Fantastic Winter Getaway

Guest: KBVT (North Hero, VT)
Date of Stay: 01/14/11 Review Submitted: 01/18/11

My husband and I, along with six other family members, spent a long weekend at the farmhouse in January 2011. The house is warm, cheerful, clean, and comfortable. There is plenty of space to spread out, with five bedrooms, 2 showers, a living room, a den (with TV and DVD player), and a big kitchen. The kitchen has everything you need to prepare and serve meals, and the beds and linens are very luxurious! The location is ideal for winter fun. The house sits on a large plot of land, surrounded by forest with no houses in sight. We skied and snowshoed for hours and it was very peaceful. We also went downhill skiing (Smuggler's Notch is 45 minutes away) and cross country skiing (we like the trails at Highland Lodge). Chip and Kathy are friendly, helpful hosts. They met us when we arrived and showed us where to find things like cooking utensils, snow shovels, and recycling bins. Chip drove a snowmobile around the property to pack down some trails for us. Now that is five star service! We left the farmhouse just yesterday and are already talking about a return trip! Thank you Chip and Kathy for a wonderful mini-vacation!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, romantic getaway, pet owners, sightseeing, families with young children.

Guest: Cambridge Mass. (-)
Date of Stay: 07/04/10 Review Submitted: 07/08/10

We (my husband, me and our two young girls) just returned from a wonderful and relaxing weekend at the farm house. We would definitely highly recommend this place. Everything about it was top notch -- the decor, the antique farm house furniture, the vegetable and flower gardens, the upkeep of the property, the ice tea that was chilling in the fridge when we arrived. Before we arrived, Kathy had set up a bonfire for us to light later that evening, which was one of the highlights of our weekend & she also left a basket of goodies, including smores ingredients (she also very thoughtfully gave us a head's up on the smores so that we could hide them in case we didn't want our girls to have them, but we thought it was a great idea). The house is situated on a country road with no neighbors in sight. We loved lounging in the morning on the grass in bare feet and pajamas drinking coffee, taking our girls on exploratory walks around the property, cooking dinner with vegetables we picked out of the garden, and watching a million stars come out in the night sky. It was a great weekend & we are already trying to think of a reason to return. We are lucky to have stayed at many excellent places in our life and can say with confidence that this place is truly a gem.

Recommended for:

Guest: Alex47 (Cambridge MA)
Date of Stay: 02/25/10 Review Submitted: 02/25/10

Our family had a lovely time at the Craftsbury Farmhouse. With four adults and four kids, it was just the right size where everybody had their own space. The woods and fields were great for wandering and the sledding hill was a huge hit with the kids. Kathy and Chip keep the place in such a way that it's really more like visiting a B&B or hotel. I've never rented a house before where the hosts leave you nice soap, super-cushy towels, flowers all over the place, etc. It was great. We would definitely recommend the Craftsbury Farmhouse to anyone looking to explore VT's Northeast Kingdom and its whole burgeoning local food scene.

Recommended for:

Guestbook Comment

Guest: Tal & Col (Philadelphia, PA)
Date of Stay: 02/06/10 Review Submitted: 02/22/10

The farmhouse was even more than we could have imagined. We stayed for a week in February 2010 with our two young boys and had such a relaxing, fun, family time, and Kathy is correct, it truly is rejuvenating! The house and surroundings are so beautiful and peaceful. We normally enjoy site seeing when at a vacation destination, but by the end of the week we didn’t want to leave our cozy farmhouse, and when we did we couldn’t wait to return. Our family enjoyed sledding around the house, and there are miles of beautiful trails behind the house for snowshoeing and Nordic skiing. The house itself is very clean, warm, and great colors and lighting make for such a nice atmosphere day or night. The kitchen has everything you need for cooking, baking, etc. We travel often with our boys from camping to resorts, Disney, etc., and my 11 year old son said, “This is the best vacation ever!” Needless to say, we cannot wait to return and only wished we had discovered it sooner!

Recommended for:Families with young children.

Guest: Bob & Vicky Ellison (Austin, TX)
Date of Stay: 01/18/10 Review Submitted: 01/18/10

What a pleasant place to stay. Our two sons, daughter-in-law, grandson, and two more friends from New York City had an extended weekend at the VT Farmhouse in early January 2010. We went skiing at Jay Peak and Stowe where the skiing was great and the location for our stay was relatively convenient. The amenities were great and our Grandson loved playing in the deep snow. Thanks for allowing our visit to such a great place. BOB Ellison

Recommended for:

Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 01/10/10 Review Submitted: 01/10/10

My wife and I could not have been any happier with our stay at the Craftsbury Farmhouse! Kathy's attention to detail was evident the second we walked into this lovely old farmhouse. It is warm and inviting in every aspect. The bed in the master suite is extremely comfortable with only the best sheets and blankets! The farmhouse is extremely clean and well kept. Our stay was in January and we where greeted with beautiful snowy mornings each morning...what a view to wake up to each morning :-) And the cross country skiing and shoeing was awesome! We will without question be back in the Fall for some Fall foliage and mt biking. Oh yeah...and as a bonus, they have a treadmill that faces a window with an exceptional view!!! Thank you Kathy and Chip...your Farmhouse is beautiful!!!

Recommended for:

Guest: kate itzkowitz (Brooklyn, NY)
Date of Stay: 01/06/10 Review Submitted: 01/06/10

A few friends and I decided to spend an extended New Years Eve vacation in Vermont. We unfortunately did not come up with this plan until a month before and were therefor finding it difficult to find a place that was still available. After plenty of searching, the Craftsbury VT home popped up. It had become available because of a last minute cancellation. Too bad for them, but great news for us! It looked like the perfect fit and proved to be so. We arrived to the snow covered farm house in below zero temperatures but warmed up quickly by the wood burning stove. In total there were 8 of us. We all slept comfortably and were able to all sit down together at the same table to enjoy our New Years feast that we prepared in the well equipped kitchen. I would have loved to take a tour of the sugarhouse, but our schedules were too jam packed with cross country skiing at the near by nordic center, down hill skiing at the numerous nearby mountains, and sledding on the property. The cross country skiing was the high light. Just a note of advice; if you visit in the winter, it's best to have an all wheel drive vehicle, or one with snow tires. None of our 3 cars had them (even though Kathy and Chip warned us) and after a good snow, we found it hard to drive up the private road to the house. But the roads get plowed regularly. Kathy and Chip were readily available and the house was so warm and welcoming. Kathy had made us a fruit basket and placed beautiful lillies around the house. We all had a great stay and would definitely do it again.

Recommended for:

Guest: Rosemary Martin1 (Clinton, WA)
Date of Stay: 11/07/09 Review Submitted: 11/07/09

Carrie, Horace, Dick and I had a wonderful time at the farmhouse. It was so peaceful and quiet and the sky at night was fabulous. The house itself is warm and very comfortable. We used only the downstairs but the upstairs was just as attractive. The kitchen is furnished with absolutely everything you might need for a gourmet meal. We recommend it for everyone - we wish we lived closer so we could come more often!

Recommended for:

Guest: Kypuros Family (-)
Date of Stay: 10/19/09 Review Submitted: 10/19/09

Dearest Kathy, Thank you for opening your farm home for city folks like us, we loved everything about it! you prepared it in such a beautiful and cozy way that we were able to truely enjoy Vermont's autumn splendor. We even enjoyed a day of snow & the glorious star lit skies. Thank you so much for allowing all of our family to experience life in the country, we shall always treasure this experience. May the Lord bless you for providing the beautiful, warm, and lovely place. We had a wonderful, awesome, glorious time here!

Recommended for:

Guest: Curtis Family (-)
Date of Stay: 09/19/09 Review Submitted: 09/19/09

We woke up today to find a blanket of fog covering the valley and 2 deer nibbling on apples in the front yard ! Even at 7:00 am the sun was strong and touching each and every stalk of corn and the frost tipped grass. It reminded us of a postcard, a postcard so lovely you would want to send it to everyone you know! We miss the house already and look forward to coming back. Each time we visit we leave feeling refreshed, calm & happy! Thank you for everything you did to make us feel welcome.

Recommended for: