Beautiful Barn on 7 Acres with Pond- Get Away from it All

What a great place, it really was magical. 7 acres of land, a pond, full kitchen, amazing records with surround sound throughout the house, amazing selection of VHS tapes and an easy drive from Manhattan. Stores are right near the location, as well as a gas station. It was a pleasure working with the owner and her staff, they made everything very easy. Highly recommended.

My family and I had a lovely stay at the barn. The property was very clean and well maintained and the owner and manager provided very detailed and clear information about the location, layout, amenities, things to do and see in the area, etc. The location was perfect for visiting surrounding towns and state parks. We really enjoyed the extensive collection of DVD's and LP's. Thank you for a ver special stay!

I can't find the right words to explain how happy and lucky we felt to have found the Blueberry Barn. We've been living in New York for 6 years and I can easily say that this was one of the best get-aways we ever did. Everything was so great (except for the smell of the tap water) that I almost want to keep this treasure to myself and not tell anyone.

Rachel, thank you for having us - we hope to be back very soon.

My two friends and I came up to Blackberry barn the last weekend in June. We had a wonderful time, the area is incredibly rural and scenic. We primarily came to visit Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska which are about a 30 minute drive through gorgeous protected preserves and parkland. The pond and canoe are adorable and we couldn't help but put in and paddle around in circles upon arrival. The home is spacious and tastefully appointed with lots of hardwood pieces and not tacky ikea garbage. You could tell from all the books, records and little details that the owners of the house are cultured people. The kitchen had everything we could possibly want, as well as a closet stocked with outdoors and barbecue equipment. The fireplace is huge and even during 95 degree days the well-ventilated house was cool enough to have a fire indoors. Everything was clean and tidy, including all linens adn towels. The property manager Brinton was very attentive and when we had trouble figuring out how to use the stove after our late arrival he was there first thing in the morning to show us how to use it. Our summer visit was superb and we look forward to another hopefully. However with all the rich wood and fireplace we were already scheming for a winter visit. This is the perfect place to get away from the city stress and grind and truly unwind in nature.

This past weekend I stayed at the house with 5 other friends. Though the profile says it sleeps 6, two of us had to sleep on a very uncomfortable futon on the third floor. We were advised of the critters who live in the roof before our arrival, but being city girls, we didn't realize that they would wake us up before dawn with their scurrying around.

Aside from the lack of decent sleeping accommodations for all 6 of us, we were also disappointed by the musty/mildewy smell of the house, a constant stream of bugs through the kitchen, and only 5 chairs that we could pull up to the table- for the sixth person we had to take turns sitting on a stool or in a kids chair. We called the property manager to see if we could get some more chairs so we could all eat and play games comfortably, but never received a call back. I realize that this rental house was a barn, but for the price we paid I expected it to be a very clean and comfortable place to spend the weekend.

As for the outside, where we spent most of our waking hours due to asthma and the mildew, there were 6 chairs and a table, but 2 of the chairs didn't have seats, and a third broke when one of my friends sat on it, and the lovely pond and canoe didn't work out for us either because there was a hole in the bottom of the canoe.

All in all we were really disappointed in the house, especially considering how much we paid to rent it.