SouthboroughGarden Retreat
The house at dusk from the garden patio, every window glowing, a table set among the plantings

A garden retreat,thirty minutes from Boston.

Four bedrooms, a thousand books, a glass plant room and an acre of garden paths. Room for fourteen.

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A Guest Favorite on Airbnb, rated 4.95.

That badge goes to the homes guests rate highest for their stay and for reliability. Your host, Jillian, is a Superhost who answers within the hour.

From the Airbnb listing: Guest favorite, one of the most loved homes on Airbnb according to guests, rated 4.95
From the Airbnb listing: Jillian goes above and beyond. Guests highlight how responsive and welcoming Jillian is, with many planning return visits

From the Airbnb listing, 20 reviews, September 2026.

It was a family home for nearly thirty years. Now it is yours for the weekend.

We could not let this house go, so we renewed it instead: a place for families and old friends to gather, rest, and find something new in every room.

Read in the library. Watch a storm from the plant room. Shoot pool, run a film on the big screen, walk the garden paths down to the pond. Then cook something slow and eat it together at a table built by hand.

Rooms you will actually use

Big groups need places to split up and places to come back together. This house has both.

A wall of bookshelves rising to a peaked ceiling, with a leather sofa and ottoman

The library

More than 1,000 books and deep leather seats. An easy place to disappear for an afternoon.

A glass conservatory filled with hanging plants, potted flowers and a large granite boulder

The all-season plant room

A glass-ceilinged room of ferns and boulders, made for meditation, reading or watching a storm roll through.

A media room with a large projector screen, leather sofas and warm terracotta walls

The projector room

A 100-inch screen, surround sound and leather sofas deep enough to fall asleep in.

A sunlit room with a pool table and a pinball machine by tall windows

The games room

A full-size pool table, collector pinball machines, and shelves of board games and puzzles.

A Peloton bike and stair climber in front of large windows at sunrise

The gym

Peloton, Tonal, stair climber, rowing machine, kettlebells, free weights and yoga gear, facing the trees.

A warm wood kitchen with black counters and a pull-out spice rack

The chef’s kitchen

An induction range, a fully stocked spice rack, and a handmade table that seats twelve.

A bright home office with two desks, shelving and wood floors

The workspace

A quiet office with two proper desks, for the one person who has to take a call.

Two striped armchairs beside a lit fireplace

The fireside

Several living areas, each with its own fireplace, so a big group can spread out and still feel together.

The jacuzzi tub in the primary bathroom, lit with candles and string lights
A tiled walk-in shower with a rainfall headRolled towels and candles along the bathroom vanity

Built for a proper rest

The point of coming here is to leave feeling better than when you arrived.

Jacuzzi suite
The first-floor primary suite has its own jetted soaking tub, big enough to stay in for an hour.
Rainfall shower
A spa-inspired glass shower with a rainfall head, stocked and ready.
Quiet nights
Every bedroom has a white-noise machine that also charges your phone wirelessly.
Small comforts
An aromatherapy diffuser with a set of essential oils in the primary bedroom, and a Japanese-style bidet in its bathroom.

Four bedrooms, and room for fourteen

Two kings, a queen and a bunk room with eight spots, plus sofa beds across three living areas.

  • The primary suite with an iron bed frame, a reading chaise and green curtains

    Primary suite

    First floor, with the jacuzzi bath and rainfall shower

  • A bedroom with pale pink walls, a wooden bed frame and a potted plant

    The rose room

    Soft pink walls, a wooden bed and windows into the trees

  • A small bedroom with pink walls, a wooden bed and a luggage rack

    The garden room

    A smaller, quiet bedroom

  • A large carpeted room with two sets of bunk beds and a rocking chair

    The bunk room

    Room for up to eight, and every cousin’s favorite

An acre at the edge of the woods

The garden is the best room in the house. Take a slow lap with your coffee before anyone else is up.

  • A mossy pond with stone crossings, fish and resident frogs
  • Walking paths inspired by Japanese garden design
  • Secret stone stairs up to a rock seat in the forest
  • A patio strung with lights, a gazebo, a gas grill and a kamado smoker
A long stone slab crossing the garden pond, with steps climbing into the rhododendronsThe patio at dusk with string lights, lanterns and a round table
A green frog sitting on a granite boulder by the pondStone steps climbing through the woods toward the rock seatA gas grill and a red kamado smoker on the stone patio
A catered brunch laid out on the kitchen island and the handmade dining table

Gather here

Day retreats, off-sites, showers and small garden celebrations, by arrangement.

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Autumn foliage reflected in the Sudbury Reservoir

Out the front door

Reservoir trails on foot, a state park in minutes, Boston in half an hour.

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Jillian, your host, smiling on a sunny deck with a tall mug

Your host is Jillian

She calls herself the Experience Director, and she means it. Tell her what you are celebrating, who is coming and what would make the trip, and she will do what she can to make it happen. Nothing is too big or too small to ask.

She can also point you to local hikes, personal chefs, caterers and things to do with kids.

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Good to know

The house sleeps 14 comfortably across four bedrooms: two kings, a queen and a bunk room with eight spots, plus sofa beds across three living areas.

Pick your dates. The house will be ready.

Booking runs through Airbnb or Vrbo, so your payment and your stay are protected. Calendars and prices are always current there.

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Planning an event or have a question first? Message Jillian through the Airbnb listing. She usually replies within the hour.