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3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 14
Popular amenities
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free Wi-Fi
Air-conditioning
Outdoor space
Explore the area
Mason, MI
Eldorado Golf Course
Place, Eldorado Golf Course
5 min drive
Mason Antiques District
Place, Mason Antiques District
7 min drive
Forest Akers Golf Courses
Place, Forest Akers Golf Courses
8 min drive
Lansing, MI (LAN-Capital Region Intl.)
Airport, Lansing, MI (LAN-Capital Region Intl.)
19 min drive
Rooms & beds
3 bedrooms (sleeps 14)
Bedroom 1
1 Queen Bed
Bedroom 2
2 Single Beds
Bedroom 3
2 Single Beds, 3 Queen Beds and 1 Double Bed
1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom
Bathroom 1
Toilet · Shower only
Bathroom 02
Toilet
Spaces
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area
About this property
Rustic Farmhouse w/9 Beds, mins to MSU on working Farm! Pmts Avail. Mason MI
Mid 1800's Farmhouse in the middle of a working farm, a feeling of being in the middle of the country, yet a mile from the expressway and restaurants. Listed price only goes up if you have more than 9 guests and is Lower for those staying more than a week. If you are booking ahead, we have added a feature of payments. Freshly updated from bedding to appliances, including a Sleep Number bed and new mattresses and toppers. Unbelievable original hardwood floors and spectacular wainscoting. Minutes from Expressway, MSU, Dart and Jackson Nat'l. Stunning views. Perfect for a large family, or a couple families or friends coming in for a game. We host a lot of groups coming in for graduation or family get together. Or are you an executive traveler wanting a quiet get away in lieu of a hotel. Putting together a meeting and wanting a unique meeting location, this could be your spot!
There is what I call a "Petticoat Junction" type of train that comes thru about 3-4 times a day during the week, but not usually on the weekend. The kind you remember wanting to count it's cars, that goes slow enough to wave to the conductor or if you as of late, I watch my new foal dance in circles as it goes by.
When the animals are here, if you would like to collect the eggs and see the animals that can be arranged as long the farm rules are adhered to. Temporarily there are no animals on the property.
This is a non-smoking environment so when you can really breathe the fresh air. Throughout most of the year a beautiful little creek runs through the property.... some days, our waterfront property looks more like a lake than a creek.
We welcome Cowboys and Cowgirls coming in for a show at the MSU Pavilion or Ingham County Fairgrounds (both within 4-6 miles). Just leave your boots on the porch, if you know what I mean! It is a very quiet area, so it is fine to enjoy conversations around the fire pit, and enjoy the stars at night, but you do need to keep the noise level down. Any larger group get togethers other than registered guests need to be approved first. (please make sure you ask about the fire pit rules in advance, if you think you might want to enjoy the fire-pit, county has a steep fine if you don't abide by them).
I used to spend a lot of time on the road, so I wanted to create a space that truly was relaxing for the business traveler also. You will find although the house has the rustic charm and beautiful original floors... we put a great shower in, nice linens and different types of mattresses and toppers including a sleep number in the Master and updated or new appliances in the kitchen and a washer and dryer by the shower.
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Smoking is not permitted
The entire farm is a smoke free environment
No going into pens or buildings without farm personal or prior approval.
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Property # 4708174
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings and birthday parties) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 20
Note from host: Pre Approval Necesary. Limit higher if outside.
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
About the area
Mason
Located in Mason, this holiday home is in a rural area. Malcolm X Homesite Historical Marker and Bigelow Thomas Kuhn House are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at 4-H Children's Garden and Fenner Nature Center. Travelling with kids? Consider Kresge Arts Center and Potter Park Zoo. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including birdwatching and wildlife walks.
Michigan State University - 11 min drive - 17.0 km
Getting around
East Lansing Station - 13 min drive
Lansing, MI (LAN-Capital Region Intl.) - 24 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 10 min drive
City Limits Bowling Center - 6 min drive
Buddies Grill - 9 min drive
McDonald's - 7 min drive
Wendy's - 5 min drive
Frequently asked questions
Is Rustic Farmhouse w/9 Beds, mins to MSU on working Farm! Pmts Avail. Mason MI pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
How much is parking at Rustic Farmhouse w/9 Beds, mins to MSU on working Farm! Pmts Avail. Mason MI?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at Rustic Farmhouse w/9 Beds, mins to MSU on working Farm! Pmts Avail. Mason MI?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Rustic Farmhouse w/9 Beds, mins to MSU on working Farm! Pmts Avail. Mason MI?
Checkout is at 11:00 AM.
Where is Rustic Farmhouse w/9 Beds, mins to MSU on working Farm! Pmts Avail. Mason MI located?
This family-friendly Mason holiday home is located in a rural location, within 3 mi (5 km) of Eldorado Golf Course and Mason Antiques District. 4-H Children's Garden and Michigan State University are also within 9 miles (15 km).
Reviews
9.8
Exceptional
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
The place was great, especially the fireplace, the natural surroundings,and the atmosphere. We will definitely stay again when working in the area
Shawn M.
Stayed 21 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 8 January 2024
We always welcome work crews that come into town... especially the ones that truely enjoy the space and are kind and friendly with waves and smiles even when we don't have a chance to talk. Hope you come back to the area again!
This place was absolutely beautiful! Loved the rustic farmhouse! My kids loved the chickens. Would absolutely love to stay here again next year when we come back! Patti was available for anything we needed and communicated that with us multiple times.
This place is just perfect! We are from out of town working in the Lansing area. This location is perfect for larger groups. The host Patti has been so great and welcoming. We will definitely stay here again.
Great location and awesome hospitality. We were in Mason, MI for a family wedding. Patti was an amazing host and was very accommodating.
Wendy P.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 9 October 2023
Its so fun to have a groups come in for family events and weddings. With our setup they get to extend the fun experience into the evening by the campfire! So enjoyed having your group Wendy, hope you come again!!
Patti's farm is great for a nice weekend getaway. The house/property had more than enough room for us, and the chickens & horses roaming around were a great added bonus! Patti is more than accommodating, and extremely attentive. Awesome place!
Joseph S.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 16 July 2020
It was so fun to have a group come in from my old stomping grounds in Chicago... just for a get away! Loved seeing you all take advantage of all the yard space to play friesbee, catch and other yard games! Hope to see you all again soon!!
An old country farmhouse with charm, host was lovely, welcoming, and went the extra mile to make our family time extra special.
Julie Anne N.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 12 June 2022
It is always so wonderful when guests have that special get together here after a wedding, graduation or celebration of life, when they are stress free and can really enjoy each others company and talk about the event. So glad we have the space inside and out to accommodate the brunch spread that you all prepared. It was great meeting your family! Come back again!
Enjoyed our stay! Patti was great and so helpful. Even made us welcome muffins for when we arrived! Thanks for the advice on where to eat and dining recommendations. Really enjoy the home!
Vicki M.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 December 2023
The best and worse part of having a vacation rental is you get people coming in for short stays for an awesome variety of seminars and activities.... some are people that you may only talk to briefly... yet wish they would come back again before they leave. Hope you have to come to town for training again!!
Great getaway and meeting place for our group of friends. Patti was amazing as well
Scott G.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 March 2020
You guys were great... sorry I didn't have any pull on the game outcome or the weather! Glad you had a great time and I hope we get to see you all again!
We stayed here to celebrate my son's graduation from MSU. There was plenty of space for everyone and the host was very accommodating and friendly. It was close enough to campus for us to go back and forth.
Coleen Z.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 27 May 2022
What a great family! It is so great to be able to see families get together for such joyful occasions. What a delight and privilege it is to have a home that is so inviting to those types of celebrations and so close to MSU. That allows family and friends can be a part of the excitement, yet able to relax quietly in the country. Hope you can come back again!
We really enjoyed staying at this property for our girls getaway! It was quiet and peaceful and the house was great. Patti, the property manager, is great to work with. She was very attentive to anything we needed.
Julie T.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 March 2020
What a great thing it is to have your 3 generation get togethers! It was an honor to be a part of this one!! I hope you can come again!!
Loved having Jeannie and her family stay. So Fun helping or being a part of fun family gatherings, whether getting things ready for the campfire, outdoor meals or the multiple outdoor games or the indoor board games to chose from. No matter which season it is it is a great space to enjoy family togethersness!! Hope you come again!
A few of my friends and I came back to the East Lansing area to go to a MSU football game. The farm house had a lot of beds and was about a 15 minute drive from campus, which is just what we needed. We had a great time.
David F.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 4 November 2024
I am so happy you the weather was so nice you guys could enjoy being outside! Thanks for staying come back again!!!
2ND Time renting with Patti and she is such a delight! Her property is just wonderful all around and perfect for our use as a film location!
Would highly recommend a stay with Patti here!
Gabriella H.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 25 September 2022
We love having Gabi's group stay with us they are always such a delight and Gabi is awesome to work with!! It is so fun to now being able to say we are now and being on TV and not just in the movies!!!
Clean but rustic. Close to Lansing. Space to spread out.
Renee C.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 3 November 2023
This is a mid 1800's farmhouse, although the house has been renovated, uneven floors and quirky layouts of how the house grew in 150 years adds to its charm. The great thing is as it was built to house large families, it is great for guests in groups who like to slip in and go to their event and leave with little interaction with others.
Great place to stay to have a get together, family reunion, work party, or just relax for the weekend. Horses on the property that you can pet, chickens that roam around (which guests love!), and just surrounded by nature! Less than 10 mins from food. Host is great and very communicative and wants to make your stay the best she can.
Alexis C.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 5 July 2020
Thank you so much for letting us share in your employee appreciation party!! How fun it was to see young and old out in the yard playing and enjoying themselves! Hope we can do this again ...you guys were great!
Farm is nice and relaxing! Just what was needed after spending the day at the softball fields to unwind! Nice and quiet great farm!
Patti is a great hostess!!!
Rachel M.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 August 2022
What fun to have you all stay with us!! Do hope the games will bring you back again... the chicks are getting so big. Maybe they will be laying by the time the girls come back!
We stayed at this property for the National trap shooting compition. We were minutes away. Good location and the property was as described. Patty was fun to talk to and a good host. Very relaxing and informative.
Marilyn K.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Love it when a family can turn a sporting event into family get together! Enjoyed having you all stay and your comments in our guest book! Hope we see you next year!!
We so enjoyed our stay. It was a quick trip to celebrate our sons birthday and attend an MSU football game. The location was great and Patti was a fabulous host from the time we made our reservation, until we left. Any question or request was answered within minutes. The old farm house was peaceful and we were able to all play games and sit around a campfire at night. I was just an ideal setting that allowed us to be together as a family.
Sharon O.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 9 October 2023
Sharon I hope you all can come back! From the start it was a pleasure working with you to make sure that your stay was best experience possible! It is the perfect set up to play board games or cards. Those corner shelves seemed to be made to stack board games! So glad you were able in such a quick trip get the relaxing benefits of our rustic farmhouse in the country!
We traveled to Michigan from out of state for a family wedding. With 9 in our group ranging in age from 2 - 80 this was a wonderful place to stay! The little ones were able to be themselves while others were able to relax. You can take a walk since it is located in the country. We were able to have extended family over for coffee and donuts and visit in the large dining area. We stayed for 4 days and it became affectionately referred to as 'Grandma's Farm'!
We didn’t spent a lot of time at the house but our only kinda issues were 13 people playing a sport & all needing to shower at the end of the day with only 1 shower & it took a while to get the house warmed up when we got there. It was a very charming old farmhouse though & was comfortable once it was warmed up. Patti was great about being available if we needed anything
Amy B.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 December 2023
We would like to think that magical experiences happen here, but to have extra showers appearing just because someone wanted to add more people to their group, seems a bit unrealist and hence why we do cap the limit of how many people can stay in the house.
The house has baseboard electric heaters with thermostats on the walls that you can adjust. It doesn't take long for the main rooms to heat up after you turn them on.
The email they received weeks before told them where they could buy wood for the wood stove, they didn't bring any and said they wanted to use some of mine, Being Thanksgiving Day, I gave them more than enough for one night and started the fire for them and showed them how to use it. They came back a couple hours later and took all but a couple pieces of wood I cut for my holiday weekend. I have no clue how they could go through that much wood.
Too many 4 stars we can lose our premier partnership ranking. We don't need your booking, if you have to make up silly reasons to downgrade our service.
Verified
10/10 Excellent
Wesley A.
3 January 2019
Charming and incredibly relaxing stay at the bunkhouse
We stayed at the bunkhouse from Christmas day until New Years Eve in 2018 and it was EVERYTHING we hoped it would be.
The bunkhouse is a charming, rustic farmhouse that is comfortable and cozy. When we arrived, Ms Patti had the house entirely decorated for Christmas with lights on the outside, decor in the windows and a full Christmas tree. She even made fresh pastries for our arrival. Coffee in the morning by the wood-burning stove was a special treat!
Our kids LOVED sleeping in the room with the four beds, and they were OVER THE MOON about being able to pet horses, feed chickens and pick up fresh eggs in the coup. What an experience!
Thank you Ms Patti for a wonderful stay!
Cheers!
Wesley A.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 26 March 2020
What a wonderful time I had hosting your family and meeting your extended family! I was so excited that Hope was born the week before you arrived so you could all see a newborn horse! Thank you for staying with us!
Patti’s place was great for our group of MSU alumni reuniting for a football game! Plenty of room and great location plus great touches by Patti
Caroline C.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 11 April 2023
Love having Alumni stay! It is so fun to see everyone so happy to reunite no matter what happens at the game. LOL
About the host
Hosted by Patti
Hi I'm Patti, after purchasing this farm and tearing off the layers of flooring and wall coverings, we found a very amazing place that we wanted to share with YOU! Before a serious horse accident in 2006, I spent a lot of time on the road. So I wanted to create a space that travelers could feel at home and really relax. It’s out in the country were you can listen to the tree frogs sing you to sleep or birds wake you up in the morning. I love my horses and I love helping grow businesses and marketing so with this new farm I'm combining all my passions together.
Within the first 13 months of Hosting we received the Metric Ranking of #1 ~ of 140+ properties!!!
We aren't looking to be the lowest price place on this site. But we do promise to do our best to give you a great experience!! We have had groups extend their stays and several return for another visit within this short period of time since we started. Come Visit!! We look forward to meeting YOU! If you are coming for a longer stay contact us if your budget is a little tight, No promises but it never hurts to ask!
Why they chose this property
I used to say, there is nothing glamorous about a hotel room after the first few nights. So do something a little different. Spread out more, have your own kitchen, open up the windows feel the country breeze instead of just air conditioning. (yes we do have air conditioning units, but they aren't needed but only a few weeks of the year if that). You don't have to spend time finding a store, as we have a service that will deliver your groceries at your convenience. Bringing the family, when was the last time they stayed at a place they were able to see young horses playing in the yard next to them.
What makes this property unique
Whether you are coming into the area for a family event or several families going to an out-of-town sporting event, why stay at a hotel when you can really relax and enjoy each others company in a unique stay in the country. Count the stars at night, have some-mores by the campfire. If you and your friends are coming in for a get away or MSU, many guests use Lift and Uber services. We are only 6 miles from MSU pavilion.