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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

Brandi

AED 256 total

includes taxes & fees

9 Apr - 10 Apr

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

Days Inn by Wyndham Charlottesville/University Area

The Meadows

United States

Peter

AED 336 total

includes taxes & fees

29 Mar - 30 Mar

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 263 total

includes taxes & fees

29 Mar - 30 Mar

Free daily continental breakfast

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg

AED 245 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Mar - 26 Mar

Breakfast area

Super 8 by Wyndham Charlottesville

Hydraulic

United States

Ronnie

AED 272 total

includes taxes & fees

19 Apr - 20 Apr

Down comforters, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Days Inn by Wyndham Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg

United States

Pamela

AED 282 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Mar - 26 Mar

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

Econo Lodge Charlottesville North - University Area

The Meadows

United States

Priscilla

AED 277 total

includes taxes & fees

2 Apr - 3 Apr

Fountain

Motel 6 Harrisonburg, VA - South

Harrisonburg

United States

sean

AED 289 total

includes taxes & fees

24 Mar - 25 Mar

Free daily continental breakfast

Econo Lodge Waynesboro - Skyline Drive

Waynesboro

United States

Hayden

AED 217 total

includes taxes & fees

6 Apr - 7 Apr

Exterior

Village Inn

Lovingston

United States

Frances

AED 412 total

includes taxes & fees

24 Mar - 25 Mar

Individually furnished, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Super 8 by Wyndham Harrisonburg

Harrisonburg

United States

Jay

AED 228 total

includes taxes & fees

20 Apr - 21 Apr

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Basecamp151

Afton

United States

HELEN Stacy

AED 540 total

includes taxes & fees

24 Mar - 25 Mar

Premium bedding, memory foam beds, desk, laptop workspace

Grey Pine Lodge

Waynesboro

United States

Jay

AED 654 total

includes taxes & fees

24 Mar - 25 Mar

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

Royal Inn Motel

Waynesboro

United States

JoAnne

AED 307 total

includes taxes & fees

24 Mar - 25 Mar

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Louisa

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Staunton

United States

Leonard

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Top Albemarle County Hotel Reviews

English Inn of Charlottesville

English Inn of Charlottesville

10/10 Excellent

"Wonderful spot tucked away in the middle of everything! The tea time was a nice touch and the breakfast was impressive. Customer service was amazing. We will definitely be back!"

Massanutten Resort

Massanutten Resort

6/10 Okay

"Everything was close by, the staff is very friendly and the place is clean. But the water park is dated and needs more slides for the price you pay. Tubing was fun but you could barely hear the music and the lights were few. There isn't much to do other than that and what there is to do is very expensive. "

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