Roaring Brook Retreat
Enjoy the comforts of a charming home and the idyllic scenery of the Green Mountains.
Located in southern Vermont, this quaint short-term rental offers fresh mountain air, forest views, and the soothing sight of Roaring Brook.
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou
Ornithologists, welcome! At Roaring Brook Retreat we are the perfect haven for the avid bird watcher! Spotted but not limited to northern flickers, ruby-throated hummingbirds, chickadees, robins, finches, sparrows, warblers, blue jays, ravens, doves, barn owls, and more.
Oh, and there’s another possibility too! Let me tell you a little story . . .
One late night in March, almost 12 a.m., we arrived at Roaring Brook Retreat during a downpour. As our headlights beamed onto the property, I noticed a large white owl with a round head perched on our post. His enormous size and yellow stare (from what I recall in that moment) took my breath away! Were we in the presence of a great creature of the woods? My suburban heart skipped a beat.
Not amused by our bright headlights, he puffed out his white belly and lifted his wings. Black flecks flashed us as he departed into the woods.
I’m convinced it was a Snowy Owl, a rare sighting. I searched and searched and the only images that matched his massive round head and silhouette was the majestic bird of the Arctic.
I’ll never know for sure—but I’ll never forget that encounter!
Grab your binoculars and book a stay with us! Tell us what birds and other wildlife you encounter!
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more. See link in bio or DM for details. ⛰️🌳
RBR Website: www.roaringbrookretreat.com
RBR Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat! Hope you’ll join us soon! 🏡
"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden." –Frances Hodgson Burnett
Our resident chipmunk enjoys the sights and sounds of our beautiful property at Roaring Brook Retreat. You can too! Book a stay with us and rejuvenate with the local fauna and flora.🪻🐿️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more. See link in bio or DM for details. ⛰️🌳
RBR Website: www.roaringbrookretreat.com
RBR Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat! Hope you’ll join us soon! 🏡
“Tranquility, serenity, and beauty of nature taught me how to find happiness in life and in the silence of eternity.”
~ Debasish Mridha
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. ⛰️🌳
Book a summer getaway with family or friends and enjoy the beauty of the Green Mountain State. Relax by the brook, swing in a hammock, or visit local hiking spots for picturesque views! Check out our website for more information and great rates!
Love art? Visit nearby MassMoca, Clark Art Institute, and WCMA (Williams College Museum of Art)
Like a Hallmark town feel? Visit neighboring Wilmington for quaint shops and restaurants. 🛍️ 🍽️
And if you like to stay indoors, we have complimentary tea, coffee, and wi-fi! We have you covered! Any questions or requests, please feel free to message us.
Roaring Brook Retreat awaits you! 💚🏞️
RBR Website: www.roaringbrookretreat.com
RBR Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
“This is a jumbo coffee morning. I need coffee in an iv.” ~ Lorelai Gilmore (as stated by Lauren Graham)
It’s Monday but do not fear! At Roaring Brook Retreat we understand that our guests need a good cup of coffee to start the day. Whether you plan to stay inside to read or write, relax outside to our mountains views and roaring brook, prepare for a hike at Clarksburg State Park or a trip to MassMoCA, or follow where your heart leads, we’ll get you properly caffeinated. ♥️☕️
Choose from our air roasted coffee by and enjoy a delicious organic brew!
And if you are tea connoisseur, enjoy a variety of black and herbal tea and add organic honey (or raw sugar) to sweeten. 🫖
🚨 Memorial Weekend Special! 👇🏻🚨
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat! And the best part? Book now and receive our Memorial Weekend special!! $185 a night! 🤩🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more. ⛰️🌳
RBR Website: www.roaringbrookretreat.com
RBR Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
26/04/2024
"Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world." ~ Oscar Wilde ~
At Roaring Brook Retreat we believe that the comforts of home are the simple pleasures in life:
Morning coffee. ☕️ Select from our gourmet air roasted coffee by Fogbuster Coffee Works Organic, low acid, fair trade, and kosher certified. It’s truly the best!
Afternoon tea. 🫖 Choose from a variety of Taylors of Harrogate’s black and herbal blends and enjoy our tea sets.
Reading time. 📚 Bring your favorite paperback or peruse from our selection of both traditional and independent published titles and sink into one of our reader’s chairs. 🛋️
Nature time. 🌳 Listen to the sound of the brook as it ripples over stones. Soak in the fresh air as you take in the view of the Green Mountains. Or play one of our favorite games—name that bird song. 🐦 🎶
Naps. 😴 Never underestimate the power of a good snooze. Grab a throw and catch those zzz’s 🛌
Whether you’re a nature lover, a caffeinated bookworm, or a nap and streaming service enthusiast, we hope that you’ll choose Roaring Brook Retreat as your home away from home. 🏡
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat! And the best part? We’re offering a 30% special for our opening weekend of May 3-5th! 🤩🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more. ⛰️🌳
RBR Website: www.roaringbrookretreat.com
RBR Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
22/04/2024
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.”
~ John Ruskin ~
Let nature’s beauty surround you at Roaring Brook Retreat. Spend warm afternoons soaking in the fresh mountain air and sunshine. An evening under the stars pairs perfectly with our outdoor fire pit and a glass of wine. The possibilities are endless, let Mother Nature be your guide.
Wishing you a Happy Earth Day! Plant kindness, spread love, we are all Earthlings. 🌍🌻
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat! And the best part? We’re offering a 30% special for our opening weekend of May 3-5th! 🤩🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more. ⛰️🌳
RBR Website: www.roaringbrookretreat.com
RBR Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
18/04/2024
The mountain may seem very high,
It reaches even to the sky,
And yet the picture holds it all
As well as things quite near and small,
And then the picture’s but a nook
In my small picture reading book.
~ Annette Wynne ~
Make mountain dreams a reality at Roaring Break Retreat. Our views of the Green Mountains, lush forests, and rippling water brings ethereal beauty to life. Breathe in the fresh air, listen to the water as it rushes over the rocks and the symphony of birds singing praise to the open sky. 🏞️
There is much to enjoy both outside and indoors. Return to the house to make a cup of tea or coffee, grab a book, and sink into the sofa to reflect upon the day’s discoveries. ☕️🫖🛋️
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat! And the best part? We’re offering a 30% special for our opening weekend of May 3-5th! 🤩🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more. ⛰️🌳
We hope you’ll choose Roaring Brook Retreat as your home away from home. Safe travels and come visit us again! 🤗🏡
RBR Website: www.roaringbrookretreat.com
RBR Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
home is where the heart is so the people say
home is where the love is. its there everyday.
its your little castle that belongs to you
there to last a lifetime for your whole life through.
~ William Worthless ~ ☘️
At Roaring Brook Retreat we believe that home is where you make memories. A girls’ weekend getaway shared with laughter. An anniversary celebration with a partner. A hiking trip with a best friend. 🏞️
However you wish to make memories, we hope you’ll spend it at Roaring Brook Retreat. Let our home be your home away from home as celebrate both the small and grand moments of life. 🏡❤️
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book for our opening weekend of May 3-5th and receive 30% off!
Ask about our Memorial Day weekend special too! 🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
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RBR Website:
http://www.roaringbrookretreat.com
15/04/2024
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
~ Henry David Thoreau ~
Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
Follow your writing aspirations to Roaring Brook Retreat. The perfect setting for the determined novelist includes views of the Green Mountains, farmland, and lush woods. 🌳⛰️
Write outside on the patio or sit alongside the brook. Listen to the rippling of the water and the symphony of our feathered friends. 🏞️
Or bring your ideas inside and choose from two of our writing desks with window views. Pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee and bring your manuscript to life! We can’t wait to read your story! 📝📚
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now and enjoy springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont. Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more. See links below or DM for more info. 🌳⛰️
Website:
http://www.roaringbrookretreat.com
Airbnb:
https://www.airbnb.com/slink/bJyTFwYj
P.S. We have Wi-Fi and fiber optics. A/C. 🤗👩🏻💻
“Tutti a tavola a mangiare!”
(Everyone to the table to eat!)
~ Lidia Bastianich ~
At Roaring Brook Retreat, we understand the importance of good food and company. Our kitchen comes fully equipped with stoneware dishes, cooking and bakeware, complimentary tea and coffee, coffee maker, Keurig, and a charming tea set.
Let our kitchen be your kitchen. Whip up some pancakes. Bake muffins or cupcakes. Gather with friends and have your own tea party. The possibilities are endless. 🍽️🥣
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now and enjoy springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont. 🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more.
10/04/2024
Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books are a mile high,
How I love them!
How I need them!
I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.
~ Arnold Lobel ~ Book to the Ceiling 📚
We love bookworms at Roaring Brook Retreat! Cozy reading nooks are available in every room. Sink into one of our comfortable reader chairs or grab a seat on the couch and enjoy your favorite paperback. Or choose a selection from our library which includes both independent and traditionally published authors. 📖
Even if you’re not a bookworm, our chairs are perfect for lounging and updating your latest adventures on Instagram. We’re like Walden but with Wi-Fi and fiber optics!
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now and enjoy springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont. 🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more.
Image: The Book Nook. Roaring Brook Retreat. J. Cohen, 2024.
10/04/2024
Hygge. A quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture). ~ Oxford Dictionary
Roaring Brook Retreat is dedicated to the Danish tradition of embodying warmth, relaxation, and a sense of belonging. What a better way to share that experience than gathering with close friends or family and sharing a meal in our kitchen.
Enjoy our complimentary cooking and baking ware to prepare your favorite dishes. Bake muffins or cupcakes. Whip up some pancakes and add a generous helping of maple syrup. The possibilities are endless (just like our appetite for good food and company).
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now and enjoy springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont. 🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more.
Image: It’s a hoot. Roaring Brook Retreat. J. Cohen, 2024.
10/04/2024
I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are. ~ Taylor Swift ~
At Roaring Brook Retreat we know that it’s the little details that make all the difference. Cotton sheets, downy pillows, pillow top mattresses, and waking to a gorgeous farm and mountain view can elevate the spirit and rejuvenate the mind.
The Americana, our second bedroom, is equipped with adjustable temperature and a spacious writing desk. Enjoy the morning with a cup of your favorite hot beverage, flip through a paperback, and share your thoughts with the world.
Miss Swift would most certainly agree. ❤️
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now and enjoy springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont. 🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more.
See link in bio or DM for more.
Image: The Americana (bedroom). Roaring Brook Retreat. J. Cohen, 2024.
10/04/2024
Come sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace . . .
~ Sir Philip Sidney ~ Astrophil and Stella, Sonnet 39
Roaring Brook Retreat offers the very best in comfort. Sleep soundly on our Beautyrest mattresses and adjust the room temperature to your preference (both heat and a/c).
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now and enjoy springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont. 🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more. See link in bio or DM for more.
Image: Come Sleep. The Ambling (room) at Roaring Brook Retreat. J. Cohen, 2024.
10/04/2024
Light, my light, the world-filling light,
the eye-kissing light,
heart-sweetening light!
~ Rabindranath Tagore ~ Sally Crabtree chooses Light
We highly agree! Light is one of Roaring Brook Retreat’s best features. Morning, afternoon, and early evening, sunlight filters through and provides our guests with a daily dose of good ol’ Vitamin D.
All while balancing a cup of tea and flipping through the pages of a book. (Or YouTube TV, we have that too along with fiber and Wi-Fi.)
Bonus: Open the door, fresh mountain air. ⛰️ 🌳
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now to enjoy the springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont.
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more. See link in bio or DM for more.
Image: Sunbeam Fair. Roaring Brook Retreat. J. Cohen, 2024.
10/04/2024
‘Nature’ is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven . . .
~ Emily Dickinson ~
A glimpse of beauty to feed the mind, body, and spirit. Let your creative juices flow at Roaring Brook Retreat. Our picturesque views are the perfect backdrop for journal writing, fictional fodder, and daydreaming.
And the best part? Enjoy a complimentary cup of tea or coffee, followed by a well deserved nap. ☕️🛌
Life is sweet at Roaring Brook Retreat. Book now and enjoy springtime and summer weather in southern Vermont. 🌳⛰️
Check out our website for more details, including local places to visit! Hiking, parks, museums, shopping, great restaurants, and so much more. See link in bio or DM for more.
Image: Glimpses. Roaring Brook Retreat. J. Cohen, 2024.
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