Country Home with Babbling Brook and Pond View- Minutes to Berkshire East Resort

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View of house as seen from road near the brook

Welcome to Flight's End and the House of Thwing, established August 23, 1941

Pond across road from house with geese, hence the name Flight's End.

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3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 8106.8 sq m

Popular amenities

Barbecue grill
Washer
Fireplace
Kitchen
Dryer
Outdoor space

Explore the area

Hawley, MA

Zoar Outdoor/Deerfield Valley Canopy Tours
‪13 min drive‬
Berkshire East Ski Resort
‪14 min drive‬
Bridge of Flowers
‪23 min drive‬
Pittsfield, MA (PSF-Pittsfield Municipal)
‪57 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

2nd floor north bedroom

1 Double Bed

2nd floor south bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Cellar bunk room

1 Double Futon and 2 Child Beds

First floor bedroom

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Garden

Dining area

About this property

3 Bedroom house, known as Flight's End, is for rent by night (two-night minimum), weekend, week or month. Great for romantic get away or a family outdoor vacation. Not a party house. Fifteen minutes to Charlemont, Ashfield and Shelburne Falls. One hour to Amherst, North Adams, Pittsfield.

House is located on a brook and across the road from a private pond (not suitable for swimming). Fifteen minutes to Berkshire East for skiing and zip line tours or Zoar Outdoor and Crabapple Rafting for rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, zip line tours, etc. Kenneth Dubuque State Forest is a 5 minutes walk. Good for hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.

Drag a lawn chair over to the pond, fetch a glass of wine and watch the antics of geese, ducks and maybe a beaver while the sun sets beyond the pond. The babbling brook has places where kids can play in an old swimming hole, catch minnows, and build rock dams. House sleeps 6 - two rooms with double beds, one room with a queen bed. There's room in the basement for two more on twin bunkbeds if you don't mind a basement.

Newer appliances: House has a new Energy Star washer and dryer, gas stove and microwave. Mitsubishi heat pump for heat and AC added in 2017; fans available for upstairs bedrooms. Wi-Fi satellite internet is available and reaches the back yard and the nearby pond and brook areas. We have a gas grill, a small fire pit and a folding picnic table along with many outdoor chairs.

Property manager

Kirby R Thwing

Premier Host

Languages

English

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Kitchen

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Dryer

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Must be comfined in a portable cage if left alone

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

Property Registration Number C0084671290

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Charlemont

Located in Charlemont, this holiday home is in a rural area and in the mountains. Berkshire East Ski Resort and Shelburne Falls Bowling Alley are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Hawley Bog Preserve and Bullitt Reservation. Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster and Land of Providence are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Hawley, MA

What's nearby

Zoar Outdoor/Deerfield Valley Canopy Tours - 13 min drive - 10.3 km
Berkshire East Ski Resort - 14 min drive - 10.2 km
Bridge of Flowers - 23 min drive - 15.3 km
Deerfield Academy - 44 min drive - 35.7 km
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art - 45 min drive - 41.8 km

Getting around

Greenfield Station - 38 min drive
Pittsfield, MA (PSF-Pittsfield Municipal) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

‪Ashfield Lakehouse - ‬20 min drive
‪Elmer's Store - ‬20 min drive
‪Berkshire Pizzeria - ‬14 min drive
‪Countrypie Pizza Company - ‬20 min drive
‪Well's Provisions Cafe & Market - ‬15 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Country Home with Babbling Brook and Pond View- Minutes to Berkshire East Resort pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Country Home with Babbling Brook and Pond View- Minutes to Berkshire East Resort?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Country Home with Babbling Brook and Pond View- Minutes to Berkshire East Resort?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Country Home with Babbling Brook and Pond View- Minutes to Berkshire East Resort located?

Situated in the mountains, this holiday home is within 9 miles (15 km) of Swift River, Hawley Bog Preserve and Berkshire East Ski Resort. Zoar Outdoor/Deerfield Valley Canopy Tours and Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster are also within 9 miles (15 km).

9.6

Exceptional

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

William S.

29 Nov 2024

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

Great stay

A cozy spot to watch the snow come down!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brett L.

8 Oct 2024

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

Quiet stay by the babbling brook

Had a wonderful time with the family on the beautiful pond in Hawley. The sunshine and wildlife was great to wake up to and the neighborhood was the perfect quiet getaway.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

chip y.

27 Oct 2024

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

Our stay

We stayed two days but were mostly for sleep and sightseeing/visits. Certainly fit the bill for our needs. Would recommend to friends

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lew D.

20 Oct 2024

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

October 2024 MTU Fishing Trip

Always a pleasure to stay at Flight's End in Hawley. Quiet peacefull and beautiful surroundings. Looking forward to our next trip in 2025.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Desiree P.

24 Nov 2024

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

2nd Time, Just as Charming

This was our second time visiting Flight's End and it was just as delightful as the first. There was a new sofa and everything else was just as we remembered. We took advantage of the quaint surrounding towns for some shopping and lunch, had a fire in the fire pit and enjoyed the coziness of the home.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Krista C.

29 Aug 2024

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

Wonderful week!

We had a great week.

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric R.

10 June 2024

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

Third year staying here

Comfortable, quiet and convenient country location. This is our third time staying at the property for fishing and exploring the Deerfield and Westfield rivers and we will definitely return.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

1 July 2023

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

Lovely spot for a long weekend!

Clean and quiet, it was a great place for a long weekend with family.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ame

22 July 2024

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

Flights End is a wonderful oasis

So peaceful! Very comfortable & has everything you need. Loved having coffe in the morning & a glass of wine in the evening while watching the life on the beautiful pond. We would definitely visit again.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly A.

1 Sept 2024

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

Just as pictured

My partner and I were in MA to drop our eldest at Smith College for their first year. We chose Flight's End for the location and the fact that we were allowed to bring our pups with us. It was incredibly peaceful and just what we needed during an otherwise emotional time with such a big transition for our family.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric R.

6 May 2023

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

Another great stay

Nice, comfortable and quiet location. This is the second time I have rented this place to fly fish the Deerfield. Will definitely rent again.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lewis D.

13 May 2024

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

Spring 2024 Hawley House

Another great stay at Hawley. House never disappoints. Weather even cooperated. Thanks Again Lark! Lew

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

B.D. W., East Hampton, CT

30 June 2013

Great relaxing stay

We had a wonderful couple of days relaxing here. The kids found plenty to do between the pond and canoe, brook, and fields.We visited the nearby Mohawk Trail State Forest and enjoyed it. Everything we needed was available, and the house was very clean.

10/10 Excellent

Andrea H.

10 July 2024

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

Lovely Setting!

The house is on a very quiet and lovely setting. The “pond room” is the perfect place to enjoy the many species of birds (we saw/heard about 25 different species!) that visit the pond across the road. The house is lovely and cozy, stocked with everything we needed to eat, sleep and shower. You have to close the shower curtain completely, or the water will leak and cause it to “rain” in the dining room. That was the only setback. Overall, we had a wonderful time and would stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Desiree P.

5 Nov 2023

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

Peaceful Getaway

Flight's End was more wonderful than we anticipated. The home is cozy with all the things you need for a relaxing visit. We enjoyed the beauty of the area, the excitement of the pond (kayaking, otters, beavers and ducks) and took some of the helpful suggestions of our hosts. We will definitely be bac!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

27 June 2013

Weekend Getaway at Flight's End

Although brief, our stay at Flight's End was fantastic. The home was clean, comfortable, and well-equipped. We really enjoyed the beautiful pond view and surrounding countryside. It all made for a wonderful weekend.

10/10 Excellent

Deb A.

30 Oct 2022

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

Great.

We enjoyed ourselves immensely, we did find out that the cider festival is next weekend. If we could find out what weekend next year, we would love to book for that weekend.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alissa W.

14 Sept 2023

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

Great location!

We loved the location! The property was beautiful! Loved the pond & wildlife. The house was just like the photos. 3 comfortable bedrooms, and bare mattresses in the basement. (We all enjoyed the upstairs bedrooms.) The only bummer was that the washing machine was broken.... which was one of the reasons we chose this house, since we were in town for work and needing to wash our work clothes throughout our stay.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maricela K.

4 Sept 2023

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

Best stars display and shooting star sighting

Even though we did not spend daytime in the house, the night celestial view was breathtaking. I don’t remember seeing so many stats ever, and the shooting star sighting was worth the mosquito bites. We hope to return soon. Thank you !

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abba C.

27 June 2022

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

Pleasant stay in a tranquil setting

Property was as described. Clean, well appointed. Very quiet and serene area and neighborhood. Pond just across the street is nice to look at but tremendous amount of canadian geese droppings made walking anywhere near it unpleasant.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Cecilia

28 May 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness

Beautiful and quiet country setting but the home's furnishings are dingy and dated. The kitchen faucet leaked the entire time we were there. Notes on what to do or not do were all over the house which was a bit annoying. The expectation that we were to strip beds and do laundry when we left was too much. The beds in the musty unfinished basement should not be listed as possible sleeping locations.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Walima R., NEW YORK

21 Apr 2014

Amazing place!

A few friends and I went to this place over the weekend and fell in love. The place is just perfect for about 8 people or so. With 4 bedrooms, and living room, kitchen, and dinning space it's like going away to a house. The owner gave us full privacy but was within hands reach. The view was breath-taking. With a stream in the back, and a pond right across the house. Perfect fire pit place for a little evening bonfire. It's an amazing place for a get away.

10/10 Excellent

Paula O.

2 Aug 2023

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

Quiet and Comfortable

If you want a quiet getaway this place is great. Bring a large frying pan and a sharpe knife. Everything else for cooking in is there. We were comfortable using the first and second floor bedrooms. We did not use the basement sleeping quarters. The house had excellent information for restaurants and things to do in the area. I gave it five stars because we got exactly what we wanted.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monica B., Milton, MA

5 Sept 2019

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

Lovely stay!

The family had a lovely stay over labor day weekend - we really enjoyed canoeing the pond and enjoying the outdoors. The weather was fantastic, so we were able to get out and about - the nearby state park had some great hiking. For those of you with little ones, they do have a toddler bed and a pack and play (as well as a play set the one-year-old adored)- although the place isn't childproof. Because there were large spaces between the stair railings, we moved the toddler bed to the pond room to avoid having the three year old take a wrong turn in the middle of the night.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Ken R.

31 May 2023

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

Getaway

Country home away from it all. 3 adequate bedrooms. Kitchen supplies except for salt and pepper. Couldn’t figure out how to use the television, even with instructions. A book of house “ RULES “ that would choke a horse. I felt like I was back in the army

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

About the host

Hosted by Kirby R Thwing

My grandparents bought the property in Hawley in the 1920. I spent summers in Hawley as a youth. The family built this house in the 1980s and my kids grew up spending vacations there. Now the grandkids and young cousins come to visit. We want others to enjoy the house and the location as much as we do! My daughter is taking over the property, so we'll continue to host in the future.

Why they chose this property

I built this house for my parents to live in and planned to retire into it when they no longer needed it. I retired while they were still in it and I bought the house of my aunt and uncle, just up the road.

My cousin lives next door to me and just up the road from this rental house. He is a wealth of information about the area and the countryside. He'll be sure to stop by if you are outside.

What makes this property unique

What is unique about this area is its quiet - no stores, no street lights. But there is plenty of wildlife: ducks and geese, turkeys, moose, bear, deer, rabbits, hawks, foxes, loons, beaver, and coyotes. You get the idea, I think. The stars are very bright at night and the brook can be heard from far away. Trees, stone walls, ponds and streams abound. Hawley's population is a whopping 320 hearty souls. Just sitting and enjoying the sights and sounds of nature is rejuvenating.

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Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

2nd floor north bedroom

2nd floor south bedroom

Cellar bunk room

First floor bedroom

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

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