Welcome to our beloved family home away from home. We call it Carley Farmhouse after the Vermonters who built it 200 years ago.
The home is nestled on a quiet country road above Lake Sadawga. It's a retreat for families, young children, loved ones and friends, and pets. Every season is special here, from blazing fires during ski season to the twinkling fireflies in June.
* 1837 Greek Revival Farmhouse
* On 11 Splendid Acres of Woods, Meadow, Wetland
* 29 Minute Drive from Mount Snow
* Art & Play Area for Children 1-8 Designed by PhD Educator
* 3 Bedrooms, 2 King Beds, 1 Queen, 1 Crib, 1 Fold-Out Queen Sofa, 2 Twin Cots
* High-End Crib, Baby Gate, Baby Blankets, Changing Pad, Attachable High Chair, Miele Washer & Dryer
* Pet Friendly, Food & Water Bowls, Pet Towels
* 2 Fireplaces
* Rustic Fire Pit, Front Porch, 3-Season Sunroom
* Fully-Equipped Kitchen, Le Creuset Dutch Oven, Local Maple Syrup
* Remote Worker Friendly, 300 Mbps Fiber Optic WiFi, Workstation with Herman Miller Aeron Chair, LG 31.5" 1920x1080 Monitor
* LG OLED C3 Smart TV, Complimentary Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Hulu, ESPN
* Spa Quality Linens & Toiletries, Clawfoot Tub with Oil-Rubbed Bronze Fixtures
* Large Discount for 7+ Day Stays
We are grateful to welcome you to our beloved family home. Carley Farmhouse was originally built in 1837. We have designed the home to welcome multigenerational families, infants and toddlers, and beloved pets.
When you arrive to the exquisite Greek Revival home on 11 acres of naturalized farmland, you'll first notice the place. We're located just a bit above Lake Sadawga on a carefully maintained country road. You'll see the old Schoolhouse on the corner, willow trees along the stream, and forests of maple, hemlock, and poplar.
The outdoors are some of our favorite spaces for gathering. You can sit around the simple fieldstone firepit in the front yard, or have coffee on the front porch. The hummingbirds own the front porch, be careful! You can study up on tree ID with our handy field guide. If you watch closely, you can see ducks in the little pond, and deer, turkey, groundhogs, and porcupines in the meadow. The 3-season sunroom is our honorary outdoor hangout from spring through fall - hard to say how magical it is there.
Inside, we created a big art and play space for young children. We supply a bunch of arts supplies to inspire young ones’ creativity - an easel, watercolors, tempera paints, chalk, pencils, markers, chunky brushes for small hands, pastels, and various sorts of paper. There's also heirloom-quality solid maple building blocks, Magna-Tiles, stuffies, play-dough, and coloring books.
It might sound funny, but we get some of the best sleep of our life there. Each bedroom has a different view. The memory foam mattresses are dressed with quilted mattress toppers, spa-quality linens, real duck down duvets, and blankets (choose your favorite). The queen bedroom has a high-end wood crib, a collection of baby blankets, and blackout curtains. You can wake up to bird song and frog calls from the pond.
The kitchen is humble, no dishwasher, electric coil stove. But we are avid cooks and have fully equipped it. We use the Le Creuset dutch oven almost every day, and keep a pretty solid spice collection there, along with maple syrup made by a neighbor and some wicked spicy homemade chili crisp.
Folks probably spend the most time in the downstairs living room, if not playing with kids then puzzling, reading, tending the fire beneath the gorgeous hand-carved antique mantle, or playing guitar. The upstairs living room has a high-end TV and soundbar and complimentary streaming, so you can keep up with any and all shows.
If you've read this far, hopefully you feel this is the home for you. Welcoming people brings us delight and we treasure what you write in the guestbook and the artworks you leave behind.
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The whole house and 11 acre grounds are for you.
Please do not enter the basement. Please don't swim in the retaining pond in the back yard.
Rural Whitingham has limited cell service. Download offline maps before going out! Wilmington, a 13-minute drive north, has cell reception.
If you will build a fire, pick up kindling at a hardware or general store.
Semi-seasoned firewood is available on the property for a small fee.
In the rainy seasons, the lawn gets wet. Bring waterproof boots!
In the warm season, our landscaper occasionally come to the property to mow.
The home can host up to 8 people, but we find 4-5 adults is the sweet spot. Our pricing has a small extra guest fee, per person per night, for the 6th and above guest.
The downstairs living room has a sleeper sofa with queen mattress. Two twin mattresses and folding bedframes are available to guests self-serve in our storage room.
Our home lovingly welcomes cats and dogs! Though we clean exactingly between each reservation, we recommend to bring allergy medications if someone in your party has pet allergies!
Please use caution if entering the garage. Landscaping tools and materials are stored there. The garage is not suitable for children and pets.
We have two security cameras on the property. One faces outward over the front porch, and one faces outward from the garage.
