Forest Den is a well-appointed 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom woodland townhome located in the quietest area of Bryce Resort, near Lake Laura. Come enjoy the woodland serenity from the back deck or the front patio and fire pit. Access the townhome down 21 steps from the parking area. Use caution during the winter months - steps may be icy. Please use hand rails, ice melt and shovels (provided) if necessary. This home is about 2.5 miles from the Resort's main lodge and ski/bike lifts, and 1 mile from the Basye Community Store, Smiley's Ice Cream & mini-golf, the Burn Barrel tavern and Pale Fire Brewing Company.
Please review the listing photos carefully. This property is an ideal budget-friendly retreat for families and friends.
FEATURES & AMENITIES:
The living room includes a comfortable sofa and two chairs, a wood-burning fireplace and smart TV mounted above the mantle. Watch your favorite TV shows and movies with your preferred streaming providers. The kitchen and dining room (seats six) are located adjacent and open to the living room. The kitchen includes basic cookware, tableware, appliances, and a drip coffee maker (filters provided, but please bring your favorite roast/flavor). The laundry machine is located in a small room next to the kitchen. The foyer includes a half bath, large closet for ski gear, and stairs to the upper level. The second floor offers three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The large primary bedroom has a queen bed and newly-renovated en-suite bathroom; the second bedroom has two twin beds, and the third bedroom has a queen bed. All bedrooms have Smart TVs. Sleeps six comfortably.
Forest Den is equipped with bedding (pillows, bedspreads, blankets), fresh bed linens, one towel set per max occupants, one travel-size bar soap per max occupants, two rolls toilet paper per bathroom, two dishwasher tabs, five trash bags, one bath trash bag per bathroom, one paper towel roll, one kitchen dish towel, one travel-size dish soap, and one scrubby pad. We encourage guests with large groups, or who are staying several nights, or who are heavy users of consumable supplies to bring extra supplies or purchase them at the local Basye Community Store.
WiFi internet is provided by super-fast 500mbps service, which is ample for working, video conferencing, web browsing, and TV streaming on many devices.
**This is a self-check-in property. Guests will receive Check-in Instructions via email seven days prior to the arrival date, or immediately if booking within seven days. The Check-in Instructions include the property address, driving directions, a unique Key Code, WiFi log-in credentials, and other important preparatory information.
OTHER NOTABLES:
Pets are NOT permitted.
Parking is limited at this property; if your reservation will have more than two cars, please park extra vehicles in the Overflow Area beyond townhome 18B. Please park vehicles perpendicularly - no parallel parking please.
This property does NOT have an outdoor hot tub. A small charcoal grill is located on the floor in the kitchen pantry.
This property has wood-burning fire pit (guests may purchase firewood bundles at the kiosk in our office parking lot or at the nearby Basye Community Store)
Guests have unlimited seasonal access to the Bryce Mountain Escapes pool at our check-in office (2565 Orkney Grade, Mount Jackson, VA 22842), which is about 1.9 miles from this property. See pictures of our pool in the unit listing. It's open 9am-5pm, Monday through Saturday between Memorial Day and Labor Day. PLEASE NOTE: Bryce Landing (Bryce Resort's pool) is for Bryce Resort members only; visitors can not access Bryce Landing.
Quiet hours after 10:00pm and before 8:00am are strongly enforced by the local security and police.
MOUNTAIN & VALLEY FUN:
Bryce Resort offers many activities and features throughout the year, including snow skiing/boarding, snow tubing, golf, Lake Laura swimming, canoeing, paddle boarding, paddle boating, and kayaking, and a thrill-filled lift-accessed mountain bike park. Please visit Bryce Resort's website for more information, seasonality, and pricing. Unfortunately, we do not offer discounts.
Bryce Resort is also the perfect launch point for many other adventures in the northern Shenandoah Valley, including hiking, fishing, hot air ballooning, visiting wineries & breweries, exploring caverns, antiquing, enjoying the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival on summer Saturdays in nearby Orkney Springs, and so much more.
