The stone cottage nestled in the hills just two miles east of Ithaca. Luxuriously furnished with a Tempurpedic bed, pressed high-count cotton sheets, a Jacuzzi and Stickley furniture, it is a calm retreat from everyday life.
Located just minutes from Cornell University and Ithaca College, the stone cottage is also convenient to downtown Ithaca and many beautiful walking trails through Ithaca's gorges. Whether you are here for a weekend or a season, stone cottage is the place to stay.
Eco-tourism and Staying Green: the photovoltaic system generates electricity to supply most of our energy needs, even giving us enough electricity for two electric cars. We make our own soap and eco-firendly cleaning supplies and hang our sheets out to dry in the sunshine whenever possible.
Local Food Renaissance: Central New York is enjoying the full flower of local food resources. The Ithaca Farmer's Market is full of locally grown produce and ready to eat foods. Many restaurants build their cuisine around local and seasonal foods. Vegetarian Ithacans have long enjoyed the Moosewood Restaurant. Now the omnivores among us are glad to see local pasture-raised meats showing up on many area restaurant menus. Ask us about our favorites which include Agave, Just a Taste, Viva Taquria, Ithaca Beer, Hazelnut Kitchen, and many more. Most restaurants have adjusted to our concerns about Covid-19 by expanding their takeout menus and providing distanced seating for those who want to enjoy the full restaurant experience.
We've joined the local food effort by adding a small flock of chickens and fencing off the yard behind the main house for them to graze in relative safely from preditors. Our current rooster is a very quiet gentleman, but you might hear him greeting the sun. We supplement their foraging with local organic grains, resulting in eggs which are naturally high in protein and Omega 3's. They are fun to watch and the eggs are wonderful. In the spring and summer months we may have eggs for sale if you want try some really free-range eggs.