Enjoy year-round activities at this authentic 5,100 SQ FT Swiss Chalet with 220v Tesla charger and Super Internet 1.1 Gbps Download and 550 Mbps Upload amidst sixteen acres in Litchfield Hills with horses. Any five night plus booking gets free horseback riding or four-hour cruise on our 48' sailboat. Just 10 minutes to the vibrant town centers of Litchfield and Washington gives easy access to fine dining and chic shopping and just minutes to South Farms with its bustling calendar of music, wedding, comedy, & farm to table experiences, minutes from Black Rock State Park and Crestbrook Public Golf Course, and one mile from Hawk Ridge Winery. The Chalet borders on a bird sanctuary with many hawks and Land Trust. The property is a bird watchers or hunters paradise.
Ski within a half hour drive at either Mohawk Mountain or Sundown. This one of a kind 4-bedroom property features, European carpentry, a wraparound deck, 16' x 32' heated pool and acres of flat land for frolicking. Two bedrooms have king size beds, and two bedrooms have queens. There are two extra mattresses for kids that can be set up in the game room. We keep three horses on the property who are friendly and love a visit. Indoor amenities include Sonos throughout the house, 2.5 story living room with 85" 4K LCD, library with L shaped couch and TV, gourmet kitchen (Sub Zero, Dacor), dining room that seats up to twelve guests, lower-level game room with nine Foot Brunswick pool table, ping pong, foosball three-person sauna and 1/2 bath. This lovingly maintained home provides an excellent living and entertaining experience. The estate includes a huge year-round jacuzzi, indoor three-person sauna, mini gym and 16' x 32' pool. The owners are long term residents and able to help with any issues that may arise or answer questions about the area.
Welcome to our beautiful Chalet.
Internet: Chalet Code Switzerland62
Pets are welcome.
Keys: There is one key to the house which we leave on top of the outside speaker by the main entrance. We generally do not lock the house.
Contact (please call, email or text):
Brian Winthrop (860) 488-1470 bw@bigwaveevents.com
Mariella Winthrop (860) 488-1480 mw@bigwaveevents.com
Sherry Albaugh 203/527-2723 sheryllalbaugh@gmail.com
One of the reasons our guests love the Chalet is that the house is stocked with spices, toilet paper, paper towels, towels, linen, pool/jacuzzi towels, honey, staples such as mustard, ketchup, etc. The kitchen has every appliance you could ask for including an incredible expresso/cappuccino machine and food processor.
Heat and Air Conditioning:
We have a thermostat in the living room, main hallway on the middle floor, primary I on the top floor and a heating thermostat in the Game Room on the 1st floor. There is also a portable air conditioner/heat pump in primary II on the ground floor. The house is very well insulated and needs minimal heat and/or air conditioning. There is a beautiful pellet stove in the Grand Room.
TV and Stereo
We have Sonos systems throughout the Chalet. To operate you must have the Sonos II ap on your phone, I-pad, or laptop. There is an 85” Sony LCD in the living room, 55” LCD in the library, primary I and Game Room. They all have a variety of channels including the major networks, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc. If you purchase movies, please leave the cash on the kitchen counter.
Garbage:
All garbage goes in the large garbage bin on the porch on the north side of the house. Garbage pickup is very early Tuesday AM, so you must put it out Monday night. There are two very large garbage holders by the entrance to the house, green for garbage and blue for recycling, not including carboard. Recycling does not have to be bagged. Please leave all cardboard in the laundry room.
Horses:
Our horses are super friendly, and a lot of our guests prefer them so they can have their privacy. If you do not want to feed the horses, just let us know in advance and we will arrange for someone to care for them once a day. The big black horse is a Percheron, his name is Thor, the brown horse is Stranger, and the grey is Strider. If you choose to feed them, they each get a scoop of feed (green Scooper) and a half a bale of hay 2X per day, once in the AM and once in the PM. Always feed them in their pecking order: Thor, Stranger and then Strider. The water buckets must be filled once daily. They love horse treats like carrots, apples, and old stale bread. The horse food, hay and carrots are in the barn.
Cleaning and departing:
We prefer that you remove your shoes upon entering. There is a portable vacuum in the kitchen and a plug-in vacuum in the laundry room. Upon leaving, please put all the linen and towels in the laundry room. Generally, arrival is at 4 PM and departure is at noon. If we do not have a guest in the house or one coming, we are happy to be flexible, but you must contact me first.
Liquor:
You are welcome to use our liquor but please either replace it or leave some cash on the kitchen counter when leaving.
Shopping:
Watertown: La Bonne’s, Stop and Shop and Watertown Meat Market. Waterbury has Costco and Restaurant Depot (just say you are with Big Wave, and you don’t have your card and they will issue you a temporary one). You pay with your own CC.
Restaurants:
Lots of great restaurants in the area:
Watertown: The Boilery Seafood, Echo Craft Kitchen, Uncommon Grill, Thai Bowl, Rome Restaurant, Lebnani Lebanese Kitchen
Litchfield: Arethusa
Washington: Mayflower Inn & GW Tavern
Woodbury: Market Café, Mix Prime (steak & sushi), Jade Garden (Chinese & Thai)
New Milford: Ristorante Lucia (exceptional!), Tandori Flames & Thai Charm
New Preston: White Horse Inn, Hopkins Inn, Community Table
Best local bars:
Watertown: Hawk’s Nest Winery (right down the road), Jameson Pub
Washington: GW Tavern and Mayflower Inn
Woodbury: Market Place, Mix Prime and Woodbury Brewing Company
Things to do:
Black Rock State Park
Incredible Movie Theater in Southbury, Riverview 690 Main St S, Southbury, CT 06488
Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury is awesome for 4 to 14-year old’s.
Antiquing on Rt 6 in Woodbury
Shopping in Litchfield and New Preston
