Lakeside home w/cozy fireplace/firepit/near skiing/historic downtown/restaurants

Winter Festival/fire and ice festival: February 22, 2025
*Events at Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center (e.g. Rochester City Ballet February 1, 2025)
March 15, 2025: maple and Native American Winter Games at Ganondagan.
*Hiking at Onanda and Gannett Hill/Ontario Park
*Fire and Ice Festival "voted #1 in Forbes 2024 top winter festivals"
Spa days (3 miles away)/outdoor/indoor sauna
Skiing/snowboarding
Sleigh Museum at the Granger house (one of my favorite museums in the world)
(some events are free form the list and other events cost $)

Our wonderful year round home/lodge looks more like a NYC contemporary loft literally 15+- steps from water's edge.

Can you imagine a lovely family/romantic getaway w/clear blue/green water on a private waterfront, fishing from our dock, waking 2 morning sunrises & feeling the warmth of afternoon sun on UR back, seeing full moons reflecting on the lake, starry nights/constellations, August shooting stars, the smell of your BBQ sizzling UR favorite main dish/vegetables, listening 2 the gentle waves while sipping UR beverage lakeside, swimming/kayaking* off our private waterfront? Do U love sitting by water 15 steps from the house, taking walks looking @ the lake/hiking in nearby hills/parks, visiting wineries, breweries/taking cooking class or perhaps just reading in our cozy nook/playing piano? Our home is ideal. Its 5+ minutes 2 City of Canandaigua by car where U will find 45 restaurants+-, 3 groceries including the famous Wegmans, walking distance to boat rentals and sailing lessons for a fee along with movie & live theater along with a number of outdoor concerts @ CMAC (4.5 miles form the house), along w/nearby Sonnenburg Park, Granger Homestead, Water&Alpine Park, bowling, skiing golf, tennis, llama & organic farms etc. Enjoy: Native American festivals, Annual New Maple Syrup Breakfast - reservation needed, Enjoy Skiing/Snowboarding/Alpine Center @ Bristol Mountain (22 minutes drive), hiking&museum@Cumming Nature Center, wine tours, romantic dinners in Canandaigua, performing arts center, artists & museum @ Corning Museum Center or venture to Rochester 4 the George Eastman House & Museum, Niagara Falls, Finger Lakes Racetrack 4 gambling, New Year's Eve Party, weekend music&dance party&more! Boating. Fishing lic needed. Our Queen mattress was bought in 2025 and we are replacing most of the great room/living room furniture in 2025.

Cameras/water sensing device: we use exterior security cameras and water monitoring devices to efficiently operate our home. Tampering/removing/bloching/unplugging: wifi, camera operations', water sensing device is grounds for VRBO to cancel the reservation immediately and have the guest vacate the property with 2 hours notice without reimbursement for the trip.

Check-in/out: Text ETA/Gvt ID/license plate once@home b4 key code given. $50/additional hrs. We dont break up weekends so check-in/out so No check-in or out on Saturdays.

Cleaning and Repair: I have strict cleaning protocols&I am usually w/the cleaning help while they're working. Along w/the normal cleaning, we clean things likes knobs, switches, cabinets, railings +. We have cleaning supplies available 2 U if U want 2 clean. Please leave kitchen and grill clean/night. We remove the charcoal. Excessive cleaning fee is $200+ in addition if we move items back in place/have soiled items. Broken/ruined items charged@twice the cost of repair/replacement. Must let repairman in.

*Only use soap and water on a warm damp towel to clean, stove, oven, stainless steel appliances. Don't leave anything on the stove when UR not@home.
Please separate out small plastic bags from regular trash along w/separating out glass bottles, soda, beer &water containers from regular trash too.

Contract: signed w/each reservation before arrival with more rules&guidance in respecting the home.

Garden: Enjoy/pick avail. lettuce/tomatoes. Relax and play on deck. Nov 2021 we will have an outdoor fire pit for 2 and a lighted tic tac toe board.

Guests: All guests must B registered on rental site/approved by Host. No drop in guests 2 property. 24 hr Supervision of children & adults needing extra care must B done by family member/paid registered guest. If a child/adult needing extra care is found unsupervised, U/UR travel site/I will cancel the reservation&no refunds 2 guest 4 early termination. Day guest fee/$100/pp even if not staying overnight&the guest must be registered on VRBO with me.

Home: Single Family Home rents to 1 reservation only. Lake level bedroom is separated by kitchen/living room floor. Suite A: 1468 sf & Suite b=234 sf+-. Reserving for 4- persons only rents 2 bedrooms (street&2nd level of home). If U want 3rd bedroom, reserve for 5-7/pay $200/night except when paying June 15-Labor Day.

(Free use of tennis racquet, 2 sets of golf clubs (only 1 bag, etc (cart/water ski available when host can leave it for U). Seasonal swimming w/a lifeguard at park.

Laundry: only avail when host is home. If not home: Hire our staff 4 laundry for $ or host pays 4 2 normal loads@laundromat/wk or take 2 Lake Laundry Lady 4.5+- miles from home.

Lawn: none. We have a garden. Do not enter my neighbor's vacant land please.

Lighting: keep screens closed so no bugs come in home/no interior lights when open screen. Please conserve electricity&turn off lights when not home.

Lessons: Swim, Skiing, Tennis, Sailing, (advance reservation).

Pet dog fee is $75/nt/pet/srvc dog - arranged in advance for UR pet only. No more than 2 of UR own small dogs permitted. We offer dog treats, a crate, pet bed w/sheet.
NO:
Quarantining ur dog in home/outside
Wet dogs in home, No Pets on furniture
Walk your dog 2 left of home off property 2 go 2 the bathroom
Clean up after UR dog, Don't use vacant property

Phone: Person reserving must keep cell phone on in case host needs to call U.

Price: We do not negotiate because we will rent the home either short/longterm. I do adjust pricing every season/day.

Late Fall/Spring/Winter: If U book 4 3-4 persons, U get: 2 bedrooms, full+half bath, kitchen, living room, decks/terraces, waterfront. If U book 4 5+ persons, UR renting 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, kitchen, kitchenette, living/dining room area, private waterfront.

Parking: Pad is 13x27 feet. The parking pad fits 2-3 small cars between home's retaining wall & the road's white line or park 1 large car & 1 small car. In winter, either 1 small truck/SUV or1 small cars will need 2 B parked parallel w/the retaining wall so that the snow plow won't hit UR car. Parking is @ UR own risk.

Terraces: R 15-40+- ft from ground. U accept responsibility 4 UR guests safety

Trash: Don't put single use plastic bags in our trash. Remove trash to outside bins before you leave. Put recyclables 2B returned 4 deposit in green trash.

TV/Wifi: Local channels/Apple TV=smart TV (add: 10 channels of Cable $60 visit or month (not pro-rated)

Waterfront: Private to home. Clear water about 1-2 foot @ retaining wall. Stairs into water. No large rocks or seaweed. Dock is for pedestrians/fishing. Not 4 diving off of or tying a boat 2 because it will ruin dock/retaining wall. Boats must B approved 4 buoy use/$50/day not pro-rated. We loan water toys/life jackets hanging in lake level room+ scuba mask/fins. Make sure life jackets are snug for appropriate fit.

Lots of festivals nearby. Private Chauffeur to wineries for additional fee.

First 4 people stay in street&2nd level of home. Lower Bedroom is L shaped & only avail. when renting for 5-8 persons. Note: if U don't reserve/pay for 5-8 persons, the lake bed room/ - then the house will B about 1500 sf since Suite B will be closed off. Pictures 19-24 are not our home but properties closer by. Lower lake level room pictures start@pic 25 & have multiple views of different angles of the beds. Since it is @ lake level, it is naturally cooler&quieter there.

In Winter: Enjoy Skiing/Snowboarding/Alpine Center at Bristol Mountain (22 minutes drive), Granger house events w/buggy rides@ladle event, Ganondagan winter festival, winter hiking & museum@Cumming Nature Center, Maple Syrup breakfasts @ maple farms, NY Kitchen cooking classes, wine tours, romantic dine in Canandaigua, performing arts center, artists&museum @ Corning Museum or venture 2 Rochester $ the holiday decor @ the George Eastman House/Museum.

The lake level sleeping room has flowers in it in the winter. If you really want to use it, the room is rented for an additional $200/night&it has a bed and tables filled with our plants. There may be a price adjustment for this after booking.

NYC 2 Niagara Road Trip

Wanna wonderful northern highlights road trip? Come for 4 a 4-5 day whirlwind tour. Drive 4 hours heading 2 the Corning Glass Museum where U can learn the history of glass&watch demonstrations from glass making artists/make UR own glass gift.

Naples& Bristol, NY is UR next stop where U can tour &/or taste@Hazlitt Red Cat Cellars or Heron Hill Winery. In Naples: September Grape Festival&Bristol Valley Theater. Hiking/bicycling on NY &Ontario County parks/trails/roads.