Vermont Retreat Yurt, a four-season escape

A romantic, private and fully equipped four-season yurt, surrounded by nature and located on a six-acre farmstead. ☽ Full kitchen, woodstove, deck ☽ WiFi, electricity, hot & cold running h2o ☽ Outdoor shower (no winter shower, with some exceptions) ☽ Within 45 - 60 min. of multiple ski resorts ☽ Abundant nearby swimming and trails ☽ Scrupulously clean ☽ Guests enjoy our very special local's area guide *Dogs considered on a case-by-case basis. Please see Other Details below* You can expect to restore and recharge in a harmonious and thoughtfully appointed yurt set on a private knoll overlooking beautiful Vermont fields and woods. Please note: If you are visiting in the cold months, please let us know you've read the NOVEMBER -APRIL VISITORS section below! Everything in the space has been carefully chosen. There are comfortable chairs, a lovely woodstove, and beautiful light throughout. A firepit awaits under the trees. The deck is a great spot to listen to the birds, have a drink, read your book, and just be. Everything you need to make lovely meals is in the simple but thoughtfully crafted kitchen. The mattress is organic and we pride ourselves on our comfortable and well-made beds, with lovely linens and two kinds of pillows. The composting outhouse is ten steps from the door and connected to the deck. It is scrupulously clean and nicer than you might expect. The yurt is very private, and at the same time, you will get a sense of the abundant beauty of homesteading life in Vermont with gardens, medicine plants, abundant vegetables, pastures, fields and woods just outside your door (all changing with the seasons of course). For families: the yurt is 20' in diameter and does just have room for one bed. If you have a little one who is comfortable camping out on the floor, we are happy to provide a camping pad. Note that the woodstove in winter is hot to the touch. We have a very special and extensive Area Guide we will share with you with all our favorite places to go in southern Vermont. ========================== NOVEMBER - APRIL VISITORS PLEASE READ & ACKNOWLEDGE ****In your reservation request, please acknowledge you have read and understood the four important points below. Please also comment on any woodstove experience you might have**** We are usually very busy in the winter, and that is because the yurt is a wonderful and cozy place to be in the cold season. That said, there are some unique aspects to yurting in winter that you should review and feel good about: 1. Making fire in a wood stove is a lovely thing, AND, you must do it well in order to stay warm. If you have never worked with a wood stove before, plan on a) being patient while you learn b) spending some time really reading the detailed instructions we have left you, OR c) come during another season. We would also highly recommend you come before dark rather than late at night. To be perfectly transparent: the great majority of our first time wood stove guests do fine. But a small minority of folks struggle with it (~ 5-10%). We are available by phone until about 7, and then turn into pumpkins. For more objective voices, feel free to scroll through our winter reviews. 2. There is an outdoor shower that we turn off for the cold season to avoid burst pipes. If having a shower is important to you, keeping the shower on is a possible option with a quick lesson and deposit. There is always hot and cold running water in the sink inside. 3. You will walk, possibly in snowy or slippery conditions, about 150 feet from your parking spot to the yurt. That said, it's an easy walk, and we provide a big sled to transport your things. The yurt and deck are all yours and very private. Very private, but here if you need us. We have an extensive and carefully curated guide book for all kinds of things to do and see in our area, including awesome hikes, skis, restaurants, swimming holes, canoe or kayaking excursions, pick your own farms, cider donuts and hot apple cider stops, winter ice skating ponds, full moon forest explorations and on and on. We can direct you to rental equipment, and are near the famed and wonderful West Hill Bike Shop, which has everything bike, ski and snow that you might want. The small village of Putney offers a sublime farm-to-table restaurant, a dreamy pick your own orchard, the oldest general store in the state, a bookstore with great pour-over, and a community co-op with excellent local products. Within 30 minutes you’ll find several villages that will give you that storybook Vermont hit, with great places to eat and explore. Our seemingly tiny town offers a remarkable amount array of cultural choices, including the famed Next Stage with all manner of arts and music events, the renowned Yellow Barn for classical in the summer, Sandglass Theater for puppetry. There is an old fashioned community supper the first Friday of every month, and you are welcome to come (and you should). Vermont winters include periods of ice and snow. Well-maintained dirt roads are the norm, and our house is on one, albeit one that is plowed, graded and relatively flat. Most folks drive "regular" cars, albeit with winter tires in case it is snowing or slippery. Most of the time roads are easy and clear, but if there is a storm, you will want to be driving a car that feels comfortable to you for winter driving. Please understand that we aren’t responsible for travel difficulties due to things beyond our control such as weather. If driving in winter weather concerns you, please consider trip insurance. ☽ We welcome doggos on a case-by-case basis. If you are interested in bringing yours, please wait to book and instead click on our picture and then "contact host" to send us a message about your pup. We'll share our guidelines to make sure they work for you before finalizing your reservation. ☽ This is a retreat in a quiet rural setting. Music and outside conversation should be mellow ☽ There is WiFi, but no TV ☽ Most cell carriers should work, although T-Mobile is known to be iffy