The Playhouse: 7,000 Square Feet of Berkshires Modern Luxury and History

** Check out the Playhouse on the Netflix series The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals. It’s included in the Gourmet Stays episode.**The Playhouse is the PERFECT venue to house friends and families of brides and grooms. Unfortunately WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE WEDDINGS.Featured in Berkshire and Boston Magazines, #1 on VRBO in the Berkshires.Built by Westinghouse and then part of a Vanderbilt Estate, and the first property in the world to be powered by AC electricity, The Playhouse is a renovated iconic Berkshires property that once served as a theater space for America’s greatest innovators, with visitors from President McKinley, to Nikola Tesla and Lord Kelvin, and is now hung with fine art, and includes an in-house yoga studio, two kitchens, seven sleeping areas and five bathrooms; amenities include lakefront access (an 8 min walk), and the best Berkshire views. Come relax at this historic home under 25′ cathedral ceilings, connect with friends and entertain inside, or on the Victorian-style courtyard.We are close to multiple ski resorts:Bousquet 11 minButternut 20 minCatamount 30 minJiminy Peak 35 minCleaning protocol includes use of EPA registered industrial anti-bacterial and virucide by a team of housekeeping staff (including surfaces, switches, handles, remotes, etc).One 84″ smart TV and (2) 60″ screens for family movie viewing (Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, etc). As we encourage unplugging, the house does not have cable tv.Wyndhurst Manor and Club (Golf and Spa), Tanglewood, Shakespeare and Company, The Mount and Jacobs Pillow performances are all within a few minutes of this centrally located property on the Lee/Lenox border. Stockbridge and West Stockbridge are also nearby. Property management is on call to assist.A welcome basket of local goods and fresh cut flowers greet your party.Breakdown of sleeping areas with a number for each bed below:1) Primary suite with queen bed, sitting area overlooking Victorian courtyard and in-suite bath and pedestal bathtub with a view2, 3) Main floor bedroom with two twin beds4) Main floor bedroom with a full size bed5) Main floor bedroom with a queen bed6, 7) Loft / office with queen and twin sleepers8) Downstairs bedroom with queen bed and dedicated bath9) Downstairs main room one convertible queen sleeper10-15) Downstairs 600 square foot yoga room is convertible to a bedroom with dedicated bath. One convertible full sleeper and five queen high-end queen Aerobeds can be set up thereThe five bathrooms have radiant floor heating and there is a pedestal tub in the Primary Suite; all bathrooms with custom reclaimed 300-year old heart wood vanities finished in the Japanese shou sugi ban style.Central air conditioning and heating is by high efficiency heat pump.The Playhouse is for residential use only, and the rental policy includes the requirement to adhere to the Rules and Regulations noted in the Rental Agreement.The maximum number of guests is 20, but there is an additional $30/day per guest above 14.http://townvibe.com/Berkshire/Spring-2017/Visionaries/

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Check-in begins at 3:30 PM.

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

This family-friendly Lenox holiday home is located on a lake, within 2 mi (3 km) of Wyndhurst Golf & Club, Housatonic River and The Mount. Berkshire Mountain Country Store and Animagic Museum of Animation are also within 3 miles (5 km).