'Casa Reál' ~ Expansive Woodstock House w/ Hot Tub

We had wonderful 6 week retreat at Casa Real over the summer. The house was very well stocked with all the kitchen gadgets and supplies one might need for a long stay. Our favorite part was the backyard, the trees surrounding it form a nature sanctuary where we spent every morning and evening. We had some fun visitors - a family of deer with their fawns and even a bear! We also loved the neighborhood, close to so many wonderful things like the Ashokan Rail Trail and the Big Deep swimming hole, and the walk around the Holly Hills loop. David and Rolando were easy to communicate with, helpful and available. We're so grateful for our stay.

We had a great time with our friends and family. The layout of the house (ranch) was perfect all on one floor and the fireplace and jacuzzi were extra added value. The house has kept it's mid century modern vibe with new bathrooms and kitchen. bathroomand

very clean house. beautiful kitchen, awesome furniture

The house was great for 6 adults with room to spare. It has everything we needed and the new kitchen and bathroom are beautiful! We loved relaxing in the sunroom. Location to surrounding towns was great!

The house and yard were even better than the pics online. We had 7 adults, and we all fit comfortably, with room to spare. The decor in the house is just fantastic, with lots of mid-century modern pieces. The back yard is large and fairly secluded, and the fire pit is great for kicking back and shooting the breeze. The neighborhood is quiet and off the beaten path, but there is a great walking loop that takes you around the area in a quick 20 minutes or so. The location is also great for making trips and forays into Woodstock and Saugerties. You can drive to Woodstock in about 5 minutes, so multiple trips, even in the same day, are a breeze. This is just a great place, and we're looking forward to visiting again in the future.

Midcentury dream house that had everything you could need for a perfect getaway! Kitchen was fully equipped for cooking big meals, bar/glassware to mix up those cocktails, the interior design was impeccable..furniture was stylish but also comfortable (I'm looking at you giant comfy couch by the fireplace) the beds were really great as well. We had 3 families and if was plenty of room for all. Great location, close to town and grocery store, in a neighborhood but still felt private. Outdoor fire pit/hot tub were fantastic! Can't wait to come back!

My group and I absolutely LOVED our stay at Casa Real! There have been many upgrades that weren't photographed, so the home was even better than expected. There was a baby grand piano! The hot tub was an amazing feature too. It was our first time checking out Woodstock and I couldn't believe how cool the town was. An indie lover's dream. We will definitely be back! The only thing I will note is there wasn't much hot water in the house, so most showers were just slightly warm. Other than that, this home was truly perfection.

Beautiful location. Lovely to walk the neighborhood and great restaurants close by. We’ll-stocked kitchen, but a tiny bit rough. It could use an update but worked sufficiently well for us to prepare a full Thanksgiving feast. Lots of space to spread out and enjoy quiet time. Would be lovely to visit in warmer weather, too.

Amazing home! We truly appreciated all of the character and space in the house. The bathrooms were so cool, I love that the house was restored and not renovated. The furniture in the home fit the period and style of the house but was still so comfortable! The beds were super comfortable and all the rooms were a generous size. The house is a short drive to downtown Woodstock which was beautiful and very artsy. The backyard was nice and private with a great fire pit and outdoor patio that was just redone. This house is a gem, for anyone who appreciates mid century modern its a must see, we will definetly be back!

This is a 1960's house, not a modern rendition of that era but a house that has but barely been altered since it was built. In general the house we rented does not fit the VRBO/Evolve description of it. The house's location is good, the beds are new and comfortable, and the hot tub is new, clean, and hot, but little else positive can be said about this rental. Four couples gathered here and we managed to enjoy each other's company but the house was not really a big part of our enjoyment. The kitchen has many issues. The countertops are painted formica, the original wood cabinets have been painted white but the hardware was reused. The appliances are reasonably new but the kitchen has the original floor plan which makes having more than two people in it nearly impossible. The refrigerator door opens in the wrong direction blocking a kitchen entryway and making access to its contents difficult. The cook top leaves a lot to be desired functionality. The pots, pans, plates, glasses and cutlery are OK but the kitchen drawers are jammed full of many items that mostly are duplicates and they are so full that it's difficult to find any one particular item. The countertops are crammed with appliances restricting the space in which one can prepare meals and there are multiples of every item imaginable in the cabinets and drawers which only adds to the chaos. No one has paid attention to the usability of this kitchen and cooking in it presents numerous challenges. One of the four bathrooms has been renovated but not the other three, which are straight from the 60's and can accurately be described as disgusting. Although there are 4 bathrooms listed two are within one bedroom: literally his and hers bathrooms of which one is very awful and in need of immediate replacement. Two other bedrooms share the renovated bathroom and the fourth bedroom has a bathroom adjacent to it. That bedroom also has the washers and dryers in one if its closets meaning that anyone doing laundry must walk into that bedroom. There is no organic flow-through to the layout of the rooms. The formal living room is essentially wasted space, with a white baby grand piano taking up a big chunk of space and it is terribly out of tune. We rarely used that room. The sunken den and living room represent tripping hazards and the arched doorways throughout the house add to the poor flow through. The couch in the den is deep and low and generally uncomfortable. Not all of the bedrooms have dressers. The exterior is desperately in need of maintenance. Moss covers the driveway, walkways, and exterior stucco. The screens have leaf litter and spider webs on them, the gutters are clogged, the exterior plants have not been trimmed or maintained and the swampy land adjacent to the house guarantees that your outdoor time during the warmer months will be mosquito filled. The house is very obviously a total rental, with absentee landlords and the property has been allowed to deteriorate. We used the screened-in back porch a lot but had to block two soffit spaces with cardboard to prevent mosquitoes from getting in. And lastly, the sliding door to the screened-in porch was extremely difficult to open and close. It must be original equipment, typical for this house. Most of the descriptions on the VRBO/ Evolve websites are sugarcoated and are not as wonderful as described. We cannot in good conscience recommend this property, unless the owners pay significantly more attention to the house they are renting.