ROXBURY! 1.5HrsNYC - Heated Spa Yr Round, Ski, BBQ

Roxbury & Washington are the best country rural retreats within 1.5 hours of NYC - the best restaurants, shopping, land preserves, Lake Waramaug State Park & Beach, and nearby Mohawk Mountain Skiing. Discrete & gorgeous Victorian home nestled in the center of a farm neighborhood that has been home to a number of artists, actors, writers and more - Walter Matthau, Arthur Miller, Marliyn Monroe, Daniel Day Lewis, William Styron, Richard Widmark, Alexander Calder, Frank McCourt, Candace Bushnell, Dustin Hoffman & many others. Situated on 3 park-like acres, the property consists of a beautifully preserved 1890's Victorian, a separate 2-car garage w/2nd flr; a guest/pool house w/large open entertaining space w/full bath, full kitchen & stone fpl. Weiland doors open to porch that overlooks the salt water pool. Below is another 2-car garage. There is an outdoor shower, apple orchard, scenic barn & a “rose garden” with rose bushes, irises & lilies. Impeccably landscaped by John Pieper & includes wonderful stonework & specimen trees & has been featured in many magazines. The home rented separately or with the 1BR pool house is beautifully landscaped with flowering trees and shrubs, flagstone terraces with gas barbeques, and an in-ground gunite pool. It has been exquisitely re-designed and furnished with art and antiques, elegant bedrooms and new luxury bathrooms, and chef's kitchens with new stainless steel appliances. Relax and refresh with Frette pressed cotton sheets, plush towels and bathrobes, Bigelow bath amenities, down featherbeds, comforters and pillows. Maid, catering, private chef and massage services are optional. Enjoy central heat and air conditioning, WiFi, flat screen televisions with dvds, cable and movie channels. Located in rural Litchfield County, within a scenic 1.5-hour drive from NYC. Roxbury and the well-known neighboring Washington are exceptional for their excellent restaurants, spas, antique shops, art galleries, boutiques, farms, historic homes, gardens, vineyards, distilleries, and orchards. The Gilmore Girls creator modelled Stars Hollow, the perfect Connecticut town, after Washington and the Independence Inn after the Mayflower Inn. It is the current or former home to many artists, writers, actors and Wall Street executives – referred to as "more Vermont, than Vermont" and "the un-Hamptons". Nature preserves, Lake Waramaug, and the Shepaug River offer extensive hiking, biking, and water activities. Mohawk and Sundown Ski Areas , Lime Rock Raceway, and Quassy Amusement Park are all a short drive.