Five tiers step down through the hemlocks from the house to a private dock on Roaming Woods Lake, two hours from Manhattan or Philadelphia.
The lake arrives all at once.
Enter from the driveway, under the trees, with no lake in sight. The deck turns you toward the water and your heart skips a beat: the slope opens below you, revealing the hot tub, the stair, the dock, and Roaming Woods Lake through the hemlocks. The front door stands four tiers above the water, and all of it is below you.
The trees screen the house from its neighbors, and the cove below it is quiet.
For families, the house has four bedrooms across three interior levels, a bunk room for children, and two separate lounges: the Alpine Loft with its large screen and the Lake Lounge with the pool table. The shoreline is shallow enough for young swimmers, and the art center inside the gates covers a rainy afternoon.
Most lake houses give you a deck. We give you a vertical landscape.
King bedroom under skylights, a lounge with the big screen, and the lake through the A-frame glass.
The primary level. Vaulted ceilings and a wall of windows on the lake, the kitchen, the dining table, two of the four bedrooms, the screened porch, a coffee nook, the gas grill and a second Solo Stove fire circle.
Seven-person hot tub above the shoreline; pool table, dry bar and wood stove inside.
Strung between a hemlock and a maple, partway down the slope.
Solo Stove fire, a six-person table on the water, kayaks, paddleboards and the Boston Whaler.
The only motorboat on this lake available to short-term guests.
The 15-foot Boston Whaler skiff is yours for the length of your stay, with kayaks, paddleboards, a canoe and a sailboat at the same private dock in a quiet cove.
The Whaler comes with the house as a courtesy of the property. It is not offered for hire or rent, separately or as part of your reservation. To take it out you need a NASBLA boater safety certificate, available online through BoatUS, and a short call with us before you arrive to go over the lake rules.
Check DatesSix outdoor spaces step down the slope, so a large group can spread out.
The A-frame gives the main floor its height: vaulted ceilings on exposed beams, and a wall of glass facing the lake.
Two fires, a hot tub in the cold, and a ski hill inside the gates.
Late December through February the woods go quiet under snow. The stair is lit and cleared, the wood stove and the fireplace both run, and the Hideout's own hill is a short drive from the door.
The lake changes completely four times a year, and so does the house.
Two bedrooms on the Forest Floor, one in the Alpine Loft and one off the Lake Lounge.
A queen pull-out on the Forest Floor and a twin pull-out in the Alpine Loft bring the house to 13 guests. Ask for a crib or pack-and-play when you book.
2.5 bathrooms. A full bath in the Alpine Loft, a full bath with a shower stall on the Forest Floor, and an ensuite half bath off the Sailboat Suite. Towels, soaps and toiletries are supplied.
46 photographs of every tier, inside and out, in every season.
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What you need once you are here: the gate, the door code, the Wi-Fi, the hot tub, the boat and the trash run. The same guidebook sits in the house, and the QR code by the door opens this page.
Open the guidebook Before you bookSix rules, the occupancy and parking limits, and the notices The Hideout requires every short-term rental to post. Read them before you book.
Read the house rulesThe Hideout is a gated, four-season community with security at the gate around the clock. Its amenities sit a short drive from the house and your community ID gets you in; some carry a charge, and The Hideout sets those rates.
Hours run on seasonal calendars. The beaches, the pools and the ski hill each keep their own; check with the Hideout association before you drive over.
The region beyond the gates is within an hour of the house.
Roaming Woods Lake, from your own dock.
Choose your arrival and departure to see availability and the full price for your stay. Every booking channel shares one calendar, so the dates you see here are the dates that are open.
Peak weekends book six to twelve months ahead. Book here and you deal with the owner directly, from the first question to checkout.
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