Maple House, Berkshires Victorian: Birch Room

Enjoy a relaxing visit to a romantic Victorian home. Located in the Berkshires village of Norfolk, a 2 minute walk from the Yale Summer School of Music and Art and music venue Infinity Hall, this classic features the private Birch Suite, decorated with original watercolors, a new queen Leesa bed, free wi-fi, a private bath with claw-foot tub, and a decorative fireplace. You will enjoy a shared wrap around open porch overlooking mature gardens, and a cozy second floor sun porch with sunset views. Yours is a private second floor suite in a large Queen Anne Victorian with a private bath. For your safety and convenience, we only book one couple or family group at a time. If you would like to book another room for members of your party, please let us know. Rates include a continental breakfast. We put out coffee and tea out at 8:00 am and serve continental breakfast between 8:30 and 10am. Guests are invited to join us at our beautiful Shaker dining table, or weather permitting, on our 75-foot-long shaded porch stretching the length of the 1880 Maple House looking out over our private garden. Norfolk has been known for more than 100 years as a wonderful escape from the stress and heat of the city. Consistently 10 degrees cooler than surrounding areas, Norfolk has become a haven for artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, writers and musicians, many of them associated with the Yale Summer School of Art and Music located across the village green from the Maple House. Noted watercolor artist and instructor Pamela Harnois keeps her Maple House Studio on our third floor. We were weekenders here in Norfolk for 24 years, and are thrilled to be living here full-time. We welcome guests arriving between 3 pm and 10pm and are happy to share recommendations for restaurants and activities. Rate is for double occupancy. If there are more than two in your party, we can add another guest room for you at an additional charge. We have a 2 night minimum stay, and offer discount for stays of 5+ nights. The entire Maple House, which sleeps up to 8 people, can be booked for groups, wedding parties, writers retreats, family reunions or group retreats. In addition to your second floor private suite, guests enjoy shared access to the beautiful porch with multiple seating areas,, a screened in upstairs sun porch and a sunny sitting area overlooking the side and rear gardens. This is our home, and after spending weekends and vacations here for 24 years, we recently relocated back to Norfolk from Los Angeles. We are happy to provide you with insight into all the wonderful things that Norfolk and the Berkshires can offer. We are steps away from many arts and cultural activities, including Infinity Music Hall, the Yale Summer School of Music and Art, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Norfolk Library, the Norfolk Historical Society, the Artisan's Guild, the Battell-Stoeckel Estate, our seasonal farmer's market, auto racing and vintage car shows at Lime Rock Park. There is fine food and beverage at the Wood Creek Bar and Grill and Infinity Bistro as well as casual dining and coffee at the Station Place Cafe and the Berkshire General Store. Great Barrington, Lenox and Stockbridge are a half hour away by car. Generally, you will need a car to get around here in the Berkshires. Lyft and Uber are not readily available here. Free parking is available on the premises. There are two guest spaces next to our carriage house, and free parking on Maple Avenue in front. There is regular train service from Grand Central Station in New York via the Harlem Valley Line to Wassaic, New York. Cab service will then take you to Norfolk in less than an hour. Air travelers should plan to fly to Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Hartford. Car rentals are available, and cab service will bring you to Norfolk in about 50 minutes. Nearby activities include: Live music at Infinity Music Hall Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Music Mountain Yale Summer School of Art and Music Hiking/snowshoeing/curling Kayaking/canoeing/paddle boarding Cycling Wine tasting at local vineyards Numerous brewpubs and breweries Great shopping and antiquing Litchfield Hills and Berkshires cultural activities Pop and classical concerts and Tanglewood, home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Berkshire Theater Festival Shakespeare and Company Many area museums Auto racing and vintage car shows at Lime Rock Park Licensed massage therapist, Norfolk Healing Arts, located next door Spectacular scenery year-round World class fly-fishing in the Farmington River With many quiet spaces for reflection, high speed Internet and a location 100 yards from the beautiful Norfolk Library, the Maple House is a perfect writer's retreat. Really friendly people and a dachshund dog for snuggling Ask us about our online art lessons with watercolor artist and instructor Pamela Harnois. Pamela's work is also featured at the Norfolk Artisan's Guild, steps away from the Maple House in downtown Norfolk, just opposite the Berkshire General Store.