My 3 siblings and I gathered from WA, NY, CT, and NH for a very rare weekend together at this extraordinary home in rural upstate New York. We could not have been more thrilled with the accommodations so thoughtfully provided by our host, Leslie a Clement and her daughter, who so lovingly restored, tastefully updated, and carefully appointed this beautiful 1910 Victorian home last year.
The living room and each of the 4 beautiful bedrooms was equipped with a delightfully functional propane-fueled fireplace, which we employed both for comfort and atmosphere the first night we were there.
The kitchen was well-equipped with every utensil needed to prepare and bake the dishes we brought along and would work just as well if you came with just scratch ingredients.
Our first day was spent around the very large, 8-seat, dining room table where we spread out hundreds of family photos that we plan to use to build family yearbooks from.
The second night, after a shopping and dinner at a German restaurant in nearby Glens Falls, we retired to the living room alcove and played cards, passing several hours in animated conversation.
Every bedroom, as well as the living room, is equipped with a monitor and ROKU system offering several different channels, but we only rarely used them. The home is fully equipped with excellent Wi-Fi, which came in handy as the area is spotty for cell service, which we overcame by linking our phones to the Wi-Fi system for perfect reception.
The exquisite woodwork throughout the home is amazing and never more so than in the breath-taking work done for all of the ceilings (which doesn't appear much in the photos here, but stopped all of us in our tracks the moment we entered the place).
With 4 bedrooms + a daybed off the master BR, 3 bathrooms (all with showers and 2 with deep deep tubs that were perfect for a late night soakings), as well as fully equipped laundry room, kitchen, dining room, and living room (with board games supplied), this was everything we could have asked for!
If you're in the market for a uniquely lovely, quiet, retreat, each of the four of us could not recommend this more highly. Don't pass up any opportunity to enjoy it yourself. You won't regret it.
