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The Enchanted Vardo

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· Ithaca, Tompkins, New York

9 acres hosted by Nicolette H.

1 lodging site

Learn more about this land: We are centrally located between Ithaca (9miles),Trumansburg(7miles),Watkins Glen(15 miles),and Lake Seneca wine country (12 miles) .A perfect location to stay while wanting to explore the figerlakes or simply get away from the everyday hustle.The land is surrounded by meadows and wildlife.Enjoy a cup of coffee while listening to the birds sing and nature speak.The wagon/vardo is located right beside a 2 acre pond,which brings in many beautiful animals from Blue Heron, Ducks,Frogs,Turtles,&more.We are centrally located between Ithaca (9miles),Trumansburg(7miles),Watkins Glen(15 miles),and Lake Seneca wine country (12 miles) .A perfect location to stay while wanting to explore the figerlakes or simply get away from the everyday hustle.The land is surrounded by meadows and wildlife.Enjoy a cup of coffee while listening to the birds sing and nature speak.The wagon/vardo is located right beside a 2 acre pond,which brings in many beautiful animals from Blue Heron, Ducks,Frogs,Turtles,&more.

77%

13 ratings · 12 reviews

Chantal K.

August 7, 2024

The Enchanted Vardo

Rustic and disapponting.

My daughter and I were really excited about staying the night in this fairy-like cabin. Unfortunately, it was pouring rain outside, which was only made worse by the fact that there were no instruction before or upon arriving about where to go except, "Head straight to site" and "Park at listing". The cabin is behind other buildings and a few seeming entrances/parking that are overgrown with bushes, so it's really hard to tell where to go. This place is a communal camping area with both other listings and seasonal visitors who I assume work on the hemp farm that is mentioned in the instructions in the cabin. Again, this wouldn't have been a problem if there was more up front descriptions of the rental. The cabin itself reeked of stale Febreeze, which was suprising in this natural hippie atmosphere. Perhaps naively I expected there to be linens, AGAIN, if there had been any sort of useful description on the listing I would've brought them. The door to the cabin does not close completely, which felt like we would be mosquito bait. The bed is VERY small because it goes across vs. lengthwise. All the decorations are power-stapled. The trailer itself wasn't level, so I had to shove things I had under the mattress so I didn't feel like I was going to fall out. OK place, but a bit rundown. Definitely not as "cute and pretty" as photographed. I don't understand all the positive reviews, and there was no sign of the host as people happily mention. Happy we there only one night.

Chris C.doesn't recommend

July 21, 2023

The Enchanted Vardo

The problem was hip camp. The owner was very gracious when I texted her and let me know that she has pause the site and is no longer excepting vacancies. The Hipcamp website decided not to let me know, and my wife and I traveled out of our way to get there at the moment I am trying to get a refund from Hipcamp, but can’t reach them because of the robot system. Might have to go back to Airbnb instead of Hipcamp.

Christian A.recommends

July 20, 2022

The Enchanted Vardo

Enchanted vardo

My wife and I really enjoyed staying at Nicolette’s place. She has a really nice set up there. We ended up spending more time than we intended there, just because it was such a nice spot. We’d definitely recommend her place to friends.

Madison E.recommends

June 7, 2022

The Enchanted Vardo

A unique stay with personality

Nicolette's whole set up was super fun, multiple units close together--but each with its own personality--and an outdoor kitchen as well as outdoor showers! Nicolette was super gracious as our booking was meant to be canceled and wasn't; not only did she still allow us to stay but she also upgraded us! Definitely stay here for a unique and tranquil experience made better by cool people.

Ellie P.

December 7, 2021

The Enchanted Vardo

Nice enough

The space was nice enough, but for charging $55 a night, it really should be clean (trashcans emptied, space swept, etc.). There were cat treats all over our room and the trash was overflowing with beer cans. I think this place could be awesome if a little more effort was put into its maintenance/guest experience.

Jan L.

November 30, 2021

The Enchanted Vardo

Due to no fault of the hosts, the very cold, rainy, then snowy weather made for a less than enchanting, muddy experience. We had booked two nights but because of some changes we had made in our itinerary, we only ended up spending one. Pros: The setting seems like it would be really cool to visit if the weather cooperated. We would have loved to have walked around the farm. The outhouse was clean. The little cooking area next to the Vardo was well equipped with plenty of outlets to use. The Vardo itself is very cute (don't forget your own bedding!) Cons: The Vardo is not heated so, under the circumstances, we went out and got a small heater that kept us warm in the little kitchen area next door, and warmed up the Vardo until we got into our sleeping bags. We seem to have been the last people to visit/camp in awhile but the communal kitchen sink was full of dishes, the fridge was full of stuff that really needed to be tended to and the one garbage can was full to overflowing. The elevated area by the kitchen is now not a place to sit, but a place that is being used to store random stuff. i.e. The "Neat and Tidy" pics did not match a lot of the actual environment.

Location

Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Odǫhwęja:deˀ (Cayuga) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking