The apartment is steps away from the Mohonk Preserve Gatehouse and is a few minute walk to hiking and biking trails. Our place is good for couples, solo adventurers, and furry friends (pets). This apartment is located in the back of a main house ( where a family and pup live) in a beautiful location. You will find all of your cooking needs, as well as smart television in an open living space with an attached railroad style bedroom off the back of the space with a full sized comfortable bed. The space Address: 3 Gatehouse Road, New Paltz NY 12561 Directions- Google Map will get you here easily. If you are coming from NY87 take Exit 18. Once you get off the Thruway and go through the tolls you will take a left that will take you through town. You will drive through town and take a right onto Gatehouse Road, it is a couple miles after the bridge once you leave town. The house will be on your right when you turn onto Gatehouse Road. Just keep an eye for the mail box, it is black and some trees tend to cover the number a little bit. A cab from the bus station is only about $6. Parking-Please always park in the right most space during your stay. The driveway is easy to back out so long as you use your side mirrors. That will be your space during your entire stay. Please remember there are kids at the main house. Please drive slowly into the driveway as sometimes the kids are on their bikes. They are also VERY friendly, feel free to say hello. Finding the Apartment-If you are looking at the house, the path to the apartment is on the right of the house. You will see a path with lights and a small deck. Self-Check in starts at 3 PM- You are welcome to come whenever is best for you starting at 3pm! I will not be waiting for you, you will have the flexibility to come when works for you. The key will be in the door ready for your arrival! Self Check Out 11 am-No need to check out with me upon departure. Please leave the key in the door of the apartment and you can be on your merry way! When checking out please turn off the air conditioner or lower heat to 55 degrees. If you have time please throw all towels used in bathroom and kitchen into the washer and take out the trash and recycling. If your in a rush and don’t have time we understand that too, it just makes change overs smoother for us. Need anything?? Please email me through AirBnB if you need recommendations or are having an issue. I am happy to help. I try my best et back to people as soon as possible when I can. Keys-Please note that it is very easy to get locked out of the house, please double check if the door is locked before you shut it. If you do get locked out I have left a hide-a-key under the table on the deck, it is magnetic. Bathroom Needs Etc.- There are some toiletries in the cabinet in the bathroom for your use as well as shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the shower. Please use any towels and bedding and a hair dryer that is in the white cabinets by the bathroom. Laundry-There is a washer and dryer is for your use if you need. You will see some dryer sheets and detergent by the white cabinets. Dog-As a reminder, there is a dog at the homeowner’s main house. She is friendly but loves to bark and get very close to cars as they drive up. I promise you, you will not run over her, just keep driving. Also she gets very happy to see visitors, please open the driver side door as soon as you drive up so she will not scratch your door. Her name is Pika for the record.....she really is sweet. Before Leaving for the evening- The motion activated porch light is taped so it stays on. It is the light switch to the right of the main door. That switch next to it also turns on the power to that wall on, feel free to leave that on as well. Cooking- Please feel free to use the kitchen as much as you want. I have most of the cooking necessities you need. You will see oils and spices in the cabinets and some dry goods as well as all cooking essentials in the island. Feel free to use the few condiments in the fridge. Clean up- Please treat this as your kitchen, please rinse off the dishes so food is not out and clean up after yourself appropriately. Recycle and Trash-The trash is all the way to the left of the sink in the drawer. Please put all recycling directly under the sink in the small garbage can. You can throw trash in the trash cans by the shed by the parking area. Deck-Please feel free to use the deck and outdoor area. I have put bug spray and a lighter for the candles and tiki torches by door. WIFI- Network- MyspectrumWIFI10-2G Password-bluelawn865 if you are having connection issues with it please text me. The router is in the main house and I can reset it if need be. TV - There is a Smart TV for you to use. There is no cable. I have Netflix logged in and you are welcome to watch. Heat- The thermostat is by the closet in the living area. Please set it to what you are comfortable at. Please turn it to 55 on your departure. There is a separate thermostat in the bathroom if you need it, please just turn this off when it is not in use. There is also a heat pump in the kitchen, that is what the remote it for. If you need additional heat you can use that as well. AC, Fans and windows open- There is a AC unit above the cabinet, the remote to control it is on the wall. Please leave turn it off when you leave the apt. There are fans throughout the house, please feel free to use them and keep them on. Also it does cool off at night, feel free to open the Windows, however please do remember you are in the woods and in nature, there are some spiders and bugs...... no matter what they will be around. Have a great time in the Gunks and the Hudson Valley!!!