4 Reviews of Property 298103 in Cooperstown, New York

This house is overflowing with charm. Per the other reviews, if you're looking for a luxury, modern, instant-everything vacation, this is not for you. It's a very old house and it's in the country...so if you don't know what to expect in that setting, make sure you discuss with the owner first.

We were in the area to visit Cooperstown, but our time at this house was priceless. Kids fished in the ponds, read books, rode bikes, played games, chased frogs. There are houses on the same gravel road but you feel like you are all by yourself. The owners were very straightforward and extremely detailed, we were not surprised by anything. Elizabeth even called us a few times to alert us of some last minute details.

Also of note, the house is surrounded by huge maple trees, and we enjoyed visiting a nearby maple farm (Stannard's) where the owners treated us to a tour of their farm and we stocked our suitcases with their delicious syrup.

Thanks Elizabeth and Will, it's a long way to come from CA, but we loved every minute of it. Don't be surprised if we come again!

My family (7 adults) chose to stay at this farmhouse because we were interested in going to the Baseball Hall of Fame and exploring the rest of what the area had to offer. From the pictures and description it seemed like a really interesting place to stay and the price was fantastic.
The house itself is fine - the rooms are large, the kitchen is great with updated appliances, the treehouse is really cool, and the scenery is absolutely beautiful.
However, the owner told us that the house is located 20 minutes from Cooperstown. It is - at BEST - 40 minutes away. The house is completely isolated. "Rural" and "away from it all" are understatements. There is ABSOLUTELY NO cell phone service (AT&T, Verizon, and Boost) or internet available until you get well into the town of Cherry Valley and the streets surrounding the house and leading to the towns are extremely windy and pitch black at night.
Moreover, the house phone is not useable for long distance calls. So if you expect to have any contact with the outside world, bring a calling card, because, as I said, your cell phone will be nothing more than a paperweight here. Also, buy or print a paper map. Again, no wifi/internet = no gps. Under amenities, dialup and internet access are listed, and this is untrue. You'll have to go to the Cherry Valley library to use their wifi. Yes, there is a computer, but what can you do with it without internet? There is also very little in the way of entertainment. The dvd player is connected to a very small tv in the master bedroom, so don't expect to entertain a crowd, and the video library contains only children's movies. There is a Redbox in Cooperstown if you have a spare hour-and-a-half to pick something up. The trails are not mapped out and we had no idea where they were, and forget eating meals out on the deck: there's no table. When it comes to the actual house, one bedroom is listed as having a trundle bed. What they really mean is a small bed with a smaller air mattress shoved underneath. Also, the hall shower head needs serious cleaning: barely any water came out.
We were looking forward to a relaxing five day vacation with a house to come home to after spending the days in the surrounding towns, and we ended up staying one night. If you can stand a SERIOUS out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere experience, then this house is for you. It's certainly unique. But if you prefer some semblance of connection to the outside world, look for something a little closer to town.