Staying at Alcyon

ROOMS

All seven rooms in the main house and cabin can be single or double rooms, and have shared bath facilities. Rooms are fully furnished with beds, chairs and desks. Towels, linens, pillows, blankets, and comforters are provided. See description of hermitages and tenting possibilities below.

MEALS

For programs participants, meals are included - see program details. Personal Retreat guests have use of our kitchen and bring their own food.

OUR GARDENS

Year round, guests (and we!) encounter beauty, nature’s vital forces, and Silence in our gardens.

Main House

Each of the 4 second-floor rooms has its own sink, desk and chair; guests share shower and bathroom and have full use of the main kitchen. Wifi is available for in-bedroom use only. Common areas are technology-free spaces.

Kingfisher Log Cabin

14x16' insulated, electricity and heating, sitting and working area, pull out double bed downstairs and single bed in loft (access by ladder), new full bathroom completed in 2020 (and shared through an outside door when there are campers in the nearby tent). No cooking permitted, but there's a full summer kitchen right outside, with picnic table, grill etc. No wifi—come be blessedly unplugged.

Black Crow Hermitage

(Formerly known as the Boat House.) 14x16' insulated and heated, with full loft, pull out double bed downstairs and twin beds in loft (access by ladder), electricity, full bathroom with shower and sink (mid-April to mid-October). Small fridge and coffee maker, but no indoor kitchen facilities. When outdoor summer kitchen (fully furnished) is not available, guests may use the kitchen in the Main House.

Hummingbird House Hermitage

8x12' hermitage with double bed, desk, shelves, electricity. No wifi. Full use of first-floor Main House bathroom and kitchen.

Evergreen Alley Tent Hermitage

New in 2020! A 10x12 canvas super tent, fully rain proof, electric hook up; queen size bed (bring your own bedding); chair, desk. Use of Main House bathroom facilities in winter. Shared outdoor kitchen and bathroom with Black Crow Hermitage in summer.

Tent Platforms

For those wishing to camp on the shore of Seal Cove, we have two tent platforms (bring your own tent!). Use of indoor cooking and bathroom facilities is available.