I can’t say enough good things about our stay! Brenda’s place is just the cutest little farmhouse.
First off, just the drive to get there is beautiful. Driving on the gravel roads through the woods is so charming and there’s nothing around you, so it’s soooo quiet. Her adorable yellow lab comes up to meet you and she is just the sweetest thing. She periodically pops her head by the door to check on you to make sure you’re doing OK and is always ready to be pet.
The place has everything you need and has really nice touches. Like tons of extra pillows and blankets, gas fire place, olive oil, s&p, crockpot, wine glasses (we brought our own martini glasses and shaker), really well equipped kitchen, even sound machines. And all 3 beds are so comfortable! Another plus, she has a couple cots and what looks like a rollaway mattress…so a lot more bedding if you want a bigger group.
This is a perfect little place for a getaway and we will totally be back! I would say the only two downfalls is it’s far enough away from town that you can’t get any delivery services so I say pack a couple frozen pizzas just in case you get a hankering! And you could also hear her walking around upstairs like in the morning when you were trying to sleep but honestly not a big deal especially with the sound machines.
Brenda, also had great recommendations for restaurants and we tried out a few and they were all great. It’s a tiny, but cute little town.
The highlight was the Maiden Rock Bluff hike, which is a very easy hike about 2 miles with stunning views of Mississippi. Its a must. And a little surprise was going and seeing the “little house in the woods”, Laura Ingalls wilder‘s actual house from the books. And of course you must go to Stockholm pies, I recommend getting it to go and bringing it back to the house.