New modern farm home in Mad River Ski Valley

Enjoy the beauty of the Mad River Valley in our farmhouse apartment with 3 bedrooms, den, & 1-1/2 bath, that sits on 91 acres of land with cross-country ski and hiking trails, an organic farm with chickens and sheep, and private access to the Mad River.

Ten minutes to Waitsfield & Waterbury, and only 20 minutes to Sugarbush, Mad River resorts & Montpelier, and 30-40 minutes to Stowe Mountain Resorts, Smugglers Notch, Bolton Valley, and Burlington.

The space
The apartment, known as the Common House, sits at the heart of a five-family cohousing community. The house has two wraparound porches, light-filled rooms, vaulted ceilings, radiant heating, heat pumps, and a wood-burning stove. It also has an attached one-bedroom suite, with a separate private porch and entrance, that can be rented out separately.

You enter the first floor through the mudroom, (which is also the community laundry room which is used throughout the week.) There is a door off the mudroom with a keyed lock that is your entrance to your private apartment. It has a modern kitchen with all-new appliances, a half bath, an open-floor-plan dining room, and a living room floor, with French doors leading out to a large deck.

The second floor has a full bathroom and three bedrooms—one with a queen bed, one with two twin beds, and one with a bunk bed. It also has a full den with a queen-size sofa bed that sleeps two, vaulted ceilings, and a foosball table. Wifi and off-street parking included.

Guest access
There is designated parking 10 feet from the entrance to the common house. You can pull directly up to the entrance to unload your skiing and adventure gear!
you will enter a mudroom This is also the cohousing community laundry room which members of our community use. Off this mudroom is the door to your private 3 bedroom, 2 story apt with a keyed entrance.

Other things to note
Please note: This is a great family destination, but not a party house and if you are looking for that, unfortunately, this is not the place. However, if you are looking for a peaceful, magical place on a farm and in the center of the Mad River Valley close to all the ski resorts, you will love it here!

Additional rules
BEFORE YOU COME: We are thrilled to have you in our community space for your vacation. As this space is used by our community members when it is not rented out on Vrbo, we ask that you agree to our simple guidelines

1. Please take your boots and shoes off when you come in. We encourage you to bring slippers to change into. In order to preserve our beautiful birchwood floors no shoes of any kind upstairs.

2. Please no smoking of any kind, lit candles, or use of the firepit.

3.. USE OF WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE/COOKSTOVE is a specialty stove and can only be used if demonstrated in person by one of our residents. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HOST IF YOU WISH TO USE IT. You can purchase firewood from your host. at $10.00 a bundle.

4.. COMPOSTING & RECYCLING & DRAINAGE- A compost bin (on kitchen counter) and blue recycling bin on the porch, have been provided for your use. You'll find yourself in rural Vermont and running on a septic system. Kindly please trash/compost your food scraps.(no meat or dairy) We do not have a disposal. Avoid flushing anything but toilet paper.

5. TRASH If you fill the trash or recycling before the end of your visit, please bring it to the end of the driveway near the mailboxes.

6 ANIMALS ON THE FARM: You will love seeing the sheep and chickens right outside our front door, but we ask that you do not pet or feed them. Thank you.

7. QUIET TIME downstairs is from 8 pm to 8:30 am..Another apt is adjacent to the house as we share a wall downstairs and loud music and sounds can penetrate. However, our upstairs living room is a perfect space for entertaining in the evening and listening to music.

8. No parties. Thank you

BEFORE YOU LEAVE
1. Please strip the sheets from your bed and place all used towels, washcloths, etc. on the bathroom floor.
2. Please wash all dishes that you have used and remove any of your personal items from the refrigerator.
3. Please turn the heat down in the upstairs and downstairs to 60 degrees .
4. Please close all windows and the front door.
5. Please leave the place as you found it. Thank you

Thank you so much and we hope you enjoyed your stay and look forward to you returning.


A guest manual is also provided for your pleasure.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
1. Please note there are pet dogs, chickens, and sheep on the property that belong to residents.
2. We welcome you to enjoy our Trails for snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and sledding however please note that any activities you choose to do on our land is done solely at your own risk, and you agree to hold harmless the owners, HOA, and its members from any injury or theft that might occur during your stay at the common house and or on its grounds.