Using Colonyhouse

Amenities

Colonyhouse has three bedrooms:

  • Main floor bedroom: two twin beds
  • Upstairs, facing south: one queen bed
  • Upstairs, ocean view: two twin beds

There is a shower in each of the two bathrooms—one on the main floor and the other in the basement.

Amenities include:

  • Large refrigerator/freezer
  • Electric range
  • Microwave oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Keurig and typical drip coffee makers
  • Ample dishes, flatware, pots, pans, and serving bowls
  • Limited spices
  • Dishwasher detergent, garbage bags, and cleaning supplies

The Wi-Fi password and general instructions are in the red notebook in the dining room.

A portable emergency ladder is in the closet in the upstairs oceanside

What to Bring with You to Colonyhouse

  • Bed linens, pillows, and blankets (or sleeping bags if you prefer)
  • Towels, toiletries, and bathmat
  • Food, beverages, condiments, spices (in-house supply of spices is limited)

Important notes:

      • Colonyhouse sits on a hill, with 16 steps on the lakeside and 20 steps on the oceanside. Please take this into consideration when planning your stay.
      • Upon your arrival, you will enter through the lakeside (N Miller St.) door into the basement.
      • The stairway on the east side of the building is unsafe. Please don’t attempt to use it to enter or exit the house.
      • Beach access is on the oceanside (N Pacific St.), and these doors must be opened from the inside.

Cleaning and House Rules

You are expected to leave Colonyhouse as clean as you found it. Instructions are in the red notebook in the dining room. Cleaning supplies and equipment are provided. Please allow time to clean the house, take out the garbage, and run the dishwasher before the next group arrives. Failure to do so will disqualify the user from future stays at the Colonyhouse.

House Rules

  • No smoking
  • No pets
  • No candles or open flames
  • The fireplace is not serviceable at this time. Please don’t use it.
  • Do not track sand into the house; it’s hard on the floors. A garden hose is on the south side, and you can use it if necessary.
  • Please do not duplicate the house key.

Pricing

Summer rates (June 1 –Aug. 31): $625 for a five-day week and $400 for a weekend. Extra weekdays may be added for $125/day if available.

Off-season (Sept. 1–May 31): $500 for a five-day week and $350 for a weekend. Extra weekdays may be added at $100/day if available.

Weeks begin Sunday at 4 p.m. and end Friday at 2 p.m. Weekends begin Friday at 4 p.m. and end Sunday at 2 p.m.

Reserving Colonyhouse

To reserve Colonyhouse, send OWC an email requesting a specific range of dates. Please choose a second and third choice to speed up the process. Put COLONYHOUSE RESERVATION REQUEST in the subject line of the email. Each writer who is included must be an OWC member. Telephone reservations are not accepted.

If your requested time is available, you will receive further instructions on securing your stay.

 

Address

882 N Miller St.

Rockaway Beach, OR 97136