Cozy Virginia Escape w/ Deck, Grill & Fire Pit!

Reviews

• Shenandoah Trip

  4/5

  We stayed here for our trip to Shenandoah National Park.

  Upon arrival, we met the owners of the house (privately owned and ran through a rental agency: Evolve). The hosts were both very friendly and accommodating. On a side note, if you have questions, message the number provided as Evolve is slow to answer and they simply manage the listing of the property.

  We found the location to be convenient for what we needed. Only 15-20 minutes from Luray and 30 minutes to the Thorton Gap entrance gate at SNP . The house is super close to the local canoe and kayak outfitters and other local options.

  The house is among a small neighborhood of local rental properties with one house being super close. This isn't much of a problem for us but we would really like to see blinds or curtains be added in the living and dining room as the neighboring house had guests and were outside late into the night. The bathroom window could also use a covering as well.

  The kitchen, however small, did have the vast majority of the items we needed. Only cooking oil and/or butter need brought along, with any of your must haves.

  As some other reviews have noted, the reception is quite poor. I struggled at times to load my gps, email, webpages, or even stream music. You should consider this if you require reception. There is also no wifi, nor TV programming. There is however a DVD player with some movies at the house. With no wifi, we recommend you do any initial research on activities/travels before arrival.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Overall nice stay

  4/5

  The house was nicely set up for 4 adults. When we got there the kitchen was a bit messy but nothing a quick wipe down didn’t fix. I will say that cell service was not great and with the property not having WiFi it made it difficult to check emails, stream music, etc. other than that we really loved how close it was to the tubing place and close enough to town to get to go out for a nice dinner.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Great getaway

  5/5

  Great place short drive to caverns.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Exactly as listed

  5/5

  Great experience! Exactly as listed. The only thing that would have made our stay better was blinds or curtains on the windows. It was scary at night knowing that people could see in.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Nice place!

  5/5

  This little cottage looks just like the pictures inside. It is cozy and well decorated; not too little, not too much but just right! It was clean and well stocked with linens and towels. Both beds were comfortable with nice sheets and quilts. I want to elaborate on the kitchen. It was probably the best supplied kitchen I have ever seen in a rental home. All of the dishes, pots and pans, baking dishes, utensils, knives, tableware, glasses and appliances were very nice and practically new. The kitchen was not missing anything that we needed. Actually, there was a lot of things we didn't even use but it was nice to have them should we have needed them. We were very impressed by the extra care they have put into the kitchen! We will definitely rent again if we are in the area. PS Oh, one or two more things! There was ice in the 2 ice trays in the freezer! This was a real plus on a hot day! And the well water was really good!