I Mills Farm Retreat Farm House

Entire home in Afton, New York

  1. 6 guests
  2. 3 bedrooms
  3. 6 beds
  4. 2 baths
Rated 4.79 out of 5 stars.100 reviews
Hosted by Lesley
  1. Superhost
  2. 7 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

Check yourself in with the keypad.

Valley view

Soak up the view during your stay.

Great for remote work

Fast wifi at 192 Mbps, plus a dedicated workspace.
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The Retreat's Farmhouse invites you to come solo, enjoy a romantic getaway or family reunion. Retreat from your busy life; step into The Farm House and fall in love with a meticulously restored home with original floors and beams, soothed by the radiant heat and stunned by the valley views.
Between Afton and Bainbridge , 30 minutes from Binghamton, there are plenty of good restaurants and activities.

The space
This mid-1800's Farm House boasts original art, an open floor plan, with a kitchen for cooking: granite island; black walnut counters; large selection of cooking items. And for special occasions, silver and crystal. Every season brings its own joys. On winter evenings, turn on the electric fire and enjoy the original art or board games. Or go out to spot the constellations and hear the owls. With 45 acres of well maintained pastures, trails and a stocked pond there's lots of exploring to do. Wildlife and birds abound from deer to coyotes and bluebirds to hawks.
Our beautiful Farm House is a two story home. Please note the original stairs still stay in tact and some consider them a bit steep. On the main floor you'll find our gorgeous kitchen, living and dining area plus a bathroom with a clawfoot tub (no shower downstairs). Upstairs contains 3 bedrooms - 1 Queen, 1 Full, 1 Bunkbed room and a bathroom containing a standup shower.
Our space welcomes your pets as well! Please note, there is a pet fee of $50 collected upon arrival

Guest access
There are three listings to the Mills Farm Retreat that can be rented separately or all together for a large group.

I Mills Farm Retreat (the main 3 bedroom Farm House); II Mills Farm Guest Quarters (which shows as the red-roofed part of the L-shaped building, a studio apartment with 1 Queen bed, full kitchen, and bath); III Mills Farm Camper (Full kitchen, bath and Queen bed).

The Farm House and Guest Quarters are connected to one another via the garage, although have separate entrances and total privacy from one another.

If you're interested in renting all 3 spaces together, please inquire within.

Other things to note
Winter guests: If you're coming up from the City or anywhere south, don't forget that it's often colder up here with more snow (which makes for scenic landscapes and great cuddling!). And let us know if you need snow shoes since we don't leave them on the property. If you bring a snowmobile you're in great luck because the property is on the NY Snowmobile trail.

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Valley view
Kitchen
Fast wifi – 192 Mbps
Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Afton, New York, United States
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Neighborhood highlights

The museum in Afton is a treasure trove of local history: beautifully done for such a small town as it was curated by a true scholar, Charles Decker. For an entertaining history of the town involving Indians, panthers and uprisings, go to http://smdlocalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/early-history-of-bainbridge-ny.html
Bainbridge was the name first given to an area from which many towns were taken, including Afton. Bainbridge is larger than Afton with more variety in the village.

Meet your host

Superhost
297 reviews
4.77 out of 5 average rating
7 years of hosting
My work: Saves historic homes
Favorite song in high school: The 12th of Never, Johnny Mathis
Lesley Mills is a Berkeley fellow at Yale and the owner of five Griswold Home Care offices that supply 500 caregivers for homecare in Connecticut. Griswold Home Care is a non-medical homecare company referring caregivers who provide personal care, homemaking and companionship to the elderly and infirm. Mills has created and funded a private foundation, LifeTales, that matches elders with aspiring writers and pays them to write and publish stories. Ms. Mills has been: a recipient of the SBA Connecticut Businessperson of the Year; an international Athena Award winner and she was selected from 230,000 members of the International Franchise Association as the 2001 Franchisee of the Year. She has been the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leader of the Year, past president of the CT chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the largest of its kind in the country, and chaired “From Vision to Innovation” for Women ‘s Health Research at Yale. She hosted a public affairs radio show on a CBS affiliate for 10 years and is a frequent national keynote speaker on eldercare and end-of-life issues. Mills has presented for the American Medical Records Association, American Health Association, National Blue Cross, Pan-American Health Association, World Health Organization, the Connecticut Alzheimers Association, the Connecticut Parkinson’s Association and many state medical societies. An award winning gardener and historic home renovator, Mills was the 2017 Merit Award winner from the Connecticut Trust for Historic Renovation for saving the 1740 Sanford-Bristol house in Milford, Ct. Lesley’s partner is Joseph Hartman; she has a son, a daughter and 4 grandchildren.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
6 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Heights without rails or protection