Mark of Design Farmhouse Retreat

Had the feeling of being at home. Although the house was close to town, you felt you were by yourself with not a lot of noises and interruptions.

Love the character of the old farm house. Loved seeing the history of the town, property and the owners passion for horses. The horses on the property were fun.

2nd year here can’t wait to stay again next year

Lovely home that memorializes various eras of Hillsville local history. The historic home retains it's original charm with tasteful modern additions. Great home for a large group as the second floor offers three rooms with child like themes.

This was such a great place for our family. We could look out the window and see horses. We loved it. It was just after Christmas and we were visiting my sister and her family so we wanted a place where we could all sit down and have a meal. And this place is perfect and so lovely. Just as described, clean, easy to access and the host was amazing, even checked in with us after we arrived to ask if there was anything else we needed. We have family in this area, we will stay here again!

We had a great time meeting up with family in a somewhat centralized location. Made it much easier than making the big trip to either home location. We are fans of the Andy Griffith show so this was a cool location with its proximity to Mt Airy, NC. If your looking for a farm house type stay This could be it. Here’s what we really liked: multiple locations to sit, relax, work a puzzle, read, watch tv, etc. unique qualities like 100 year old uneven floors, shiplap upstairs, good size rooms, nice kitchen for our needs, good WiFi, good heating, quiet country setting with A view of horses out the window. Cons- beds upstairs are more suited to kids. The one in the yellow room wasn’t super comfy and my wife and I didn’t get the best sleep. All in all a great stay and Lisa was very quick to respond to us. It was cool seeing her multiple trophies for her championship horse.

Firstly the house is so much larger on the inside than it appears. An historic charming house. Very clean, perfect for my family. And the beautiful horses were such a treat for my daughter and wife. Such a bucolic setting. We will be back.

Thanks for sharing your house with us. It is so convenient to everything and still feels so rural. We are hoping to stay again for next years fishing trip.

Wonderful property. I would definitely go back.

Originally we were going to have my wife and I plus our three teenaged kids and my parents stay while we celebrated a son’s graduation from Virginia Tech, but ended up with only one teen kid coming. Space and amenities were fantastic for our extended family and we enjoyed the grounds with the horses as well. Since our trip was focused around Blacksburg, an hour drive away, we didn’t spend a lot of time in Hillsville. The Farmhouse is a perfect place to stay and explore the local area as well. Communication with the Host was smooth and she made sure we had everything we needed, responding to our request to add one night very quickly.

This farmhouse was a great place for our family to stay and relax while visiting other local family over the holidays. We had a party of 6 and there was plenty of space to both do things together, and have our own space at times. Feeding the horses was a highlight!