Luxury Guest Cottage

Cottage-HouseTour-4/7/2011A Charlottesville family greets visitors with open arms—and a luxury home away from home.

There’s no question that hospitality is a Southern specialty. Stepping beyond the book of common courtesy, spoiling guests has become an adored art form focused on making dear friends and family feel wonderfully welcome.

That was the goal of this Virginia couple, who desired a plush guest cottage that would offer all the modern amenities of a new build while seamlessly complementing the historic patina of the property’s mid-19th century main house.