3 br/2ba Mountainside Farmhouse Cottage Escape

If you're looking for a place to get away from it all, the Cottage is it! We just spent a week there and it was perfect. Our two Coonhounds had a great yard to play in, without us worrying about them taking off into the forest. The goats were great & kept the doggies amused. If you have wandering pups, the one suggestion we have is to bring something to close off the front porch. We brought a baby gate, but it was too small, but we found an old wooden gate in the yard that fit perfectly. This way the dogs got to spend time with us on the porch with no worries.
Mornings were spent having coffee on the back porch, watching the sunrise & listening to the world waking up. Evenings were "sunset cocktails" on the front porch. In between, we took walks down the road, fed the goats. There was a fantastic rainstorm one day, that ended with a sunset so beautiful, you wanted to give it a standing ovation!
We ventured out to the South End grocery for some things we forgot. Nice people! We also ate at the Lost River Grill a few times--the chili is really good & if you're lucky enough, they'll have cream pies, which are sooooo yummy!
Mark was so easy to deal with and Phil is terrific. He handled our minor crisis with a smile. The much-anticipated muffins were tasty, and the invitation to raid the garden was awesome!
The cottage has everything you need. As nice as it looks in the pictures, it's even nicer in person. All you need to bring is your food, and a few nice bottles of wine!
We've stayed in quite a few vacation homes, and the cottage ranks right up with the best. It is also very dog-friendly.
It's a quiet haven to detox from everyday life & renew your spirit.
We are looking forward to returning!!

This was our second trip to the cottage and it was so much fun to be back. It was a comfortable space for six adults and we used the great kitchen to cook fabulous mother's day dinner and brunch. The goats were just as funny as the first time we visited and the dog loved, loved, loved the large fenced yard. We missed the chickens but I gather they just migrated up to the next house, so had we gotten our act together, could probably have visited them, too. Hiked in GW National Forest, went to the craft coop and had a great time. I suspect we'll be back soon to check out the new Lost River Brewing Company and other new local developments. The zucchini lemon muffins that first morning were a big hit!

I would not hesitate to recommend this property. We needed a restful quiet spring vacation with lots of nature, time for reading, sleeping, and family board games and movies, and this charming well-appointed cottage perfectly fulfilled our needs, comfortably accommodating our family of 6. The goats, fresh eggs, and home-made muffins were icing on the cake. There were many options for hikes in the vicinity; we enjoyed lost river state park and the g washington forest, trails recommended by owners. In March, most other nearby attractions were not yet open for the season but that was not a concern for us.