The whole group will be comfortable in this historic, spacious home. On the main level you will find spacious formal dining room able to host 10. Beautiful formal living room. Modern, fully stocked kitchen, a comfortable den with smart tv, a rocking chair front and side porches. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms each with private bathrooms. Over 3 acres of outdoor space with fire pit. Complete verified collection of Thomas Day woodwork throughout the house. Less than 3 miles from VIR and 8 miles to Hyco.
The space
Your stay at the Friou Hurdle House will be a step back in time, with modern comfort.
The kitchen has most everything you need from gourmet spices to seasoned cast iron. Staples such paper towels, aluminum foil, casserole dishes, flour, sugar, EVVO and much more! We even have a stand mixer, baking supplies and more. Enjoy the waffle maker, crock pot, rice steamer or order in from many of the local restaurants (listed in our welcome book). Just bring your groceries and we bet you will find everything else you need here. We offer a full coffee selection with creamer, raw sugar, honey sticks, decaf, chicory, refrigerated syrups and much more
To-go cups are available or choose from one of the beautiful patterned coffee cups and find a nice spot to sip your brew and imagine what life was like here in 1850.
Every bedroom have elegant and comfortable beds. Extra blankets, pillows, and sheets are available for each bed. A smart TV in each bedroom, plenty of dresser space for clothes and black out curtains.
Each bedroom has it's own bathroom with a walk in floor to ceiling tile shower. Necessities such as: Nexus shampoo & conditioner, bodywash, extra towels, TP and hairdryers are in each bathroom.
The dining room is set to seat 6. If you need more table room & seats, just ask! We will add a leaf and seats to accommodate your needs. The dining table is usually set with a
fun or seasonal set. If you'd like to use the set in the china hutch, please be our guest. You have full access to that beautiful yellow vintage design set as well as the stemware. The kitchen also has daily dishes for 12, and a pretty blue vintage pattern in the kitchen's china hutch for your use. A vintage high chair is available for your little one. This room can also be closed off to accommodate small meetings. The dining room is a great place to have a relaxing meal.
The formal den is my personal favorite room! Listen to music, read a book, enjoy conversation, play cards, dominos, checkers or grab an extra blanket from my mom's old cedar chest (master king bedroom) and take a nap. If games/cards aren't out, they can usually be found in the drawers in the large furniture.
The back den is the only room on the main living level with a TV. This cozy room has comfy seating, kids games & toys, a wireless printer and a DVD player with dvd's. The woodburning stove fireplace isn't available for guests use.
The front and side porch are great for enjoying the outdoors. Behind the original Summer Kitchen, is the back yard. Here you will find a grill, fireplace, hammock, dining table and over 3 acres of greenspace. There is complimentary firewood usually left at the firepit area. If you need a few sticks more, venture down to the mini barn. You will find the woodshed down there.
The original 1850's Saddlebag Summer Kitchen is not available for rentals just yet. Feel free to peek in the windows. This building has 1 chimney with 4 fireplaces, 2 downstairs, 2 upstairs and 2 original entry doors with cat cubbies. These cabins were called Saddlebag due to the symmetrical 2 entry doors, and divided living/working spaces, like a saddlebag on a horse saddle. This building used to be connected to the main house by a breezeway. What we use as the owners pantry off the back porch was the connected space. Just look at the worn doorway thresholds!
We hope you enjoy our place.
P.S. Please note that due to my undiagnosed urge to rearrange furniture constantly, the arrangements may be different than pictures shown. 🤣
Guest access
whole house, yard, parking in paved driveway and public parking out front-on Broad street
