Oakland, Maryland
Laurel Grove is a large chalet situated on a beautiful mountain site with western exposures for perfect sunsets! Inside you will enjoy a warm and inviting mountain retreat with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, along with a sleeper sofa, to accommodate up to 12 guests. The outdoor space offers a large wrap-around deck, hot tub overlooking the mountains and valley, gas grill, backyard fire pit (fire wood provided) backed by lush forest, a basketball hoop, and ample parking for 4-5 vehicles. We love this place and think you will have an amazing visit too!
Inside, the main level features a large open living/dining/kitchen area, with a classic mountain woodstove (firewood provided) as the focal point. Beautiful views abound from everywhere in the space. The kitchen is fully stocked for elaborate meals or a quick breakfast with coffee. The hallway on the main level leads to a full bathroom, a bedroom with 1 full bed, and another bedroom with bunk beds (full and twin) and another twin mattress. A large loft master suite offers a king bed, sitting area, and private bathroom, with great morning light and views of the valley and mountains. The lower level of the house is a favorite space for fun and entertainment with a pool table, toys and board games, an enormous selection of new and classic DVDs, and access to the outdoor hot tub area. The lower level also has a bedroom with a full bed and direct access to a third bathroom, as well a laundry room with washer and dryer. Ceiling fans are located throughout the house and bedrooms. Even on warmer days the fans are often not needed if the screened windows or doors are opened because of the mountain location and regular breeze.
Many upgrades were installed in summer 2019, including a new gas grill, king mattress, and high-efficiency hot water tank. Laurel Grove offers satellite wifi, but the service in the mountains is slower, so please plan on typical speeds of 1-4 mbps (we are actively looking for faster service options). Also due to the location, there is no cable TV service available. Depending on weather, the antenna picks up channels sporadically (we are also actively exploring options to provide TV service). We also offer a free electric vehicle (EV) charging station for guests with battery electric vehicles (BEV) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The charger is a Level 2 charger (32 AMP maximum current) with a common J1772 connector.
Our property is situated in gated land with 50+ miles of private gravel roads that offer excellent walking and biking through forests, streams, and scenic views, including access right to the Muddy Creek. The immediate surroundings include the waterfalls and swimming holes of Swallow Falls State Park (5 min.), the legendary Snaggy Mountain Area trails and natural rock mazes (2 min.) - a favorite of kids and adults alike, Herrington Manner State Park (5 min.), the Cranesville Natural Area (8 min.), and many state forest lands (1-10 min.). The 4,000 acre Deep Creek Lake and Deep Creek Lake State Park, as well as many other outdoor recreation areas, are less than a 15 min. drive. The Deep Creek Lake area also offers plenty of restaurants, bars, nightlife, and recreation outfitters. Throughout our property and the entire region, plant and wildlife are abundant, with frequent opportunities to view deer, bears, lizards/turtles, foxes, turkeys, beavers, an array of birds, and rare mountain plants including lady slippers, ferns, and pitcher plants; lucky guests may even spot tracks of the elusive mountain lions in the area.
The idyllic location of the Laurel Grove Chalet creates a wonderland of activities during every season, including hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, boating, water-skiing, tubing, and canoeing/kayaking in the summer. In the winter, enjoy skiing/snowboarding, snow tubing, sleigh rides, snowmobiling, snow-shoeing, and hiking. The fall foliage color is world-class (as is the white water rafting/kayaking), and the spring flowers are beautiful. Of course, all year round, enjoy the clear mountain skies, brilliant starry nights, and memorable camp fires!
We had a wonderful stay in your cabin on our family vacation. The home was just like the photos that were posted, very comfy and clean. We were really warm being it was August but the house, yard and hot tub were very nice. I would love to come back in the fall and winter. Very private❤️
This is a lovely house with great furnishings and a beautiful view. It is a great getaway. We loved walking the dogs around the woodsy neighborhood. The hot tub was wonderful. Our major complaint was gaining access to the house. We were there for Thanksgiving and had family and friends visiting on different days over the long weekend. Initially, we had to go about 20 minutes out of the way to retrieve a key fob to enter the neighborhood gate and on leaving, to return this after our stay. Then, any of our family/friends arriving later needed to be buzzed into the neighborhood gate. The set-up at the gate did not work for any of the 3 guest cars that tried it. They could not see the directory listings on the screen and couldn't call in. There is no landline phone at the house and our cell service for calls was spotty at best. We could get text messages and so the arriving guests could text us when all else failed to drive down to the gate (fortunately not too far) to let them in after they were unable to call in. The management company was communicative, but we were stressed by the entry problems. There has to be a better way! The house description says there is dining seating for 12. This would only be true if you were using the outdoor picnic table. For a family style dinner indoors, the table with two chairs plus benches seats 6 adults easily, and 8 thin adults at best. In this, the house description is very misleading. Fortunately, we did not have 12 people all at the same time and were able to adapt for our dinner seating. Nice collection of DVDs, great gaming selections, but no streaming service possible. We were OK with being disconnected for the holidays.
This is a lovely, very well situated home, quiet, relaxing and clean. Navigation when arriving at night can be a little challenging but worth the effort. The view from the deck is better than a martini. The house is comfortable and well appointed, with plenty to do-- or not do. We had only two nights to enjoy the experience and would have been most content to have been able to extend our stay.
This house was amazing. Lots of privacy!! We did not see anyone in the community. Nice yard for dog to run. Huge deck was also nice with the dog. The house was very clean and nicely decorated.. great fire pit and the free firewood was a plus!! We will be back to this wonderful place!
House was great for everything we wanted to do and close to trails and hikes...the only thing that we didn't like is driving 20-30 minutes out of the way for check-in and check-out
What a great getaway and family vacation spot. After being apart from our daughter and son n law for a year and a half, we made some truly good memories here! Convenient to the beautiful Swan Falls State Park. And a 23 minute drive to Deep Creek State Park. Both worth the time for a splendid day and / or evening. This house is situated that we saw gorgeous sunsets! And then enjoyed the deck and/ or lawn for fires and yard games. Plenty of great games and movies. We will recommend this spot to friends! And if we get the chance to visit again, it will be Laurel Cove!
Had a wonderful time at the actual location, but picking up & dropping off the key 17 minutes away from the actual house was inconvenient.
The house is beautiful, clean, and spacious. The view is wonderful, and the location is nice and quiet. Kitchen was well stocked, beds comfy, and the game room downstairs was awesome. The hot tub worked great. Only issue was that there was no car charger, despite the pictures and description (the property management company had no idea there was one). The issue was with the property management company. They were super communicative - I needed to follow up and remind them several times before the visit. Going out of the way 30 mins in each direction to pickup the gate fob and drop it off was a major pain. They need to make it easier. The key code when entering was wrong, and the dishwasher was broken. All in all, it’s a shame that the property management company doesn’t serve this property well.
We loved our stay here. The ad and details may need to be updated because we expected it to be bare bones, but had a lot of things anyone would need on a trip. Our two complaints were that we had to drive over 30 minutes out of the way twice to pick up and drop off the key at the office. I would think at the very least, you could leave the key at the rental upon check out. And the directions for various things were very limited or nonexistent. The directions for the wood burning stove were google it and we also had a bit of difficulty operating the hot tub. But the rental management company was great with communication, they allowed us to check in early, and made sure we had propane for the grill per our request even though it was during the offseason. All in all, this place is fantastic and offers a lot to any variety of guests of all ages. We loved our stay in the winter and plan to try to stay again in the summer to check out more of what Deep Creek area has to offer!
Beautiful place. Great experience!
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