A Country Inn Bed Breakfast Vacation Near Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, West Virginia In the Shenandoah Valley just west of the Blue Ridge An 1828 farmhouse BB in a quiet country setting with stream. 65 miles to Washington D.C., 40 miles to Dulles International Airport 75 miles to Baltimore, 12 miles to Harpers Ferry large-size air photo. A longtime reader favorite --America's Wonderful Little Hotels Inns. Attractions History. Rockers on the porch...Picnic pavilion... Occasional cows...Quilting spoken... Colonial decor...Grand piano... Check out our Italy travel business. Rates: $95 - $135 per night ~ Double occupancy ~ Includes full breakfast ~ 12% tax not included ~ Third person ~ plus $10 ~ Single person ~ less $10. Our GIFT CERTIFICATES are $280 -- taxes included --for a 2-night stay with large breakfast good anytime during the next 12 months. A non-smoking inn ~ no pets please ~ no TVs ~ Children over 12 welcome An inn since 1986. Or send us e-mail at travels@italysource.com. Your Cottonwood Innkeepers, Joe and Barbara Sobol, specialize in selling TRAVEL TO ITALY. Visit their website...click on the banner below.

This is one of our favorite rooms. It's on the second floor and consists of the bedroom with a queen-sized four-poster bed, an ante-room which acts as a private hallway to the bathroom, and a bathroom with a free-standing clawfoot bathtub. This is our largest bathroom and the cheeriest. The bathtub is not rigged for a standing shower, however, so if you must take a standup shower, this is not the room for you. The bedroom has two wing-back chairs, and the floor is carpeted. The view is to the front lawn and the bridge across the stream.

This is our only room on the first floor, and it has a private entrance from the parking lot. It is especially recommended for people who don't want to go upstairs. There are only 6 steps up to the porch. Windows look out to the front yard and to the parking lot. There is a queen-sized four-poster bed. The sitting area has a couch and a rocking chair. The bathroom has a modern configuration with a tub and shower. On the wall behind the couch there is a particularly beautiful quilt by a real quilt artist.

In the Shenandoah Valley near Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, WV, the Cottonwood Inn offers bed and breakfast in a quiet setting of rolling farmlands. A small bridge crosses the Bullskin Run on the long approach to the restored farmhouse which is more than 150 years old. Surrounded by trees, the Cottonwood has six acres of peace and privacy for strolling or just sitting and listening to the birds. An extensive library is provided, and there are great places for reading. A mile from the Blue Ridge, the Cottonwood is located in an area rich in American. Private baths, four-poster beds, air-conditioning and cozy public rooms with fireplaces. Our six charming rooms all have private baths. The Cottonwood Inn serves a sumptuous country breakfast, and is close to several fine dining establishments in nearby Charles Town. The Cottonwood Inn is also home to ItalySource, specialists in independent travel to Italy. Tips for travel in Italy are readily available to Cottonwood guests.

Would that Gwyneth and I were rocking or swinging on the front porch of your beautiful Cottonwood Inn, or walking across the attractive wooden bridge leading us down the lane, or spending time in the living room perusing your fascinating books. -- Diana of Morrow, Georgia. Thank you both so much for making our stay at Cottonwood so enjoyable and in particular for your help in arranging our dinner reservation...it was truly a most romantic evening. -- David of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was such a lovely surprise to come upon the inn in the middle of West Virginia cornfields--but spending time with you and learning about your creative endeavors was the best surprise of all. -- Beverly of Falls Church, Virginia. Your lovely inn and warm hospitality helped make our honeymoon even more memorable. We look forward to returning to the Cottonwood Inn. -- Roger and Jeanne of Wilmington, Delaware. Thank-you both so much for a very memorable stay at the Cottonwood Inn. Everything about it was wonderful. It's such a peaceful setback setting and yet near enough to many places of interest. The Cottonwood Inn will be highly recommended by us to our friends and family and anyone else. -- Susan and Walt of Adamstown, Pennsylvania. Thank-you and your family ever so much for your wonderful hospitality, delicious breakfasts, and sharing some of your time with us. Everyone [group of 8] enjoyed their stay, which made us feel very good. You made us feel very much at home. -- Brooke and Barbara of Wernersville, Pennsylvania. Thank-you both for an exceptionally lovely weekend. We will return! -- Valerie of Bethesda, Maryland. Our room was so nice and cozy and the breakfast was wonderful, we only wish we could have stayed longer. -- Shelly of North Hills, California. We just love your inn and we are sure that our stay was so pleasant because of our wonderful hosts! -- Phyllis and Ted of Cherry Hill, New Jersey travels@mydestination.com

At the top of the third floor, further up the narrow little stairs, is our second-largest room. It is certainly our quietest room and one of the most private. There is a king-size bed and also a daybed which doubles as a couch. The bathroom has a modern tub and shower configuration. There are exposed, painted beams across a sloping ceiling as in ROOM 4. There is also a ceiling fan. The two windows look out to the cornfield next to the inn. We don't recommend this room to people who are averse to climbing stairs, who have infirmities or who are pregnant.

The first room off the central staircase on the second floor. The bed is queen-size and is a four-poster in the primitive style. There is a wing-back chair and a smaller armchair for reading. The floor is carpeted. The bathroom has a shower. This is our smallest room. But it is cozy and comfortable. It has one window looking out to the back lawn. BACK TO MAIN TOUR PAGE

Our Inn is nestled on six private acres in the Shenandoah Valley, just 6 miles from historic Charles Town, West Virginia. click on map for detailed view. From the center of Charles Town take Rte. 9 east toward Leesburg for three miles. Turn right onto Kabletown Road (1 mile before the Shenandoah River). Go 3.2 miles, then right on Mill Lane for 2/10 of a mile to the Cottonwood Inn. From Northern Virginia in the D.C. area, go west on the Greenway (toll), which is Route 267, to Leesburg. Exit at Route 7 West. Take Rt 7 west about 4 miles to the turnoff marked for Route 9 to Charles Town. Continue on Route 9 to the Shenandoah River bridge. Then go 1 mile further on Route 9 past the bridge and and turn left on Kabletown Road. Kabletown Road is the only road turning off to your left (south) within a mile either way, so just be ready to turn left when you have gone 1 mile west of the Shenandoah River bridge. Just before the Kabletown turnoff, there is a little old-fashioned store on your right. If you miss Kabletown Road, you will come to a housing development on your left where you can turn around. Go 3.2 miles on Kabletown Road, then right on Mill Lane for 2/10 of a mile to the Cottonwood Inn. From Maryland in the Washington, D.C. area, go towards the city of Frederick on Interstate 270. At Frederick, follow signs for Interstate 70 west. As soon as you come onto Interstate 70, take the immediate turnoff for Route 340 to Charles Town. Follow Route 340 across the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, past Harpers Ferry to Charles Town. After you pass some shopping centers, including a Walmart, and two traffic lights, cross the freeway bridge and watch for signs to the continuation of Route 340 to Berryville. Here you will also see signs for Route 9 East to Leesburg. Take this ramp, a right turnoff. You will then be going in a southerly direction on a divided highway. Go two miles to the first exit, which is marked for Route 9 continuing east to Leesburg. Exit right and then turn right at the end of the ramp. Go about 1.3 miles east, still on Route 9, and turn right on Kabletown Road. DO NOT cross the Shenandoah River on Route 9 -- you will have gone too far. Go 3.2 miles on Kabletown Road, then right on Mill Lane for 2/10 of a mile to the Cottonwood Inn. From the Baltimore area, and for people coming past Baltimore from points to the north and east, go west on Interstate 70 to Frederick. Near the point where Interstate 270 comes into Frederick, look for the turnoff onto Route 340 to Charles Town. Follow Route 340 across the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, past Harpers Ferry to Charles Town. After you pass some shopping centers, including a Walmart, and two traffic lights, cross the freeway bridge and watch for signs to the continuation of Route 340 to Berryville. Here you will also see signs for Route 9 East to Leesburg. Take this ramp, a right turnoff. You will then be going in a southerly direction on a divided highway. Go two miles to the first exit, which is marked for Route 9 continuing east to Leesburg. Exit right and then turn right at the end of the ramp. Go about 1.3 miles east, still on Route 9, and turn right on Kabletown Road. DO NOT cross the Shenandoah River on Route 9 -- you will have gone too far. Go 3.2 miles on Kabletown Road, then right on Mill Lane for 2/10 of a mile to the Cottonwood Inn. From Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley, drive north on Interstate 81 to Winchester to the exit for Route 7 east towards Washington. Go about 10 miles east on Route 7 to the exit marked for Route 340 to Charles Town. This will be a left turn at the end of the ramp. Go about 12 miles north on Route 340 to the exit for Route 9 East towards Leesburg, Virginia. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Go east on Route 9 about 1 mile and turn right on Kabletown Road. DO NOT cross the Shenandoah River on Route 9 -- you will have gone too far. Go 3.2 miles on Kabletown Road, then right on Mill Lane for 2/10 of a mile to the Cottonwood Inn. Go 3.2 miles, then right on Mill Lane for 2/10 of a mile to the Cottonwood Inn. From Pennsylvania or Maryland going south on Interstate 81 past Hagerstown, go south to exit 12 on the south side of Martinsburg, which is marked for Route 9 east to Charles Town. This is also the exit for Route 45 and should not be confused with a different exit for Route 9 west to Berkeley Springs. Most of Route 9 east to Charles Town is a two-lane highway. Follow this road until it becomes a divided highway which is the bypass around Charles Town. Then go about 4 miles on the divided highway until you see an exit marked for Route 9 to Leesburg. Exit right and then turn right at the end of the ramp. Go about 1.3 miles east, still on Route 9, and turn right on Kabletown Road. DO NOT cross the Shenandoah River on Route 9 -- you will have gone too far. Go 3.2 miles on Kabletown Road, then right on Mill Lane for 2/10 of a mile to the Cottonwood Inn.

 Luggage storage
 Credit cards accepted
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Patio, summer terrace