Blackberry Hill

Blackberry Hill is the mountain escape: a three-storey rustic cabin tucked into the woods with Blackberry Creek running along the property line and deer and wild turkey as regular visitors. The top floor is the king master suite with its own balcony — the spot for morning coffee over the creek. The main level has a queen bedroom, a modern kitchen, a gas fireplace and a screened porch with an outdoor wood-burning fireplace; the finished basement is the hangout zone, with a queen-over-full bunk room, its own bathroom, a pool table, a wet bar and a third fireplace. Outside: the hot tub under the stars and a new flagstone fire pit for marshmallows. It feels a world away and is ten minutes from downtown Blue Ridge on fully paved roads — and dogs are warmly welcomed with no pet fees at all.