Sunset Point is located on the property of early Kelleys Island settler, Charles Carpenter, and nestled in the shade of majestic maple trees. Sunset Point offers a change of pace for anyone who visits. We are located on the southwest shore of beautiful Kelleys Island.

We offer four rental units with sleeping accommodations for 2-4 people. Each rental boasts private baths, queen size bed, along with complete kitchens. Dockage is available at the marina across the street, please call for more information!

Within walking distance too the "downtown", Sunset Point was established in 1944 and is a family owned and operated business. With Plenty of room for playing and other outdoor activities children are welcome but sorry no over-crowding and no pets. Our outdoor area also includes a fire pit, grills, lawn furniture and picnic tables. We offer a senior citizen discount on weekly rentals ONLY.

Rentals sleeping 2 persons have a private bath, queen size bed, and complete kitchens (stove, refrigerator/freezer, coffee makers, microwave, cooking & eating dishes and utensils). These units also include a dinette table and chairs, deck over looking Lake Erie, a yard with lawn furniture and outdoor grill and picnic tables. All bed linens and towels for kitchen and bath are provided.

Rentals sleeping 4 persons have a private bathroom, bedroom with queen size bed, complete kitchens (stove, refrigerator/freezer, microwave, coffee maker, cooking and eating utensils), dinette table and chairs, sleeper (double bed), and air conditioning. All bed linens and towels for kitchen and bath are provided.

Rates:
Call for rate information

Deposit:
A 50% deposit is required for weekly rentals and 100% deposit for daily rentals.

Cancellation Policy:
Deposits MUST be received within 7 business days of booking too hold reservation!
Cancellations MUST BE MADE 30 DAYS PRIOR too arrival date on weekly rentals for full deposit.
Daily & weekend deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE.

• Lakefront
• Air-conditioned
• Outdoor grills and picnic tables
• Fully equipped kitchen
• Private bath
• Linens and towels provided
• Units sleep 2 - 4 people
   

Island History -
Charles Carpenter was born at Norwich, Connecticut in 1810. The son of a West India merchant, he had the benefit of a liberal education and, around 1830, engaged in the manufacture of cords and twine. For health reasons he went to live in the south. Soon after his return the mill burned, and at the suggestion of his distant cousin, George Huntington, he came to Kelleys Island in 1843. He quickly made himself useful by helping John Dean build a house for Datus Kelley (later the Island House). He married Caro­line Kelley, daughter of Datus, in 1844, and acquired the 123 acre farm of Horace Kelley the same year. The couple lived in one of two log houses on the property.

His interest in horticulture led him to set out the island's first commercial vineyard in l846, and by 1854 he constructed the first winery north of Cincinnati. The commercial success of this ven­ture inspired similar efforts by other islanders and established a trend that would focus the island's development for the next half-century. In 1859, he constructed the large cellar that was later rented by the Kelley Island Wine Co. By 1866, the year that the K.I. Wine Company took over the operation of his large cellar, Mr. Carpenter had retired from the wine business, and was devoting his time to his vineyards and orchards. 

Through his prominence as a horticulturist, Mr. Carpenter was asked by the Grape Growers Association to represent their interests in the Ohio Legisla­ture. He also assisted Mr. F.R. Elliot in organizing the fruit and floral department of the first Ohio State Fair at Cincinnati. Mr. Carpenter's en­ergy was not limited to horticultural efforts. His deep interest in artifi­cial propagation of fish was prominent in inducing the state to experiment in White fish propagation. Thus, when the state decided to establish four experimental White fish hatcheries in 1875, one was constructed at Kelleys Island on Charles Carpenter's property. 

Carpenter also operated one of the early quarries on the island. It was located north of his house where he eventually built his second wine cellar where the Kelley Island Wine Company ruins now stand. Around 1860 he had several large contracts for U.S. Government piers in Cleveland and else­where. His quarry also produced lime, and the building stone for his residence and wine cellars. His quarry workers lived in a log house, pre­sumably the one built by Horace Kelley for his farm workers, and located west of Carpenter's stone house, mentioned by Huntington in his Historic Sketches. Mr. Carpenter retired from the stone business in 1863.

Source: "The National Register Inventory for Kelley Island" by Kevin and Betty Pape