Haiku River House

🌿 There are places you visit, and places that stay with you. Haiku River House is the second kind.

It sits on a quiet stretch of the Potomac in Oxon Hill, Maryland — a Japanese-inspired, single-level home built for stillness, eighteen minutes from Downtown DC. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the river, and the light shifts across the open-plan living space all day. Boats drift past at sunrise; the outdoor seating area is built for the sunset.

Five bedrooms sleep up to ten in real comfort — designer mattresses, luxury linens, blackout shades. Four bedrooms have private en-suite baths; one bedroom shares a bath. Three separate bedroom wings give the group privacy within togetherness, which makes the home work as well for a multi-generational reunion as for a weekend with friends.

🛋️ At the center is a chef's kitchen built for real cooking and a dining table that seats everyone. Between meals: a Golden Tee arcade, a Peloton, kayaks for the shoreline, and Smart TVs in every room. Or nothing at all — the kind of nothing that turns out to be the point.

Highlights:

🌊 Direct Potomac River frontage with panoramic water views

🍳 Chef's kitchen with full-size appliances and a Keurig

🛏️ Five en-suite bedrooms — one king, four queens — sleeps 10

♿ Single-level, fully accessible layout — no stairs, no barriers

🎮 Golden Tee full-size arcade and a Peloton bike

🚣 Kayaks and a private riverfront yard for sunset watching

💻 Dedicated workspace with high-speed Wi-Fi

🚗 Free on-site parking for up to 4 vehicles

✅ Good to know:

Self check-in by smart lock. Check-in 4–10 PM, check-out 10 AM. Quiet hours 10 PM–8 AM.

Primary renter must be 25+. Signed rental agreement required.

Base rate covers up to 6 guests; $50 per additional guest, per night, for guests 7–10.

No pets (service animals welcome per applicable law). No smoking indoors. Shoe-free home.

No parties or unsanctioned events. Small private events may be approved in advance with a $2,500 event fee.

Violation fees: $500 smoking or unauthorized event; $250 noise.

The river is for views and shoreline fishing (Maryland tidal or PRFC license); swimming is not recommended.

For everyone's safety: two exterior, entry-facing security cameras are always on, and a decibel-only noise monitor (no audio) is in the living room. There are no cameras inside the home.

Maryland STR registration: HOU-0488-2022-STR-H