A private Chesapeake mansion where the water meets every window in Sherwood, MD

Chesapeake Mansion-heated pool 30acre waterfront

A private Chesapeake mansion where the water meets every window

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Chesapeake Mansion-heated pool 30acre waterfront

8 Bedrooms
11 Bathrooms
5.0 (33 Reviews)

The approach alone tells you something has shifted. A long drive winds through thirty acres of open waterfront land before delivering you to a grand estate set directly on the Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Mansion is not a hotel, not a resort, but a full-scale private residence built for gatherings that demand both space and beauty. The architecture is stately and classic, with the kind of generous proportions that let a house breathe across its landscape rather than compete with it. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame sweeping views of the water, and the scale of the property ensures that even a large group finds room to spread out, settle in, and exhale.

Inside, the mansion unfolds across multiple levels of living space designed for comfort at every hour. Formal living and dining areas anchor the main floor, while additional gathering rooms, a billiards space, and expansive kitchens provide the infrastructure for hosting without friction. Bedrooms are generously appointed, each offering the kind of privacy and finish that makes a multi-night stay feel effortless. The interiors balance traditional elegance with livability, favoring warm woods, neutral palettes, and natural light drawn in from the surrounding waterfront on nearly every side. This is a house that understands the difference between grandeur and stiffness.

Outdoors, the property comes fully into its own. A heated pool sits within view of the Bay, offering year-round swimming regardless of season. The thirty acres of grounds include waterfront access, open lawns, and the kind of uninterrupted shoreline that most estates only gesture toward. Whether the day is spent kayaking, fishing, gathering on the dock, or simply watching the light change over the water from the terrace, the relationship between the house and its landscape is constant and immersive. There is no moment on this property where you forget you are on the water.

Chesapeake Mansion is built for the kind of stay that resists compression. Weddings, family reunions, milestone celebrations, or long weekends with friends all find a natural home here, supported by a property that offers both the grandeur of a waterfront estate and the warmth of a house that wants to be lived in. You leave not with the memory of a single room or a single view, but with the feeling of having occupied an entire landscape, one that was, for a few unhurried days, entirely yours.

What we love about this stay

There's a particular quality to a place that sits on thirty acres of its own land at the edge of the water — a sense that the world has genuinely receded. The Chesapeake Mansion carries that feeling through its scale, but what stays with you is how it balances grandeur with something looser, more lived-in. Twelve thousand square feet across eight bedrooms could feel cavernous, but the design leans toward warmth and gathering rather than formality. The saltwater pool, the fire pit, the 160-foot pier stretching out over the water — these aren't decorative gestures, they're the architecture of long, unhurried days with people you actually want to be around. It's a house built for reunions, celebrations, and the kind of retreat where nobody checks the clock.

Fitness Center

Outdoor Pool

Daily Housekeeping

Babysitting Service

Cribs Available

Game Room

Elevator

Terrace / Patio

Fire Pit

BBQ / Grill

Free Parking

Smoke Detectors

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11 Bathrooms

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Sherwood, MD, US

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