Children & Pets:
Children ages 24 months and younger stay free. Children older than 24 months count as guests.
We are pet friendly for friendly pets (with prior approval only). We require you tell us about your pets before a reservation is confirmed. We also require that the pet(s) you bring to Hermitage Hills Estate be counted as part of the total guest count as you book your reservation. Lastly, pets CANNOT be left alone inside the house, especially locked inside a room. We have had several beautiful six-panel stained oak doors get scratched by dogs who were locked inside a room by themselves. Please bring a cage for your pet.
Outdoors:
This 5,600 square foot home is a paradise for adults and children alike. Front and back porches grace the first floor and front and back balconies span the second floor. The balconies are relaxing spaces to take in the outdoors at the treetop level.
Hermitage Hills Estate has 10+ acres of water: four large private fishing/ swimming/ kayaking ponds. No Michigan fishing license is needed since we own the ponds. Please bring your own bait, tackle, and poles if you wish to fish. Ask Nick about the best fishing spots!
Swim, fish, and kayak our private ponds, enjoy a large reading selection, and cozy up by the bonfire pit to roast marshmallows while enjoying stellar stargazing in the backyard. A Holland gas grill is also available for your use.
Our guests are welcome to use two adult-sized orange kayaks along with our old, leaky rowboat. Two plastic tubs in the garage have 10 adult-sized life jackets, five youth life jackets (50-90 lbs.) and three infant life jackets (0-30 lbs.).
There are horse shoes, croquet, badminton and a large playset with a tire swing, slides, and more.
Enjoy a stroll through rolling glacial till known as "hills and dales" in Hillsdale County, Michigan, including our black walnut grove of nearly 300 mature trees.
The House Amenities:
Enjoy hotel amenities in your own private home. Hermitage Hills Estate has fresh bed linens, pillows, and towels for our guests. A washer and dryer is available for your use. We provide HE laundry soap. If you use your own laundry soap, please make sure it's high efficiency (HE) before use.
Entertainment:
Campus high-speed WiFi is always available. There's a 43" LG LED flat-screen TV with Charter Cablevision and integrated Bluetooth surround sound system in the family room and another 43" smart TV in the finished basement.
There's a pool table in the finished basement and an air hockey table in the garage.
Kitchen, Breakfast Nook, and Dining Room:
The kitchen is fully equipped with Le Creuset cookware and bakeware, blender, Cuisinart food processor, Kitchenaid stand mixer, electric griddle, and much more. There are matching table settings for 30+ people, cooking utensils, Krups drip coffee pot, (we provide filters and coffee), Keurig (with some K-cups) toaster, microwave, and a double oven. A fridge in the garage (just off the kitchen) is ready for your use. The formal dining room seats 14 and the breakfast nook has seating for eight.
If you need anything we don't have, we'll do our very best to accommodate. We provide many basic pantry staples so guests don't have to overbuy for short stays (creamer, sugar, honey, coffee, spices, condiments, cooking oil, bug repellent, sunscreen, etc.).
Bonfires/ Fireplaces/ Fireworks
Please bring your own firewood if you plan to use the outdoor fire pits or indoor fireplaces. Please read the rules about using the fireplaces in the house rules. Fireworks may be used in the designated area only, which is not by the house. We will show you where this is. You must have our permission beforehand to use fireworks. Other rules also apply.
Bedrooms:
Bedroom 1: main floor--king bed en-suite
Bedroom 2: upstairs--queen bed en-suite
Bedroom 3: upstairs--two queen beds
Bedroom 4: upstairs--two queen beds
Bedrooms 3 and 4 share the upstairs full bath and dressing room.
Finished Basement Sleepover Space:
Nine queen beds (seven set up all the time) in our finished basement are here for large groups. Two are in a private room. There are 20 twin airbeds here that are available upon request. (These are not set up all the time.) Two pack-and-play portable cribs are available. The finished basement also includes a large sectional sofa, billiard table, and a 43" smart TV.
Wedding and Reception Venue Information:
Estate + Pavilion + Campground
The Hermitage Hills Estate wedding/ reception package is designed with bridal couples and their families and friends in mind. The package includes two or three nights with up to 30 overnight guests (inside and/ or camping outside). The wedding/ reception package is $5,800 for two nights or $7,300 for three nights. Check-in is 4:00 p.m. and check-out is 11:00 a.m. Additional nights and additional overnight guests in campers or RVs are available at an additional cost.
