About this property

Modern Comforts: HOUSE Of The FUTURE IN THE WOODS OF WEST LANSING in Lansing offers a recently renovated bed and breakfast with free WiFi, air-conditioning, and private bathrooms. Each room includes a balcony or terrace with garden views, a kitchenette, and a work desk. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy ski-to-door access, a sun terrace, and free airport shuttle service. Additional amenities include a lounge, shared kitchen, outdoor play area, and business area. Free on-site private parking is available, along with bicycle parking and ski storage. Local Attractions: Located 4 km from Capital Region International Airport, the property is near Jack Breslin Arena (14 km), Michigan State University (17 km), and Wharton Center (19 km). Other nearby points include Lansing Center (10 km) and Spartan Stadium (18 km).

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (10.0)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental

    • Free private parking available on-site

    • Ski-to-door


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2 large double beds
2 double beds
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  • Barton
    United States United States
    A totally unique stay! The house of the future is remarkable architecturally and the ambience of the setting made it ka lovely place to visit. I had several fascinating conversations with Gary, he was a thoughtful and engaging host. I wish I...
  • Teri
    United States United States
    Mr. Gary was amazing! He met us and helped get us settled in our huge room. His house looked like a spaceship and we loved it. He had so many unusual things. The dinosaur was my favorite. We were rushed for time. Wish we could have explored more...
  • Alexander
    United States United States
    The home and surrounding property are beautiful and totally unique. It’s the coolest place I’ve ever stayed. The owners, Gary and Chin, are excellent. There was an issue (not their fault) between booking.com and Airbnb that caused the room that...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by GARY AND AIQIN ("CHIN") FAIRFAX

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GARY AND AIQIN ("CHIN") FAIRFAX
Enter our pet-free home through the front door into our mud room, with slippers & thongs available for your use, and closets to hang your overcoats. Then enter our Event Room/Living Room which you can share with other guests at no charge, or book for a party, meeting, or other event (ask for availability). Cross the Event Room and go up the stairs to your room (which is straight ahead) and/or kitchenette (just to the left of the top of the stairs) available for your use, with hot water boiler, toaster, microwave, and other appliances like rice cooker, blender, nut and bean milk maker, slow cooker, etc. available for your use upon request. Fridge is turned on for long-term guests, but ice is available any time 8:30am-11pm upon request. Your room has an overhead light and ceiling fan, closets for storage, and private nearby bathroom with toilet, shower bath and a HUGE Double sink and counter that can easily double as a baby change table. The HUGE, nearly 600sq.ft bedroom has three massive banks of windows (with vertical blinds for privacy-- not that you need them, surrounded by 30 acres of woods as we are) to provide a panoramic view of the lawns and forest outside. Nearly every day you'll see deer and a multitude of small animals, and turkey and fox on occasion. Take walks on our miles of paths, driveways and private roads, and pick wild cherries, blackberries, walnuts and acorns in season. County parks and playgrounds are within a 2 mile drive of the house, and shopping district and Mall are only 5-10 minutes away. Delta River Drive has been designated a SCENIC ROAD and nearby Ingersoll and Webster Roads are also quite scenic-- and lead to nearby I-69, I-96, and I-496 for easy access in and out of Lansing. The nearby lovely Lansing Old Town, and the towns of Grand Ledge and DeWitt are only a 10 minute drive, and St. Johns, East Lansing (with Michigan State University), Eagle, Owosso and other towns are only 30 or 45 minutes-- each with many festivals, activities.
Spent SEVEN (7) Years at MSU putting myself through college working at John Bean and Oldsmobile, getting a B.S. (Math) and two Masters (Physics and Electrical Engineering), was wined and dined on both Coasts for jobs, ditched all my offers and started selling Frank Frazetta (Conan, Tarzan, Death Dealer) and HOBBIT/LORD OF THE RINGS Art Prints all over the World! Still do. My wife, AiQin ("Chin") was a primary school teacher in China for nearly twenty years before she met me in Australia. We married in 2013, she moved here, and now works as a massage therapist here in town.
To reach us, turn N on Trillium Dr, just off Delta River Dr., and fork immediately to the right. You'll travel a 1/4mi driveway through the woods filled with deer, turkey and a multitude of small wildlife (but drive SLOWLY-- Deer are SUICIDAL!) We're right in the middle of 30 acres of woods, with many paths you're welcome to explore-- see all the animals and pick berries and nuts in season. We have a small stream running through the property, with lots of frogs and small fish for the kids to play with, and the nearby Grand River for some serious fishing. We have a huge front deck and barbeque you're welcome to share, and THREE HUGE grassy yards with badminton, croquet, lawn darts, volleyball and other sports to play-- and a concrete half basketball court to play on (and we have the equipment to lend)! In the winter, we have TONS of paths, driveways and private roads to cross-country ski-- and (antique but useable) equipment to lend! And even a gentle hill for young kids to sled on! The house itself has been a local landmark for decades and lends itself to lots of non-commercial photo opportunities you're welcome to take. County parks and playgrounds are within a 2 mile drive of the house, and shopping district and Mall are only 5-10 minutes away. Delta River Drive has been designated a SCENIC ROAD and nearby Ingersoll and Webster Roads are also quite scenic-- and lead to nearby I-69, I-96, and I-496 for easy access in and out of Lansing. The nearby lovely Lansing Old Town, and the towns of Grand Ledge and DeWitt are only a 10 minute drive, and St. Johns, East Lansing (with Michigan State University), Eagle, Owosso and other towns are only 30 or 45 minutes-- each with many festivals, activities, and local color. Lansing itself has many Museums, the State Capitol, Art Galleries and other attractions. You can easily stay with us a week or more, at additional discounts, and have many things to see and do!
Languages spoken: English,Chinese

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House rules

HOUSE Of THE FUTURE IN THE WOODS OF WEST LANSING takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 12:00 to 23:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
Check-out
From 08:30 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 08:00.

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Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 08:00:00.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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