Cozy & Charming Farm House just 85 miles north of NYC

Perfect location minutes from New Paltz.

The added little touches by our host were welcoming. The farmhouse is comfortable and convenient to the little town of New Paltz. It was too late to reserve in Hyde Park which was the reason for being here, a hotel could not possibly have provided the same experience of just hanging out. The kitchen had everything we needed and our host was available and attentive if needed. Our hiking day was incredible, Mohonk Park Preserve, a treasure, offers a hike called The Labyrinth and Lemon Squeeze which, if you're hearty enough, is amazing! I'll say no more, the summit at the top took my breath away. After we got back that beautiful day, there were two chairs facing the farmhouse's pond that called us to relax, situated facing a perfect sunset, it could not have been a more stunning ending to a perfect day! This is the place!!! Search no more!

Came here with a few friends over the weekend. Great back porch to hang out on and grill. Had a fantastic time staying here, and Ray was attentive and helpful. Thanks!

We spent a lovely weekend at Ray's farmhouse. The location is perfect. Very close to New Paltz on one side and to a farm stand on the other. The house is pretty close to the road, so it was easy to find and didn't feel like the middle of nowhere. On the other hand, the road wasn't noisy, and in the back of the house there was a beautiful, serene pond and the woods. There are two decks at the front and the back of the house and adirondack chairs scattered throughout the property.

The inside of house was spacious and very clean. It is newly renovated, and we loved that it had quality fixtures, fridge, etc. There were really thoughtful touches throughout - coffee and other essentials in the kitchen, milk in the fridge. We also loved all the natural hand and dish soaps. We were traveling with young kids, and Ray left us some juice pouches and children's books. And of course we loved the fresh eggs from Ray's free-range chickens!! Our kids loved running around the property and hanging out with the chickens.

Ray was incredibly welcoming and helpful with suggestions for things to do in the area. He checked in with us to make sure that we were comfortable, and even offered to bring an extra air conditioner, because the weather was warm. It wasn't necessary, but we really appreciated the extra care to make sure that we were enjoying our stay. We will certainly rent this property again if we are in the area.

The house is located in a quiet country setting overlooking a large pond.

The house itself could use a good cleaning (dusty floors, cob webs, etc.), and the only smoke detector we could find had been placed on top of the refrigerator, where it would not be very effective. We did not see any CO2 detectors.

There were also the mice: When we were checking in the owner casually mentioned that there was “a mouse” in the house, although he didn’t say what he was doing to eliminate it. The first morning we found that two bags of snacks we had left out had been chewed open and there were small pieces of packaging and mouse droppings all over the counter.

We decided to store everything in the refrigerator and the microwave, but still saw evidence of mouse activity in the kitchen each morning. When we were sitting in the living room watching TV at night we also heard mice gnawing away at something in the corner of the basement beneath us.