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Bears Den vacation home 1 minute from downtown Old Forge

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Outdoor dining
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Exterior
TV, fireplace, DVD player, books
4 bedrooms, desk, Internet

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
  • Fireplace
  • Dryer

Explore the area

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Thendara, NY
  • Town of Webb Historical Association
    2 min drive
  • View
    3 min drive
  • Enchanted Forest Water Safari
    4 min drive

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About the area

Thendara

With a stay at this vacation home in Thendara, you'll be steps from Adirondack Park and a 2-minute drive from Town of Webb Historical Association. .This vacation home is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from View and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Enchanted Forest Water Safari.
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What's nearby

  • Town of Webb Historical Association - 2 min drive
  • View - 3 min drive
  • Fulton Chain Craft Brewery - 4 min drive
  • Enchanted Forest Water Safari - 4 min drive
  • McCauley Mountain Ski Center - 10 min drive

Getting around

  • Watertown, NY (ART-Watertown Intl.) - 100 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fulton Chain Craft Brewery - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Blue Line Coffee House - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tony Harper's Pizza and Clam Shack - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Slickers Adirondack Tavern - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Walt's Diner - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Bears Den vacation home 1 minute from downtown Old Forge

Enjoy a relaxing Adirondack getaway any time of the year in our year round home. We are located just outside the Village of Old Forge, right off Route 28, 3 homes from the Steakhouse Restaurant on the 3rd hole of the Thendara Golf Course. We are a nice walk or short drive to the Adirondack Railroad, VanAukens Restaurant/Hotel and the Moose river. Not to mention all the great shops and restaurants Old Forge has to offer is just minutes away.

The Bears Den has everything you could want to enjoy a true Adirondack vacation. The home offers a beautiful cozy floor plan, with big living room, good sized dining area, and fully equipped kitchen, high speed internet and free WiFi. One master bedroom with king sized bed, 3 bedrooms upstairs one with a queen sized bed, one with a full sized bed and one with a bunk bed combo and futon. Two full bathrooms. Beautiful front porch for morning coffee or evening dinner, enjoy the firepit out back as well. The home has a central heating system, ceiling fans in each bedroom, dishwasher, microwave, Keurig single serve coffee maker, drip coffee maker, gas grill, and washer and dryer. The home also is equipped with a whole house automatic generator in the event of a power outage - your stay will not be interrupted.

Please note this home is SELF CATERING. I do not have a cleaning service, while almost all of my guests love saving the extra cash and picking up after themselves. If you do not, I recommend finding a home that is not self catering.
SELF CATERING also means, that while I do my best to keep the house fully stocked. If something gets damaged by a guest prior to your stay, I will do my best to replace it but I cannot always get there in between guests with a replacement.

WIFI can go in and out during your stay, this is not something I can control and or fix. Spectrum is our provider and while they do a wonderful job at response time from storms and outages. Me personally cannot control or fix that.

Guests are responsible for taking their own garbage at check out. There is no road side trash service because of bears-

For those occasional rainy days or to keep you in touch with the outside world (should you wish to), the house is equipped with a TV in the great room, living room, and a small television in one bedroom.

There are so many things to do in and around Old Forge. There are hiking trails, bike trails, canoeing/kayaking on the Moose River or Fulton Chain Lakes, boating, fishing, swimming at the free public beach or the Water Safari Enchanted Forest, canoe/kayak/power boat rentals, white water rafting, sight seeing cruises on the Fulton Chain Lakes, golf, horseback riding, scenic ski lift at McCauley Mountain, sea plane rides at 7th Lake, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad.

In the village of Old Forge there are many restaurants & pizzerias, Adirondack gift shops, Adirondack furniture & decorations stores, a full grocery store, Kinney pharmacy, a movie theater that shows between 4 & 6 different current movies, an arcade, Enchanted Forest/Water Safari amusement park, Calypso Cove (go-carts, bumper boats, rock climbing wall, batting cages, arcade), miniature golf.

There is easy access to the well known Old Forge snowmobile trail system. You can also ski at McCauley Mountain (about 5 minutes from the house) or Gore Mountain (a little over 1 hour).
Make yourself comfortable in this vacation home, which features a fireplace. There's a private patio. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Conveniences include a desk and a microwave.
This smoke-free vacation home features books, games, and a playground.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property manager

Rhiannon Hamm

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Internet access

Parking and transport

  • On-site parking options include a garage
  • On-site parking

Kitchen

  • Fridge
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Toaster
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Paper towels

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Sofa bed

Bathrooms

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Towels provided
  • Hairdryer
  • Toilet paper

Living spaces

  • Fireplace
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite service
  • DVD player
  • Books
  • Games

Outdoor areas

  • Patio
  • Barbecue
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Firepit

Laundry

  • Washing machine and dryer

Work spaces

  • Desk

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Things to do

  • Golf on site

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

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Beautiful vacation home 1 minute from downtown Old Forge
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Bears Den vacation home 1 minute from downtown Old Forge Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 88 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 106 reviews" "
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9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

katie M.

Liked: Cleanliness
prime spot
A lovely stay in Old Forge. The property was right on the main road and a very short drive to Enchanted Forrest. No issues with the home or instructions, everything was clearly communicated to us. The owner was very quick to respond and make sure we had all that we needed. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

D-Dee S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Bears Den was the best experience I had since this was my first VRBO.
Had a great time with our annual cousins vacation in Old Forge.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luray M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great house
Four generations of my family came to Old Forge for a weekend in September. Two groups camped at the Old Forge Camping resort and two stayed at the Thendara House. Everything was as described. We had a great front porch to sit on and there was a fire pit in the back yard. Our host was fantastic! She was always available to answer any questions that we had. The locations was fantastic! I would definitely recommend this house!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Denise E.

Liked: Cleanliness
Decent
Overall a good place
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

jolynn w., New York

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place
Great place to stay with the family. House has everything you need and host is great to work with.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patty J.

Liked: Cleanliness
The location t the park was fantastic
The owner was extremely pleasant and extremely easy to work with
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Rose M.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Just an ok home
We travelled to the area with 2 families (with kids). Rhi is a very responsive host and so sweet. She accommodated an early check-in and was very responsive. This is the first time staying in a property that offered self-cleaning. My definition of clean and others are just too different to ever do it again. The floors just felt dirty and we cleaned quite a bit when we first arrived and we definitely left the house cleaner than when we arrived. The house is old and definitely needs a little TLC. The beds are not the comfiest either. Location is wonderful. We were so close to everything we wanted to do. It worked for what we needed and our kids had fun. When booking be aware you are responsible for taking all your trash and recyclables to the drop station or with you or you’ll be charged. The drop station has limited hours which we thought was slightly inconvenient. Thank you for sharing your property
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Virginia Z., Sanborn

Liked: Cleanliness
Second Stay
This was our second time staying at this property. it is a beautiful housein a lovely setting. Communication with the owners was A+. This house is even better in real life. its s comfortablevyou will feel right at home. Thank you for a much needed break after a busy summer. We hope to return in the future.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael M.

Liked: Cleanliness
all was great!
a plus !
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Place!!
Host Rhiannon was amazing and accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debra C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Relaxing
even with storms passing thru all went well
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Mark W.

July 2024
Property fairly clean, easy check in process but there was concern of cleanliness, after walking barefoot in house our feet were black (we believeaimly from carpet in kitchen) and previous renters pill box on fridge. House was closed up and first smelled musty after opening windows musty smell came out. There were a few fans, and we also brought a couple extra glad we did because it was very warm weekend. In the morning it was discovered there was no hot water, that was an easy fix owner did get back and stated there was a switch we needed to flip.we had 10 guest and there was lack of silverware for all to eat at same time, there were only 3 Teaspoons. (Teaspoons esp we had cereal for breakfast). They don't charge a cleaning fee guest are supposed to vacuum and clean but vacuum did not work properly the brush wasn't spinning and vacuum clogged with hair.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

LINDA F.

House
Stay was nice the home location was good. Did not feel comfortable on the step from the house to the garage as the door has no way to keep open.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rodney C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Father
Very nice
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa M.

Liked: Cleanliness
A beautiful home!
We enjoyed the home! Communication with the host was amazing! We had many conversations leading up to our trip and during our trip when the internet was not working she problem solved the issue with us right away!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

joe p., Syracuse

Liked: Cleanliness
ADK home away from home
Perfect home for friends and family to get away and still enjoy the creature comforts of home. It's everything its advertised to be and the host is a joy to work with. We will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Old Forge for the Eclipse!
We booked this property and filled each bed with friends to experience the eclipse. While the host couldn't control the weather, it ended up being the perfect location (and experience)! The house was just as described and the kitchen was fully stocked with every pan or utensil you could think of, which was helpful as we prepared each meal at the house (all ten of us fit around the table). Central location - we took a walk to the train depot, fire pit was used to cook lunch over, plenty of hot water, heat was responsive (didn't need the blankets she offered). We were very appreciative of the opportunity to save on a cleaning fee and do it ourselves. Host was also generous to flex on the arrival time, as we were staying during the off season.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Very cozy
Very cozy. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wedding weekend
The house was lovely. Just as described. Very close to the center of town. We were able to fit 8 of us perfectly!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

jolynn w., New York

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place
House was perfect for our family vacation. Close to town and had everything that we needed! Owner was great to work with and very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Mickey and Teresa O., Cape Vincent NY

Beautiful front porch
Red flag when it says they do not hire a cleaning company but expect the renters to clean when they leave which I always do I sweep and mop and vacuum clean the bathrooms but here we also had to wash the sheets and towels which I did. We were told the beds were made with clean sheets when we got ready for bed none of the beds were made we had to search for sheets all the pillow cases were still on the pillows so obviously they weren’t clean. There were no towels in the upstairs bathroom because they were still in the dryer. The one bedroom we couldn’t use because there was a spring poking you in the back. I would suggest new mattress on all beds. Plus right behind the house is another house it is a shared driveway. I have learned my lesson and will never rent from someone who doesn’t have a cleaning company
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent Experience
This property is extremely adorable and in a perfect location. It is close to all the amenities and attractions Old Forge has to offer but enough of a distance where it’s peaceful. The property is very well maintained, clean, and spacious. We had 9 people stay and all had plenty of room. The kids keep asking when we will go back! Rhi was phenomenal to work with and get to know. We will definitely be returning and look forward to expanding our friendship with the owners over the years!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect family retreat
10 of us needed a place to stay while enjoying all that old forge has to offer. This listing was perfect, minutes from everything. Host was great, will likely rent again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to stay, will be back in the future.
So close to everything, the house has everything you would need as if you were home. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023