Gorgeous Mountain Views Retreat: Family & Nature

Spring is quiet up here. Wildflowers push through across six private acres, the trails at Catamount and Bash Bish Falls are opening back up, and the Berkshire ridgeline turns green before anywhere else in the valley. No crowds. Just mountain air, birdsong from the porch, and the kind of silence that makes you realize how loud everything else has been.

Meadow View Manor is a four-bedroom Post and Beam retreat perched high on a Hillsdale hillside the perfect base for a spring hiking weekend, or for plugging in your laptop and working remotely for a week with 500+ Mbps fiber WiFi and mountain views outside every window. The Copake-Hillsdale Farmers Market opens in May, Hawthorne Valley Farm is ten minutes away, and the wildflower bloom along the South Taconic Trail is worth the drive alone.
Two hours from Midtown Manhattan. Two and a half from Boston. Five minutes from Catamount. And a world away from all of it.

THE HOUSE

Three levels, 3,072 square feet, each floor with its own purpose.

TOP LEVEL — SLEEP
Four bedrooms, all on the top floor for quiet and privacy. Two master suites: one with a private en-suite bathroom (walk-in shower, hair dryer, fresh towels and linens), the other sharing a full bathroom with the remaining two bedrooms. A half bath on the main level means no morning traffic jams.

Every bedroom has its own whisper-quiet mini-split for individual heating and cooling no fighting over the thermostat. Set your room to exactly the temperature you want.

Beds: one king, two queens, and two twins. Sleeps eight comfortably. All linens, pillows, and towels are provided and freshly laundered for every stay.

MAIN LEVEL — GATHER
The heart of the house. The kitchen was fully remodeled in 2025 — quartz countertops, Samsung electric range with five burners and a warming zone, Samsung oven, full-size refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, and range hood. It's stocked with everything you need to cook real meals: pots, pans, knives, cutting boards, mixing bowls, a Keurig Duo coffee maker (pods or a full 12-cup carafe), coffee grinder, tea kettle, blender, toaster, ice maker, wine opener, plates, glasses, silverware — the works. If you're wondering whether we have it, we probably do. And if we don't, just ask before your trip and we'll have an answer.

The kitchen flows into an eating area, a formal dining room, and an open living space anchored by a wood-burning fireplace. There's nothing quite like lighting a fire after a day on the trails or the slopes and sinking into the couch while the mountain goes dark outside.

The living area has a smart TV with access to all major streaming services just log in with your account. Three full-size patio doors open onto the veranda overlooking the mountain. This is where mornings happen, where afternoon reading happens, where dinner conversations drift into the evening. Outside, a deck with a table, chairs, and a BBQ grill is set up and ready for al fresco cooking with a view.

LOWER LEVEL — PLAY
An open-concept game room with a ping-pong table, a second smart TV, and a sofa bed that adds extra sleeping capacity for larger groups. Board games are stacked and ready Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, and more. Books line the shelves if you'd rather go quiet.

Walk out from here through sliding glass doors onto a large ground-level wooden deck. This is where the fire pit lives. Pull up a chair, light a fire, and look up on a clear night you can trace the Milky Way from one horizon to the other. The east-facing mountain view makes this one of the best stargazing spots in the region.

This isn't "decent WiFi."
The fiber connection is your lifeline, and it's rock solid.
For EV owners, we have a Level 2 EV charger with J1772 connector. Compatible with most non‑Tesla EVs; Teslas can charge using a standard J1772 adapter provided by the guest’s vehicle manufacturer.

THE LAND

Six private acres of Berkshire mountainside. The property sits at the end of a winding country road no through traffic, no passing cars, no noise. When you step outside, you'll hear wind moving through the trees, birdsong in the morning, and nature at night. That's it.

The east-facing mountain views are expansive rolling meadows giving way to forested ridgelines. Mornings here are special: sunrise paints the valley in golds and pinks before the rest of the world wakes up. Evenings are just as good, with the mountain silhouette darkening against a sky that gets clearer and more star-filled the later you stay out.

Deer wander through the property regularly. Hawks circle overhead. The occasional fox or deer crosses the meadow at dusk. This is genuine countryside not a subdivision with a nature theme.

WHAT'S NEARBY

The location hits a rare sweet spot — remote enough to feel like a real escape, close enough that nothing is far when you want it.

Outdoor Adventures:

Catamount Ski Area and Aerial Adventure Park — 5 min drive

Copake Lake — 10 min (kayak and canoe rentals, swimming, Copake Country Club for golf)

Bash Bish Falls — 20 min (Massachusetts' tallest waterfall at 60 feet, with trails from the NY side through Taconic State Park)

South Taconic Trail — trailhead minutes from the house, 12 miles of ridgeline hiking with summit views

Taconic State Park — 20 min (camping, Harlem Valley Rail Trail for biking)

Ski Butternut — 25 min

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort — 50 min

Food, Culture, and Towns:

Hawthorne Valley Farm and Market — 10 min (organic produce, artisan cheese, fresh bread)

Copake-Hillsdale Farmers Market — seasonal, just down the road

Hudson — 25 min (Warren Street galleries, farm-to-table restaurants, antique shops, craft cocktail bars)

Great Barrington — 25 min (restaurants, Berkshire Co-op Market, shopping, live music)

Tanglewood — 40 min (summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Local wineries, breweries, and cideries throughout the valley

Getting Here:

2 hours from Midtown Manhattan via Taconic State Parkway

2.5 hours from Boston

9 minutes to the Taconic Parkway entrance

Amtrak Hudson station — 30 min (direct service to/from NYC Penn Station)

The drive up is part of the experience. Once you turn off the Taconic, the roads narrow, the trees close in, and by the time you reach the winding road to the house, you've already started to decompress.

PERFECT FOR

Families looking for space three levels means kids can play in the game room while adults relax upstairs

Friend groups and reunions eight beds, a big kitchen, a dining room, and a fire pit that keeps the night going

Couples traveling together two master suites with real privacy between them

Remote workers fiber WiFi with redundancy, and the kind of quiet that makes deep work actually possible

Dog owners six open acres for your pups to explore (up to two dogs welcome; no cats)

Ski weekends five minutes to Catamount, twenty-five to Butternut, fifty to Jiminy Peak

Holiday gatherings Thanksgiving around the dining table, New Year's Eve by the fireplace

DOGS WELCOME

Up to two dogs are welcome on the property and across all six acres. There's no fencing, so please keep an eye on them outdoors. The meadows and wooded edges are a dog's paradise just watch for deer (they're curious but keep their distance). No cats, please.

THE DETAILS

Fiber internet Mesh with a failover backup setup with Starlink, in a mesh multi satellite for every room covered

Climate — Mini-split inverter AC and heat in every bedroom and on every main floor, plus a propane furnace heating system

Fireplace — Wood-burning, stocked and ready

Fire pit — Ground-level deck, evenings under the stars

Kitchen — Fully remodeled 2025, quartz countertops, fully stocked (see above)

Laundry — GE high-capacity washer and dryer, detergent provided

Smart TVs — On every level, all major streaming apps installed (bring your login)

Parking — Driveway directly next to the house, room for multiple cars

Safety — Smoke detectors on every level, carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, deadbolt locks, exterior lighting

Baby gear — Travel crib available on request

Linens and towels — Provided and freshly laundered, including bath towels, hand towels, and washcloths

Toiletries — Shampoo, basic soaps, toilet paper, paper towels provided

PRICING AND FEES

Our prices include all fees. No hidden charges, no surprise cleaning fees, no service fee markups. What you see is what you pay.