A Stone Cottage in Andover, Maine — Yours for the Ski Season
A hand-built cobblestone cottage on quiet woodland acreage, 20–30 minutes from Sunday River. Dog-friendly, fenced yard, four-season sunroom. Leased by the season, November through April.
One Lease, One Season
Sign once in the fall and stop thinking about it. The Tea Haus is available as a single continuous term from November through April u2014 no weekend scramble, no rebooking, no packing the car every Friday.
Bring the Dog
A fully fenced front yard opens right off the house, with trails and woods beyond it. Pets are genuinely welcome here, not tolerated for a fee.
A Place to Actually Work
The four-season sunroom is pine-clad on all sides with its own mini-split for heat and air. It is the best home office in the valley, and it happens to look out at wild turkeys.
Room to Spread Out
A full kitchen, a king bedroom, a great room, gear storage at the entry, and a stone fireplace. Everything a condo near the lifts is not.
About This Property
The Great Northern Tea Haus is a cobblestone cottage set in the woods of Andover, Maine, and for the winter season it is available as a whole, one tenant, one term, November through April. It was built as a place to slow down, and it holds up remarkably well to a long Maine winter. Ancient stonework and a stone fireplace anchor the great room. Scandinavian-inspired woodwork, hand-painted murals, and a collection of folk and fine art give the interior a character you will not find in a slopeside condo. Beds are organic mattresses with wool or bamboo toppers and organic cotton or linen bedding, with Pendleton wool blankets in the closet for the coldest stretch.
For anyone spending the season at Sunday River, working the mountain, riding a pass, or simply refusing to lose another winter to weekend traffic, this is a real basecamp rather than a place to sleep. The four-season sunroom, climate-controlled by its own mini-split, works as an office with woodland views on every side. A fenced front yard gives the dog somewhere to go at six in the morning without a leash. The entryway, converted from a utility room with double-height ceilings and bench seating, was built to absorb wet gear. Andover sits in genuine middle-of-nowhere territory while still putting you 20–30 minutes from the Sunday River access road, with Rangeley, Bethel, and the Mahoosucs all in reach. It is quieter, more spacious, and considerably more affordable than anything you will find at the base of the mountain.
What Makes This Place Special
Built for a Maine Winter
A stone fireplace in the great room, organic mattresses layered with wool toppers, Pendleton blankets in the closet, and a double-height entry designed to take wet boots and skis. The house was designed around cold weather rather than in spite of it.
The Sunroom Office
A converted porch, pine-clad, with glass on every side and its own mini-split for climate control. Wild turkeys, deer, owls, and kestrels turn up with enough regularity that they seem to consider the property theirs. It is a considerably better place to take a call than a hotel desk.
A Fenced Yard, and Woods Beyond It
The front yard is fully enclosed with views of the Mahoosuc range u2014 safe for dogs and kids, and directly accessible from the sunroom. Beyond the fence, hundreds of miles of trail network for snowshoeing and Nordic skiing.
Character Instead of Beige
Vintage taxidermy, a gallery of windows, hand-painted murals, a folk-art hutch, and a bathroom decorated floor to ceiling in rabbits. One guest liked the carrot mural enough to commission a copy for her own cafu00e9 on the midcoast. It is a house with a point of view.
Your Space
The Perfect Location
Andover sits in the quiet middle of western Maine, which is precisely the point. The Tea Haus is 20–30 minutes from the Sunday River access road in Newry, far enough that you get real acreage, real quiet, and a rate that makes a full season possible, close enough that it's an ordinary morning drive rather than an expedition. Bethel and its restaurants sit to the south, Rangeley and Mt. Blue to the north and east, and the Mahoosuc range fills the view from the front yard. Beyond Sunday River, the surrounding hour holds Black Mountain, Mt. Abram, Nordic trail networks, ice fishing, and hundreds of miles of snowmobile corridor. It is a genuine winter address rather than a resort parking lot.
Frequently Asked Questions
November through April, as one continuous lease.
No, we are currently only offering this as a seasonal rental for the full 26/27 winter season.
Yes, absolutely!
20u201330 minutes to the access road. Andover is a rural drive; allow extra time after storms.
Four, a king bedroom plus two twin nooks in the great room. Great for a family or friends looking for a basecamp.
Andover, Maine. The exact address is shared on booking.
