This Hudson Valley rustic gem with its modern amenities provides a much-needed respite from city life. Located in the heart of the Catskills, a mere 1.5 hrs from NYC, it offers a chance to swim, hike, fish, hunt, play tennis, golf, visit farms, BBQ, watch hummingbirds, do yoga, pick strawberries & apples, go horseback riding, visit monuments, galleries, festivals & get away from it all! It's a true paradise for gourmet lovers with an incredible, fully stocked kitchen & farm-fresh foods nearby. The space About This House Our property on the border of Kingston and Saugerties in the Catskills mountains is an ideal escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Sitting atop 5 acres of verdant Hudson Valley terrain, this 2,500SF log cabin was designed and furnished with guests' enjoyment and relaxation in mind. Whether you like cooking gourmet meals for large groups or having romantic dinners cooked for you by a professional chef, BBQ'ing on a Weber gas grill, sunbathing in a chaise on the lawn, sitting in front of a wood-burning stove, watching Netflix, HBO, Disney+, Hulu, Showtime, Starz, ESPN+ or Amazon Prime on a 77" LG OLED TV, listening to a top-notch Hi-Fi Sonos stereo, doing yoga or meditating in the authentic Mongolian yurt, or soaking in the 6' tub, here you'll find every opportunity to unwind and restore your spirits. There's plenty of seasoned hardwood for your enjoyment stocked in the wood shed as well. For you gamers, there's a Wii U Game console and a dedicated smart Samsung TV along with a variety of specially selected games available here for your pleasure. And last but not least, we recently installed a WHOLE-HOUSE GENERATOR with enough propane to power the house for a week, just in case there's another one of those frequent outages in the area. The Space This log cabin is ideally suited for cooking gourmet meals and kicking back and enjoying music, television and the outdoors with family and friends. Whether you're preparing an intricate risotto or an elaborate paella, the kitchen is truly a chef's dream and boasts a 36" Miele refrigerator, Wolf double ovens, Bosch induction cooktop, Subzero wine fridge and a panoply of All-Clad pots & pans. You could cook a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner for a party of 16 or more here with 2 roasting racks, 2 full-size ovens + plenty of serving plates and bowls. We could also arrange for a professional chef to cater a gourmet meal to your culinary preferences and prepare and serve it right here in the house for you and your group. After the meal, you might want to relax in front of a Jøtul wood stove while watching Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, Starz, ESPN+, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Pixar, Marvel or Star Wars - all available here on our Apple TV and our brand new 77" state-of-the-art LG OLED ThinkQ TV. Wish to square off against someone in a video battle? There's a Wii game console and a dedicated smart Samsung TV along with a variety of specially selected games available here for your pleasure. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K streaming device with Alexa built in is also included. How about meditating? You'll have a great big lawn to stretch out and do yoga or meditate on or if you prefer, you can find seclusion in the newly installed authentic Mongolian yurt. You could also plunk down in a chaise or an Adirondack chair and relax if you choose to! Want to stargaze through a skylight while soaking in a 72" copper tub? You can do that too! Should you require to do some work, on the other hand, there's also a comfortable desk and chair available to you. Finally, there are 2 new, high-capacity Weber gas grills with 2 & 4 burners and 48,000 BTU's on 2 patios available to you - ideal for grilling meat & fish - right outside the house so you can BBQ to your heart's content. We also set up a 9' and 10' tables on the terrace so you can wine and dine al fresco like royalty. Everything here was designed with your enjoyment in mind. You'll also find the privacy and rare tranquility of the place refreshing. Practice yoga, meditation, mindfulness and enjoy the restorative powers of the abundant nature all around you! This home comes with many smart features such 2 Schlage deadbolts to give you quick and keyless access to the property and 3 Nest smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to put your mind at ease. For additional protection, the periphery of the house is monitored by 24-hour security cameras. we've installed a state-of-the-art Nest WiFi mesh system with BLAZING FAST 1 gigabyte download speeds and no fewer than 9 (!!!) nodes to give you seamless and most optimal coverage throughout the house and nearby areas, with no dead zones and no buffering - perfect for streaming high definition video or playing games on multiples devices. And of course, when you visit the Catskills, you want to spend time outdoors and enjoy the 5 acres of private land! From grilling and eating outdoors to sunbathing and playing frisbee to burning our free seasoned hardwood to stargazing at night, these are only a few of the many available outdoor activities around the house. All of this is protected by a WHOLE-HOUSE GENERATOR that comes with a 500-gallon propane tank - enough to power the house for a week, just in case a thunderstorm or a Nor'easter knocks out the power grid. The Location Our log house is located in one of the most picturesque and fun-filled areas of the Catskills mountains. You're within minutes of Kingston, the 1st capital of New York State, which happens to have an impressive array of restaurants; Rhinebeck, Red Hook and New Paltz are also popular destinations and are within a 15-minute drive while Woodstock, Hudson, Hyde Park are only about 20 minutes away. All of these places have lots of exciting entertainment on offer such as restaurants that feature locally grown ingredients and farm-to-table cooking as well as cultural and historic venues to visit. Between those nearby towns and Saugerties, you'll be busy eating out, visiting local farms and vineyards and enjoying other activities such as hiking, shopping, horse-back riding, golfing, playing tennis, boating, sunbathing, swimming and having all sorts of fun. Guests to the equestrian Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS) events in the summer will find the house conveniently located in the same town of Saugerties as the shows themselves. The breathtaking Kaaterskill Waterfalls are in the vicinity as is the spectacular Overlook Mountain - both famous hiking & bird-watching destinations. Saugerties Lighthouse is nearby and is renown for its beauty, with a trail excellent for bird-watching leading up to it. Mountain Top Arboretum is a short ride away with its natural beauty, classes for adults and kids and trails to hike on. Esopus Creek is not only well known for its fly-fishing in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, but far, far beyond. The nearby North-South Lake, an 1,100-acre oasis near Palenville, New York is famous for its hiking trails, swimming beaches, and small boat rentals. The Sunset Rock / South Taconic Trail provides a reasonably challenging hike along some of the most scenic vistas in the Catskills. Ready for a yoga retreat? This is a perfect setting for it too! Saugerties also has a thriving literary scene and is home to Inquiring Minds, an independent book store, which holds readings by prominent authors. There's also a thriving auction house marketplace where visitors and local residents meet and compete for an eclectic mix of art, furniture and various artifacts. For historical buffs, there are lots and lots of destinations to visit. Whether it's the sites of Civil War battles or homes of former US Presidents, you'll find plenty to keep your interest piqued. Whatever your heart and soul yearn for, you can find it here in this bucolic bliss! Other Noteworthy Things We provide our guests with a truly extraordinary audio-visual experience. The 77" LG OLED state-of-the-art ThinQ TV coupled with a Sonos Arc, subwoofer, and 2 speakers makes watching your favorite shows on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, Starz, ESPN+, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars an unforgettable joy. It's great for kids and adults alike and can be enjoyed by the whole family. Every mattress is covered with a protector; we provide linens, towels, extra blankets, extra pillows, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple TV, Sonos Arc, subwoofer, and 2 speakers, Yamaha digital piano and synthesizer, Nest WiFi with 5 nodes, 2 gas grills, Cuisinart PerfecTemp Programmable Coffeemaker, a Kitchenaid food processor, Ninja Mega Kitchen Blender/Food Processor with 1500W Auto-iQ Base, tea, coffee, dishes, bowls, serving plates, utensils, pots, pans, baking pans, 2 roasting racks, shower & hand towels, hand soap, hair dryer, iron and ironing board and much more. We also have lots of entertainment for kids such as board games, Wii U with a dedicated 50” TV + lots of games such as Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed III, Harry Potter, the Croods and others. All our soaps, conditioners & shampoos are eco-friendly and are available in each bathroom, kitchen and laundry room where you’ll be pleased to find industry-leading Speed Queen washer & dryer. For outdoors, we have a professional badminton set with 4 racquets, spikeball, cornhole sets - perfect summer & fall activities for the whole family! We provide FREE SEASONED HARDWOOD for you to burn to your heart's content. Finally, you'll have a total peace of mind knowing that the house is backed up by a whole-house generator which will power every appliance and every electrical fixture for a week, just in case a storm blows by and knocks down the electrical grid. Guest access There are few places in the country that are more remote or safer than our property on the border of Kingston and Saugerties in upstate, NY. We make sure to wash all our bedding in hot, Clorox water and to disinfect all surfaces, door handles and fixtures after each visit. You have total privacy and run of the place including both floors, 2,500 square feet of interior space & 5 acres of land, with unlimited seasoned hardwood for warming yourself in front of the fire either indoors or outside. Other things to note It’s easy to see why the Hudson Valley is sometimes referred to as "New York’s Napa." The region, which stretches 150 miles along the Hudson River, is abundant with farmland, wineries and great restaurants. There’s even a branch of the Culinary Institute of America in the area. For New Yorkers it’s an accessible and attractive escape (only about 105 miles and under 2 hours away). Here in Upstate New York, you'll find plenty of space and total privacy as you're surrounded by at least an acre of land on all sides from any neighbor! Peace and tranquility permeate this mountainous terrain and allow guests to be one with Nature. And yet, you're only within a 10-minute drive from shopping centers and food stores - an ideal setting for a getaway! While in the house and on the property, you can spot all kinds of migratory birds, local animals and be surrounded by gigantic trees. You just never know who might be passing by! It could be a deer, an opossum, a snapping turtle, a groundhog, a hummingbird or any of the other multiple residents who reside nearby. They're a lot of fun to observe in their natural habitat! Also for nature enthusiasts, every spring we have a vernal pool that develops on the property where such amazing animals as salamander, fairy shrimp and painted turtle thrive. These animals are collectively known as obligate species and they're only able to develop and grow in vernal pools. And finally, did you know that Jimmy Fallon hails from Saugerties? It's true! The place will make you smile, will make you laugh, and will keep you coming back for more! Please enjoy!