Rhinebeck Dream Cottage, in the Woods, Catskill Mountain Views

This is a totally renovated beautiful cottage, in a secluded wooded setting on 3.7 acres, with Catskill Mountain views from one of the highest points in the area. The surrounding oak forest is the oldest in the Town of Rhinebeck. In a rural but not isolated setting, the cottage is only eight minutes from charming Rhinebeck Village with its antique stores, fine restaurants, local movie theatre, and many shops, and it is only fifteen minutes from the Amtrak station. It's also an easy ten-minute drive to the Omega Institute and ideal for those who want to attend Omega events but prefer their own housing. The large living room, with cozy brick fireplace, opens onto a spacious Adirondack-style screened porch, which could serve as a sleeping porch. The bedroom has a bay window that looks out to the mountains and woods; it opens onto the screened porch through French doors with charming French lace curtains. The living room sofa converts to the world's most comfortable queen-sized sofa bed. The front porch has Adirondack chairs and the deck on the side of the cottage is perfect for sunset drinks. Star-gazing is great from the deck. A beautiful swing hangs from a great oak tree in front. The cottage has a flat-screen (satellite) TV and DVD player in the living room, and a TV/DVD player in the bedroom, and it has wireless internet service. It is air-conditioned and has a washer and dryer. The small kitchen is fully equipped, including dishwasher and microwave. The full bathroom has a tub/shower and a skylight. Access is easy from both the Taconic Parkway and the New York Thruway. The cottage is available for the three summer months, by the month ($2350) or for the season ($6950). Also available for Presidents Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day Weekends, as well as Bard and Vassar commencement weekends, for $225 per night (3-night minimum); non-holiday weekends (2-night minimum), for $200 per night. For Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year's vacation periods, as well as winter/spring longer rentals, contact owner for rates. All rentals include a cleaning fee, $100 for weekend rentals and $150 for longer rentals.