High Meadows and Mountain Sunset
High Meadows La. (Rte. 4, Box 6),
Scottsville, VA 24590,
tel. 804/286—2218 or 800/232—1832
The Carriage House, also called Glen-side, is a contemporary building of cedar, glass, and slate on the site of the original; this two-room suite has a kitchen, deck, and two-person outdoor hot tub. The property also includes the Mountam Sunset (named for its view), a 1910 Queen Anne manor house with two suites, two rooms, fireplaces, decks, and plenty of privacy.
Full country breakfasts may include strada (potato, cheese, and onion cooked together and served in a small bowl); Hungarian bonitza; or Amish pancakes. On Saturday, a six-course dinner is in-cluded in the room rate; during the week, dinner runs $20—$30 per person and in-cludes wine. The inn has 5 acres of vine-yards, which produce pinot noir grapes for its own private-label wine.
7 double rooms with baths, 7 suites. Air-conditioning, cable TV in 1 suite, fireplaces in 11 rooms and 4 common areas, robes, turndown service, whirlpool baths in 3 rooms. $79—$185; full breakfast, evening hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting Fri .-Sun. and some Thurs. MC, V. No smoking indoors, pets permitted in ground-level rooms by arrangement only, 2-night minimum all spring, fall, and holiday weekends, closed Dec. 24—25. |
