Enjoy style in old Avon, Connecticut in your completely refurbished, historic home circa 1800, designed for walkability!! Stroll down your sidewalk to the many restaurants and boutiques in old Avon village marked by the townâs giant, iconic rocking chair. Enjoy the charm of the town village with the Farmington valley bike trail in your backyard and hiking trails across the street. Convenient to everything from shopping to recreating to all central CT hospitals and work place locations.
This classic New England neighborhood is iconic to Connecticut. Located around the corner from the architecturally stunning private preparatory Avon Old Farms School. In 1908, when my ancestors migrated to America from Italy, they, like many Italian Americans passing through Ellis Island, Chose Avon, Connecticut to call home. At the time, Avon had a one room schoolhouse where my family was educated, and which still exists as a historical monument today. Avon has progressed from a town filled with tobacco farms, bootleggers and dirt roads to a sleek, cosmopolitan community that has maintained ties with the past. It offers golf courses, a recreational 11-mile-long bike trail, miles of hiking trails and shopping from locally owned small boutiques to the nationâs largest franchise operations. My home was built in 1800 during the pre-automobile when everything was walkable, so the home is conveniently situated walkable to old Avon village, coffee shops, dining, and the townâs still thriving Italian American Club. Take a step back in time and treat yourself to life in a home built for the early Avon leaders!
This property is the first floor of one of Avon`s few multifamily homes. The second floor, originally the homeowners servants quarters, now serves as an independent second floor three bedroom unit. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you!
In 2005 Money Magazine rated Avon third safest town in America. â This property has special local compliance requirements which include a signed rental agreement, ID verification, and a security hold of $1000 (which is not a traditional security deposit, just a pending transaction). As an optional alternative to the security hold, you may opt in to purchase a non-refundable damage waiver provided by a third-party insurance company. The optional damage waiver is $50 for stays up to 10 nights, with an additional $2 per day for stays longer than 10 nights. Damage waiver purchases are optional.
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I booked this VRBO to celebrate my birthday with friends. I had already cleared the gathering with the owner in advance and confirmed that no more than four people would stay overnight.The first time the owner arrived was supposedly to bring cookies, oranges, and toilet paper. However, she immediately accused us of smoking indoors after seeing us smoking outside on the front patio. Once we explained we werenât smoking inside, she showed us a designated smoking area and left.Later, around 8:30 PM, we were all in that designated smoking area (about 10 people total). A friend briefly stepped inside while my sister was in the house, and the owner returned unannounced. She entered the house without notice and saw my friend vaping indoors. She then accused everyone of breaking the rules and made comments implying that, because she was âyoung once,â she assumed we would damage her property â even though we had taken every precaution to be respectful.Afterwards, she came into the backyard while recording us on her phone and demanded we leave within the hour. This was despite the fact that many of us were under the influence and unable to drive safely.Ultimately, we paid 400 for a booking that lasted about five hours before being told to leave, making this one of the worst birthdays Iâve ever had. I have serious concerns about her entering without notice, recording guests without consent, and forcing us to leave under unsafe circumstances.
This is an apt in a multi unit home. It worked out ok for us but you can hear the other tenants in the home. Bedrooms are a great size and the eating areas and kitchen/ living room are very comfortable. It rained most of the time so we werenât able to enjoy the outside area but that looked very inviting. Communications with host were positive and when I had questions or needed anything he made sure it was taken care. This home is very close to a few good coffee shops and 5 min away from Avon Old Farm school.
We had a nice stay while visiting our son at AOF. There were a couple of small issues which the owner remedied IMMEDIATELY. Things happen in life which are unforeseen, we appreciated the owner jumping on the issues quickly.
âStayâ away. Also note this is a duplex with upstairs neighbors that may be nocturnal.
Arrived at 3:50pm (check in at 3:00 according to confirmation) after a 13 hour drive. Both beds not made, dish washer still running like someone just left. Emailed for owner to call asap. Received call within a few minutes from property management. Told them beds were not made and no Keurig like was promised would be there. Was then told that check in time isnât til 4:00 pm and last guests checked out âlateâ. We left property to go to grocery store. Noticed garage that is attached to home has no door, no roof and a cease and desist order attached to hanging live wires. Also side entrance to kitchen is in wide open garage. Went to grocery store, came back and beds were at least made. Was instructed that the keurig was an oversight and would bring one back. Then noticed holes in walls and ceiling that we also informed management person of. Noticed the property has one smoke detector just above fire place that was not working due to very old/expired battery and found another in one of the bed rooms. Told management team of this, got an excuse and was told they would bring one but never did. At least in morning the next day a new keurig coffee maker was left on outside table. Had also let them know unit had no wash clothes at all and they instructed they would bring some with coffee maker. Instead they left 2 rolls of paper towels. We went to nearby store to purchase some wash cloths. This is a duplex with an upstairs unit that contained renters that were up most of night..