Q: What
do you mean by "rustic retreats?"
A: Our rustic
retreats are thoroughly restored historic log cabins
and cottages located in rural areas or charming small
towns. Many of them were 
abandoned
and well on their way to ruin when we acquired them to save
them. We have restored them to retain their architectural
peculiarities and character, historic fabric, and original
materials, so that modern features are as unobtrusive as
possible. They provide a wonderful environment for a change
of pace from the pressures of every-day life.
Q: What
facilities are there?
A: Most
of our places are "merely quaint" rather than "truly
rustic." 
Although
each place is unique, "merely quaint" means normal
utilities, at least two bedrooms and beds for four or more,
a full kitchen, and a working bathroom with a clawfoot tub.
Most have a porch or deck, a washer/dryer, and/or a fireplace.
Q: Do
we need to bring our own linens?
A: No,
at our "merely quaint" places, we supply the linens.
Q: Do
you rent all year round?
A: Yes.
Our "merely quaint" places have electric and/or
oil-fired heat. Some even have air conditioning.
Q: Is
it really true that you allow
children
and pets?
A: Of
course. (We have both children and pets ourselves.)
Q: How
far away are these 
places?
A: One
to three hours west of the Washington/Baltimore Beltways.
Q: What
is there to do?
A: Depending
on the place, activities may include: Antique shops, baseball
(the Hagerstown Suns), bicycling, canoeing, Civil War 
battlefields, festivals, fishing,
hiking, historic villages and historic districts, horseback
riding, outlet malls, skiing, spa and massage, stargazing,
swimming... Or nothing at all, if you prefer!
Q: So,
what do you mean by "truly rustic?"
A: "Truly
rustic" means a woodburning cookstove, kerosene lamps,
a dry sink and basins for 
doing
dishes, a functioning antique icebox, and an outhouse (from
which we've managed to evict the resident groundhog). Oh
yes, and we may have to lend you snowshoes to get there in
winter.
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