School-age children are welcome. Its focus is on comfort, with seven spacious guest rooms decorated in nature and wildlife motifs, each with private bath. The inn recently added two suites in a separate building. One room is equipped for the disabled. The Great Room, in addition to being the breakfast room, provides a gathering place around the high, stone fireplace where guests may relax and enjoy the woodland views.
Beverages are available at the check-in area, and a bottomless cookie jar is on the sideboard.
A balcony library overlooks this beautiful room, providing panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley. In 1996 a new building was added to include two luxury suites, one of which connects to a meeting room. About 50 yards from the main house, this traditional, contemporary building has gas log fireplaces, treadmills, TVs, VCRs and private balconies. Nearby attractions are Waynesboro's Virginia Metalcrafters and P. Buckley Moss Museum, historic Monticello and Ash Lawn-Highland near Charlottesville, Skyline Drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail. The Lodge at Penmerryl Farm is a welcoming retreat in an elegant country setting for vacationers and equestrians.