Your own private luxury resort just 60 minutes from Boston on the Sturbridge/Brimfield line. Everything you need is here: swimming pool with private cassita and grill, tennis, golf drive/pitch/putt practice range, lawn games, a pond for fishing, mature gardens with statuary and fountains, rolling fields with fieldstone walls, and brick and cobble pathways and drives on 60 private acres. Private yet convenient to all the nearby tourist attractions.
The space
Attending a wedding? The Brimfield Antique Fair? Or Just looking for a private retreat with all the amenities, and proximity to so much more: world class gourmet restaurants and breweries; hiking, biking, horse, and water trails; parks with lakes and picnic areas; farmers markets, harvest festivals, concerts on the Common, apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, waterskiing exhibitions, and, of course, the world famous Old Sturbridge Village, a living history museum that recreates a rural New England Village of the 1830s.
Featured in the Wall Street Journal as its House of the Day, this property has everything. Treat your family to luxurious accommodations and amenities: A swimming pool complex with casita and barbeque grill, two tennis courts (clay and grass, though the grass court is currently repurposed for events and lawn games), a golf practice area (driving range approx. 125 yards), an activity field (set up with ping pong, corn hole, and ladderball), a basketball hoop and tennis bang board, a barn and corral, a private pond for fishing, 60 park like acres with private trails for hiking, jogging or horseback riding, two fire pit areas (a wood fire pit in the field, along with plenty of wood, and a gas fire pit on the DR patio), a gas grill off the kitchen, rolling fields, gardens, multiple patios and decks, and lush landscaping. There is even a themed “Little Italy” café, ideal for small events. And for the Antique Fair enthusiast or dealer, or for hosting events (permission required), - virtually unlimited parking in the field. Everything about this property is top of the line. You will have a vacation to remember always.
Sleeping Configuration:
There are beds to sleep a maximum of 16, but we only allow 14 unless prior approval is given: a King in the Master Bedroom, three Queens in three bedrooms plus a pull out queen sleeper in one of those bedrooms, a pull out queen sleeper in the family room, a day bed and trundle (so two twins) in the library, a queen sleeper sofa I n the children’s room, and a queen murphy bed in the Little Italy Café area. (There is also a blow up queen bed stored in the utility room). All beds will be made up upon arrival. Linens and towels are provided. All bedrooms are air conditioned.
Provided Equipment:
We supply tennis rackets and balls, golf clubs and balls, 1 adult fishing pole and two children's fishing poles, ping pong balls/rackets, various games (croquet, bocce, corn hole, kan jam, spike ball, ladder ball) and lots of sport balls (football, soccerball, basketball, frisbees). We also have some child/infant equipment on premises: a changing table, two high chairs, a diaper pail, a pack and play, a bouncer, and some children's games.
Starter Supplies:
Coffee (a variety of K cups for the keurig, French roast whole beans for the jura capresso, French roast and Breakfast blend ground coffee for the two other coffee machines); a variety of teas; sugar and splenda packets; carnation half and half singles; toilet paper; paper towels; napkins; Kleenex; body wash, shampoo and conditioner; hand soap; laundry detergent; dishwasher detergent; dish soap/brush/sponge; bounce; trash bags; cleaning supplies; salt & pepper and various spices.
Outdoor Attractions:
Lake Siog Park (just down the road from us: lake with sandy beach, picnic tables, volleyball); Bigelow Hollow State Park and Nipmunk State Forest, Union Ct. ( boating, swimming, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting); Hiking/ Biking/ Horse Trails (see the tab in our guest manual devoted to Trails); Boating- Quinebaug River Water Trail (more on this in our Guest Manual).
Sample Things to Do - Local (For details and further afield see our Guest Manual):
Old Sturbridge Village (a living history museum that recreates a rural New England village of the 1830s); Concerts on the Common (weekly concerts on the Sturbridge Common); Stageloft Repertory Theatre (live local theatre); Hyland Orchard and Events (apple picking, entertainment, tractor rides, animal petting, outdoor festivals); Aqua Riders of Holland (Friday night water ski shows during the summer, next to the Maine Attraction [ice cream/lobster rolls/ fried clams/hamburgers/hotdogs]); Brimfield Antique Fair (2022 dates: May 10-15, July 12-17, September 6-11); Brush it Off (have a drink and relax while you learn to paint with friends in an easy, step by step instruction setting).
Breweries:
Tree House Brewing Co. ( Ranked #4 in the World); Oakholm Brewing Co.; Rapscallion Brewery (Checkout their events & live music); Altruist Brewing Company- also features events and entertainment. Homefield Kitchen and Brewery (craft beer and bar bites).
Restaurants:
Sturbridge is a gourmet restaurant hub, with far too many amazing restaurants to list here,but they are listed in our Guest Manual. Whatever your taste, you are bound to find it: Seafood, American Bistro, BarbQ (BTs Smokehouse was voted one of the top ten barbeque joints in New England by the Boston Globe), Italian, Steak, Sushi/ HotPot/ Poke, Thai, Chinese, Pizza, Small Plates, Traditional New England, and more.
SPECIALS (as availability permits):
Thursday to Tuesday or Wednesday to Monday (5 nights) 10% off nightly rental fee
Thursday to Wednesday (6 nights) 12% off nightly rental fee
Wednesday to Wednesday (7 nights) 15% off nightly rental fee
Note: The booking website is not set up to make these discounts automatically. Contact Owner.
Guest access
The main house and all of the grounds are available to guests. There is an additional separate house on property that the groundskeeper and his wife live in.
Other things to note
Please note that this is our primary residence so it will not be devoid of our personal property, food, etc. We will, however, ensure that you have dedicated space for your personal effects and supplies. Note that the Guest House is not part of this rental. Our caretaker, who will be available should you have questions or need assistance, lives there.
Also please note that what the site labels Bedrooms includes 5 traditional bedrooms, 1 library (private room) with a day bed and a trundle (so two twins), 1 family room (not private but with a privacy pull down shade) with a pull out queen sofa, and 1 murphy bed in the Little Italy cafe. For the latter: if the Cafe area is not being used this entire area can be a private apartment with kitchen/entertainment/private bath, but it is not a traditional bedroom. Below are the specifics:
Upstairs- private wing :
Master Bedroom
king bed
Huge suite with private bathroomm, dressing rm, jacuzzi, private deck, TV
Upstairs- other wing:
Double bedroom
Queen bed and queen sleeper. TV. Used to be 2 bedrooms; can separate the bed and sleeper sofa areas with a curtain. Shares bath with Jungle bedroom
Jungle Queen
Queen bed, view over gardens, shares full bath w/ double BR
Queen with Deck,
queen bed.
Charming room with TV, private deck and loft. Private bath with jacuzzi.
Downstairs- just below the "Upstairs other wing"
Bunk Bed Room
twin/ single (2)
Bunk beds, twin over twin, shares 1/2 bath
Library
Day Bed and Trundle (so two twins)
TV
Shares 1/2 bath
Family Room Sleeper Sofa
queen
Queen sleeper sofa in family room. Shares 1/2 bath
Family room can be shielded from the other rooms for privacy
Basement Area: In the Little Italy Cafe (note that if the little Italy cafe is not in use this area can virtually be a private apartment with a kitchette, entertainment area and private bath)
Murphy Bed
Queen Murphy. Curtained from Little Italy Cafe. Private Bath
