Glamping resort hits the market for $2.5 million
By Chelsea Diana – Reporter, Albany Business Review
Apr 4, 2024
Updated Apr 4, 2024 11:45am EDT
An 81.68-acre riverfront glamping resort in Washington County was listed for sale last month at $2.495 million.
The Preserve on the Battenkill at 935 State Route 313 in Cambridge is listed with Mitch Muroff of Muroff Hospitality Group in Newton, Massachusetts. The resort is just west of Vermont’s Green Mountains and south of New York’s Adirondack Mountains.
“Camping, and glamping specifically, is becoming more and more popular,” Muroff said. “It’s a unique campsite — it’s very upscale and presents some opportunities that a lot of neighboring campsites don’t. It’s brand new and it’s a beautiful site that people from all over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will enjoy.”
The term “glamping” refers to “glamorous camping.”
The resort includes 20 units, including wood-framed tent cabins featuring their own private bathrooms, as well as a geodesic dome, a rustic riverside cabin and a riverside off-grid travel trailer.
Muroff said the resort, which opened last summer, has approval to expand and add additional units up to 35. He said the forecasted cap rate is 10%.
“We’re hoping to find a company that has other glamping properties who would be able to attract customers and guests from all over the Northeast and beyond,” Muroff said.
Rates to stay in the deluxe tent cabins start at $275 per night. Rates for the tent cabins, which have shared bathrooms, start at $185 a night. The riverfront cabin, which has a shared bathroom, starts at $180 a night. The star-gazing geo dome starts at $150 per night. And the off-the-grid trailer, which includes a private bathroom, starts at $250 a night.
Guests can kayak, canoe or tube from the property and wade into the waters of the Battenkill.
The property includes Provisions, an outdoor dining bistro, and Outpost Resort Store where guests can purchase essentials, local produce and local products. A shared pavilion area features pizza ovens, a putting range and yard games. The property also includes a sauna.
The resort opens for the summer season in May.
Muroff said the owner has continued to work full time, and found it too difficult to continue to do both. He said the property requires less on site management than a full-service motel.
“There’s been a surge in people wanting to be outside and to be in campsites and RV sites and other outdoor activities and get back to nature,” Muroff said. “People want to be one with nature and an upscale glamping site like the Battenkill gives the best opportunity to take advantage of the beautiful natural setting, but yet have all the comforts of home in their tents or cabins.”