Stay near UMass Amherst,
on a private estate.
More than 80 private acres in Leverett, a short drive from the UMass Amherst campus. Rent the whole estate for a parents weekend, a recruiting trip, a conference, or any big group visit and keep everyone together near campus.
A private home base,
a short drive from UMass.
Most visits to UMass Amherst start with the same problem: the people you came with end up scattered across a dozen hotels, miles apart, juggling separate breakfasts and separate cars. A stay at Juggler Meadow works the other way around. The estate sits on more than 80 private acres in Leverett, a short drive from campus, close enough to be on time for a ceremony or a morning tour, far enough to feel like a genuine retreat.
With eighteen bedrooms across the estate’s five residences, the whole group stays under one private gate. Parents and grandparents, siblings and friends, or an entire traveling team settle into a single home base instead of coordinating across the Pioneer Valley. When the campus day ends, everyone comes back to the same place, which is what turns a visit into a weekend worth remembering.
Made for every kind
of campus visit.
Parents weekends, recruiting trips, university conferences, and big group reunions all fit the same private estate. Each one gets a quiet base near campus with room to gather, work, and unwind between everything happening at UMass.
Parents weekends & family visits
Bring the whole family for a parents weekend or a campus tour and keep everyone together. Eighteen bedrooms mean nobody books a separate room across town, and the pool, grounds, and grand halls give every generation a place to land between events on campus.
Recruiting visits, conferences & groups
Coaching staffs, visiting programs, and university conferences use the estate as a private, distraction-free base near UMass. The great room, theater, and gathering spaces handle film, working sessions, and dinners, while the bedrooms keep the whole group on-site.
See more of the property in our full gallery and explore the amenities.
An estate that earns
the whole stay.
Juggler Meadow is the former Yankee Candle compound, built by Michael Kittredge II across roughly 120,000 square feet and five residences. That scale means the estate does far more than house your group near UMass. The Spa spans approximately 55,000 square feet and contains an indoor water park with a grotto and waterfall, a private bowling alley, a two-story arcade, an indoor sport court, and fitness spaces. The Main House adds a home theater, two wine cellars, and an old-world pub.
The result is a property that keeps a large group happy without anyone leaving the grounds. A recruiting weekend ends with the team in the theater. A parents weekend slows down at the pool or the pub. A conference breaks for a round of bowling inside The Spa. The estate has been toured by MrBeast and featured by CNBC, yet still feels entirely private once the gate closes behind you.
The Lodge is one of the estate’s five residences. Its 9,600 square feet include five king suites and 5.5 baths, all within the estate’s 18 bedrooms and overnight accommodations for approximately 50 guests. Learn more about the Lodge or the history of the estate.
Plan your stay
near UMass Amherst.
Booking the estate starts with a conversation. Tell us your dates and what brings you to campus, and our team will walk you through availability and how the property can be arranged for your group. An Entire Estate Buyout reserves all five residences and the grounds for your group alone.
Inquire
Share your dates and the reason for your visit, and we will follow up.
Plan
Map your stay across the estate, from where the group sleeps to where you gather between campus days.
Reserve
Confirm your dates and book the whole property so your time near UMass is entirely yours.
Wondering how to get here? See directions and travel from Amherst, the Five Colleges, and Boston.
Frequently Asked Questions
Juggler Meadow sits on more than 80 private acres in Leverett, a short drive from the UMass Amherst campus and the heart of the Five College area. You can gather the whole group at the estate and still reach campus quickly for ceremonies, games, tours, and meetings.
Have more questions? Our concierge team is here to help.
The private estate to stay near UMass.
Tell us your dates and what brings you to campus, and we’ll open the whole estate so your group stays together just minutes from UMass Amherst.