Cottage Retreat just outside Hudson, NY near Olana featuring:
• A spectacular private Water Garden/Terrace fills the Cottage with the relaxing sound of falling water
• 2 Bedroom, 2 newly Renovated Full Baths, Full Kitchen, Glass Door Wood Burning Stove and Antiques
• Beautiful views of the countryside from the glass enclosed front porch - includes view of Olana State Park,
p home of famed Hudson River School painter Frederic Church
• Pick your own In-Season Vegetables, Herbs and Flowers from the private Gardens
• Less than 5 minute drive to Amtrak Station, restaurants, theatre, galleries and shopping in Hudson, New York
• Air Conditioning, Flat screen cable TV/DVD player, CD stereo, wireless Internet, Washer/dryer

"Vintage East is a step back into Frederic Church's era and
the time of the Hudson River School painters where
a slower pace meets the aesthetic beauty of history and nature."
View Photographic Gallery "One View / Endless Light" taken from Vintage East

Vintage East is a historic compound located in the beautiful Hudson River Valley just three miles south of Hudson, New York. Vintage East is 4 miles from the Amtrak station, 6 miles from the NY State Thruway and 9 miles from the Taconic Parkway. Vintage East is also only a 3 mile drive to nearby Olana, home of famed Hudson River School artist Frederic Church.
Olana. home of famed Hudson River
School artist Frederic Church.
Now available for short term rental or extended stay is a quaint, old salt box built by an early settler family named Plass in approximately 1790.
Plass Cottage functions as the guest house at Vintage East and is a place where guests can return to as a respite from the demands of the modern world. Plass Cottage is adjacent to the manner house and faces a lightly traveled country road. This lodging offers an atmosphere of old charm and down-to-earth comfort. It is surrounded by old trees and the interior has wide board flooring. It is furnished with antiques, lending to the comfortable country charm that has existed here for over 200 years.
Plass Cottage
Just a short three minute drive and you're in historic Hudson. Hudson has become a mecca for collectors of antiques with nearly 100 antique dealers. The town is listed on the National Historic Registery and has fine examples of Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian architecture. Hudson is rich in intertainment as well. Choose to dine at a number of fine restaurants or go to several theatres in the area for live performances. Visit historic homes such as Olana, Martin Van Buran's house, Livingston Manor, Roosevelt's home & museum at Hyde Park as well as the Vanderbilt House, just to name a few. Explore the National Museum of Firefighting and don't miss the famous antique airplane air shows at the Airdrome in Rhinbeck. A short drive can take you to places like Stockbridge, MA, Saratoga NY and Woodstock, NY for example. Go fly fishing in beautiful trout streams or kayak on the Hudson River or local lakes. Or visit many of the State parks in the area where you can pass the time bird watching or hiking in some of the most beautiful country in America.
Flower Garden with Plass Cottage in background
Plass Cottage features a glass enclosed front porch which has beautiful views of the surrounding countryside and has pulldown shades for privacy. Atop a distant hill can be seen Olana, Frederic Church's castle which is now a state park and is a must see for all visitors to the area. There are three sleeping areas which include an upstairs bedroom, downstairs bedroom and a sleeping alcove on the porch which can be made private. There is a dining and living area, full kitchen and two modernized full baths. There is a lovely area for outside dining with stone walls, terrace and water garden. You could spend the whole day in this private area of tranquility and the fountain fills the cottage with the relaxing sound of falling water. Plass Cottage also features a glass door wood burning stove which adds glow to the patina of an old dwelling.
Call 518-828-3825
Private Water Garden in Outside Dining Court
Enlarge - Porch
Enlarge - Dining & Living area
Enlarge - One of Two Bedrroms
Enlarge - Full Kitchen
Enlarge - One of Two Bathrooms
Enlarge - View from Front Porch
Enlarge - View of Olana State Park
PLASS COTTAGE AMENITIES:
• Less than five minute drive to Hudson and Amtrak RR station
• Private parking for one car (Accomodations made for additional car)
• Country views including views of Olana State Park
• Glass enclosed front porch
• Two bedrooms, two baths with sleeping alcove on glass enclosed porch
• Comfortably sleeps 3 or 2 couples (children of the age of 8 and up welcome)
• Glass door wood burning stove
• Full kitchen, refridgerator, stove, coffee maker, toaster, microwave, utensils
• Outdoor gas grill
• Heating and air conditioning
• Wide board floors
• Completely funished with antiques
• Flat screen cable TV/DVD player, CD stereo, wireless Internet
• Washer/dryer
• Bed linens and towels supplied
• Courtyard for outside dining with stone walls, terrace and water garden
• Pick your own in-season vegetables, herbs and flowers from the garden
• We will stock kitchen upon request - surcharge (click "Food by request")
ATTRACTIONS:
• Antique, art, craft and gift shopping in nearby Hudson
• Fine dining, theaters, concerts and films in Hudson
• Many historic homes and activities (click "Area Attractions" below for listings)
• Auctions, vineyards, organic farms and county fairs
• Less than 30 minutes to Woodstock, Chatham, Rhinebeck and Hillsdale
• 30 to 50 minutes to ski slopes at Hunter, Windham and Catamount
• Less than 80 minutes to Tanglewood, Albany and Saratoga
• Two hours to Manhattan and three hours to Boston
• Kyaking, boating & birding on the Hudson River; skeet shooting on the range
• Swimming at Lake Taconic, fly fishing in nearby creeks, wildlife sanctuaries
• Pick your own in-season vegetables and flowers
ACCOMODATIONS:
Comfortably sleeps up to 4 people
Includes one Queen bed and 2 full beds
RATES:
$200 week night (2 night minimum)
$250 weekend night (2 night minimum)
$1250 per week
$4500 per month
Prices based on 3 person occupancy (occupies up to 4 people)
4th person is $25 additional per night
$100 surcharge for one night stays. Check last minute for one night stay availability.
POLICIES:
No smoking allowed
No pets allowed
50% deposit required upon making reservations. Balance due upon arrival.
Check in after 4 PM. Check out at 12 Noon.
Full refund granted if cancellation is made at least 30 days prior to arrival.
50% refund if canceled 15 to 30 days prior to arrival.
There is no refund if cancellation is made less than 15 days prior to arrival.
Rates subject to change without notice unless deposit has been received for reservations.
We accept Mastercard and Visa credit cards.
Guests agree to be responsible for missing items or damage to property.
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The complex also includes private areas such as the main house which is an 1850 Greek Revival structure originally built by Mathew Marshall, a prominent blacksmith in Columbia county. There is a restored barn and chicken house which was converted to an office. There are forest, fields and meadows surrounding the complex where wildlife abound. Visitors can view deer, wild turkey and rabbits roaming the grounds right from their room windows. Spring is a magical time at Vintage East. There are 100-year-old lilacs blooming in light blue, white and purple and the lilac fragrance is everywhere. Fall is equally beautiful with foliage showing bright red and yellow. And bird watching doesn't get any better than at Vintage East.

The views are beautiful from Vintage East, especially in winter. You can see the Green Mountains of Vermont to the North, the Taconic Mountains and the Berkshire Mountains of Massachussetts to the East and Frederic Church's castle called Olana to the West. You can even see the many church steeples of the City of Hudson rising through the forest canopy below.
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