Mother Goose Cabin
Farm stay in Clinton, Washington
- 5 guests
- 3 bedrooms
- 3 beds
- 1 bath
Hosted by Elisabeth
- Superhost
- 8 years hosting
Listing highlights
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This home is highly ranked based on ratings, reviews, and reliability.
In the woods on Whidbey Island
A three-acre organic hobby farm with chickens, geese, and goats, plus trails into a 100-acre nature preserve
Rustic charm with luxe touches
A reclaimed-wood cabin with a soaking tub, vintage chandeliers, and a private patio with a propane grill
Warm hosts, a magical setting
Guests describe the stay as magical, with many returning and praising Elisabeth and Jeff's warmth
Located just minutes from the Mukilteo ferry and the charming sea town of Langley, our little organic hobby farm nestled beneath old evergreens offers convenient respite.
Interact with sassy swan-like sebastopol geese (they love apples!) or a kaleidoscope of 50ish chickens, two roosters and our most recent additions: two brother goats named Frank and Petunia.
Groomed trails lead to a 100 acre nature preserve managed by our neighbors The Whidbey Institute that we call the "100 Aker Wood".
The space
Situated on the west side of our little three acre organic hobby farm, the Mother Goose Cabin originally was a rustic building of reclaimed old-growth barn boards featuring a 10’ x 12’ open room with a ladder up to a sleeping loft large enough for 2 adults on good speaking terms.
Now the cabin has been expanded for even more friends to gather :)
Proudly presenting a Grand Reopening: Once was our smallest cabin is now the grandest!! The 2026 expansion has doubled the square footage to include the addition of a beautiful 3/4 bath room (with full-sized shower) and a private queen size bedroom suite featuring a double slipper soaking tub!
Lucky you, Summer Traveler! Whisper quiet air-conditioning has been installed. Climate-control glamping at its finest :)
The original main room has been upgraded too! The couch now transforms to a very comfortable pull out twin size bed. The upper loft bed is in its original coziness with the exception of an additional a/c unit to calm these warmer Washington summers.
Idyllic sunset views of horse & sheep pasture framed by ancient weeping willows to the west, pond with Sebastopol geese and goats to the south and a kaleidoscope of chickens in the coop to the north. A little covered porch to the east offers a lovely place ideal for al fresco dining.
Planning a family reunion or large group gathering? We have three cottage cabins available on our farm. Each unique cottage cabin offers the same awesome farm birds, goats, campfire, trails and fully private bath suites. Some bath suites are en suite, others are a short stroll from their cabin. All are decorated with individuality and all boast heated toilet seats, soaking tubs, and oodles of sparkly vintage chandeliers too, of course!
Here’s the links to our other two cottage cabins:
The Christopher Robin Writer’s Cabin
https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybookfarm-christopher-robin-writers-cabin
The Storybook Farm Cottage Cabin
https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybook-farm-cottage-cabin
Guest access
We happily host children and well-behaved leashed-at-all-times dogs. Please note: Dogs are the only animal friends we can host. Cats are absolutely not allowed due to extreme allergies.
Enjoy full access to the farm animals and trails.
The bonfire area is shared with other guests.
Each of our three cabins are completely private with its own outdoor space equipped with a propane bbq grill and are guest only accessed.
Other things to note
Whidbey Island is notorious for weak cell signals.
Wind storms can cause power outages...though we are fully prepared with a generator and lumberjack ;)
Buildings are of lovingly reclaimed materials... windows may be drafty. Propane heaters are in place but temperatures can fluctuate. Quilts and warm cups of tea are in abundance.
Some degree of athleticism is required to climb the ladder to the sleeping loft! (Was originally planned to be a hay loft.) The loft bed space is open on the end with the ladder and is NOT safe for small children. Below the loft is plenty of room for your travel crib and the little couch is suitable for small children (if you can keep them from climbing the ladder). Again, if you co-sleep with your small child, please do not book this cabin. Rather, look at our other airbnb listing located just across the field: The Christopher Robin Writer's cabin. Same awesome farm birds, campfire, trails & private soaking tub w chandelier, of course....but with a much bigger bed and two toddler-sized beds (cleverly disguised as a vintage daybed) all on one level for super easy, comfy and safe family sleeping!
Please let us know if you are bringing children or a dog so that we may wrangle up the birds into their enclosures before you arrive. Cats can not be hosted due to extreme allergies.
Speaking of children, we have young ones. Though we have instructed our littlest hosts to not bother our new "friends", if unsolicited bear hugs or visits are offensive, this is probably not the right place for you.
Usual check-in is at 4pm; check-out at Noon. An early check-in or a late checkout can sometimes be accommodated. Feel free to ask.
Unless you request otherwise, you gather your own eggs for breakfast. Nesting boxes are located outside of the chicken run beneath the canopy. Just lift either lid and move the ladies to the side. (Watch out for the black & white polkadotted one with the punk hairdo...she has a little attitude. Covering the back of your hand with a sleeve will be enough protection from her pecks.)
Eggs will be all colors...green, blue, pink, chocolate, cream, freckled! Yolks will be dark yellow to orange. (Color varies depending on their foraged diet which is supplemented with Organic only feed.)
Got organic left overs? Toss apple scraps over the pond fence to the geese. Non-citrus produce scraps to the chickens.
Warning: sitting by the firepit with a snack could mean chickens hopping into your lap!!
This isn't a place for fancy city shoes! The chickens and geese are not potty trained. Rain makes for lots of muddy puddles which are highly recommended by the duck.
Interact with sassy swan-like sebastopol geese (they love apples!) or a kaleidoscope of 50ish chickens, two roosters and our most recent additions: two brother goats named Frank and Petunia.
Groomed trails lead to a 100 acre nature preserve managed by our neighbors The Whidbey Institute that we call the "100 Aker Wood".
The space
Situated on the west side of our little three acre organic hobby farm, the Mother Goose Cabin originally was a rustic building of reclaimed old-growth barn boards featuring a 10’ x 12’ open room with a ladder up to a sleeping loft large enough for 2 adults on good speaking terms.
Now the cabin has been expanded for even more friends to gather :)
Proudly presenting a Grand Reopening: Once was our smallest cabin is now the grandest!! The 2026 expansion has doubled the square footage to include the addition of a beautiful 3/4 bath room (with full-sized shower) and a private queen size bedroom suite featuring a double slipper soaking tub!
Lucky you, Summer Traveler! Whisper quiet air-conditioning has been installed. Climate-control glamping at its finest :)
The original main room has been upgraded too! The couch now transforms to a very comfortable pull out twin size bed. The upper loft bed is in its original coziness with the exception of an additional a/c unit to calm these warmer Washington summers.
Idyllic sunset views of horse & sheep pasture framed by ancient weeping willows to the west, pond with Sebastopol geese and goats to the south and a kaleidoscope of chickens in the coop to the north. A little covered porch to the east offers a lovely place ideal for al fresco dining.
Planning a family reunion or large group gathering? We have three cottage cabins available on our farm. Each unique cottage cabin offers the same awesome farm birds, goats, campfire, trails and fully private bath suites. Some bath suites are en suite, others are a short stroll from their cabin. All are decorated with individuality and all boast heated toilet seats, soaking tubs, and oodles of sparkly vintage chandeliers too, of course!
Here’s the links to our other two cottage cabins:
The Christopher Robin Writer’s Cabin
https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybookfarm-christopher-robin-writers-cabin
The Storybook Farm Cottage Cabin
https://www.airbnb.com/h/storybook-farm-cottage-cabin
Guest access
We happily host children and well-behaved leashed-at-all-times dogs. Please note: Dogs are the only animal friends we can host. Cats are absolutely not allowed due to extreme allergies.
Enjoy full access to the farm animals and trails.
The bonfire area is shared with other guests.
Each of our three cabins are completely private with its own outdoor space equipped with a propane bbq grill and are guest only accessed.
Other things to note
Whidbey Island is notorious for weak cell signals.
Wind storms can cause power outages...though we are fully prepared with a generator and lumberjack ;)
Buildings are of lovingly reclaimed materials... windows may be drafty. Propane heaters are in place but temperatures can fluctuate. Quilts and warm cups of tea are in abundance.
Some degree of athleticism is required to climb the ladder to the sleeping loft! (Was originally planned to be a hay loft.) The loft bed space is open on the end with the ladder and is NOT safe for small children. Below the loft is plenty of room for your travel crib and the little couch is suitable for small children (if you can keep them from climbing the ladder). Again, if you co-sleep with your small child, please do not book this cabin. Rather, look at our other airbnb listing located just across the field: The Christopher Robin Writer's cabin. Same awesome farm birds, campfire, trails & private soaking tub w chandelier, of course....but with a much bigger bed and two toddler-sized beds (cleverly disguised as a vintage daybed) all on one level for super easy, comfy and safe family sleeping!
Please let us know if you are bringing children or a dog so that we may wrangle up the birds into their enclosures before you arrive. Cats can not be hosted due to extreme allergies.
Speaking of children, we have young ones. Though we have instructed our littlest hosts to not bother our new "friends", if unsolicited bear hugs or visits are offensive, this is probably not the right place for you.
Usual check-in is at 4pm; check-out at Noon. An early check-in or a late checkout can sometimes be accommodated. Feel free to ask.
Unless you request otherwise, you gather your own eggs for breakfast. Nesting boxes are located outside of the chicken run beneath the canopy. Just lift either lid and move the ladies to the side. (Watch out for the black & white polkadotted one with the punk hairdo...she has a little attitude. Covering the back of your hand with a sleeve will be enough protection from her pecks.)
Eggs will be all colors...green, blue, pink, chocolate, cream, freckled! Yolks will be dark yellow to orange. (Color varies depending on their foraged diet which is supplemented with Organic only feed.)
Got organic left overs? Toss apple scraps over the pond fence to the geese. Non-citrus produce scraps to the chickens.
Warning: sitting by the firepit with a snack could mean chickens hopping into your lap!!
This isn't a place for fancy city shoes! The chickens and geese are not potty trained. Rain makes for lots of muddy puddles which are highly recommended by the duck.
Where you’ll sleep
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What this place offers
Garden view
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Free driveway parking on premises – 2 spaces
6 nights in Clinton
Jul 18, 2022 - Jul 24, 2022
Rated 4.98 out of 5 from 357 reviews.
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for cleanliness
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value
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Where you’ll be
Clinton, Washington, United States
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Neighborhood highlights
Jeff and I have enjoyed being the caretakers of this forested place since 2012.
This has been an idyllic location to raise chickens, geese, goats and children. We are now working on the next phase of our dream: a community of tiny cabins and other unique spaces to offer folks wanting to reconnect with nature.
***See our newly listed 2nd offering: the Christopher Robin Writer's Cabin. It is about 100' feet away from the Mother Goose Cabin and shares the bonfire area. The two cabins are perfect for extended families or friends wanting to share a unique retreat space that still affords privacy.
Though we are only minutes from the conveniences of the city, our home is surrounded by giant trees, whispering wind, woodland creatures and feels much like something from yesteryear.
Squirrels and bunnies can usually be spotted scurrying around the rhodondendrums and ferns.
Hummingbirds, red-breasted robins, blue-feathered jays, regal hawks and eagles are frequent visitors.
In the forest, expect to see white-tailed deer, hear red feathered woodpeckers drilling into treetrunks and mama chipmunks barking from tree branches.
In the quiet of the night, the calls of hootie owls and distant coyotes and raccoons rustling leaves are often heard.
Springtime brings the riotous song of tiny frogs called spring peepers and is a favorite lullaby.
On clear nights, our view of the sky offers a breathtaking display of twinkly stars. Look for the Big Dipper.
Here, one can easily lose themselves in the beauty and simplicity of nature.
This has been an idyllic location to raise chickens, geese, goats and children. We are now working on the next phase of our dream: a community of tiny cabins and other unique spaces to offer folks wanting to reconnect with nature.
***See our newly listed 2nd offering: the Christopher Robin Writer's Cabin. It is about 100' feet away from the Mother Goose Cabin and shares the bonfire area. The two cabins are perfect for extended families or friends wanting to share a unique retreat space that still affords privacy.
Though we are only minutes from the conveniences of the city, our home is surrounded by giant trees, whispering wind, woodland creatures and feels much like something from yesteryear.
Squirrels and bunnies can usually be spotted scurrying around the rhodondendrums and ferns.
Hummingbirds, red-breasted robins, blue-feathered jays, regal hawks and eagles are frequent visitors.
In the forest, expect to see white-tailed deer, hear red feathered woodpeckers drilling into treetrunks and mama chipmunks barking from tree branches.
In the quiet of the night, the calls of hootie owls and distant coyotes and raccoons rustling leaves are often heard.
Springtime brings the riotous song of tiny frogs called spring peepers and is a favorite lullaby.
On clear nights, our view of the sky offers a breathtaking display of twinkly stars. Look for the Big Dipper.
Here, one can easily lose themselves in the beauty and simplicity of nature.
Meet your host
My work: Storybook Farm and Garden
Speaks English
Our home, like its hosts, is peppered with rustic vintage charm.
Old linen, abundant lace and tiger oak furnishings lovingly readied for the addition of more sweet memories one nick, chip and scuff at a time.
Children's laughter, roosters crowing and the honking of sebastopol geese punctuate the music of wind whistling through the ancient trees.
Elisabeth is a Superhost
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