiny farmhouse that is located just steps from the Chesapeake Bay on a USDA certified organic farm. Enjoy access to a private saltwater pool, private beach, Chesapeake Bay water access for boating, swimming, paddleboarding, fishing or just soaking, dig for clams, collect wild oysters, or just sit and marvel at the beauty. We look forward to welcoming you.

The space
Your private waterfront cottage features a custom built shower that is designed to delight and inspire. It has two shower heads with outstanding pressure that are fed by a tankless hot water heater that delivers the utmost in cottage showering experience coupled with super soft towels and all the amenities you would expect at a 5-star resort. Your custom built king size bed features ridiculously soft plush bedding and pillows and is suspended from the loft ceiling by repurposed help rope that was used for ships rigging in its past life. French doors open onto a private deck overlooking the grounds, pool, and the mighty Chesapeake. Your suite has its own private refrigerator. You will also have full access to a full gourmet kitchen, two furnished screened porches, a large front porch with comfortable rocking chairs, a library, game room with a pool table, fire pit, waterfront gazebo, dry sauna, giant poolside palapa and much more. The cottage has been featured in several short films, music videos, as well as national advertising campaigns.

Guest access
You will also have full access to a full gourmet kitchen, two furnished screened porches, a large front porch with comfortable rocking chairs, a library, game room with a pool table, fire pit, waterfront gazebo, dry sauna, giant poolside palapa and much more.

Where you’ll sleep

What this place offers

Bay view
Garden view
Private beach access – Beachfront
Kitchen
Wifi

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Rated 4.98 out of 5 from 363 reviews.

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Cape Charles
A beach town with Chesapeake Bay views, this small coastal city pairs Victorian architecture with a calm, walkable waterfront.
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Meet your host

Superhost
1,595 reviews
4.98 out of 5 average rating
8 years of hosting
Lives in Eastville, Virginia
Hi, I am M.J., married to Suzanne, we have three children and live in VA on the Eastern Shore about an hour north of VA Beach. I like to travel with my family, garden, and kiteboard. in the spring of 1999, I convinced my young bride, Suzanne, that a hole would be torn in the universe and life as we knew it would cease to exist if we didn’t buy a waterfront farm on the Eastern Shore of Va. She reluctantly agreed and The Laughing King Farm was born. In the spring of 2005, I penned an 18-page handwritten love note to the same young bride attempting to persuade her to uproot our young family of five (Soup, Sarah, Jake, Tommy, and me) from our comfortable suburban life in Vienna Va. to said waterfront farm on the Eastern Shore of Va. Again, she reluctantly agreed and we have never looked back. The Laughing King Retreat is on land that was once the capital of the Native American kingdom of Debedeavon, dubbed “The Laughing King” by the English Settlers that first inhabited this part of Va. in the very early 1600’s. The king was said to have been a really fun guy who smiled and laughed all the time and was very hospitable to his new friends. He taught them the best fishing and hunting spots what to eat and where to find the best food. We have been entertaining guests from all over the world for years as amateurs and in the spring of 2018 we decided to turn pro. The Laughing King Retreat with its sweeping Chesapeake Bay vistas, 60 acres of organic farm, our southern style home, vintage Airstream, and cottages are now available for your enjoyment, and in the spirit of our namesake, Debedeavon, we strive to make everyone feel like an old friend and we will do our very best to make you feel warm and welcome as well as smile and laugh all the time. Welcome to the farm!

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