Willoway: family-friendly retreat, Pool, 3+ wooded acres

Willoway is the chance to escape that you have been searching for. Built in the 1940’s, it has always been a treasured place for those who lived here or merely visited. In the beginning it was a simple summer cottage in the woods with a pool, that, over the years, was enlarged to become a very comfortable three-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom home – all the while retaining its unique character and charm. There is a special energy within its walls, and a sense of peace on its three+ acres of wooded grounds. Come experience what we mean… Willoway awaits.
Tucked on a forested hill at the end of a private road in Crotonville, your home-away-from-home (for up to 6 people, and two dogs, if you like) is within easy reach of New York City. Croton-Harmon station is just a five-minute drive from Willoway, and the city is less than an hour’s journey by train… if you want. Wake up in the morning and see how many Willoway bird songs you can recognize. Step out onto the wood or stone decks with your coffee or tea and greet the Willoway sunrise while enveloped by forest and surprising river views. The day is yours, and we want you to make it a good one.
Taking a staycation with the family, but still need to go to work in the city sometimes? It’s convenient to do, and you can still be home in time for a cold beverage and a prime Willoway-sunset-viewing seat by the 38,000 gallon seasonally-heated pool.
Looking for fun local activities in the surrounding area? There is no shortage of things to do in the beautiful Hudson Valley. Our Willoway Welcome Book will supply you with plenty of ideas. Hiking, history, and local happenings abound, all year long.
Just want to decompress at home? We’ve got you. Come “while away at Willoway”. In the summer, float aimlessly in the gorgeous in-ground salt-water pool; nap or read one of our dozens of books in a lounger under an umbrella; or gather at an outdoor table to play one of the many board games available on site (or do the same inside with air-conditioning). In fall and winter, curl up in the large chalet-style living room before a roaring Willoway fire in the enormous stone fireplace and soak in nature’s beauty through the wall of windows beside you; or park yourself at the small table in the kitchen with our bird guide and count how many species come to the feeders on the big tree outside the sliding glass door. In spring, see Mother Nature as she awakens, with spring peepers announcing the new season’s arrival, wild turkeys courting outside your windows (and later marching their little turklets across Willoway’s expanse), and flower bulbs ushering winter away. The whole-house generator will keep you warm or cool, no matter what Mother Nature plans.
Willoway will bathe your senses. Enjoy what you see inside, where tastefully updated conveniences are paired with period pieces that remind you of days-gone-by, and art from the four corners of the globe. Relish the outside (including almost half an acre of fenced-in lawn and garden around the pool), which lets your soul slow down and gives you changing nature at your fingertips… hawks and eagles screeching overhead, owls hooting in the dark, cicadas and crickets playing a symphony while fireflies light up the night. Breathe in the scents – flowers and trees in the yard, the comforting smell of logs alight in the fireplace. Feel yourself unwind as colored lights come on in the pool in summer, and you submerge yourself during a late-night dip under the stars. Create delicious meals in the well-appointed kitchen with its induction range, or on the grill (or get take-out from one of many restaurants nearby) and enjoy al-fresco dining beside Japanese maples and towering rhododendrons, or inside-dining in the elegantly decorated dining room with its wall of windows to the backyard. Whether at Willoway with family or friends, good memories are waiting to be created.
Right now, as you scroll through various possibilities for your getaway, remember this: life has a way of wearing us all down, and we want to share a special setting that might help build you back up a bit -- where there’s a will, there’s a way. And now that you have read this, you know that there is Willoway. Come see what it can mean for you.