Location: Austerlitz, Hudson Valley, New York, USA (15 Minutes from Chatham, NY and Great Barrington, Mass)
Accommodations: House, 4 Bedrooms + Detached Unit, 2.5 Baths (Sleeps 9-11)
Light pours into this large, modern house on the spectacular rural road that was once the home of noted poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Take a walk up quiet East Hill Road to her house, now a writing colony, or walk up a wooded path from the house to a magnificent 1/2 acre swimming pond surrounded by wildlife, where you can swim in summer, look at spectacular foliage in fall or cross country ski in winter.
The house has multiple spaces to read and relax. Wi-Fi, DVD player, CD. Private spaces include two huge bedrooms with queen beds and skylights, a large den with a brand new queen sized pull out bed, a kids room with three twin beds and a sleeping cabin where two people can slumber in secluded bliss. Common spaces include a huge open living room/dining room/kitchen with cathedral ceiling and a wall of windows, a sitting room and a large deck with table and grill.
This is a great house to enjoy country living. But there's culture just around the corner. It's only 20 minutes from Tanglewood and all the theatre and fine dining of the Berkshires. There are lots of places to ski (Catamount, Jiminy Peak, Butternut) and hike 20-30 minutes away. At a great price,you can have it all!.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Garage
- Off Street Parking
- Wood Stove
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- DVD
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- View/Location
- Mountain View
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Beautiful, Heated Sleeping Cabin with Church Window Where Two Adults Can Sleep in Secluded Bliss.
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Kid Friendly
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Swimming
- Cross Country Skiing
- Downhill/Alpine Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Sledding/Tubing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Basketball Court
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
- Other Activities
- Swim, Catch Frogs, Read and Relax or Play in Open Area by 1/2 Acre Swimming Pond 1/8 Mile from House up Wooded Path.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Holiday Weekend ..... $650/weekend (3 nights)
Regular ............. $500/weekend ..... $1200/week
Summer Rental no weekends. $1500/week
Seasonal Ski rental, $6000 for the entire season
There is a $100 cleaning fee
There is a $300 security deposit for up to 6 people, $500 above 6.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Owner's Profile
Owner Description
Year Purchased: 1995
My sister and I grew up in New York City, but we always wanted to have a place where we could escape and just be in nature. We both fell in love with Columbia County. Before either of us got married or had kids we bought our house in Austerlitz together.
Why the Owner Chose Austerlitz
We love Columbia County because each area is more beautiful than the next. There are farms, mountains, woods. It's less than three hours from New York City and Boston, but it's quiet and laid back. It's totally not touristy but we're only 15 minutes from the Berkshires so we have all the culture and great restaurants we could want. Living in Brooklyn we wanted a location that felt really rural so we searched till we found a house on an unbuiltup dirt road, set back, so that we could have total privacy.
The Unique Benefits of this House
We loved the house as soon as we saw it because of the open living space with its cathedral ceiling and wood stove, plus the beautiful 16 acres the house sits on. Our dream was to build a pond which we did in 1997. 12 years later the 1/2 acre swimming pond with over an acre of cleared land around it, about 1/8 mile from the house, is spectacular. We sometimes can't believe it's ours. It's an amazing, magical space with frogs and dragon flies where our kids have learned to swim. Three years ago, we realized the house just wasn't big enough for our two families so we added a large extension, two huge new bedrooms with skylights and large windows, a sitting room with a bank of windows, lots of closets and a bathroom with skylight. The house is now really large with many spaces for a large group or two families like ours to find space and privacy.
Property Photos
- Totally private deck - Austerlitz, New York Vacation Rental Home Near Swimming with WiFi Internet
- Totally private, secluded 1/2 acre swimming pond - Austerlitz, New York Vacation Rental Home Near Swimming with WiFi Internet
- open living room/dining room/kitchen with cathedral ceiling - Austerlitz, New York Vacation Rental Home Near Swimming with WiFi Internet
- Huge Bedroom with skylight, work space
- Second Large Bedroom with skylight and sitting area
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