Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Inn at Willow Grove • Kath Eats

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Right here’s a recap of our romantic consult with to The Inn at Willow Grove in Orange, Virginia. 

A handy guide a rough one-night getaway

I informed my partner’s mother some time again I don’t need any items rather then probably the most valuable present of all: time! So her Mom’s Day present to me this yr used to be an evening with our boys so Thomas and I may just break out for the evening. We had been so grateful! It’s superb to “simply” be grown-ups for an evening. 

We researched the entire same old puts to stick inside of a 1-2 hour radius of Charlottesville and made up our minds upon the Inn At Willow Grove. My sister, who’s a commute agent, did the entire reserving for us. This used to be our first consult with and we are hoping to return! 

The Inn At Willow Grove

Nestled on 40 acres in the course of Virginia nation-state, the Inn at Willow Grove is positioned in Orange, Virginia (additionally house to Woodberry Wooded area College should you’ve heard of it!). It used to be a few 45-minute pressure on winding roads from Charlottesville to Orange. 

The grounds are anchored via the primary area – a restored historical house relationship again to the 1770s. It properties the reception, Antique Eating place & Pub, and one of the crucial inn’s rooms. 

Be careful for the butler! 

There are 25 rooms overall between the primary area and cottages around the grounds which can be named for what I imagine they firstly had been: the Butler’s Cottage, the Smokehouse, the Schoolhouse Cottage. Some are registered historical landmarks. 

Our room: Creekside Cottages

Our room used to be Creekside Cottage East (no. 6) and used to be vibrant and ethereal with a fantastic king-size mattress and balcony. We cherished the view! 

The Rest room

The Mill Space Spa Pool

We didn’t have time to do the rest amusing on the spa, however we did get to sit down via the pool! The elements used to be simply heat sufficient.

Whilst the pool is marketed as heated, it used to be no longer very hot. (It used to be additionally no longer freezing). Thomas did a pleasant chilly plunge! They’d a bar via the pool the place you need to order snacks or a drink, which used to be a pleasant contact. 

Dinner at Antique Eating place

We modified for dinner and headed over for a drink on the bar sooner than our reservation. You’ll no doubt need a reservation at Antique as a result of other people from the neighborhood come too. Our go back and forth used to be quite remaining minute and we nearly didn’t get a reservation, however we lucked out. 

Jumpsuit is from Brief Tale Field / Right here’s a an identical one

The Pub

We each RAVED about our cocktails. I had a Bourbini which used to be bourbon, vanilla bean syrup, orange, and Prosecco. Thomas had a margarita-style drink with tequila. 

We additionally shared a cheese board which used to be generously embellished! 

Dinner used to be superb 

We had been seated in a non-public room with a view of the entrance garden!

The bread with salted butter, amuse bouche, and entrees had been all superb. I had a crab cake with carrot ribbons, vegetables, and fava bean hummus. 

Glad Anniversary

Everybody stored wishing us a cheerful anniversary and we simply rolled with it. I figured my sister had checked that field when she booked the room. After I despatched her an image of our dessert, she jogged my memory that it WAS our anniversary – the anni of our engagement! We had each forgotten – haha! 

This chocolate mousse with caramel and peanuts used to be sooooo just right! 

French press + beignets

A plus of the Inn is they create you French press espresso (or tea) and beignets for breakfast proper in your room! How beautiful. 

Breakfast at Antique

We went again to Antique for omelets and extra espresso sooner than heading again house. 

The Inn at Willow Grove is a gorgeous break out from Washington, DC, or Charlottesville, and there’s masses to do within the house from vineyards to mountaineering to James Madison’s Montpelier to the cities of Orange and Culpepper. We might completely go back for any other keep – with a bit of luck an extended one too! 

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