My husband and I live on 12 acres in the country in Alabama and just don't like the hustle and bustle of city life, so whenever we travel, we prefer to stay outside the city.
We stayed May 3rd to May 9th. We were having a family reunion in Maryland and decided to stay a whole week to make it a sight-seeing vacay to D.C. Every single night we looked forward to coming back to this nice, renovated barn. This was SO much better than a hotel. We had everything we needed plus privacy.....no late night hotel door slams or listening to arguments through the walls. Nothing to keep us from sleeping through the night.
I have a bulging disc in my lower back so most beds in hotels and even in rental houses hurt me. Not here! The bed is so soft, I didn't hurt at all. Every night I was comfortable and had a good night's sleep, and woke up each morning without ANY back pain. It is a bit too bouncy for my liking but that's probably because I have a memory foam bed at home and not used to moving like that.
We stopped at the local grocery store and bought a few supplies like eggs, butter, bread, milk, etc. so we had breakfast there every morning and headed off to visit the capitol, the memorials and museums in D.C. After all the rushing and running around in the city, dodging people left and right, coming back to this barn was an absolute reprieve. It's so quiet there and so pretty to look around and see nothing but fields and trees and the lovely cats wandering around the property. Especially the adorable orange tabby - so curious and such a sweet face! We truly felt at home here. The owners were busy doing their own thing around the property and we were gone all day, so the only times we saw them were when we first arrived (Ron showed us around, gave us the key, then gave us our privacy) and the night before we left for just a few moments to say goodbye and thank him for a great stay. I really regret not having the time to walk around the property - it really is a beautiful place. I hope to come back here.....if for no other reason than to walk the property and pet the cats. Oh! And the cutie-patootie "guarding" Basset Hounds, too! Seriously, we enjoyed every moment being here.