Enjoy the panoramic mountain views in a spacious, luxury 4 bedroom home set high on a ridge. Relax on the large stone patio, in the Hot Tub, or by the firepit with a glass of wine or a good book. This quiet, family friendly house has a gourmet kitchen, fast Wi-fi and is minutes from downtown Lexington, and the colleges VMI, Washington & Lee, SVU. It is near the Blue Ridge Parkway, wineries and breweries! Oakridge Retreat is great for large family gatherings or a relaxing vacation with friends.
The space
The home is located in a quiet subdivision conveniently located minutes from Lexington. Close to all the colleges VMI, SVU, Washington & Lee as well as Natural Bridge and the Horse Center.
The house is situated on a 2.4-acre lot with unbeatable mountain views.
The private master suite has a King bed, dresser, wardrobe, vanity and a living space nook, all with relaxing sunset and sunrise mountain views. Spacious bathroom with double vanity and a large soaker tub with book/wine holder.
The well-appointed home has every comfort of home with room for guests to spread out and relax. The kitchen is an open floor plan with a large dining area and dining table and living room nook. Kitchen comes completely stocked with pots, pans, utensils, crock pot, microwave, toaster, waffle maker, coffee maker as well as plates, silverware, bakeware and wine glasses. Barware and bar supplies are also provided. Coffee, tea and coffee condiments included!
Outdoor space includes a screened in porch, large deck and 1,000 square foot custom stone patio with an enormous fire pit, 6-person hot tub and combined charcoal & propane grill. The patio has a walkout bonus room access with large tv, sound system, grilling supplies, dishes and mini bar/kitchenette for entertaining.
Office space includes a small private office with window, a desk with Monitor, Keyboard and mouse as well as a mousepad, pens, calculator, sound bar and comfy desk chair - everything you need to work remote!
This home is also very family friendly. It is equipped with a ground level basement 4th bedroom that sleeps 4. The space includes a comfy couch and a Loft combination twin and double bed as well as another twin day bed. A half bath is also part of this bedroom space. This room is perfect for teens or older children. Adjacent to this 4th bedroom is a connecting Playroom nook with a craft table, art easel and it is very well stocked with toys!
The house also has an upstairs bedroom equipped with a full-sized wood crib, a wood toddler bed, rocking chair and changing table. The house has a huge swing-set and treehouse, highchair, step stool, baby gates and outlet covers for safety.
Guest access
Guests have full privacy and access to the entire home and the 2.4-acre lot but must remain on the property borders and not explore the wooded areas or neighbors' yards. The house is located in a quiet subdivision neighborhood with 4 other homes so there will be neighbors nearby. There is a private studio apartment with a separate entrance located off of the bonus room downstairs. This studio space is not accessible to guests, but the bonus room and mini bar area is. No one will ever be staying in this space when guests are in the home.
Looking for a smaller stay for a couples getaway or 2 to 4 friends? Try our 1st level listing of this house "The Cottage at Oakridge Retreat."
Other things to note
Rockbridge County has a required 10% lodging tax added onto your nightly rate. The State of Virginia has a required 5.5% tax added onto your nightly rate.
This is a quiet residential, family neighborhood. No parties please and there is a neighborhood requirement for all noise and fires to end by 11pm. Speed limit on gravel roads and the driveways is 10 mph. Please slow down when coming and going to the house!
Cell service is reliable with Verizon and other major carriers, but a previous guest with T-mobile said they did not have good reception.
Wi-Fi is a Verizon LTE router with speed test of 20 mbps. This can support Virtual work meetings and streaming on multiple devices. There will be variations in the speed during different times of the day. This is a data limited plan so no downloading games or movies please but streaming works 100%.
