A question has been asked about our plans to turn the Stonehouse into a Bed and Breakfast and how the B&B will function.
The Stonehouse has been a private residence up to this point. We have plans to turn it into a place that people can rent; either the whole house rented by one group or individual suites rented by individual guests. The house can function as a meeting place, an inn where food is served, or as a traditional B&B.
We intend to remodel the interior of the house in order to create 4 bedroom suites, each with a full bath, while restoring some of the original features of the house and correcting the structural and aesthetic issues that the house has developed over the last 147 years. The house will have a kitchen, a dining room, a parlour, and a sitting room with a fireplace.
The exterior of the house will get some new clapboard and paint. The area around the house will be regraded and landscaped. We plan to put in some nice sitting areas for drinking coffee and reading the paper as well as pathways and roads connecting the house with other areas of the park.
How the house functions as a rentable space will depend on what sort of guests we have staying here. To be honest, we aren't quite sure what that will look like yet. We assume that many of the people who will be interested in staying in the house will be here with a larger group; for example, if a military re-recreation group rents the entire park for a weekend, perhaps certain members or units of the group will rent the house for use as both a base of operations and sleeping accomodations. A living history group might rent the house as part of their efforts to bring a lost time period back to life. A wedding party renting the park for their ceremony or reception might choose to stay in the house instead of traveling to a hotel...and so on and so forth. On the other hand, we may get many guests who stay here independently of a large group. These guests may be looking for a more traditional B & B experience, or just hoping for a relaxing stay in farm country, and we intend to cater to their interests.
Hope that helps. We will try to keep you updated on our progress in the house and will be certain to let you know when the house is available for rent.
The Stonehouse has been a private residence up to this point. We have plans to turn it into a place that people can rent; either the whole house rented by one group or individual suites rented by individual guests. The house can function as a meeting place, an inn where food is served, or as a traditional B&B.
We intend to remodel the interior of the house in order to create 4 bedroom suites, each with a full bath, while restoring some of the original features of the house and correcting the structural and aesthetic issues that the house has developed over the last 147 years. The house will have a kitchen, a dining room, a parlour, and a sitting room with a fireplace.
The exterior of the house will get some new clapboard and paint. The area around the house will be regraded and landscaped. We plan to put in some nice sitting areas for drinking coffee and reading the paper as well as pathways and roads connecting the house with other areas of the park.
How the house functions as a rentable space will depend on what sort of guests we have staying here. To be honest, we aren't quite sure what that will look like yet. We assume that many of the people who will be interested in staying in the house will be here with a larger group; for example, if a military re-recreation group rents the entire park for a weekend, perhaps certain members or units of the group will rent the house for use as both a base of operations and sleeping accomodations. A living history group might rent the house as part of their efforts to bring a lost time period back to life. A wedding party renting the park for their ceremony or reception might choose to stay in the house instead of traveling to a hotel...and so on and so forth. On the other hand, we may get many guests who stay here independently of a large group. These guests may be looking for a more traditional B & B experience, or just hoping for a relaxing stay in farm country, and we intend to cater to their interests.
Hope that helps. We will try to keep you updated on our progress in the house and will be certain to let you know when the house is available for rent.
Good plan - thanks for the description. Sounds like our experience at Little Sugar River Farm has helped you with some ideas!
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