Getaway House

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 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 a one of a kind adventure that we were able to experience together (physically and literally… since you are disconnected 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, lighters, mugs/plates/cups, pans, outdoor fire pit, outdoor Adirondack 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!)

Let’s 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 vineyard/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 of hours before heading back to the cabin for the night.

FOOD: 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 of 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, let’s talk about the experience. It was extremely relaxing, which is probably pretty obvious. However, no screens, no technology aka basically no blue lights for about 48 hours; something I don’t think a lot of us could say we have done. You don’t get accidentally caught up in mindlessly scrolling, etc. You can completely disconnect from the world and basically for 2 days you don’t even need to know what time it is, you don’t have anywhere you have to be and no one to hear from or reach out to. You get to be in a 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 wanted to stay and read until we had to check out .

Other things we brought were our comforter and a blanket to make it cozier, a small Bluetooth speaker, board games, books, french press, snacks, … and that’s pretty much it.

We made a pact that we are going to go at least once a year. to reconnect. recharge. reengage with nature and each other. I highly recommend it for couples and even getting a 4 person cabin with 2 couples would be fun, or even a girls trip!

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