Location: Sewanee, Middle, Tennessee, USA (University of the South, Sewanee and St. Andrews)
Accommodations: Cottage, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 1 Bath (Sleeps 4-5)
Thanksgving Special: Come up to the Mountains and cook your turkey here. Visit your family or friends in Sewanee and have your own space and full kitchen. Autumn in Sewanee is breathtakingly beautiful. The colors are changing. This is the perfect time to take a little time to visit our mountain. Come and enjoy the cool evenings around the firepit, the brisk mornings with a hike thru our woods. The University of South campus is busy with collegiate activity; there are 5 home football games, arts and crafts shows and guided wildflower hikes. Bring your camera and become a nature photogapher.
Red Oak Hollow is just a short drive to the center of The University of the South campus. Enjoy your day on campus and come back to a tranquil mountain retreat. The garden cottage is part of our 30 acres private estate of hardwood trees, fantastic native and butterfly gardens, ponds stocked with catfish, bass and brim, entertaining wildlife and picture perfect wildflowers.
As owners, we live on the property and maintain the cottage and gardens. If you have a question, need directions, looking for a recommendation for hiking or dining, we are here to help.
The cottage is just shy of 1,000 sq feet, with a large living room, complete kitchen, two bedrooms, and a very large bathroom. Each room of the air conditioned cottage is decorated with a country or mountain inspiration. Why rent a couple of motel rooms, when you can have the comfort of a private home on an estate, for a better price?
The cottage has two bedrooms, each with traditional quilts. For your maximum sleep comfort, a King size sleep number bed is featured in the "Wildflower" Master Bedroom. This room is decorated with local wildflower photos and tiffany styled lamps. The second “The Fox and Fish" bedroom has a set of bunk beds. For privacy and relaxation, each bedroom has a TV.
The large living room has a dual reclining couch, a reclining chair and an upholstered rocking chair. The 30” TV has premium satellite programming. Current popular magazine are on the end tables. Bird and flower books are in the bookcase. A DVD/CD/VCR player is in the living room, along with movies for both children and adult viewing.
The "Red Chicken Kitchen" seats four and comes complete with a full size refrigerator, electric stove, oven dishwasher, microwave, coffee pot, blender, toaster and a full set of dinnerware, dishes, wine opener, pots and pans. The kitchen has a bay window with a garden view. The kitchen is perfect if you wanted to invite your college student for a home cooked meal. The front porch has a propane barbecue. A full size washing machine and dryer complete your needs.
The bathroom is surprisingly large with dual vanities, a separate shower and large soaking tub.
Red Oak Hollow is very kid friendly. For the very little ones, we have an available high chair and playpen. For toddlers or small dogs, the back yard is fenced in.
The estate has a 20 ft wide hiking trail thru the woods, past the fox dens and springs, down to a pasture and around the ponds. It’s an easy 20 minute walk, so be sure to bring comfortable shoes.
Kids love to fish, especially if they are biting. Bring your poles. Red Oak Hollow only allows Catch and Release, but the sport and tranquility offers ample rewards. Take a joy ride on one
of the ponds is our canoe.
There is a large fire pit with seating down by the ponds. Toast a marshmallow or just enjoy the fire on a cool autumn evening. We supply the kindling and firewood.
When you visit us, you can feel and live country life. A strawberry patch is just 50 feet from the cottage front porch. Wild blackberries and wild blueberry bushes will be pointed out and their picking is worth the effort.
With one aspiring Master Gardener, we have created numerous gardens throughout the estate. A raised bed vegetable garden is in the back yard of the cottage. Go ahead, pick a cherry tomato or snip some sweet basil for your salad.
The flower garden nearest the cottage is the Butterfly Garden, filled with sun drops, butterfly weed, butterfly bush, coneflowers, and pineapple sage. Another garden bed lines the cottage yard, featuring the Southern “Bird Girl”. It is full of Shasta daisies, dahlia, hollyhock and stargazer lilies.
There are two large native gardens, highlighted by spring daffodils, trilliums and the “elusive Cinderella of the wild flower world”, pink lady’s slippers. The flowering trees are plentiful with dogwoods, crepe myrtle, crap apple and red bud.
The “Gnome’s Home Garden” is down inspiration hill and it’s set off by its beauty and privacy. Numerous forest gnomes tend this one particular garden. It has a twin size iron bed filled with Dutch iris and alliums and seems to attract their attention and perhaps yours. There is a quaint café table setting in this garden to enjoy its crescent shape bed filled with daylily, azalea, roses, mallows and hibiscus.
We have a bluebird trail, with seven blue bird houses, usually occupied. The pond attracts ducks, cranes and our returning pair of Canadian geese. Wildlife is a way of life here.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
- Beds
- King Bed
- Bunk Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Crib
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: Satellite TV with premium channels
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- View/Location
- Water View: Private ponds on the property
- Mountain View: Red Oak Hollow in on the Cumberland Plateau
- Communications
- Telephone
- Free Long Distance
- WiFi (Wireless Internet): The entire estate has WiFI. Sit down by the ponds and read your email.
- Other Amenities
- Fishing on a large pond. Fire pit down by the pond, firewood and kindling supplied. Private Hiking trails. Glorious gardens and wildflowers. Highchair and playpen for little children available.
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly: Small dog door into cottage. Fenced in Yard
- Kid Friendly: Crib and High chair available. Kid videos. Fishing.
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Swimming
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Rock Climbing
- Spelunking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Racquetball
- Basketball Court
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Horseshoes
- Horseback Riding
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Starting at $125/night one bedroom, $195.00 for two bedrooms .. $1,000/week
Week end are 2 night minimum rental. Possible week day rental
Thanksgiving Special; $160 per night, sleeps four
University Special Events .. $700/3 nights
Special Event Week-Ends include Parents Week-end & Homecoming 2010
3 night minimum.
Graduation ... one week $1600/week, call for 2010
$30 cleaning fee. $25 small pet fee.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Owner's Profile
Year Purchased: 2005
Why the Owner Chose Sewanee
People always ask us, how did you find Sewanee?
We always answer "We got Lucky!"
The Unique Benefits of this Cottage
Red Oak Hollow is our little heaven on earth. Actually, 30 acres is a lot of heaven.
We absolutely love the unique community of Sewanee and we are proud of what we
have been able to create on our property in 5 short years.
As a newly minted Tennessee Master Gardener,
the 8 cleared acres keeps me busy with planting, weeding and dreaming.
I delight in making little bouquets for our guest cottage; my favorite is sage with
mini roses. I think most guests are surprised with fresh flowers.
Our ponds are stocked with fish that my husband maintains. We walk our woods daily.
Sometimes we just and listen to the quiet and smile.
Property Photos
- Pond at Red Oak Hollow - Kid Friendly Sewanee Cottage on 30 Acres, with Gardens, near University of the South
- Cottage Living Room - Kid Friendly Sewanee Cottage on 30 Acres, with Gardens, near University of the South
- Red Chicken Kitchen - Kid Friendly Sewanee Cottage on 30 Acres, with Gardens, near University of the South
- Master Bedroom, with King Bed
- Fox and Fish Bedroom
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