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Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who began designing and building Monticello at age 26 after inheriting land from his father. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres (20 km2), with Jefferson using slaves for extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, later shifting from tobacco cultivation to wheat in response to changing markets.

Jefferson designed the main house using neoclassical design principles described by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, subsequently reworking the design through much of his presidency to include design elements popular in late 18th-century Europe and integrating numerous of his own design solutions. Situated on the summit of an 850-foot (260 m)-high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap, the name Monticello derives from the Italian for "little mount". Along a prominent lane adjacent to the house, Mulberry Row, the plantation came to include numerous outbuildings for specialized functions, e.g., a nailery; quarters for domestic slaves; gardens for flowers, produce, and Jefferson's experiments in plant breeding — along with tobacco fields and mixed crops. Cabins for field slaves were located farther from the mansion.

At Jefferson's direction, he was buried on the grounds, in an area now designated as the Monticello Cemetery. The cemetery is owned by the Monticello Association, a society of his descendants through Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson.[4] After Jefferson's death, his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph sold the property. In 1834 it was bought by Uriah P. Levy, a commodore in the U.S. Navy, who admired Jefferson and spent his own money to preserve the property. His nephew Jefferson Monroe Levy took over the property in 1879; he also invested considerable money to restore and preserve it. In 1923, Monroe Levy sold it to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF), which operates it as a house museum and educational institution. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1987 Monticello and the nearby University of Virginia, also designed by Jefferson, were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Motel 6 Staunton, VA

Staunton

United States

Donald

AED 257 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Feb - 23 Feb

In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Days Inn by Wyndham Charlottesville/University Area

The Meadows

United States

Peter

AED 317 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Feb - 23 Feb

Free daily continental breakfast

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg

United States

Daniel

AED 245 total

includes taxes & fees

8 Feb - 9 Feb

Desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Econo Lodge Charlottesville North - University Area

The Meadows

United States

William

AED 313 total

includes taxes & fees

6 Feb - 7 Feb

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Super 8 by Wyndham Charlottesville

Hydraulic

United States

Ronnie

AED 291 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Feb - 16 Feb

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Days Inn by Wyndham Waynesboro

Waynesboro

United States

Chelsha

AED 208 total

includes taxes & fees

6 Feb - 7 Feb

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Down comforters, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Days Inn by Wyndham Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg

United States

Melissa

AED 274 total

includes taxes & fees

5 Feb - 6 Feb

Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking | Pillowtop beds, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Days Inn by Wyndham Staunton

Staunton

United States

Carlton elijah

AED 245 total

includes taxes & fees

7 Feb - 8 Feb

Fountain

Motel 6 Harrisonburg, VA - South

Harrisonburg

United States

Lawrence F

AED 289 total

includes taxes & fees

5 Feb - 6 Feb

Free daily continental breakfast

Econo Lodge Waynesboro - Skyline Drive

Waynesboro

United States

Jay

AED 201 total

includes taxes & fees

5 Mar - 6 Mar

Premium bedding, memory foam beds, desk, laptop workspace

Grey Pine Lodge

Waynesboro

United States

Jay

AED 648 total

includes taxes & fees

5 Feb - 6 Feb

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Basecamp151

Afton

United States

Carrie

AED 540 total

includes taxes & fees

8 Feb - 9 Feb

Individually furnished, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Super 8 by Wyndham Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg

United States

RICHARD

AED 235 total

includes taxes & fees

10 Feb - 11 Feb

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Village Inn

Lovingston

United States

Frances

AED 371 total

includes taxes & fees

5 Feb - 6 Feb

Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Ground Floor | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Royal Inn Motel

Waynesboro

United States

JoAnne

AED 330 total

includes taxes & fees

12 Feb - 13 Feb

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Hometown Inn

Staunton

United States

Leonard

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Top Albemarle County Hotel Reviews

Omni Charlottesville Hotel

Omni Charlottesville Hotel

10/10 Excellent

"Perfect "

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Charlottesville-UVA, VA

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Charlottesville-UVA, VA

10/10 Excellent

"Super clean and comfy everything. Delicious breakfast with variety, cold and hot, and awesome staff. Bonus: $15 amenity (to spend on food/snacks) included with registration through this website, at least when we showed up. I'll gladly spend a little more to return to this hotel over my usual $50-$80 frugal options."

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