Getaway House : A Day Off for the Always On

If you follow me on instagram, you saw some highlights from our weekend “getaway” that was actually a ..real getaway.. at a Getaway House. If you’ve never heard of them, they are a tiny house (cabin) rentals company that allows you to “disconnect and recharge in a beautiful tiny cabin nestled in nature”. I read online before going that the owner of the company, “isn’t about selling a night in a house in the woods; it’s about selling an experience.” Ok, may sound cheesy but after going I can 100% say that, it was not JUST a weekend away, but one of a kind adventure that we were able to experience together (physically and literally… since you are disconnect from your phone aka calls, texts and social media). They currently have available cabins at their outposts in, DC (Virginia), Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, LA, New York, Pittsburg/Cleveland and Portland (with more to come!)

The cabins are anywhere from 160 to 200 sq ft (1-2 person and 3-4 person cabins available), they are simple, modern but have almost everything you would need for your time there. Comfy bed, hot shower (with towels, shampoo, conditioner and body wash!), stove, mini fridge, mugs/plates/cups, pans, outdoor fire pit, outdoor adorondak chairs, firewood/fire starter and other essentials like coffee, oatmeal, etc for purchase. Also, there is a box to put your phone.. essential (except where we were there was not much service at all anyways!)

Lets get down to the nitty gritty …

We went in the middle of October so it was gorgeous during the day and was a little chilly once the sun went down (perfect temp for lighting a fire!) There is a small grocery store about 5 minutes from the outpost for anything you may need, as well as a hole in the wall pizza place (actually v good). There is a really cute vinyard/winery about 15 minutes away called Early Mountain. It was packed, so pretty, had some live music and a gorgeous view (plus GREAT wine). We hung out there after our hike for a couple hours before heading back to the cabin for the night.

FOOOOOD: we stopped by a Whole Foods on the way through Charlottesville on the way to the cabin. We picked up a half loaf of sourdough, half carton of eggs, slices of cheese and ham from the deli, wine, beer, a couple cookies, a thing of tomato soup to share and I made a brown box kale salad. We brought a few snacks, an avocado and a little fruit from home. It ended up being the perfect amount of food! We made grilled cheese and tomato soup the first night, avocado toast in the morning, made sandwiches for our Saturday hike and got pizza Saturday night!

Now, lets talk about the experience. It was extremely relaxing, which is probably pretty obvious. However, you are not looking at any screens so no blue lights basically for about 48 hours. You dont get accidentally caught up in mindlessly scrolling, etc. You are able to completely disconnect from the world and basically for 2 days you dont really even need to know what time it is, you dont have anywhere you have to be and no one to hear from or reach out to. You get to be in cozy little area with music, food, wine, games and a fire. The only option you have if to engage with who you are with and enjoy the true essence of their company (and nature… especially with the big window that your bed is connected to, which was probably the coolest part of the cabin). I was SUPER bummed to leave on Sunday. I am someone who likes to GET UP AND GO on the last day of travel but that Sunday, I was telling DJ to chill because I wanted to stay and read until we had to check out (he was like, who are you?!) I can honestly say that I felt closer to DJ after this trip than I have in quite some time in our relationship.

Other things we brought were, our comforter/blanket to make it more cozy, a small bluetooth speaker, board games, books, french press.