The Artist's Cottage

House and Grounds

 
 

Features

Upon your arrival you will find a vintage basket filled with local seasonal fruits. There will be orange juice, water and half & half in the refrigerator, along with ice trays in the freezer. There will be menus featuring the breakfast items served during the mornings of your stay, and fresh flowers in every room. You will also find a small original painting by the artist, a gift to you for honoring us with your stay.

The Artist’s Cottage is over 240 years old, and much of its original features have been preserved. The bedrooms are located on the second floor and are only accessible via stairs. The sitting area in the Master bedroom maintains it’s original slanted ceilings, as does the second bedroom.

MAIN FLOOR

  • Complete kitchen, including refrigerator, electric stove, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, all necessary cooking utensils, and a complete set of dinner ware and silver ware.

  • Coffee bar featuring flavored coffees and fine teas from all over the world.

  • Dining area with door leading to a large open porch and a Local Blue Stone patio, with views of the Moss Garden and the woods beyond.

  • Living room with comfortable Vintage furnishings, and featuring a large Victorian canvas, c. 1890

  • Full bath featuring a large, tiled bathing area with an overhead shower and sliding glass doors and stocked with Berman Kelly natural toiletries, fine, 100% cotton, white towels and black towels, which are provided for makeup removal.

  • Stunning views of protected Trout Stream, and fields leading up to the mountain’s summit.

  • Smoke Detectors.

SECOND FLOOR

  • Large step-up Master bedroom with full size Vintage brass bed, dressed with fine, 100% cotton sheets. This rustic yet comfortable room is furnished with Victorian furniture and has a full-length mirror. The large windows in this room offer wonderful views of the trout stream, the natural pond, and the forest beyond. This bedroom has the constant sound of running water and is perhaps the most soothing room in the Cottage. The Master bedroom has an open closet, completely constructed out of the original wood beams found in the house.

  • Guest room with 2 twin beds, with views facing the front of the house and the forest beyond. This room is furnished with Art Deco accents, and 50’s furniture. It has an open closet, and the beds are dressed in fine, 100% cotton sheets.

  • The second floor also has a half-bathroom. This is perhaps the most talked-about room in the house due to its Saloon doors constructed out of original wooded planks found in the house during renovations. This bathroom is fully stocked with Berman Kelly natural toiletries, and fine, 100% cotton, white towels. Black towels are also provided for makeup removal.

  • Smoke Detectors.

GROUNDS

  • Local bluestone patio, enclosed with the field stones which divided the cow pastures on the original farm. Wooden stairs lead to a large semi-open deck, shaded by a 200-year-old Weeping Willow.

  • Large picnic table and covered breakfast area with vintage wrought iron furniture.

  • Gas barbeque grill and fire pit

  • Trout stream (EPA protected) and small natural pond, both visible from the large windows in the main bedroom and dining room.

  • Informal gardens featuring flowering plants native to the Catskills

  • Mountain views and plenty of wildlife.

  • Allowed access to the grounds of the main house, where you will enjoy informal gardens and large open spaces with a large pond.