Spring is here, dock is in, boats are ready for you. Kitchen is set up to make big family meals and have the house entirely to yourself! new grill, new umbrella. New sleeper couch , new coffee maker. basement cleaned and repaint. Relax, enjoy the view from Screened in porch, pergola fire pit, or deck with gas bbq. Family games in Basement Rec room with pooltable, ping pong, darts.stay a while and remote work in style! Close to Kingston, new paltz, Rosendale. Ask about longer stays. The space We have been super host consistently for the past 12 years. I am in the business of creating a space for you to escape and make memories. There is a new upgrade exercise equipment for your stay. New winter 2025-furniture sleeper couch by the fireplace and a coffee maker and kitchen supplies . 3 generations of making family memories are waiting. If you have any concerns or questions don’t hesitate to ask. Casa de gibby is a place to reunite, escape , retreat, work remotely at a beautiful lake house with boating, fishing, BBQ, pergola fire pit, screened in porch, rec room. We are a destination vacation house that you get entirely to yourself, it’s more then just a place to stay overnight. The Hudson valley is awesome and you should go explore it, but you don’t have to. Experience it from Casa de gibby. Centrally located at 1787 Route 213 Rifton NY. My favorite drive is under 10 minutes away to the Kingston marinas, fine dining on the water and boat tours on the Hudson River! It’s summer and lake sunsets are amazing, boating refreshing, fishing too easy but bring your own gear. AC Keeps the house crispy cool. BBQ on the deck, catch up in screened in porch to watch sunsets of storms roll in. Fire pit and wood at the pergola or sit lake side at the dock and reflect on life. You get whole house, door code entry. You will only see me for yard work as needed. No extra fee for the boats.. that is saving you $$$!! Check in 3 pm, check out 11. Pets welcome, no cats. (Pet fee is for up to two dogs) Groups over 6 people have additional per guest fee AND GET the additional 4th side bedroom off the kitchen opened. (The additional guest fee Changes with season) . We have a great set up for families , three generation gatherings, reunions and work crews coming in from out of town. Basement recreation room is great to unwind after work, send the kids off to their own zone, get some friendly competition going with old friends. Dinner time is most important! Fully stocked kitchen with appliances and bar with ice maker. Latershift to screened in porch to watch sun sets, or have a bbq dinner on the deck with comfy chairs and solar light umbrella. When Evening hits the pergola is set up for night time fire pit action. Or take an evening paddle and relax We have been accommodating alot of out of town work crews and remote workers in 2023-24. Automatic Discounts are available for longer stays. Not a lot of requirements on you , please try to leave it like you found it basics, strip beds, run dishes. If your a weekday guest might have to take garbage down. SEASONAL HOUSE EXPERIENCE: YEAR ROUND is always a great time for a fire in the fire pit at the pergola overlooking the lake . SPRING time guests- expect a winterized house and a backyard in process of clean up, boats are available but the dock may not be launched until Memorial Day. SUMMER get out in the water with kayaks, paddle boards a canoe, or a peddle boat! Guests are welcome to bring their own floaties and many leave them in the boat house to use, but we can’t guarantee they survive and will be there. The fishing is good! Walleye, perch, bass, and lots of catfish. FALL/WINTER enjoy the cozy fireplace and an excellent sledding hill. BASEMENT is the “fun room” with ping pong/pool table, a dart bar with mini fridge and smart tv. It has a fully padded and carpeted floor, makes it Super comfy cozy, padded like a gym floor. Stick the kids down there while you enjoy the upstairs wine bar and screened in porch. This summer 2024 we added a window unit for AC and to better circulation filter and dry out the air. DESIGN DETAILS. Scott is a Parsons design grad and has designed the space to suit generational family gatherings and reunions. Many of the home goods, coffee table, coat rack, barstools, paintings, are from his studio in highland. (Which you are encouraged to visit if you go see the walkway over the Hudson) We first remodeled in 2014 for family gatherings, putting in a sky light and a wine bar for socializing while cooking. The work never stops , the focus is on creating space, a rec room, wine bar and a dart bars for serving and entertaining people in our space. There are many hearts of the house, kitchen/wine bar, basement rec room, outside dining , lakeside activities, all meant to bring family together. That happens with food and drinks! So attention is paid to layout for meal prep and entertainment whether inside the kitchen out on the deck or down in the yard. There is even a mixing serving bar with ice maker and mixologist tools of the trade. THE YARD. Is it’s own separate experience and requires maintaining , which weather , and length of your stay depending , might mean we have a problem to fix from flooding, falling trees etc, a project to tidy up or just grass to cut. The yard/lake is home to many birds. Swans, loons, blue heron, peregrine falcons and bald eagles call sturgeon pool home. The rental comes with 3 kayaks , a tandem kayak and a canoe, and life jackets. You can paddle up to see waterfall damn and some of the old buildings from 1700, 1800’s . Backyard has private dock and beach head is great for morning yoga and enjoying being by water. PETS KIDS. Pets are allowed with additional fee, no cats, certain dog breeds are not allowed. Also, please let us know if your party includes children. We have a highchair and can supply a pack n'play if you desire. It is a lake/party house and we caution parents with infants to realize it’s kind of wild here. LOCATION Rifton is centrally located between Kingston, New Paltz and Rosendale, it’s a short 10 minutes from both a college town, a water front marina, and an eclectic HV Main Street. But theres a lake in the backyard so who cares. SUPPLIED We provide towels and linens, plus basic kitchen supplies, spices, tin foil, cooking oil, etc. we do not supply firewood but it is available at local grocery and Stewarts stores. There are wood piles from winter your welcome to use. BEDROOMS and LAYOUT The upstairs of the house has 3 bedrooms, (NOTE 3RD SIDE BEDROOM OFF THE KITCHEN IS ONLY OPEN FOR GROUPS LARGER THAN 6) The basement has a pull-out couch and bunkbeds. The Open kitchen layout has a wine bar and a love seat under a skylight next to the bar/bakers table with automatic ice maker. There is a wood fireplace in living room next to the wine bar that connects the two rooms and makes for great family gatherings while the chefs do their work. Dining table seats up to 8 comfortably. The screened in porch is just off the kitchen. Kitchen sink has a huge window that opens to connect and serve. The wood deck is off the porch and has gas bbq and lighting for night time and a comfortable patio table set that sits 8, making for enjoyable evenings. There is a Pergola fire pit for hanging out, or wood fired bbq on your way down to the private beach with dock and another sitting area. LAKE AND WATER There is a boat house with kayaks and life jackets. Property has a seasonal floating dock from May to November. The lake is damned and levels rise and fall as much a 3-4 feet overnight. It is rated class B swimmable by NYS and we work directly with DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) providing them access for monthly water quality testing spring through fall. If an issue arises we are first to know for the entire community. I take water quality very seriously (I work with riverkeeper DEC , scenic Hudson regularly as a citizen “scientist”) if you have small children I advise ear and nose plugs in ANY LAKE your children swim in. (Please note we attempt to do all yard work and maintenance before your arrival but during spring summer busy season , weather can disrupt our schedule and myself or DEC might need yard and lake access to maintain the property) OPERATIONS We live nearby in New Paltz, so if anything should arise we are 10 minutes away. There is a code lock on the front door for your entry and solar lights to light the walkway at night. We are a very busy rental, and I depend on guests notifying us with problems so I can fix them immediately and keep up with what we provide each and every guest. Check in and check out details are printed and posted in the hall. If we have a tight flip, you will be notified, and if you are not checked out by 11 you will be charged $50 for every 30 minutes. If we don’t have a tight flip I like to give guest and extra hour or two, just ask. We have parking in the driveway for 6 cars. There are bus lines into Kingston and New Paltz from which you could catch a cab to the house. It is off of Rte. 32 if coming from New Paltz or Rosendale. Renters assume all risks associated with kayaking, swimming and water sports. Guest access You will have the entire house to yourself. the laundry room is only available for stays longer then 3 nights. Winter additional guest fee over 8 people is $45. The garage and mechanical room are locked off for storage. Winter guests who plan on sledding in the backyard, upon request, we can make the laundry available to dry your snowsuits! There are two kayaks, a canoe and tandem kayak and a paddle boat. life jackets paddles and floaties in the boat house. The yard has a fire-pit pergola area, a boat house, a dock and deck down on the lake shore. Other things to note It’s been 12 years and we have many who return year after year. I’m proud we can provide an experience for families and friends. That being said, try to exercise common sense, don’t leave windows open and the heat on when you leave. I am a designer/fabricator and have been slowly adding features to the property. My studio is in highland , I design bags for cyclists and adventure travel gear. I have a lots of local knowledge of great trails and restaurants and breweries that are near by. Website is wingnutgear .com and if your a guest you’ll get a discount on travel gear. I hope you love being here as much as I love creating a fun place to gather with family and friends