Cape Charles VA retreat with game arcade 👾, fire pit 🔥, Peloton 🚴🏽‍♀️, EV🔋

Located on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on the coastal seaside of Cape Charles, The Ladybug farmhouse was originally built in 1908. It was lovingly restored and updated in 2018, featuring numerous modern amenities. It sits smack dab in the midst of scenic farmland, and in sight of the hiking-trail entrance for Magothy Bay Natural Preserve which is open daily to the public. This 445-acre preserve offers visitors two hiking trail options, including a 2-mile loop trail that meanders through shrub habitat (a former agricultural field restored to songbird habitat) and maritime forest. The trail then emerges onto a dike overlooking an extensive salt marsh and seaside lagoon with views of Smith and Mockhorn Islands. There is also a scenic view of the Cape Charles Lighthouse located on Smith Island.

10 minutes to the north of The Ladybug is downtown Cape Charles which Southern Living calls "The Best Little Beach Town In Virginia" and Baltimore Magazine proclaims is a "Best-Kept-Secret Beach Getaway". Visitors enjoy eclectic gourmet restaurants, a craft brewery, cidery and distillery, ice cream parlors, boutique shops, art galleries, an old-fashioned chocolatier and candy store, and more. Families love Cape Charles’ spacious public beach, as the waters of the Chesapeake Bay are calm and shallow at this vast stretch of shoreline. And on top of all of that there’s plenty of free parking for easy beach access.

Have dinner and drinks at the Shanty, voted a “Best Beach Bar in America” by Men’s Journal, where you can enjoy local oysters and watch the sunset from the deck next to the Cape Charles harbor. A little farther north in Cape Charles, The Oyster Farm Seafood Eatery is a spacious, family-friendly restaurant with a casual vibe. Cape Charles Brewing Company also features local beers with outdoor games and picnic tables available.

And this is just scratching the surface as there's so much more we can't fit in under VRBO's 2000 word limit :-)

The Ladybug is a unique, early 1900's Eastern Shore of Virginia farmhouse. It's peacefully serene setting offers the most modern of conveniences such as fast fiber internet, video game arcade, Xbox (2), Peloton, EV charging, and more.

The first floor consists of dining room, kitchen, living room, and retro arcade. The kitchen is generously stocked and contains a fridge with filtered water, island cooktop, stove with vent hood, Nespresso coffee maker, dishwasher, and wet bar with ice maker. There is a full size bathroom with shower directly adjacent to the kitchen.

The dining room has a Keurig coffee & tea bar, ceiling fan, and smart speaker for music streaming. There is comfortable family seating for eight, with expansive, bucolic views of Magothy Bay State Natural Area Preserve.

The living room has a 65" smart TV with Xbox (with two controllers), smart speaker with Dolby ATMOS, Bluetooth record player with an extensive vinyl record collection, and ample comfortable seating. The living room sofa converts into a queen sleeper.

The adjacent retro video game arcade has two virtual pinball tables along with Ms. Pac Man, Galaga, Street Fighter 2, Asteroids, Centipede, NBA Jam, Star Wars, and two The Fast and the Furious cabinets for head to head racing excitement.

The house has two KING bedrooms on the second floor. Both bedrooms have en-suite baths. Each bedroom is equipped with a 55" smart TV, smart home speaker, and convenient USB bedside changing ports. All showers have convenient handheld massaging heads.

The third floor bedroom consists of a twin+ size daybed with two twin+ mattresses. The daybed can be quickly converted into a king bed for a third adult couple. The mattresses can also be separated into two twin+ size beds that may be more comfortable for kids sharing the space. Directly adjacent to the third floor bedroom is an exercise room with a Peloton exercise bike, ceiling fan, 42" Smart TV, assorted dumbbells, a yoga matt, along with a half bath.