Just up the road from the Catskills' Blue Hole is a calming waterfall that feeds into the stream that becomes the Blue Hole.

The Blue Hole and the surrounding area was once a place of peace and reflection. It was a secretive location, one loved by locals, but during the course of this past summer it has been taken over by tourists. Now, you may wonder why this has a negative connotation and let me explain.

This is state park, the glorious Catskill Mountains with all its splendor, but it's a little less wonderful when tourists visit the location in droves, double parking on the already tight roadway, leave their trash in the water and shoreline, and are disrespectful to the land and those who live nearby.

I hope this location will return to the quiet sanctuary it always was for me when I was a teen. I hope others can return to this place and see the beauty of it for what it really is, rather than a collection of trash and rude people.

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"The hosts were extremely accomodating. There were NO issues at all. We strongly recommend this estate. We had such an enjoyable and pleasant stay. It was extremely clean and spacious. We will definitely be back."

"This house had enough space for all 16 of us, with a wonderful pool house and sauna that kept the 9 teens entertained and having fun together swimming and playing games. We were located so close to the mountain that two even walked home from the ski mountain one day. We all enjoyed walking into town. Plenty of parking for our 7 cars. We had a terrific ski vacation and only wished for better snow!!!"

"Loved the host and his responses to all our questions. The house is beautifuly maintained and done. The Yoga room was the best room in the house."

SAR 1,902 total

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21 Jul - 22 Jul

"We really enjoy are stay , this place had everything from the hot tub to the pool table to tennis table the house was gigantic plenty of space for the entire family ."

"This property was adorable. We loved the area."

SAR 9,249 total

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29 Jul - 30 Jul

45-inch Smart TV with cable channels, TV, fireplace

"Loved the home didn't realize when booking it was in such a secluded spot so come prepared. House was clean minus some hair in the tubs (around drain) the closet doors attacked my sister (needs to be reinstalled and tightened) upon opening and a few draw coverings fell off. we couldn't find a broom until 10 mins before checkout (we looked all weekend )other wise the place was amazing my sister is already talking about booking in the warmer months because the yard is amazing"