The Love Nest overlooks the Shenandoah Valley and perches high on a mountain with thousands of acres on all sides including the Thompsons Wildlife Reserve & Appalachian Trail. It is a breathtaking place full of wonder and beauty every season! Wake up watching a beautiful sunrise while sipping coffee from your porch with glorious mountain views. The Love Nest is a great place to rest, relax, & recharge in a quiet, tranquil setting. Located just 3 miles off Rt. 66, it is centrally located near wineries, hiking, sightseeing, events, restaurants, and more!
The Love Next has all the luxuries you want in a setting, and you will not want to leave! With a private entrance and beautiful porch where you can sit and look at the Shenandoah mountain view's while watching the stunning sunsets as the stars come out in the evening. It is the perfect setting for relaxing in your bar deck chairs in front of a propane firepit while enjoying a glass of wine and dinner. The daily sounds of birds singing around The Nest is a sweet symphony to your ears. Keep an eye out for wild turkeys, deer, fox, 3 horses, 5 bounding love-bug doggies, and birds in the fields as they frequent The Nest throughout the day and evening. In the spring and fall migratory birds temporarily make their home here as well as they fuel up for their journey. If you love peace, quiet, and tranquility, the Nest is the place for you!
Inside the inviting décor of The Nest features:
o 1100 sq ft of living area
o Large bedroom / great room
o Queen bed with new comfy mattress
o Full kitchen
o Dinette
o Gas log fireplace (switch operated) - winter only
o Bench
o Couch with Ottoman
o Night tables and lamps on either side of bed
o Reading Nook
o Makeup mirror / writing table
o 71” TV with DIRECTV satellite (including HBO) and Blu-Ray player (no Wi-Fi - that's mountain life)
o Movies, Books, and Games
o (4) ceiling Fans
o Recessed lights
o Treats galore, complementary bottle of wine
o Eucalyptus hardwood flooring
o Private porch with tall back Adirondack chairs with table in between
o Fire pit
• Full kitchen (fully stocked)
o Granite counter tops
o Refrigerator with icemaker
o Keurig Coffee maker with assortment of coffees and teas K-cups and breakfast cookies, granola bars, hot chocolate, oatmeal packets, nuts, honey for your tea, tea bags, creamer, and bottled water
o Full array of bowls, plates, cups, pots, pans, and utensils - everything you need for the kitchen
o Stove with glass cooktop
o Microwave
o Dishwasher
o Ceiling fan
o Tea kettle & coffee maker with grinds
o Electric hand beater, toaster
o Cleaners
• Dining area with open floor plan to kitchen
o Complementary bottle of wine, chocolate, hot chocolate mix, and snacks
o Ceiling fans everywhere
o Wooden floors
• Full granite bath with washer and dryer
o Granite flooring
o State of the art rain shower with wand
o Granite walls
o Washer and dryer (stacked)
o Hair dryer
o Heat lamp over shower
o Soaps, shampoo, conditioner, creams, Kleenex, toothpaste, mouthwash, shaving cream
o Wall magnification mirror
o Toiletries, washing machine soap
o Iron and ironing board
o Dustpan and broom
• Porch
o Private entrance
o Firepit - propane (not for warmth / ambiance only)
o (2) Tall back Nags Head Hammock deck chairs (so comfortable)
• Beach chairs - for enjoying the scenery, a nice drink, or a sunset
Power outages - Hillcrest View Farm has an automatic facility backup power generator. In the event of a power outage, the only thing you will notice is that the clocks will blink afterwards until they are reset. Everything else will operate normally (heat, air conditioning, lights, fridge, water, etc)
THINGS TO DO:
Wineries
Within .3 miles to 15 miles you’ll run into (15) wineries. Here are some: Naked Mountain, Arterra Wines, Fox Meadows winery, Linden Vineyards, Chateau O’Brien At North Point, Delaplane Cellars, Leeds Manor Vineyard, Blue Valley Vineyard And Winery, RdV Vineyards, Barrel Oak Winery, Silver Dog Vineyards, Slater Run Vineyards, Bluemont Vineyards, Twin Oaks Tavern Winery, Green Hill Vineyards, Sunshine Ridge Farm winery, Red Vineyard, Bear Chase Bluemont and MT Defiance Cidery and Distillery. There is a new one that just opened in Linden called Crimson Lane Vineyards that was just featured by Washingtonian Magazine and has 5.0 ratings (please note: it requires reservations prior to taste). There are also (2) distilleries close by as well. Two Silos Brewery off Rt 234 where Rt 28 crosses in Manassas. Relax, eat, drink, and be merry my friends because you are in the heart of wine and horse country! There are so many wineries, Google wineries and Brewery’s when at the nest (Virginiawine.org) and they will come up.
Restaurants
There are some great dining options less than 20 minutes away including: the famous Apple House for breakfast (Linden), Hunter’s Head Tavern (Upperville), Red Fox Inn & Tavern (Middleburg), Salamander (Middleburg), L’Auberge Provençale (Boyce), Field & Main (Marshall), Red Bar Sushi (Middleburg), (Knead Wine, Middleburg, has really great pizza with Paired wines), Best Thai Kitchen (Middleburg), Oyster Bar has happy hour every week day, (Middleburg), The Rail Stop (Marshall), (Old Salem Café Marshall, have the best burgers) The Ashby Inn (Paris), The Melting Pot (Front Royal), The Red Truck Bakery (Marshall), Tremolo (Middleburg – wine and apps) Red Truck Bakery (Marshall), Blue Door (Flint Hill), Lone Oak Tavern (Boyce), The Buttery at Locke (Millwood)
Farmer’s Market
Located in The Plains 15 minutes away is a great farmer’s market called Archwood Green Barns Farmer’s Market just off Route 66. It is only open Sunday from 10AM – 2PM but is worth the trip if you like fresh food, bread, and meats. They even have some vendors who sell goods.
Hiking
Just across the road there are two entrances to G. F. Thompson Wildlife Management Area (4000 acres of hiking and fishing) including part of the Appalachian Trail (1 mile either direction). Five miles away is Sky Meadows State Park with 22 miles of trails as well as horseback riding trails and fishing. At Shenandoah National Park (27 miles) there are a bunch of hiking trails ranging from the novice (moderate 1 hour hikes) to expert (strenuous 7 hours hikes!)
Note:
Stink Bugs
If you see one in the window in the kitchen, I have a small Vacuum by the window and if you be so kind as to suck them up so they don't smell. You don’t want to swat them for they will stink. That's what I get for living by so many Orchards. Speaking of Orchards there are two at the bottom of 688 before Rt.66 Stribbling Orchards, and Heartland over the railroad tracks 688. They have apples, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, jams, honey, pumpkins, and all kinds of goodies (depending on the season).
