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Cozy apartment overlooking our small farm. Family Friendly.
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10 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 683.6 sq m
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Explore the area
Ghent, NY
The Mac-Haydn Theatre
12 min drive
Art Omi International Arts Center - Fields Sculpture Park
21 min drive
Catamount Ski Area
23 min drive
Hudson, NY (HCC-Columbia County)
24 min drive
Rooms & beds
2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)
Bedroom 1
1 King Bed
Bedroom 2
1 Double Bed
1 bathroom
Bathroom 1
Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shower only
Spaces
Kitchen
Garden
Dining Area
About this property
Cozy apartment overlooking our small farm. Family Friendly.
Come stay in our relaxing and quiet barn apartment, new construction with beautiful views overlooking our small farm. The apartment boasts a cozy soap stone wood stove and a cooks kitchen. Located at the heart of our farm, easy parking and access. Large first floor mudroom for any equipment you might need during your stay (skis, strollers, snow shoes) 200 sq/ft of storage space. The apartment is located on the second floor, utilizing the entire 900 square feet. Beautiful sunsets and Catskill views (seasonal). We have some trails and a stream on the farm but we are also conveniently located in the Taconics and also within 20 minutes from the Berkshires and 25 minutes of the Catskills for fun day trips.
We have a small farm store where you can access our organically raised meat and eggs. We offer in season vegetables from our kitchen garden as well.
We have a small farm store where you can access our organically raised meat and eggs. We offer in season vegetables from our kitchen garden as well.
Property manager
Karine Bouis-Towe
Languages
English
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Amenities
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available
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House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 20
Check out before 11:00 AM
Children
Children allowed: ages 0–17
Events
No events allowed
Pets
No pets allowed
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Important information
You need to know
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 first aid kit and a deadlock
About the area
Ghent
Located in Ghent, this apartment is on a lake. Van Alen House and Martin Van Buren National Historic Site are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Ebenezer II Gifts and Antiques and Hotchkiss Mobile Studio. Travelling with kids? Consider Charles H. Baldwin & Sons and Hoffman's Pottery. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
Ghent, NY
What's nearby
- Catamount Aerial Adventure Park - 22 min drive
- Catamount Ski Area - 23 min drive
- Norman Rockwell Museum - 30 min drive
- National Shrine of the Divine Mercy - 30 min drive
- Tanglewood Music Center - 31 min drive
Getting around
Restaurants
- Dairy Queen - 12 min drive
- Bartlett House - 13 min drive
- Vanderbilt Lakeside Bar Room & Guesthouse - 9 min drive
- Gabriel's Pizza and Grill - 9 min drive
- Chatham Brewing - 11 min drive
Frequently asked questions
About the host
Hosted by Karine Bouis-Towe
I grew up in Southern Texas, my parents were originally New Yorkers and thus moved back to the North East when I was 12, to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. I went to college in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. After graduation I moved to Boston, meeting up with my now husband who was in graduate school there. We lived in Boston until my husband wanted to go back to school and finish his PhD, which brought us to Capitol Hill in our Nation's Capital. That was a hectic place, so much happening all the time especially after 911. I spent a few more years in the IT industry, taking different federal government jobs until having my second child and realizing I could not raise my children, manage a 247 job and stay healthy. I finally quit and put my passion into our children, creating community gardens around SE DC and starting a direct farm to consumer buying club, which helped bring better food options to our family and hundreds of others in the DC Metro Area. After 7 years on the Hill and having two young boys we decided to move to Takoma Park, MD just over the boarder from DC. We lived there for 5 years, enjoying the diverse community and a much larger yard where we had chickens and implemented a permaculture design around our house. It was lovely, but the urban area eventually wore me down and I really wanted to continue my pursuit of gardening and expand it into farming, that's when we moved to our current location in Columbia County, New York. We haven't looked back since. During our stay in Takoma Park I was homeschooling our children but felt once my eldest reached third grade that I needed to find a more cultured environment for him to learn, thus we began looking for Waldorf schools in a strong farming community and near potential academic jobs for my husband, that's when we settled in Ghent, NY. Realizing this area has a strong short term rental economy and that we have a great location to share we decided to add a second story to our barn.
Why they chose this property
We chose Columbia County and the Ghent area because I had been coming up to the Hawthorne Valley Farm store for years, pickup up raw milk and other health food products when I would visit my sister and her family in Pouquag, NY an hour south. It's beautiful here, a truly magical place year round. There is always something for our children to do, either outside our house, with friends from the community or going to cultural events or festivals. We chose our current location because the forest and neighboring open space is beautiful and has the potential to be farmed, it's close to our children's school and amenities in NY or MA. Our property has a year round stream flowing threw it, a large pond, it's hilly and offers magnificent sunsets. It's also a sunny spot facing South with a nice Eastern sunrise.
What makes this property unique
The house and barn were rustic when we purchased them but the potential was obvious in such a gorgeous setting. The property was a hunting cabin for 25 years before we purchased it, so the main house is in progress. We decided first to invest our time and energy into expanding the barn and creating an apartment. Initially I wanted the apartment to have someone living on site to help with the farm, but expanding our farm will take time especially as I spend a lot of time with my children one of whom is not in school full time yet. So, it made more sense to rent our apartment out short term, we always wanted to have the option for farm stays when we left the city and we offer a very unique and special experience. It's so nice to be able to reconnect with where your food comes from and to enjoy the tranquility of a well run farm with happy animals and beautiful gardens.
Languages:
English
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