Entre nous:
Just returned from
a wonderful, restorative winter weekend at the Inn at Levelfields, in
Lancaster, Virginia, about 85 miles south of Washington, DC. Had been there previously. ..In the summer
season, the Inn at Levelfields is the home of Calm Waters Rowing (www.calmwatersrowing.com), a rowing
camp, where you can learn to scull, or, as I did, work on eradicating a nasty
rowing habit, on a private, calm lake. Loved it so much – really so so so tranquil and beautiful there,
hiking distance to the Chesapeake Bay, and Rappahannock River, wooded, serene,
quiet..Couldn't wait for the summer to return. Decided to try the Inn, in the winter months, when it’s simply a beautiful
19th century antebellum manor house, on 54 acres of private woods
and fields. 
At 125 per night,
including a sumptuous breakfast for two (the smell of homemade biscuits, clafutti,
Virginia ham, wafted upstairs to wake me up every morning), it was perfect for
our budget. We were the only guests staying there, so my friend and were put up
in the honeymoon suite, that featured its own private balcony. (If I ever got married again, this is where I'd want to have my wedding.) ... Our room was huge, had high ceilings, lots of light, yet it felt cozy. By day, we hiked along the river, and explored antique shops, and local restaurants; in the evening, we read in Inn's parlor, and vegged out a bit.
Inn at Levelfields
owners Charlotte Hollings and John Dunn bought the Inn about 13 years ago,
primarily as a place for rowers, but operate a superlative Inn, during the
winter months. Rowing is their passion…both John and Charlotte are world
champion medaled rowers, who coached in college, before starting Calm Waters,
and their Inn.
Since we were the
only guests at the Inn, we enjoyed having drinks with Charlotte and John, who
not only gave us some pointers for better work out regimens, that do not
involve going to the gym, but also filled us in on the Civil War history of the
Inn and surrounding area.
I am almost never
this excited or impressed with an inn or bed and breakfast, that I have to share
with Planit Meetings clients… but…the Inn at Levelfields was just that
wonderful.
You can contact
Charlotte and John at 800-238-5578
www.innatlevelfields.com
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