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Big, Beautiful, Historic Home great for gathering with Family and Friends!

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Church Hill from the front
Church Hill with new walkway installed May 2018
Exterior
Exterior
New walkway and gathering area added spring of 2018

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
5 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 134300 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Lexington, VA
  • Virginia Horse Center
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Virginia Military Institute
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Washington and Lee University
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Hot Springs, VA (HSP-Ingalls Field)
    ‪82 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 13)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Bedroom 5 "State room"

1 King Bed

Sun Porch

1 Double Futon

2 bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

Bathroom 3

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet

Bathroom 4

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

Big, Beautiful, Historic Home great for gathering with Family and Friends!

Discover Church Hill, a stunning 5-bedroom brick manor just minutes from downtown
Lexington, VA. Perfect for gatherings, celebrations, and getaways, it features elegant
interiors, spacious dining, and plenty of space for outdoor entertaining. Nestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, you and your guests will love the open space at the same time being so close to Washington & Lee, VMI, the Virginia Horse Center, Wedding Venues and the best of Virginia’s mountain towns—an unforgettable stay awaits!

The space:
The home was built in 1848, and the land where Church hill sits is the birth place of Texas Legend Sam Houston. It's an amazing home to gather with family and friends. With so much space inside and outside to spread out you and your guest don't need to be from Texas or history buffs to fall in love with this home!

Our commitment to guests:
We want you to get the most out of your stay at Church Hill and the owners and the Comfort Team are just a text or call away before, during, and after your stay!
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Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events are allowed on site
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Fairfield

Located in Fairfield, this holiday home is in a rural area and in the mountains. Lee Chapel and Museum and VMI Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Lexington Valley Vineyard and Virginia Horse Center. Travelling with kids? Consider Stonewall Jackson Grave and Boxerwood Gardens. Discover the area's water adventures with rafting and fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and mountain climbing.
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Lexington, VA

What's nearby

  • Virginia Horse Center - 7 min drive - 10.8 km
  • Virginia Military Institute - 8 min drive - 10.8 km
  • Washington and Lee University - 9 min drive - 11.5 km
  • VMI Museum - 9 min drive - 11.9 km
  • Theatre at Lime Kiln - 13 min drive - 14.3 km

Getting around

  • Hot Springs, VA (HSP-Ingalls Field) - 87 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Cook Out - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Waffle House - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Big, Beautiful, Historic Home great for gathering with Family and Friends! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

What time is check-in at Big, Beautiful, Historic Home great for gathering with Family and Friends!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Big, Beautiful, Historic Home great for gathering with Family and Friends!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Big, Beautiful, Historic Home great for gathering with Family and Friends! located?

Located in the mountains, this family-friendly holiday home is within 9 mi (15 km) of George Washington National Forest, Stonewall Jackson Grave and Boxerwood Gardens. Alumni Memorial Field and Brownsburg Historic District are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 38 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 38 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 38 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 38 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christina W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We felt right at home.

Your Church Hill property was a superb location and setting for our family gathering and pre wedding celebration.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christina H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect stay

We couldn’t ask for a better stay. Melinda was wonderful to work with and easily accessible. We loved everything about the house. It was a perfect retreat for our Keydets to spend some down time relaxing with family.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jay L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Graduation

We selected this property so our whole family could be together around the midpoint between JMU and Virginia Tech for our twins’ commencement ceremonies, and hosted a graduation party one night for friends and family. The property was a perfect venue, had everything we needed, and was beautiful. We couldn’t have selected a better property for our celebration and family vacation- also terrific for history buffs.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic stay at Church Hill! Highky recommend!

Wonderful experience at Church Hill! It's charming and comfortable and exceeded all expectations! Lots of space, excellent attention to detail, all the supplies and kitchen equipment, comfy beds, lots of room to spread out, the 2 full baths and 2 falf baths worked great for our group Outstanding Hosts! We want to return! Hosts!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Theresa J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Little homey slice of heaven in the Shenandoah Valley

I am tempted to give them a bad review so we can have the place all to ourselves every time we want to go visit our daughter in college! this is a gem of a place. If you love history, old houses, and beautiful farm land, this is the place for you! We've already reserved for the Parent's weekend next year and hope to also have for Graduation!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Elizabeth W., Atlanta, Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

College Reunion

The house and grounds are really wonderful. The biggest drawback for us as a group of couples was the lack of full baths. Owners were terrific with communication on all fronts.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachel M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious, Comfy, Convenient Step Back in Time

We had a great stay at Church Hill!! Our group of “barn friends” was in town for a show at the Virginia Horse Center. Church Hill was a perfect fit — spacious, good variety of bed arrangements and bathrooms to accommodate everyone. The house and grounds are beautiful, super convenient to the horse center, and everything was exactly as described and pictured. The kitchen was well equipped to cook and dine. Melinda and Mike were lovely to interact with and very responsive. We will be back!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna T., Kill Devil Hills, NC

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Wonderful Home

Our family and friends enjoyed a long weekend in this beautiful home. Full of history and charm, it is comfortable and welcoming. Priceless pictures, books and beautifully worn thresholds are around every corner---if only this house could talk and tell it's stories!! We thoroughly enjoyed playing out back and hiking around the property with our kids and dogs. The sunroom was where we all naturally gravitated to hang out when we were inside. We would definitely love to visit again soon!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

VMI Homecoming trip

Great time for all at Church Hill visiting our cadet and friends! So much history and beautiful property.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patrick J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Groom’s family stay.

Very unique house and property. The house has so much history and the property is beautiful. It worked very well for our party of ten guests. Would definitely rent it again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Noah B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome place and host

Awesome property with an incredible history. Water pressure in the downstairs was kind of sluggish but to be expected for a very old place. Can easily get lost in all the history when staying there. Host was incredible and quick to answer all questions as well as great in recommending things to do
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christian B., Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house in the country near W&L

We stayed for our 30th reunion. The house/property is exceptional and was a great home base for the 8 of us and provided an awesome place to entertain a larger group. The property owners were super responsive and helpful. The only thing that one may consider is whether the bathroom set up (2 showers on the bottom floor, only a half bath upstairs) would create an issue for your group. We had no problem with it. Overall, loved this stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Judy K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanksgiving Covid Reunion

This was the perfect spot for us to all meet from MA, PA, and NC! There were 12 of us… ranging in age from 8 months to 76 years. The spacious house and grounds gave us ample room. The boys loved climbing the trees and running up the hill! The house was incredibly clean and well stocked.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

H M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AMAZING STAY!!

We had the best time at Church Hill! We were in Lex for W&L Parents Weekend for your two daughters. The house and grounds were so beautiful The pictures do not do it justice! It was clean, easy to find, and a very easy drive to and from campus. Melinda was so responsive and was sweet enough to grant us a later check out to have a little more QT with our girls. We already booked again for next year. What a gem!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Caroline L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful historical home

This home was a delight to stay in! The beds were very comfortable and there was plenty of room for our family to spread out. One can spend endless hours viewing old photographs and trinkets around the house. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Don W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Truly great weekend

The entire rental process from start to finish was efficient and welcoming. The history of the property is fascinating and the property is very accommodating.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tammy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Hictoric House

We had a great time. My family came to Lexington to attend our son's matriculation at VMI. The house is close to restaurants, Walmart, and grocery stores. The place is beautiful with a huge backyard. The kitchen is functional and has a plentiful supply of trash bags, dish soap, dishwasher detergent. The bathrooms have plenty of towels and toilet paper. However, I wish the drain in the bathtub drained faster. We enjoyed the fire pit very much, not to worry about running out of woods. In addition, the picnic area is terrific. Overall is a great place to spend time with family and friends. I highly recommended it. Thank you, Mike and Linda.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Larry L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

History, charm, and a big yard

We had a great family reunion at Church Hill. We loved the charm of the old house, the historic decor, the spacious dining room table, large yard, outdoor picnic tables, and maybe best of all for the kids, the dinner bell! The house felt bigger and even nicer than we expected based on the photos, and the hosts were easy to communicate with. A few things to know: the bathrooms are pretty inconvenient - two of the bedrooms have their own bathroom (one is a full bath, one is a half bath). But the other three bedrooms don’t, so the rest of us had to share one bathroom that was downstairs at the other end of the house from the bedrooms. The kitchen is functional but not especially well equipped if you’re doing a lot of cooking. The lawn was more than spacious enough for our kids and dogs to run around, but there were ticks in the grassy areas beyond the lawn.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful family reunion in this beautiful historic home!

This was a wonderful gathering place for 12 members of my family from all parts of the eastern U.S., and ranging from ages 2 to 80. The property was gorgeous - beautiful historic home, lovely, rolling hillside property with a fruit orchard in the back, picnic tables for gathering outdoors, and quiet rural setting overall. Our hosts were "the best of the best" - so communicative and friendly. We felt truly welcomed!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Juan A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Stay at Church Hill

The family enjoyed our stay at Church Hill! We felt at home in this wonderful and historical home and wish to once again visit!
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shelly E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sam Houston got around

The online pictures of the Manor do not do it justice. The house and grounds are immaculate, and close to all our activities in Lexington. We loved all the pictures and history displayed throughout. Everyone was very impressed.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jatinder C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

FMily reunion

It was great weekend with family reunion. We enjoyed our stay
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Clarke M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Historical

What a wonderful stay at Church Hill we had last weekend. Mike and Melinda were so helpful, and the home was cozy, historical, and welcoming. The property is wonderful, and both dogs thought so too!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Historic Home

This place is amazing, and the family that owns it is wonderful to deal with. So much history in every room. And the yard and acreage is beautiful. We had two families in our group, one with 2 kids and one with 3 kids, and we had plenty of room. There are two King rooms, a Queen room, a Twin/Full room, and a double Twin room. There's also a pullout couch in the family room if you need it, but we didn't. And room for Aerobeds if you bring one or two along. It is indeed a historic home, so it comes with the quirks that homes built before electricity and plumbing are bound to have. I consider that a benefit, not a drawback. You can easily spend an hour just looking at all of the historic photos around the house. All the beds are newer mattresses and very comfortable. Plenty of linens. And, as I said, Melinda Thompson is a delight to speak to, and helped us out with local recommendations and advice on the area, Natural Bridge is 20 minutes away. VMI/W&L/downtown Lexington is 10 minutes away. This place is centrally located to see all of the nearby sights. We will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anne G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Weekend

A wonderful historic house. House was very clean with all that you would want to enjoy your visit. Convenient location for last minute grocery stops, sightseeing, wineries, and hiking. The yard is lovely, lots of privacy, and perfectly set up to grill, which we did each night. After dinner we sat around the fire pit and gazed at the stars. Melinda and Mike were very attentive and went out of their way to help make the weekend special for our family.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

About the host

Hosted by Mike Thompson

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Church Hill is our child hood home and has been in our family since 1848. We remember growing up there when people would come from all around the country just to take pictures of the home and property as it is the birthplace of Sam Houston. We are pleased to be able to share it and give others the pleasure of gathering with their family and friends in such a wonderful setting.

Why they chose this property

Church Hill is a grand historical home regardless of what part of the United States our guests come from and anyone who visits will appreciate that. But with so much room to spread out inside and outside, you don't need to be a history buff to enjoy this home.

What makes this property unique

Large rooms, Tons of room outside for parking and roaming around and spending time with family and friends. Lots of places to sit and talk and gather inside and outside of the house. Clean, comfortable, and grand! If you are in town for a W & L or VMI function or get together, you owe it to yourself to stay here and see Church Hill for yourself. Your guests will say "Wow".
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