I took Thomas on a Homestead vacation for his birthday final week. Right here’s the recap of our one-night keep together with a day on the spa.
Homestead Vacation
Blissful forty second birthday to Thomas! I deliberate a one-night getaway to The Homestead for his birthday final Thursday. The main target of our keep was the spas since Thomas loves saunas and water remedies. The Homestead Spa has males’s and ladies’s aqua thermal suites in addition to out of doors heated swimming pools.
I booked our room at no cost utilizing my Enterprise X card‘s $300 a 12 months journey credit score + a couple of factors. (Study extra on how this works right here!)
Due to Eileen for watching Birchie for the evening! We left Cville after faculty drop off on Thursday – it’s just below two hours away.
All decked out for the vacations! (This tree is actual!)
The Homestead Spa
We beelined to the spa so we may maximize our time there. If you happen to ebook a spa service, you get entry for the day. It’s also possible to purchase a day move in case you simply need to use the swimming pools.
Steam coming off the heated pool and scorching tub –
After becoming robes, we met within the mineral tub which is fed by a pure scorching spring. It was FREEZING outdoors with snow flurries and powerful gusts of chilly wind, however the water was physique temperature! Getting out was so chilly and we jumped within the scorching tub earlier than actually operating to the sauna.
Sauna individuals <3
Blissful bday!
Lunch within the Rest Room
After the sauna we went to the co-ed loosen up room for lunch. We bought takeout pizza and a salad from Woody’s because the spa restaurant had a restricted menu. Fortunately they provided to convey us Woody’s.
Aqua Thermal Suite
After lunch we went to our personal locker rooms to get pleasure from all of the options. There’s a heat “coccoon” room (108 levels), a steam room, heated waterfall chairs, and expertise showers. I loved the steam room most of all as a result of it was lots scorching! The showers have been all somewhat too chilly for me.
Facial + Therapeutic massage
After a number of water exercise, we met within the loosen up room once more earlier than our 3pm facial (me) and therapeutic massage (Thomas). These have been each superb!
Publish facial I took a bathe and we bought prepared to move to our room.
Our Room
The Homestead generously gave us a room improve for the evening! Our room was so spacious and fairly. We additionally bought some champagne!
Jefferson’s Lounge
We determined to go to Jefferson’s Lounge for dinner which isn’t fairly as fancy as among the different locations. However first we took some pics with the enormous tree!
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We shared kalamata olive bread to start out, and I had the pan-fried trout for an entree. Thomas had shrimp fettuccini. Each have been good first rate dishes.
All of the chocolate for the birthday boy!
We watched Elf in mattress after dinner – one of the best!
Brunch
For breakfast the following day we went to the Audubon Eating room for his or her buffet. We crammed up and referred to as it brunch.
The final time we went to the Homestead was in the summertime with the children so now we’ve been there virtually each season!
