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Secluded forest home with wood fireplace and mountain views near Ascutney

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A modern house with a large lawn, a wooden deck, and a mountain in the background.
A wooden deck with outdoor furniture, a railing, and a view of a grassy field and trees.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a large window, and a dining area with a chandelier.
A dining area with a wooden table and chairs, large windows, and a stone wall.
A living room with leather sofas, a fireplace, a TV, and a bookshelf.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Garage parking available
    Enjoy the convenience of garage parking - a rare offering in the area.
  • Unmatched views, unforgettable moments
    Guests like the location for the scenic views.

Popular amenities

  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet
  • Dryer
  • Garage parking available
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Brownsville, VT
  • Place, Mt Ascutney State Park
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Fifth Avenue
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, T-Bar
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, Springfield, VT (VSF-Hartness State)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 5

2 Double Beds

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Brownsville

Located in Brownsville, this holiday home is in a rural area. Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge and Blow-Me-Down Bridge are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Path of Life Garden and Maze of Adventure. North Country Smokehouse and Maple Lanes are also worth visiting. Take in the nearby slopes with snowboarding and skiing, or try out other outdoor activities such as snowmobiling and sledging.
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Brownsville, VT

What's nearby

  • Mt Ascutney State Park - 6 min drive - 5.4 km
  • Ascutney Outdoors - 7 min drive - 4.7 km
  • Fifth Avenue - 7 min drive - 5.4 km
  • 42nd Street - 7 min drive - 5.4 km
  • T-Bar - 8 min drive - 5.8 km

Getting around

  • Windsor Station - 21 min drive
  • Springfield, VT (VSF-Hartness State) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Harpoon Brewery - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Frazer's Place - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Windsor Pizza Chef - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Exit Ate - ‬16 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Secluded forest home with wood fireplace and mountain views near Ascutney pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Secluded forest home with wood fireplace and mountain views near Ascutney?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Secluded forest home with wood fireplace and mountain views near Ascutney?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Secluded forest home with wood fireplace and mountain views near Ascutney?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Secluded forest home with wood fireplace and mountain views near Ascutney located?

Situated in a rural location, this holiday home is within 3 miles (5 km) of Ascutney Outdoors, Last Mile and Miller's Mile. Anne's Alley and Fifth Avenue are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 69 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 69 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 69 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 69 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 69 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

8.0/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Large enough for a family gathering

Location is incredibly beautiful
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Beautiful VT getaway

Large home with plenty of room to spread out. Gorgeous views.
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Oct, 2024
Hello Cheryl, Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback regarding your recent stay with us. We are glad that you have enjoyed your time here. We appreciate you making us aware of the things that need some attention. We have taken note of your concern and your feedback has been forwarded to our local staff for further review and action. Thank you for considering our property and we are hoping that you will consider us again next time.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Beautiful location

The house is situated in a beautiful location, tucked up against the hillside with privacy and lovely views. It is spacious and good for groups of friends of multiple families.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Country House with Mountain Views

The property provided our family of 7 with a very quiet and enjoyable experience. The layout was well done and the garage main access was very convenient. The house was very clean and tidy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great family get-a-way

The property was as described in the online description. There were a few things that could use some attention. Overall, a great property, large enough for the family to be together as well as have separate quiet time in smaller groups. Definitely has earned its name a "A Place of Peace & Quiet".
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Lots of space in beautiful area

The house is nice and spacious with lots of privacy. The recliners in the family room were absolutely the best for relaxing in and enjoying games and TV as a group. We’ll miss those comfy chairs! A few things could use refreshing, such as the comforter in the kids room (had a small blood stain on it) and one bed in a guest room was unusually firm but overall, a very nice house. We enjoyed our stay and would stay again if we were back in the area.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jun, 2023
Hello Diana, We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay at our home! We have passed along your feedback to our local team. We hope to host you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation Kids & Grandkids

We had a great time. This is our second time staying at this house. Plenty of Bedrooms and each one is large and comfortable. Love the large family room with a Fire Place. We spent most of our time here hanging out and playing games. The Kitchen was well-equipped and easy to manage. We skied at Okemo which is only half an hour away. There are several good restaurants and Harpoon Brewery, all within a 15-minute drive.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Relaxing week in the mountains!

Me and my family had a great time at this home in Brownsville. It was peaceful and relaxing and had all the amenities we needed. We always appreciate a quiet home as we have young kids and you could get away to the bedrooms without bothering the rest of the party, which was great. The wifi works great but there is no cell service. It didn't bother me but a few people in our group were unhappy with that. We'd stay here again in a second!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication
PROS:The property is very nice, quiet, and secluded. It actually sleeps the amount of people it claims it does. The wifi works great and accommodated all of our guests on multiple devices. TV and streaming were great.CONS :The management response was atrocious. We got the welcome text and a number to text if we had any questions. After a day or so, we had a small laundry list that included things like: where is a broom, where is the vacuum located, and does the downstairs A/C work. Over 12 hours later, we got a response from a chatbot. It asked us to send pictures of the problems. How do I take a picture of a missing broom? We determined that the downstairs must be heated, but no A/C. Again, nothing to explain this, and no clarification on the listing that only a portion of the house has A/C.The shades in the bedrooms don't block the light.The kitchen is randomly stocked and under equipped. On our last day, a shower's cartridge broke and we were unable to turn the shower off. No response for 2 hrs. I then called and spoke to someone. We turned it off, and left it for maintenance.HONEST REVIEW:This place works great as a place to gather at the end of your day, hang out, and sleep, repeat. I would recommend eating most meals out or bringing takeout. If you are planning a vacation where you'll do a lot of your own cooking and relax around the house, I would consider another property. And honestly, if the owner is reading this I would fire this property manager.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Home

We had a really nice weekend at this house. We were in the area for a wedding and enjoyed wonderful down time at the house. There were a few small issues that needed some attention (bathroom sink fixtures) and I noted them to the property manager just to make sure that we would not be held responsible. About an hour after sending the message I got a call from someone looking to come and fix the issues! Great service - though we let him know there was no need to come on a Saturday.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Sept, 2023
Hi Elizabeth, thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we are so glad to hear that you had a phenomenal getaway. We appreciate you letting us know that there is room for improvement and will follow up with our local team regarding your feedback. We hope to host you for another great stay in the future!
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Great house in need of some TLC

This house is in a beautiful and peaceful location with views of mountain vistas. However, we arrived to a house with dirty carpets and bugs all over the floors and in the corners. It was clear the home hadn't been cleaned at least since the last person stayed there, probably during ski season and we were there in June. There was a broken toilet and the shower heads were loose and flimsy. There were 5 towels in the whole house for 11 people and we had to wait for 24 hours for someone to come by and bring us more towels. The maintenance staff was responsive but I would have rather spent time with my family than fixing someone else's home. It would be a great place if the owners invested a little time and money fixing the place up.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jul, 2023
We apologize for any issues you experienced in communicating with a member of our team, as well as any personal touch you found lacking. We apologize if you felt the home was not on par with our cleanliness standards and for any issues you encountered during your stay. We are committed to providing exceptional customer service, and we will follow up with the appropriate parties to ensure our service standards are fully met. We also appreciate our guests' preferences as a means to improve and we have forwarded your comments along to our property management to consider and rectify the issues. We truly hope to have the opportunity to impress you in the future.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Beautiful home but not as well equipped as we had expected

They advertise a wood stove but when we arrived there was a sign that renters couldn’t use it.The previous renters trash was piled up in the garage - only one large barrel and a small one trash over loaded and piled on the garage floor around it . Would have expected pick up between renters. Two live mice in the kitchen trash barrel .No can opener or vegetable peeler in the house . No ice trays and ice maker ran out of ice after 3 drinks . Half hour ride to nearest store...so inconvenient to pick up ice . Not enough towels and we had less people than the house sleeps and they were small and scratchy. Pillows were way too fat and all the same . Dried blood stain on one bottom sheet . And one mattress stiff as a board . Other than those things the home is spacious clean and beautiful ! (Some of these issues are the responsibility of the management company that clean and provide linen service not the owner. )
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jun, 2023
We appreciate receiving this feedback. The property manager will use it to make improvements to our services and the home. Thanks!
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Family gathering

The house itself isn't bad, clean but just a bit outdated. There were alot of ants and earwigs outside as well as inside which was a little annoying. In our tour of the house we noted that the master bedroom footboard was broken. I contacted the front desk contact to Vacasa, who handles the rental, and sent pictures. As per the email response, I instructed to go into the basement and get a can of paint to place under that side for support for the meantime until they contact the owner. That was how that was dealt with for the next 5 days of our stay. No one ever came by to inspect it or do anything else. They also advertise Air Conditioning but it's only available upstairs and it never worked. We had 2 very hot days (Both Saturday 91 degrees and Sunday 93 degrees) and after emailing the property manager (Vacasa) and multiple emails & text messages they'd send someone but NO ONE EVER CAME. The house had the minimal amount of supplies (1 roll of paper towels & 3 garbage bags) for 5 days??? No cleaning products either. I've rented many homes in the area over the last 15 years and by far this was the most disappointing one, especially since the Property Manager never made an effort to resolve any issues during our stay. They did reimburse us less than 1 nites stay. I would never recommend this home to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Dec, 2023
Thank you for your review. We are disappointed to read that your recent experience was not satisfactory. We will continue to work with both our local staff and homeowner to make improvements to this home, and we hope you'll give us a second chance to impress you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mountain View

The house is in an amazing location with a view of the mountains and hiking trails in the back yard. House was certainly clean, a bit minimally furnished, but roomy with very comfortable beds and lots of sitting areas. The kitchen could use a new toaster, but had adequate equipment and nice appliances. Check in and check out were very easy and wifi and cable were excellent. Perfect for a large family stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Place of Peace and Quiet

Location and views are spectacular!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

perfect team house

This house was perfect for our team to stay at for a local race. spacious, clean and comfortable with great outdoor space and views. The deck is amazing even though it rained our last evening there so we could not make full use of it. Our only want was for a better grill for cooking our post race meat fest outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing location and plenty of space!

The house was in a great location, especially if you want to hike to the top of Mt. Ascutney: one trail to the top started near the end of the driveway. We hiked it and it was great. Close proximity to Brownsville, Windsor, and the Quechee/Woodstock area was also great. The house is a big comfortable space. If you like to cook, you might want to bring your own knives (and potholders). Some cleaning supplies were limited (just a few dishwasher pods), and there were no kitchen towels to speak of, but we improvised. Bring eye masks for sleeping, unless you're an early riser. The window blinds were in various states of disrepair, along with other small items around the house that need fixing (shower doors, kitchen faucet, two broken coffee pots). In all we were comfortable, but the space would benefit from some maintenance. The yard and outdoor spaces are very nice, and the views are incredible.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Dec, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we are glad that you had a great stay! The local staff appreciates you pointing out the areas that need TLC. We look forward to hosting you for a great stay in the future. Thank you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Skiing getaway

A few friends and I stayed at this property to ski at Okemo for the week. It’s a relatively easy and quick drive to the resort (~35 minutes). The property had plenty of space to house everyone, plenty of firewood for us, and the kitchen was large enough for all of us to cook. Would book again
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Stay at Pace if Peace and Quiet

It lives up to its name! The house was fantastic and in a beautiful setting. We would stay again in a heartbeat. Place was clean and the gentleman we spoke with who shoveled the walk was very helpful. Only negatives- towels were small and did not see any extra blankets.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Spectacular views, and very spacious rooms.

Beautiful remote vacation home with hiking trails nearby, spacious rooms and some of the best Mountain View’s. The cleanliness exspecially the kitchen has to be the worst I ever seen, very obvious nothing was cleaned properly or inspected by anyone either.
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jun, 2023
Richard, we are so sorry that the home was not properly prepared for your arrival. We strive for a standard of excellence in cleanliness, and we are working closely with our housekeeping team to ensure that they are consistently preparing the home in accordance with our high standards. We hope you'll allow us another opportunity to host you for a truly exceptional vacation. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay.

There were eight adults in our group and the house was accommodating. There was plenty of room in the house for us to relax and spend time together. The location was out of town and a very quite setting. The shrubs and landscaping needed trimming to improve the view.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Big & Secluded

Clean, ease to access and no issues. Thank you for the timely communication and the ease of use. Beautiful spot.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication

Overall good, but could have been better

The house and location were great, however the photos on the listing for the views are not precise because we found a lot of weed grown in front of the windows that were restricting our view. The experience would have been much better if the weeds were taken care of and maintained. The photos showed us that there’ll be unrestricted views and unfortunately there was not. Also, a fire pit would have been good which was not there, that’ll help the visitors enjoy the outdoors more after sunset.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing stay!

This was the 2nd time my group has stayed here. It was beautiful again and we had a great time! Highly recommended for family or friends to have a quiet secluded place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful, spacious and clean!

The size of the kitchen, the 2 different dining tables and living rooms made it perfect for our mix of teens and adults! We loved having the washer and dryer for the important show shirts and breeches! We would absolutely stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
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