"Year-Round Lake Escape - Memory Maker"

All Season wonderland! 35 minutes to: Hunter, Belleayre or Windham. Minutes from Catskills wedding venues. The Family Lake Escape you deserve on a 32 acre lake with comforts and conveniences. This contemporary rustic retreat on a gentle hillside has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on 10 acres. Cozy living space sleeps up to 10 and keeps everyone warm with a wood burning stove or cool with 7 sliding screened-in doors that lead to the wrap-around deck or 2nd floor balcony. Visit FB @Catskillsescape Whiting Hollow Lake consists of a few privately owned homes. Do not trespass on the private property of other owners. Floating docks and the 2 islands in the lake are private property – do not trespass there. In the summer months, please enjoy our lake equipment provided. If other owners inquire, please identify yourself as our guests. Please enjoy the peaceful enjoyment of our lake while respecting our neighbors and their property, as well as their right to peaceful enjoyment of the community and lake. Where any of these provisions or rules conflict with any other laws, rules or regulations, the more restrictive or imposed higher standard shall be followed. What will be in the home? KITCHEN: The Keurig takes coffee pods. Remember to pack creamer or stop on your way. The brown kitchen hutch houses glasses, cups plates, utensils, hot chocolate packets, sugar and sweeteners in the canisters. The bottom cabinet holds the pots and pans. The black kitchen hutch is for the goodies you may want to bring or buy so they are easily displayed. The middle drawer of the black hutch has dish towels. In the cabinets under the toaster oven, microwave, electric tea kettle & Keurig, you will find cutting boards, bakeware, foil and more. BATHROOMS First floor bathroom yellow hutch pictured to the right, has space for your toiletries. Each bathroom has full size hair dryers for your use. Remember to pack shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush and phone chargers. To be environmentally friendly, label your towel & hang on the back of the doors with tags, as seen to the left. Tags are in the basket on the glass shelving which also has menus etc. Bedding for the sofa bed and gray convertible sofa / lounge chair are stored in the corner. The gray convertible sofa / lounge chair can be either lounge chair, sofa or serve as a bed for two. See video link below. The upstairs balcony has a bat house, so there might be droppings. There is a BOSE radio and ALEXA as well as a monocular for viewing the wildlife. The television is an app based smart TV that will allow you to stream any of your subscription services. There are various games in the drawers of the table near the coach. If you’d like to use the wood stove, please remember to pick up local wood or kiln dried wood. See the video link below. Check-IN 3:00 pm procedure : The front door code will be emailed to you before the 3:00 pm check-in time. Slide your hand over the surface of the smart door lock so that the number pad appears. Type the code and press the pound (#) and you will hear the door say “unlock”. The door automatically locks behind you each time. For your convenience, there are two RF cards that are hanging on the key rack behind the door so that you can easily get in each time without the pass code. Hold the key card over the word card on the smart door lock and you will hear the door say “unlock”. Hanging one of these outside the door entrance, will make entry easy. Please see video link below before arrival in order to alleviate that stressor upon arrival. Check OUT procedure at 11:00 am : Leave the two RF door entry cards on the key rack behind the door. All trash must be firmly secured in plastic bags, deposited in trash containers and secured. If you have chosen to recycle, remember that it must bagged separately after cleaning the glass or plastic. All dishes, glassware, etc. should be washed and put away. If used, please recover the outdoor sofa and place lakeside outdoor cushions in a dry location. House should be left “broom cleaned”. Please lock all windows and doors. Place used towels in bath. Discard perishables from refrigerator. Do NOT remove ashes from the wood stove. Leave the ashes as a matter of life safety. The towns of Stamford and Jefferson both provide quite a few dining selections for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tops Grocery store, Steward gas station, 5 o'clock somewhere liqour, Stamford Farmers Cooperative, Tractor Supply, Dollar General and various shops provide all the necessary items right in town. Property Information & Safety Rules Please place all garbage in the garbage cans at the driveway entrance. No liquids in the garbage please. The optional recycle can is for cleaned glass and plastic only which MUST be bagged separately in the garbage can or it will not be collected. Again, please bag all garbage. Since there are many water elements on the property such as the pond and various streams, never leave children unattended. Do not enter the man-made pond or waterfall area. Do not walk on or through the culvert or downhill drainage paths as the materials and rocks can shift resulting in serious injury. Use caution navigating rock walls, slate steps or within the gardens, as surfaces are very slippery when wet. Use caution walking on paths, steps or patio as materials alter in shape, size, and depth. A charcoal grill is available for use. See video link below. Remember to pick up Charcoal. There is NO shooting or hunting allowed on the property although arrangements can be made at an alternate location. HOA and DEC regulations prevent the use of any motorized vessels on the lake. Fishing is allowed with proper licensing (bring fishing gear). The trail between the road and lake is walkable (not drive-able). There are 4 kayaks and 2 paddleboards by the lake (late spring to early fall). Assorted life jackets are in a bin in the screen house by the lake. Since we cannot guarantee sizing, it is strongly recommended to bring your own to ensure proper sizing. Please return vests to the bin after use. The dock is very slippery. Water shoes are recommended. The depth of the lake is estimated at 22 feet. No headfirst diving into the lake. There is a steel fire pit lakefront where you may burn scraps, twigs or fallen debris but do not use the stacked, piled, freshly cut wood. The front entrance closet has outdoor amenities such as flashlights, lanterns, lake towels, hammock. Remember to bring bug spray or citronella items. A small Solo Stove can be used on the slate patio. Please follow the directions for proper use and storage after use. See video link below. Extra cars can be parked on the 40x40 stone parking area at bottom of driveway. Do not park along roadway as there are drainage culverts buried. The front entrance alcove has a blower for the leaves that come each night as mountain winds deposit leaves and debris on the decks during late summer and fall, as well as a snow shovel for the winter. HELPFUL LOCAL STORE LOCATIONS to obtain food, supplies such as charcoal and good meals. It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere (liquor store) (which matches the clock on 1st floor), 75 Main St, Stamford Tops grocery store is located at 127 Main St, Stamford Stewart’s Shops, 3 Lake St, Stamford (fire wood, charcoal, gas, coffee, snacks, ice cream) Mountain Dog Café, 5 Harper St, Stamford (coffee shop) Stamford Coffee, 79 Main St, Stamford (coffee shop) Mac-A-Doodles, 33 Harper St, Stamford Vasta’s Bistro and Pizzeria, 1 Grant Place, Stamford Mill Pond Inn, 102 Main St, Jefferson Heartbreak Hotel, 149 Main St, Jefferson Tractor Supply, 65384 NY-10, Stamford Dollar General, 1273 Route 10, Jefferson The WIFI password is posted by the front door. There are 3 Nest thermostats in the house that you will want to set to your desired temperature. Typically, this is 66 to 69 degrees depending on your level of comfort. If you are occupying our property with a dog, please collect all dog waste and dispose of in a sealed trash bag.