Magic Forest Farm’s Purple Palace

Our slice of paradise consists of 225 acres of forested land nestled in the foothills of the Catskills near Albany. We are a homestead and small community devoted to the principles of organic farming and self reliance. We grow much of our own food and forage many types of wild mushrooms. You will be sure to enjoy the spectacular mountain views, friendly farm animals, and secluded trails. The house is spacious and decorated with landscape oil paintings.

The space
Lovely spacious farmhouse overlooking a stunning view of the Helderberg escarpment. The home is wrapped in windows on every side which frame the seasonal changes of the land. This house has been renovated a number of times, however the structure of the original homestead cabin is still in tact. That cabin is now the master bedroom, where you can see the hand hewn beams harvested from this land in the early 1800’s.
This rental consists of the two upper floors of a 3 level home. The basement studio apartment, Mountain View Suite, is another rental.

The Purple Palace has 3 1/2 bedrooms. The 1/2 bedroom is a family room with 3 couches and a large tv. This room has a trundle bed that serves as a daybed and also opens up to two single beds. There is a full bath attached to the master bedroom and a half bath and single shower accompany the other bedrooms. There are 3 couches which can open up to beds as well.
The house is located on a working organic farm, with many friendly animals. Enjoy the lovely trails through diverse landscapes within our forest. We have several other unique rentals on the property for larger groups. We also have recently opened an amphitheater for music events out back in the forest.
(Older reviews are for upstairs only when we rented rooms in the shared house).
Guest access
Guests have accesses to entire 224 acre farm and can meet goats, chickens , ducks, peacocks, donkeys, a horse and our two very friendly dogs. Many miles of hiking trails to explore as well!
Other things to note
All older reviews are only for upstairs when it was a house share

If you are bringing a pet, please don’t leave hair behind! Keep pets off furniture and bedding. We do provide pet covers for furniture. The added work and laundry this creates is an additional $20 cleaning fee. You can bring your own if you prefer.

The living room and kitchen are above another unit, so quiet time in this area is from 9pm until 9am. It is fine too use the kitchen outside these hours but socializing should be done in other areas of the house as to be considerate of guests below.