** 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.
See this video (made by prior owner). The art and some details & furniture have changed! https://youtu.be/Ij7bm9HCL58?si=-Iy4TDNIeafX2Cam
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 (We have a Yamaha upright piano.) , or on the Victorian-style courtyard.
We are close to multiple ski resorts:
Bousquet 11 min
Butternut 20 min
Catamount 30 min
Jiminy Peak 35 min
Feel good about your stay: all electricity comes from our rooftop solar panels. We reduce plastic waste by using eco-friendly soaps and cleaning products (with reusable containers).
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.
Nearby: Wyndhurst Manor and Club (Golf and Spa), Tanglewood, Shakespeare and Company, The Mount and Jacob's Pillow (we LOVE Jacob's 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:
Bed 1) Primary suite with queen bed, sitting area overlooking Victorian courtyard and in-suite bath and pedestal bathtub with a view
Beds 2, 3) Main floor bedroom with two twin beds
Bed 4) Main floor bedroom with a full size bed
Bed 5) Main floor bedroom with a queen bed
Beds 6, 7) Loft / office with queen and twin sleepers (semi-private)
Bed 8) Downstairs bedroom with queen bed and dedicated bath
Bed 9) Downstairs main room one convertible queen sleeper
Beds 10-15) Downstairs 600 square foot yoga room is convertible to a bedroom with dedicated bath. One convertible full sleeper and five high-end queen Aerobeds can be set up there
The 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.
