Specialties
Vacation rental home on a major waterfall with full mountain views. In the Catskills and Hudson Valley located near Woodstock and Saugerties. Swim Fish and hiking all right out your front door. See and hear the falling water while being warmed by the fireplace. Sleep to the sounds of fallingwater. Sleeps up to six guests and is only 2 hours from New York City.
History
Established in 2007.
The Waterfall House
It was this immediate area of Palenville that Washington Irving borrowed in 1819 for the setting for the epic slumber and awakening of "Rip Van Winkle," drawing the then-young country's attention to the area. A few years later, the first of the pioneering artists of what became known as the Hudson River School of painting were pulled here, too.
Thomas Cole, The Falls of the Kaaterskill, 1826
The young Thomas Cole first visited here in 1825, to sketch nearby Kaaterskill Falls and other spots. The paintings he made from those sketches moved many other artists to flock to the area to try to capture it's awe-inspiring beauty, not only on canvas but also in poetry and prose.
Their glorious works, widely reproduced in the major periodicals of the day, attracted so many visitors that they in turn spurred the popularity of grand mountaintop hotels, which became favored destinations for all the giants of the 19th and early 20th century.
Meet the Business Owner: Bob M.
Bob And The Waterfall......
I created the Soho based company called Think Big! In 1978, where my partner and I designed and produced visually delightful, whimsical giant objects taken from everyday life. That was my first venture into creating aesthetic experiences for people.
The moment I saw these waterfall , I knew I would hock everything I could to buy this magnificent waterfall. The house didn't matter to me.
Surprisingly, the house looked great. But how would I tell my wife? I decided to be casual.
"We have to have this," she said. "I feel like I'm perched on the edge of time." Now its our great pleasure to share this with those hooked on Waterfalls.
