I think only you can answer this, based on your cooking habits. How much do you bake when you’re there? Do you use the house year round? In my experience, people often aren’t interested in baking a lot in the warm weather, so if this is a seasonal place maybe only one will do. When you’re resting at your vacation house, how much effort do you want to spend cooking/baking? Some people find it relaxing, while others consider it a chore and are more likely to just BBQ or stick with simple meals. If you use the house all year, and if you bake a lot when you’re there, then maybe it’s worth two.

Thank you. I really don’t cook that much. I was thinking in terms of resale value. Using the lower oven to keep covered dishes warm while cooking in the top oven for large gatherings such as Memorial Day, 4th of july, etc.

Maybe get a warming drawer instead? A double oven seems like overkill at a place for casual living.

For resale, a double oven.

The future buyers will probably have more than 4 people at gatherings, and to prep for big groups of hungry people.

Besides a double oven's life span is usually longer than a microwave oven combo.

Double oven, meaning THREE OVENS?? Not a buyer in the world would expect that at a vacation home. One wall oven in addition to your steam/convection is even excessive. A warming drawer would be ridiculous. I love having two ovens but they mostly get used together during the holidays. Holidays when we have been at our cabin (one oven) we simply stagger our baking like normal people do, and still manage to crank out 3 pies, a turkey, and all the fixings. The double oven is not for looks, it is for use!

as a vac home owner, wayy more than an extra oven, I would love a pantry for my stuff that locks and I would use the extra space freed up by the non-oven to have empty for renters. I don't rent and you may not either, but THAT would have resale appeal.

Seems like overkill especially in a lake house where I imagine most of the use would be in the summer when people are not roasting or baking enormous quantities of food. Far better to spend money on an awesome grill and outdoor kitchen.

If you are renting, my experience is that most people on vacation don't want to cook elaborate meals so they wouldn't want or need a double oven. I would be amazed if they even used a single oven on vacation.

However what are your needs - do you expect to cook elaborate feasts requiring the use of two oven simultaneously?

since you said rangetop, that means you'll have 2 ovens. if you dont have a need for the space otherwise, in for a penny in for a pound. if i had two ovens at my vacation home i'd use both.

the years go on and we're empty nesters (but not retired) we spend more and more time there (working from home is a wonderful thing) and now up to 3 days a week there... 4 days at home. i wish id been a bit splurgier when we redid the kitchen 6 years ago.

I would replace the range top with a ge cafe double oven range or something along those lines. I love ours. We use the top shallow oven mostly for our family, and both ovens for large gatherings. Lower oven fits a full turkey. Cuts down on the cost of appliances but gives you the double oven you think you need.

I guess I think of things like cooking big batches of appetizers or keeping pizzas warm for large gatherings. So I can see double ovens being useful for entertaining large groups without planning an elaborate meal or wanting to bake a lot.

To me, it would come down to space and cost. Do you have enough cabinet space to devote some of it to an extra oven? How much more would double ovens cost and is that in your budget?