a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views
the sudden shower had wedding guests scurrying to the safety of the garden's summerhouse
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Recent Examples of summerhouseWith an archive of more than 3,500 prints, most of those prints are inspired by everyday moments and especially nature, since most Finnish families have lakefront summerhouses.—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 The hotel, which opened in August 2024, captures the breezy nostalgia of a vintage coastal summerhouse thanks to designer Amanda Lindroth, who filled the 52 guest rooms and 20 suites with soaking tubs, four-poster beds, and antique birding books.—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025 Many of Mohonk’s summerhouses sit on rocky outcrops, while others overlook lakes and hiking trails.—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024 Hotel Casa Real: Santiago, Chile Set on nearly 100 acres of land, this late 19th-century estate, formerly a summerhouse for the adjacent Santa Rita winery founder, has become an exclusive haven for wine enthusiasts.—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 Ideal For: Longtime friends who’ve done a summerhouse share and lived to tell the tale.—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 June 2024 Old friends gather after their freshman year in college to rent a summerhouse on Lake Michigan and chase girls.—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021 In a recent design, a back garden featured a summerhouse in a corner, with a slope leading onto its native turf roof to allow access up to the higher area and a slide for kids curving back down from it to lower areas of the garden.—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 23 Mar. 2023 Schjelderup-Ebbe tended the chickens at the summerhouse from the age of six.—Jack El-Hai, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summerhouse
pavilion
Noun
Like baths and coffeehouses, garden pavilions known as kiosks helped transform public life in Europe.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 May 2025
The park offers bike paths, native landscaping, and multiuse pavilions, but Brasted loves it most for its views of the New Orleans skyline.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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