Brambleberry Farm Off-Grid Cabin

Farm stay in Paoli, Indiana

  1. 2 guests
  2. 1 bed
  3. 1 bath
Hosted by Espri
  1. Superhost
  2. 8 years hosting

Listing highlights

Great check-in experience

Recent guests loved the smooth start to this stay.

Comfy bed for better sleep

The room-darkening shades and extra bedding are loved by guests.

Great location

Guests who stayed here in the past year loved the location.
Our non-electric cabin in the woods is the perfect glamping opportunity. This rustic retreat is a 5-8 minute walk from our house and parking lot. The 270 square foot tiny house has a queen mattress in the loft, a wood stove for heat, cooking facilities including a propane cook top and gravity fed rain water (non-potable). Large windows look out over a beautiful southern Indiana holler. Camp shower & composting toilet. Experience comfortable, tent - free camping!

The space
Our farm is a permaculture homestead and plant nursery, and we also offer educational tours ($35/hr). We are a working farm (read: a little messy) and we minimize mowing whenever possible, but we do mow a path down to the cabin. You'll pass through our sylvopasture orchard on your way down to the cabin, with lots of unique and unusual fruits. We have a very rich variety of wildlife on the property, including a large diversity of song birds, deer, wild turkeys, possums, foxes, frogs, insects (including ticks and mosquitoes), non-venomous snakes (the only venomous snakes in our area are copperheads but we've only seen one on the entire farm in 20 years), salamanders and lizards. There have been very occasional sightings of bobcats and mountain lions in our area, but we've not seen them here. We do hear coyotes down in the holler sometimes. The cabin is in the woods where there are deer mice who sometimes find their way in despite our best efforts, but we generally manage to keep them at bay. There is a fire pit in front of the cabin surrounded by edible landscaping, a propane grill and a small charcoal grill, a tree swing, and in season there are hammocks available to hang in the woods below the cabin. Guests are welcome to scavenge dead wood for camp fires (please save the split firewood for the wood stove). We have 20+ acres of woods to explore with sinkholes and a spring, and you are also welcome to wander around the farm and gardens.

Guest access
You will be parking close to the road and walking to the cabin which is a 5-8 minute walk. We provide a wagon to haul your bags. In wet weather the trail to the cabin is muddy, so bring boots!

Other things to note
This get-away is perfect for those who love to camp but want a little more comfort. There is no electricity, but there is decent cell service at the cabin, at least for AT&T and Verizon (possibly other carriers?). A small propane wall furnace and wood stove keep the cabin warm in the winter, and two battery powered fans are supplied for summer comfort. In addition to basic necessities (including towels, sheets, pillows, dishes and pans), we also provide firewood for the wood stove, lanterns, and a wagon to haul your bags, since the cabin is a 5-8 minute walk from parking. In planning for your trip just consider anything else you would typically bring camping such as a head lamp, fully charged phone/device batteries, a cooler, rain gear, boots, bug spray, etc. In wet weather the trail to the cabin is muddy, so bring boots! We provide a small battery pack for phone charging which you are welcome to recharge in our barn if necessary.

Bathroom facilities include a sawdust bucket composting toilet and a low-flow camp shower that you fill by heating water on the stove. Tap water is gravity fed (low-flow) and non-potable, but we provide a jug of drinking water. We have working farm dogs that run loose (one of our own plus a neighbor's). They are pretty calm and friendly with people.

Where you’ll sleep

Bedroom area
1 queen bed

What this place offers

Kitchen
Free driveway parking on premises – 1 space
Private patio or balcony
Private backyard – Not fully fenced
Indoor fireplace: wood-burning

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Rated 4.97 out of 5 from 190 reviews.

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Overall rating

  1. 5 stars, 98% of reviews
  2. 4 stars, 2% of reviews
  3. 3 stars, 1% of reviews
  4. 2 stars, 0% of reviews
  5. 1 stars, 0% of reviews

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for accuracy

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value

Guest reviews mention

Where you’ll be

Paoli, Indiana, United States
Exact location will be provided after booking.

Neighborhood highlights

We are near the edge of the Hoosier National Forest, 15-20 minutes from Spring Mill state park, and 45 minutes from Patoka Lake recreational area. There is a nice little ski resort in town, minutes away, and we are just 20 minutes from the tourist opportunities around the French Lick casino.

Meet your host

Superhost
190 reviews
4.97 out of 5 average rating
8 years of hosting
Born in the 70s
Where I went to school: Goshen college
Espri and her husband Darren run Brambleberry Permaculture Farm, a small Permaculture homestead and plant nursery. We have three delightful children.

Espri is a Superhost

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Host details

Response rate: 100%
Responds within an hour
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Checkout before 12:00 PM
2 guests maximum
Safety & property
Heights without rails or protection
May encounter potentially dangerous animal
Carbon monoxide alarm