I took Thomas on a Homestead vacation for his birthday final week. Right here’s the recap of our one-night keep together with a day on the spa.
Homestead Vacation
Pleased forty second birthday to Thomas! I deliberate a one-night getaway to The Homestead for his birthday final Thursday. The main target of our keep was the spas since Thomas loves saunas and water remedies. The Homestead Spa has males’s and girls’s aqua thermal suites in addition to outside heated swimming pools.
I booked our room free of charge utilizing my Enterprise X card‘s $300 a yr journey credit score + a couple of factors. (Be taught extra on how this works right here!)
Due to Eileen for watching Birchie for the evening! We left Cville after faculty drop off on Thursday – it’s slightly below two hours away.
All decked out for the vacations! (This tree is actual!)
The Homestead Spa
We beelined to the spa so we may maximize our time there. When you guide a spa service, you get entry for the day. It’s also possible to purchase a day move when you simply wish to use the swimming pools.
Steam coming off the heated pool and scorching tub –
After becoming robes, we met within the mineral bathtub which is fed by a pure scorching spring. It was FREEZING exterior with snow flurries and robust gusts of chilly wind, however the water was physique temperature! Getting out was so chilly and we jumped within the scorching tub earlier than actually operating to the sauna.
Sauna folks <3
Pleased bday!
Lunch within the Rest Room
After the sauna we went to the co-ed chill out room for lunch. We obtained takeout pizza and a salad from Woody’s because the spa restaurant had a restricted menu. Fortunately they supplied to deliver us Woody’s.
Aqua Thermal Suite
After lunch we went to our personal locker rooms to take pleasure in all of the options. There’s a heat “coccoon” room (108 levels), a steam room, heated waterfall chairs, and expertise showers. I loved the steam room most of all as a result of it was lots scorching! The showers have been all somewhat too chilly for me.
Facial + Therapeutic massage
After a lot of water exercise, we met within the chill out room once more earlier than our 3pm facial (me) and therapeutic massage (Thomas). These have been each superb!
Put up facial I took a bathe and we obtained prepared to move to our room.
Our Room
The Homestead generously gave us a room improve for the evening! Our room was so spacious and fairly. We additionally obtained some champagne!
Jefferson’s Lounge
We determined to go to Jefferson’s Lounge for dinner which isn’t fairly as fancy as among the different locations. However first we took some pics with the large tree!
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We shared kalamata olive bread to begin, and I had the pan-fried trout for an entree. Thomas had shrimp fettuccini. Each have been good first rate dishes.
All of the chocolate for the birthday boy!
We watched Elf in mattress after dinner – the perfect!
Brunch
For breakfast the following day we went to the Audubon Eating room for his or her buffet. We stuffed up and known as it brunch.
The final time we went to the Homestead was in the summertime with the children so now we’ve been there nearly each season!