Rocky Bar Retreat - 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, Located On Shenandoah River

Great location, secluded away from other houses. Walk to river was a well cleared, short trail. We had a great time and our golden doodle didn’t want to leave. She was laying under the nice shade tree in the front yard as we packed up and ignored us when it was time to get in the car

My wife and I loved the place. The kids preferred to be on their devices. The inlaws just set on the riverbank. Tubing was a lot of fun. The only way you could canoe is to go down the river and bring it back in a truck. The fishing was nice. The old farm house is fully remodeled. Even though they have animals, it doesn't have an overwhelming dog smell. The train didn't bother us too much. The forest on the way to teb river is charming.

Very simple check in/out process with all info provided via email. The kitchen had all cooking necessities and utensils.

First, the good news... Overall, the house and property are very nice. The house is over 100 years old, but it has been renovated with nice touches. The kitchen has a pleasant retro feel. The living room has a comfortable reclining sofa and oversized chair/ottoman. The bathrooms contain modern tiled showers with pedestal sinks. The water quality/taste is very good. The beds are comfortable. It is a short walk to the Shenandoah River from the house. Now the bad news... we were expecting slow internet, but we were not expecting the internet to never work. Contacts to the owner proved fruitless, as she never seemed that concerned to resolve the issue or to check back to see if it started working. On Day 3 after a wet day of hiking, we used the dryer and found that it was filled with wet sheets. When using the dryer, we realized the dryer was venting into the utility room. Pulled the dryer away from the wall and realized that the vent was not connected and hadn't been connected for some time given the amount of lint on and around the dryer. We reconnected the dryer vent since we didn't expect any timely owner resolution. The kitchen cookware was below average unless you don't mind cooking in nonstick pans with 1/4 or so of the "teflon" surface missing. The owner should care more about the customer.