The Portal is a charming, just-renovated upscale 2nd floor, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath apartment accessed by steps, on Mason Avenue, the town’s thoroughfare and the heart of Cape Charles’ quaint shopping and dining area. It has views of the town’s harbor from the great room and its 15 x 15 ft deck is perfect for people watching. The beautiful soft sand town beach is only 3 1/2 blocks away.
The great room is contemporary with comfortable furniture, 54-inch smart TV, reading area with books and games, gourmet kitchen, and a dining area with seating for six. There is a keyboard in the console under the TV for those who want to use one with the TV. The few stairs in the great room lead out to the spacious, sunny deck, which is unique on Mason Avenue. Enjoy outdoor dining, comfortable chairs for happy hour, a chaise lounge, and Weber grill (utensils inside). The kitchen is fully stocked with dishes, serving ware, cookware, and has new large and small appliances, including dishwasher, microwave, and induction stove with pot filler. Enjoy a cup (Keurig) or pot (Cuisinart) of morning joe on the deck and watch the boats coming and going in the harbor. Walk downstairs and under the deck is the delightful, delicious, gourmet northern Italian restaurant, Ambrogia, open for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Also 1 block west are the delightfully delicious Cape Charles Coffee House and Bakery on Mason.
The master bedroom has a king-sized bed, desk (for those who still must work remotely a bit), reading chair, and ensuite bathroom. The hall bedroom has one full-size bed and one twin bed, with the full bath adjacent in the hall. The curved walls in the hall bedroom are original plaster, preserved during the renovation, as are the doors and their hinges. Both bedrooms have smart TVs. Windows in all rooms have blinds; for those who sleep in a totally dark room, please bring your sleep mask.
In May 2022, Cape Charles was named “One of the South’s Best Beach Towns” by Southern Living Magazine. It is surrounded by water on three sides (soft sand town beach on the west, town harbor on the south, and King's Creek Marina on the north, and has lovely Central Park in the middle where free concerts are held during Saturday evenings in the summer. You’re sure to enjoy the town’s wonderful ambiance! The Portal is located just 3 1/2 blocks from the beach and has a convenient outdoor shower. Four beach chairs are stacked behind the shower.
The Portal is your gateway to a relaxing, coastal vacation in a space created with design, comfort and convenience in mind, which reflects the owners’ lifelong appreciation for the waters of our planet. Its name is derived from the restored brass porthole, which was salvaged in 1969 from a ship breaker yard in Taiwan and installed as a window in the great room, along with the brass ship’s wheel in the stairwell. Art in the apartment reflects the coastal environment of the Eastern Shore, watermen, and the ecological vulnerability of the Chesapeake Bay. The framed poster of the Chesapeake Bay in the great room was a work product of the one of the owners; a gold star marks Cape Charles.