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The Homestead
 Perfectly nestled on 15,000 acres in the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia, the Homestead is an ideal retreat from the stresses of daily life.
The peaceful setting of this Georgian-style, red-brick hotel makes travelers feel they are in an exclusive paradise well beyond the ordinary. The Homestead, a quick three miles north of Ingalls Field (HSP), was ranked as one of the top four family resorts in the continental United States, Canada and the Caribbean by the readers of Travel and Leisure Family.
Surrounded by natural beauty, the resort offers 506 luxurious guest rooms and 77 lavish suites, most of which offer guests a beautiful view from a private sun porch and the comforts of a wood-burning fireplace.
This elegant resort offers 11 dining choices, ranging from the Homestead Dining Room, where a menu of continental cuisine is prepared daily, to 1766 Grille, where guests have a view of the impeccably manicured grounds while enjoying French and American delicacies.
The grounds offer numerous outdoor diversions for the whole family. The three championship golf courses – Cascades, Lower Cascades and Old Course – are a golfers dream. The 6,659-yard Cascades course, which meanders gracefully through the mountains, has been praised by Golf Digest, Golfweek, Golf Magazine, Golf for Women and Conde Nast Traveler.
The trademark Spa – equipped with naturally warm mineral springs that have been healing visitors since the 1700s – offers guests the most rejuvenating body treatments and hydrotherapy baths available. The Spa’s Indoor and Outdoor Pools, fed by the clear spring water, are inspired by the time-honored tradition of “Taking the Waters.”
The Homestead has a stable of more than 50 horses and offers horseback and carriage rides on any of the forest trails. Visitors can also bask in the warmth of the sun as they go on a hiking or biking adventure to any of the more than 100 miles of maintained trails.
A four-mile trout stream, surrounded by waterfalls, wildflowers and greenery, will be an experience for fishermen of all levels. Other
activities offered by the resort include tennis, skiing and the Homestead Shooting Club and Falconry.
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No matter what the occasion, there are few places that offer more elegant accommodations in a more picturesque location than the Homestead. And, that’s what makes it this month’s favorite hideaway.
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