Second Home

Second home may refer to the following:An additional residence used primarily as a weekend or vacation retreat. (See: Pied a terre.)A home of a close relative or friend where one spends a great deal of time or feels welcome.Any place where one spends a great deal of time away from one's primary home, such as an office, a remote town or a foreign country.
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In modern usage, a cottage is a dwelling, typically in a rural, or semi-rural location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities). In the UK, the term cottage tends to denote a rurally (sometimes village) located one and a half storey property, where on the second (upstairs floor) one has to walk into the eaves in order to look through the windows. This usually means the eaves timbers intrude into the actual living space, and quite often, especially in recent renovations, the relevant timbers (purlins, rafters, posts, etc) can be exposed enhancing the cottage experience. However, in most other settings, the term cottage denotes a small, often cozy dwelling, and small size is integral to the description, but in other places such as Canada, the term exists with no connotation of size at all (cf. vicarage or hermitage). In Canada, the term cottage usually refers to a vacation/summer home, often located near a body of water. Although this is more commonly called a cabin in Western Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, a chalet in Quebec, and a camp in Northern Ontario.
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