Room in rural home with lovely mountain views

Room in Castleton, Vermont

  1. 1 double bed
  2. Shared bathroom
Stay with Richard
  1. Superhost
  2. 7 years hosting

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In rural Hubbardton, Vermont

Surrounded by lakes, state parks, and hiking trails in Vermont's lake district

Trails and waterfalls on the property

On-property trails lead to waterfalls and woodland sitting areas just steps from the house

Richard goes above and beyond

Guests consistently praise Richard's warmth, helpfulness, and thoughtful touches like breakfast items
Available is a downstairs one-person bedroom 9 X 11 ft, with double bed, wardrobe, adjacent to the house entrance. Surrounded by woodland.
There is a larger bedroom for two , under separate listing.
Parking close to entrance, Wi-Fi is usually good, and short hiking trails are at your door. There is also a picnic table on the deck. Lovely woods and waterfalls are also within a few minutes walk.
The bathroom, kitchen and decks are shared with any other airbnb guests who might be staying.

The space
The room, because of its size, is strictly for one person, no pets.
The house is in a lovely setting with views over hills and the Adirondack Mountains. Truly a place of peace and tranquility.

Guest access
Guests can access the shared living room, shared bathroom, shared kitchen, rear deck and a picnic table. And the various trails, waterfalls and woodland sitting areas are there for your relaxation and enjoyment. If there is a cabin guest, guests staying in the house cannot access waterfall deck, but can access woodland trails and other falls.
There are security cameras in living room, basement workshop, and decks, but not in areas used exclusively by guests.

During your stay
The host lives upstairs on the premises so is usually available.

Other things to note
Three cautions. There are occasional black bear sightings in the woods but there have been no safety issues with bears. There are precipitous drops on the trails and at the falls, so please be very careful when hiking and around the waterfalls. There are many porcupines in the woods and an occasional bobcat and mountain lion.

Where you’ll sleep

What this place offers

Lock on bedroom door
Mountain view
Valley view
Shared beach access
Kitchen

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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 245 reviews.

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Where you’ll be

Castleton, Vermont, United States
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Neighborhood highlights

This is a rural location but with lots to do close by, as we are located in the Vermont lake district. Within 3 to 7 km, we have the lakes of Bomoseen, Hortonia and Beebe as well as Half Moon State Park – great for hiking, canoeing/kayaking, and picnicking.
Taconic Rambles State Park and Japanese Garden, with scenic hiking, are only an eight minute drive. Nature Conservancy land is on our door step, including High Pond Trail, Hubbardton Battlefield and Visitor Centre.
Swimming and picnicking is at Hubbardton's Crystal Beach, only five minutes away.
Here is just a small sample of interesting places to visit on a half-day or full day trip:
Silver Lake at Lake Dunmore – a beautiful but quite easy hike up to a clear mountain lake (45 mins drive away). Hike takes about an hour one way, lovely views)
Lake Champlain with boat trip at Fort Ticonderoga (30 mins from house)
Fort Ticonderoga and Ticonderoga ferry at Larrabee’s Point, Shoreham (30 mins drive away). Ferry takes about 10 or 15 mins to NY State. (Check to make sure ferry is running.)
Mt Killington and Appalachian Trail are about 45 mins from house.
Middlebury (30 mins drive from house), has interesting shops, waterfalls and pubs.
Further afield are Texas Falls and Robert Frost Trail in Hancock Vt on Rte 125 (about 1 hour or 40 km). Stowe recreational bike path is about 2 hours or 125 km) from house, and Mt Mansfield and auto road are also about 2 hours away.
Burlington, Vt is about 1 ¼ hours away, and if you are a cyclist, the lake Champlain bike path is excellent, going out into the lake on a causeway.
Woodstock is about 1 ¼ hours and Quechee Falls about 1 ½ hours.
Montreal, Quebec Province is about 3 hours away, and Mt Washington, NH auto road about 2 hours.
Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory and visitor centre, Waterbury Vt (about 2 hours). Stop at Warren Falls on the way!

Meet your host

Superhost
465 reviews
5.0 out of 5 average rating
7 years of hosting
My work: Richard is a retired administrator of a child welfare agency and a high school CEO.
Speaks English
Lives in Hubbardton, Vermont
I’m happy to spend time with my guests or give them space
Living in Hubbardton, Vt, USA, I love to travel in both US and Europe. I am from London and go back and forth between UK and USA. Over the last few years, I have travelled in Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey and UK. Whilst I usually travel by van, I like to bike and hike every day. I enjoy historical sites and beautiful countryside.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
1 guest maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Heights without rails or protection