Because it's light, bright, roomy, air conditioned, new bathrooms, updated kitchen, right in the heart of the village, steps away to shopping, library, bookstore, Pilates, yoga, art classes and lots of great restaurants! Has four comfortable bedrooms that sleep total of 7 with two in master, two in two other bedrooms and one in the smaller bedrooms, two full bathrooms, one half bathroom downstairs, great big living room with Piano!, large dining room with two tables, family room, and modernized kitchen and outdoor spaces at front and back for sitting, garden with flowers and some veggies, gravel sitting terrace with Adriondack chairs, and close to Bard College, Vassar College, Omega, Marist college and 1+ hour to the Berkshires and not far from the Catskills and skiing. Use my pots and pans and spices and cook here, watch TV, use my Wi-Fi, and relax. Close to my gym and Pilates classes, too, and walkable or bike to village swimming pool and tennis and new pickelball courts. Have two bicycles to use. Rent for a weekend, week, month or two or LONGER! But know that this is my house I love and live in and not a spare business; so there is my stuff; neatly organized and you'll feel at home with my cookbooks etc. you can book for a night, weekend, week or month or longer! I am here to help make your visit delightful, so you want to and again!