summer home
Warm-weather residence
A summer home is a secondary residence used during warm months, typically in a location offering relief from city heat or access to recreation—beaches, lakes, mountains.
The term implies wealth, since maintaining two homes is expensive.
They spend July and August at their summer home in the Hamptons.
Also called a summer house or summer cottage, though cottage understates the grandeur of many such properties.
- hammockHanging fabric bed
- screen porchMesh-enclosed outdoor room
- picnickingDining outdoors leisurely
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
lake · boat dock · coastal area · chateau · chalet · retreat · weekend getaway · swimming · patio · winterizing · countryside · beach house · mountain retreat · cottage · lake house · caretaker · property taxes · hunting lodge
- beach housesbeach house, beach shack, beach retreat, seaside retreat, beachfront
- old moneyold money, blue blood, trust fund, private wealth, endowment
- vacation homesholiday villa, lake house, beach house, vacation cabin, vacation rental
- wealthriches, wealth, fortune, affluence, prosperity
- Luxury Homesmansion, villa, penthouse, chateau, manor
- retreatsspa, retreat house, meditation retreat, writing retreat, wellness retreat
summer homeprimary residence
Main place of habitation
permanent residence · home base · domicile · legal residence · headquarters
summer homewinter retreat
Cold-season vacation spot
ski chalet · winter cabin · ski lodge · winter cottage · winter lodge
home, sum, summer, homely, homeland, homer, summertime, summers, hometown