• Function: A Full-Spectrum Retreat Center specializing in the following retreats: Green/Eco-friendly/Socially Responsible, Yoga/Pilates, Spiritual/Wellness, Destination Spa, Nature--birding/butterfly/telescoping, Crafting, Cultural Arts
• Private and Secluded: Drive up a 1,000 foot private wooded drive to arrive at your spacious (2,400 sq.ft.) specially designed timber frame retreat. Huge picture windows on main level allow nature to seep into the interior spaces, naturally unwinding your body, mind and soul, re-connecting you with the earth.
• Additional Cottage (2 guests)- private and secluded from the Lodge www.bearsdencottage.com

Interior:

• Bedrooms:
  • 3 tastefully decorated bedrooms (2 rooms with kings beds, 1 room with queen bed), 1 queen sleeper sofa and 1 full sleeper sofa in TV./Lounge room.
• Baths:
  • 2 full baths (shower/bath). 1 with Jacuzzi
• Fireplace:
  • Stylish and beautiful gas-burning fireplace
• Kitchen: Fully equipped, large gourmet and commercial. (16'x17.5'). Suitable for Dinner Parties, Cooking Classes and Elegant Guest Services.
• Dining Space: 10.5'x15'. Elegant Dining Room
• Living Room: space-14'x15', Spacious and Inviting
• Exercise Space: 13'x14'
  • Space for stretching, yoga/pilates, small weights (4 yoga mats/small weights provided), meditation.
  • This space is great, open and easily set up for meetings and other activities.
• TV/Lounge room: 15'x17.5'
  • TV space with Satellite TV, DVD/VCR.

Exterior:

• Hot Tub:
  • 7-8 person Sundance hot tub with powerful therapeutic massage located on deck.
• Porch: 8'x40' porch affords tranquil vistas of forests and meadows, plus wildlife.
• Grill: Large gas grill on porch, great for chef services and fire ring meals.
• Hiking:
  • Hike 200 acres of private trails through woods and meadows.
  • Hiking trails are literally right out front door.
• Birding: Very wide variety of bird species find refuge on this preserve. While hiking or while indoors birding can be a real treat (large windows make observing aviary life possible from indoors).
• Fire Ring:
  • 5í diameter fire ring approximately 50' feet off of front porch.
  • Great for fire side chats, gatherings, musical entertainment, star gazing (due to the Emerald Ash Borer you may not import fire wood. You may purchase locally. Please ask us).
• Entertainment:
  • Book Library: Wide variety of books available from classics to spiritual to business to health to environment to art.
    • Cozy up with a book by the fireplace or on the porch.
  • Games: including board games, cards, chess, and checkers
  • TV with satellite, DVD player with DVD library
  • Stereo System with selection of C.D.s

  
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