Every once in a while, we find a property that stands out... and we definitely found one this time.
The house was lovely. Clean, comfortable, sunny, secluded, well-stocked, with a great layout and in a perfect location for our various Charlottesville adventures (Monticello, Shenandoah National Park, et cetera) and for grocery (and farm market) shopping. All of these are so important to us and each helped make our vacation stress free.
All of this is enough to recommend the house, but what made the experience even better was the owner. Anna and her family found a perfect balance between being welcoming and extraordinarily responsive and giving us our privacy.
Generally, we tend to try new properties whenever we revisit an area, but we have already decided that this will be our "home" the next time we visit the Charlottesville area.