Summary:
Spacious and renovated, this large family home in Williamstown offers over 3400 square feet of living space. With five bedrooms and ample natural light, it provides a comfortable stay in the Northern Berkshires. Enjoy stunning Mount Greylock views and convenient access to hiking trails, the Clark Art Museum, Mass MoCA, and Williams College. Plus, a third bathroom has been added in June 2023 for your convenience.
The Space:
This home began as a salt box and over the next hundred years, several additions have turned it into a large, quirky home with five bedrooms and several sitting and dining areas so that people can come together but also easily find a quiet place.
Everything you need to enjoy the outdoor/indoor lifestyle of The Berkshires. Private without seeing any neighbors and perfect for large families looking to spread out.
Large kitchen with new induction cooktop, double wall oven, lots of counter space and plenty of cabinets, perfect for making large meals for the whole crew. There's a large farmhouse double sink and new dishwasher to make clean up a breeze. Essentials such as microwave; toaster; crock pot and electric kettle available for use.
Coffee lovers will enjoy the drip coffee maker.
Well stocked kitchen with all the necessary cooking/serving items including cookware, pots, pans, plates, bowls, glasses, mugs and silverware.
The dining/living room has table seating for 8. This room has killer mountain views from large picture windows, plenty of comfortable seating, wood burning fireplace, window nook with daybed, books and plenty of board games. The eat-in kitchen next door has room for another four with leaves to extend to 8, as well as another sitting area with a couch and wingback armchair.
In total, there are five (5) bedrooms to accommodate guests during your stay, for easy planning, here are the bedroom layouts:
Main level bedroom 1: Queen sized bed with king-sized tri-fold futon in closet
Bedroom 2: Upstairs bedroom with full-sized bed and a sleeping nook
Bedroom 3: Upstairs bedroom with queen-sized bed
Bedroom 4: Upstairs second on left of stairwell with queen-sized bed
Bedroom 5: over the garage there’s a bedroom with small living room, features a king-sized bed and twin size day bed.
Bedroom #5 has the only TV in the house. It's a Smart TV with streaming capabilities. You can log into your streaming apps on the TV such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.
There is also a futon couch in the sitting area near the front entrance.
There are three bathrooms in the house, one on the first floor and two on the upper floor. The first floor bathroom has a tub and separate shower with grab bars; perfect for those with limited mobility. The two upstairs bathrooms were fully and tastefully renovated in June 2023 and each has a shower.
Outdoors you will find all the privacy and quiet space you need. Multiple outdoor spaces including a front side lawn where kids can play a variety of games, a large screened-in porch with couches and additional seating, and another seating area with two Adirondack chairs under an old beautiful tree with the nicest views of Mount Greylock!
Other things to get excited about:
- Hike straight to the Clark Art Institute over Stone Hill, about 2 miles.
-Window ac units in bedrooms and common spaces
-Zero steps to the front door, two steps with grab bar available to enter the main floor, where one of the bedrooms is. The first floor bathroom has a grab bar so the house is great for those with limited mobility. -Hardwood flooring throughout
-Parking for up to six cars, one in a garage, the rest in the large driveway.
-Washer/dryer for guests to use.
-Hotel quality linens and towels, as well as shampoo, conditioner and body wash all provided for our guests.
-There are portable camping chairs; two sets of snow shoes; a badminton set; soccer ball and football.
-Solar powered, with solar battery back up.
-There are Alexa echos throughout; these can be unplugged if someone is uncomfortable with them.
-There is also a small workout space in the large bedroom above the garage with a rowing machine, some light weights and yoga mats, to be used at your own risk.
Guest Access:
The entire house is reserved for your enjoyment. If there is anything you need during your stay we are available via phone or your booking channel!
The Neighborhood:
Williamstown is a small rural college town in the northern Berkshires (northwestern Massachusetts) about an hour east of Albany and 45 minutes south of Bennington, VT. There are plenty of outdoor activities and also excellent museums and cultural events. There are easily accessible hiking trails behind the Clark Art Institute Museum including Stone Hill; as well as numerous trails for all levels (a trail map is at the house). Museums minutes away from the house include the Clark Art Institute, Mass MoCA in North Adams, and the Williams College Museum of Art. There is the Williamstown Theater festival in the summer and the Solid Sound and Fresh Grass music festivals at Mass MoCA. There is local downhill skiing at Jiminy Peak) and Bromley ski resort is about an hour away in VT. There is also terrific cross country skiing both in Williamstown and nearby southern Vermont. Zoar Outdoor Whitewater is nearby. The foliage in the fall is unmatched. Hancock Shaker Village is under 40 min away.
Other Things to Note:
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Standard rules like no smoking, no partying and being respectful of the neighbors apply.
Bring your furry friends, two dogs are allowed. $50 per dog per stay. Dogs must be at least one year old, sorry no puppies!
No sweat on accidental & reported damage! Your rental includes an accidental reported damage waiver fee up to a maximum of $800. The cost to repair any accidental and reported damage to the rented property including any missing or broken items up to a maximum of $800 will be covered at no charge to you as long the damage is reported to your Host before you depart.
*Damage caused by pets is not covered by the accidental damage waiver.