About this rental
- Cottage
- 1700 sq. ft
- 3 bedrooms
- 9 beds
- Sleeps 11
- 2 bathrooms
- 2 full baths
- Spaces
- Kitchen
- Living Room
- Deck/Patio
3 bed, 2 bath home in the country with plenty of room to bring the family.
Rooms & beds
Bedrooms: 3(Sleeps: 11)
Bathrooms: 2
Spaces
Amenities
Policies
Cancellation policy
- 100% refund of amount paid if you cancel at least 14 days before check-in.
- 50% refund of amount paid (minus the service fee) if you cancel at least 7 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 7 days before check-in.
Damage and incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
Maximum overnight guests: 11
Minimum age to rent: 20
No swimming in the fish pond
Noise must be kept to a minimum.
Must read house rules and text picture to owner upon arrival.
Cleaning practices
Cleaned with disinfectant
Minimum 1-day vacancy between guest stays
Check in and check out with no person-to-person contact
All towels and bedding washed in hot water that’s at least 60ºC/140ºF
High-touch surfaces cleaned with disinfectant (like countertops, light switches, handles, and faucets)
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Hosted by Jill Friends
Ask a questionAbout Jill Friends
Jill is the Granddaughter of Carl & Karen Swafford. She spent the first 10 years of her life there on The Farm before moving to Flowery Branch, GA in 1989. She currently resides in Jefferson, GA with her husband and three daughters. She is co-owner of the Swafford Valley Creekside Cottage along with her Mother, Carla, and two brothers, Caleb Rumbaugh and Ben Rumbaugh whom also reside in Georgia.. Although the entire family is involved in the operations of the cottage, Jill manages bookings and guests interactions.
Why Jill Friends chose Ray County
Our Creekside Cottage was built by Carl & Karen Swafford in 1962 on farm land owned by the Swafford family since 1856. The first homestead, an original log house with a stick chimney built by Naason Swafford, was featured on post cards sold in the area and mailed all over the world. This postcard can be seen on the Swafford Valley Creekside Cottage official website. Reason Swafford built a barn and two room home on the farm in 1910 where George Richard Dean Swafford was born in 1913. Although additions, improvements and modern conveniences were added along the way, “Dean” was raised in this home by his father and aunt after his Mother's sudden death in 1919. Dean married Ethel Fern Gulley in 1934. Ethel gave birth in the home to Karen Sue Swafford in 1942, and Richard Kenton Swafford in 1946. Karen married Carl in 1959. They were given land just across the creek to build their home. The two would welcome a daughter, Carla Sue, and a son, Kenton Dean. Carl passed in 2010 and Karen in 2020. Richard and his wife Dixie were married in 1967, and given land on the farm to build their home, where they still work and reside today. They have 3 grown children. Dean died in 2005, in the same home where he was born. Ethel passed in the home in 2008, both surrounded by all their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Dean & Ethel’s grandson, Reason Swafford, recently built a new home on the exact spot of the original stick home, using lumber, milled and cut from the land. Reason and his wife Jacki have 3 daughters and 1 son ... Naason Swafford, named after the original Naason Swafford, who built that old log house 164 years ago. This is The Legacy of Swafford Valley and The Farm. Following in our "Grandaddy Dean & Grandma Dean's" footsteps, we put God first and family second. Our prayer is that by sharing a part of "our" farm, you might be as blessed by it as we have been!
What makes this Cottage unique
There's just something relaxing about having your morning coffee on the deck, watching the cows graze or a farmer mowing hay. We are the perfect gathering place for families of locals in town for special events. We have been honored to host many families in town for weddings, funerals, graduations, and reunions. Our downstairs has been left open for flex space and we have had several quilting retreats as well. Whatever the occasion, big or small, we have designed our home to accommodate most any need.
- Languages:
- english