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These Cabins Are Not Like Other Cabins

We’re here today to talk about cabins. Some are the birthplaces of presidents named Abraham. Some just kind of hang out on maple syrup bottles. And some... well, some have indoor waterfalls and petting zoos. Nothing against presidents or syrup, but:

THE FILM BUFF: THE GLEN HOUSE

This Theater Doesn’t Belong in a Cabin

Why You’re Going: To feel at peace with nature. Oh, and to watch GoldenEye on a 119-inch screen in a 20-seat private theater. And there’s a personal chef at your service. Just don’t call him a popcorn butler. He hates that.
Tags: Bond Marathon, Dinner Party and a Movie

THE ALPACA WHISPERER: BIRCH TREE FARM

Infinity Pools and Soft Animals

Why You’re Going: This Vermont lodge has a spa, an infinity pool and a kitchen staff at your beck and call. But what you really wanted was... a petting zoo. That’s cool, because this is also a working alpaca and llama farm. Funny how that worked out.
Tags: Soft, Fuzzy, Weird

THE EXPATRIATE: MCNERNEY’S ISLAND

In Case You Need to Disappear

Why You’re Going: Sometimes, making an escape requires more than finding a cabin in the woods. Sometimes it means finding a five-bedroom cabin on a tiny private island in Connecticut. That you’ve stocked with a week’s supply of bourbon and marshmallows. You know, survival stuff.
Tags: Island Time, Bonfires, Cloak of Invisibility

THE NOSTALGIST: THE TREE HOUSE

This. You’ve Always Wanted This.

Why You’re Going: It’s a two-story house suspended above the ground by a pair of pine trees. Which makes it... a treehouse. One with a private balcony and a grown-up-size bed. And they said Wes Anderson movies were fiction.
Tags: Childhood Dreams, No Girls Allowed, Just Kidding Girls Allowed

THE BATHROBE AFICIONADO: SKI ESTA

Pool Parties and Indoor Waterfalls

Why You’re Going: To get away from it all. Because “it all” does not have a heated indoor pool with a waterfall and a 4,000-square-foot, fire-pit-equipped roof deck. And this place does.
Tags: Pool Noodles, Four-Season Skinny Dipping, I Can See My Other Cabin from Here