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.

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Homestead Vacation

Comfortable forty second birthday to Thomas! I deliberate a one-night getaway to The Homestead for his birthday final Thursday. The main focus of our keep was the spas since Thomas loves saunas and water remedies. The Homestead Spa has males’s and girls’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 + just a few factors. (Be taught extra on how this works right here!)

Because of Eileen for watching Birchie for the night time! We left Cville after college 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. When you ebook a spa service, you get entry for the day. You too can purchase a day cross 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 bathtub which is fed by a pure scorching spring. It was FREEZING exterior 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 folks <3 

Comfortable 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 for the reason that spa restaurant had a restricted menu. Fortunately they supplied to convey us Woody’s. 

Aqua Thermal Suite

After lunch we went to our personal locker rooms to take pleasure in 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 a lot scorching! The showers had been all slightly too chilly for me. 

Facial + Therapeutic massage

After numerous water exercise, we met within the loosen up room once more earlier than our 3pm facial (me) and therapeutic massage (Thomas). These had been each superb!

Submit facial I took a bathe and we bought prepared to go to our room.

Our Room

The Homestead generously gave us a room improve for the night time! 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 a few of the different locations. However first we took some pics with the large tree!

Outdated Common 

We shared kalamata olive bread to begin, and I had the pan-fried trout for an entree. Thomas had shrimp fettuccini. Each had been good first rate dishes. 

All of the chocolate for the birthday boy!

We watched Elf in mattress after dinner – the very best!

Brunch

For breakfast the following day we went to the Audubon Eating room for his or her buffet. We crammed up and known as it brunch. 

The final time we went to the Homestead was in the summertime with the youngsters so now we’ve been there nearly each season!