Tivoli Airbnb barn is now on the market

Photo: Alon Koppel Photography, courtesy of Raj Kumar and Annabel Taylor of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

When we set out to find the Top 70 Airbnbs within three hours of New York City, we asked dozens of very tasteful people to tell us about the homes they’ve actually stayed in that we would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone. friend. This renovated late 1800s barn in Tivoli has been sold five times, and a few weeks ago it hit the market for $ 1.875 million. The Tivoli Barn, as it is known (and which, by the way, has a rating of 4.92 out of 263 reviews as well as more than 14,000 followers on its Instagram account), is the work of a duo of designers and artists and is heavy with exposed beams and wide plank floors. One of the advisors, event organizer Lilli Sherman, told us that she was particularly fond of the wood stove, calling it “a real treat.” In its current version, the two-and-a-half-storey barn can accommodate up to five people, although there aren’t really any actual bedrooms; instead, there are several ‘partially private sleeping nooks’ upstairs which are separated by curtains. (One could easily imagine erecting walls and separating them well.)

Photo: Alon Koppel Photography

The main difference between booking a barn stay and buying the barn (other than the almost $ 2 million it will cost) is that buying it will also allow you to get the neighboring cottage where the owners lived during the rental. This 1,400 square foot home has two decent bedrooms as well as’ an edible permaculture forest and vegetable patch with many varieties of fruit and nut trees, berries, flowers, herbs and vegetables. vegetables”. This means that you would be guaranteed a constant rental income from Instagram’s famous barn and could comfortably live next door while munching on berries and nuts.

The nearly five-acre property – which also includes a pond, several fire pits, a yoga deck, and a creek-side pebble beach – is about a two-hour drive from town and a three-minute walk to the village. . According to listing agent Annabel Taylor of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, the owners are selling to dive into a “new business” about 30 miles north of Columbia County.