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Set high on a hill above the scenic Buffalo Creek, on 36
acres with wonderful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and
the Short Hills, Applewood Inn offers bed and breakfast
lodging accommodations in a very private and beautiful
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The passive solar home is furnished with antiques,
quilts and original artwork, and the massive enclosed
porches on the south side afford wonderful views of the
surrounding woods, pastures grazed by llamas, and the
distant mountains.
This unique three-level hillside Inn has four guest
rooms. On the ground level are two rooms, each with
private bath. Each of these rooms opens onto a small porch
so guests may enjoy the lovely vista. Completing this
level is a marvelous hot tub room that opens out through
french doors on the hillside. On the second level are two
adjoining guest rooms with private baths, each opening out
onto the largest of the porches. Also on this level are
the common room with fireplace, library and satellite
television with VCR, the dining room; main kitchen; guest
pantry and off the east end, a lovely in-ground pool and
patio with gazebo. All four guest rooms have queen-sized
beds, with one offering an extra single-sized bed. Two
rooms have two-person Jacuzzis, and three have fireplaces.
Breakfast is truly a movable feast and may be served on
one of the porches, in the dining room or in the large Inn
kitchen. In keeping with the overall atmosphere of the
Inn, the breakfast menu usually includes many
heart-healthy dishes such as Gingered Peach Breakfast
Souffle or Multi-grain Waffles, fresh fruit, and fresh
baked breads served with homemade preserves. A hot water
dispenser and huge selection of beverages to go with it is
available to guests any time of the day or night. Guests
who want to sleep late may arrange for a continental
breakfast to be left outside their room.
As guests approach the Inn along the winding Buffalo
Creek, leaving it to follow a stream up the hill to the
Inn, they enter a world unto itself, where wildlife
abounds and time seems to stand still. Linda and Chris,
your hosts and innkeepers since 1978, welcome you. |
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Adjoining the Inn property is more than 900 acres used by
the Rockbridge Hunt Club. There are trails available for
hiking, riding (bring your own horse), or llama treks, which
can be arranged in advance.
The Inn also has access to the Buffalo Creek for fishing and
tubing. Nearby, one can go canoeing on the James River, play
golf, go on trail rides, or hike the Appalachian Trail.
The Inn is located on a state-maintained dirt road off of
Route 11, which is just minutes from Historic Downtown
Lexington. |
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