Beautiful End of the Road Cabin on Top of Ridge - Pet Friendly

If your highest priority is some sort of fantasy idea of a picturesque secluded cabin in the woods, near the top of a mountain, with breathtaking views and tranquility, then you’ll love this place.

These were my priorities, so it was a perfect match. Combining this with the service is what gives it my highest rating. The owner Liz, had the cabin ready and not only clean, but thoughtfully prepared in many little ways. A few examples: a prepared ready to light wood fireplace, basic comdiments in the fridge, a hand written welcome note in my name. She was also kind enough to receive a package I mailed and transfer it me.

For some folks, it may be less of a match, again depending on your priorities. There’s only one bed, plus a nicely made up cot, and the couch if you need to squeeze more people in. There is no microwave, no Keurig coffee maker, and older appliances. There is one small TV, and it doesn’t have HDMI so forget using a streaming stick.

Crucially, it does have excellent 4G cell reception. So by using your phone as a hotspot, or by bringing a micro router, you can have pretty good WiFi (strong 4G cellular can easily be 20 megabits/sec), so it’s actually comparable to some home broadband Internet connections.

With any property, it’s often hard to tell from photos alone if the views are as dramatic in person. In this case it is in fact as good as you might imagine. I strained to see, but could not identify, a single other cabin, building, or any other tiny blemish of civilization in the view of pure nature from the balcony. While this may all sound extremely remote, and in fact not a single neighbor is visible from the road (great I think), the drive from cabin to the first small latte serving coffee shop at the bottom of the mountain is less than 15 minutes away. Then 10 more minutes or so to the city of Fairfax from my recollection.