Welcome to The Walnut Grove Yurt! Our original yurt at Finger Lakes Cider House.
This handcrafted yurt is an all-season, round, wooden cabin nestled creek -side in our walnut grove. Every detail is custom built by our Cider House crew. This little hobbit house sits on our 70 acre property of regenerative pasture, forest, and apple orchards— shared with our grass-fed flocks and herds of turkey, chicken, pigs, sheep, and white angus.
The space
The Finger Lakes Cider House is a family of farmers and makers. Hard- working dreamers trying to leave this world a little better than we found it. We grow a wildly diverse ecosystem of organic, regenerative plants, animals, microbes, and ideas. We believe that soil health is human health and the roots of all our biodiverse products are in good earth. This place is different. Come visit us!
Our original handcrafted yurt is a tiny home/ round cabin nestled creek -side in a walnut grove at Finger Lakes Cider House. Every detail is custom built by our Cider House crew. This little hobbit hole sits on our 70 acre property of regenerative pasture and apple orchards— shared with our grass-fed flocks and herds of turkey, chicken, pigs, sheep, and white Angus.
The wooden yurt is insulated and fully temperature controlled via a ductless mini split for comfort in all seasons. It is a studio design with one queen size bed/ Casper mattress; private bathroom with shower and toilet. This tiny home has a partial kitchen-- there is a portable induction burner and toaster oven instead of a full stove and the fridge/ freezer is 7.5 cu ft. Pots, pans, mixing bowls, utensils, glassware, coffee mugs, dishes, cooking utensils, olive oil, basic seasonings, herbal tea, and fabulous local coffee beans are all provided. Tap water is UV-filtered, routinely tested well-water. The same we use for the Cider house. With a firepit and charcoal grill outside, we provide grill utensils, lighters, tinder, a kindling splitter, charcoal, and firewood for your stay. No extra fees.
Check-in is contactless, accessible via keypad available any time after 3pm.
We offer a complimentary 750 ml bottle of cider (chiling in the fridge) and two vouchers for a free cider flight with your stay! All other services offered by the Finger Lakes Cider House, including our farm-to-table menu and farm store are available for purchase during hours of operation.
The Cider House offers a year-round farm kitchen.... an estate farm-to-table eating experience with local, seasonal ingredients grown and raised on our farm or within 30 miles regionally. Be sure to check with the Cider House for seasonal hours of service and special events, like seasonal Friday Night Farm Jams with estate BBQ (typically offered Memorial Day through mid- October, but subject to change). Hours November - May are 11-5pm with food service winding down at 4. Summer hours are extended Memorial Day - October. For other local recommendations, we have a great guidebook linked through the app!
Verizon cell service works great, but other providers can be spotty. Wifi is now available in the yurt itself.
The vibrancy of the creek is totally dependent on our regional weather. In years with a lot of rain it stays vibrant all year; in drought years it may be completely dry. It’s most robust in the winter, spring, and rainy autumns.
Other listings on our property:
airbnb.com/h/maplegroveyurt
airbnb.com/h/theciderhouseloft
Guest access
The Walnut Grove Yurt is reserved just for you! Feel free to explore the farm and orchard as you desire. (See other notes about Cider House hours and services).
The listing says that we are a 19 min walk from the lake, but that is an autogenerated field from Airbnb based on geographic location unfortunately, not public lake access. The closest public lake access is Taughannock State Park, a beautiful park with hiking, a famous local waterfall, and access to Cayuga Lake-- about a 10-12 min drive or Lodi Point, a beautiful quiet little park with access to Seneca Lake-- 15-20 min drive.
Other things to note
Be sure to check for seasonal hours related to the Cider House tasting room and kitchen to best plan your arrival if you want to enjoy food and cider tastings the day you arrive. We do adjust hours at times for special events— web searches do not always capture these adjustments to our hours so checking our website directly is best. Hours November - May are 11-5pm with food service winding down at 4. Extended hours Memorial Day - October.
The Yurt is accessible via keypad using the last four digits of the phone number associated with your air bnb account so check-in is available any time after 3pm.
The pillows and comforters we provide are goose down.
