In an attempt to elude DC Metro area traffic and recharge our spiritual batteries, my wife and I spent a long weekend (4 nights) at Gayle's cottage. Typically, I associate the word "cottage" w/ descriptors like "warm", "quaint", and "cozy"... and while this property definitely possesses the "warm and cozy", "quaint it ain't" (sorry). Simply put, we were extremely taken with the quality and elegance in design and the overall functionality of the space. Awesome bathroom fixtures, full kitchen, great bed, the works!

In addition to the beautiful interior, the immediate surroundings (exterior) of the cottage are breathtaking. Gayle and her husband have done a marvelous job (they must have several green thumbs between them) landscaping their property... hammocks, lounge chairs, a fire pit, a babbling brook, gorgeous night views of the sky, etc. At night, if you open the door to the patio, you can hear the stream's running water... zen!

Door to door, it took us about 10 - 12 minutes to get downtown in a car... plenty of fantastic eateries are right down the hill... Fresh Market (a Whole Foods equivalent), a nice independent coffee house, and Beaver Lake are all very close to home.

This turned out to be a fantastic stay - highly recommended!