Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains

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A balcony with a table and chairs, overlooking a river and trees.
A dining area with a large wooden table and chairs, large windows with a view of trees, and wooden cabinetry.
A large house surrounded by lush greenery, with a swimming pool and a stone pathway.
A multi-level home interior with a staircase, a living room with a plaid sofa, and a chandelier.
A modern kitchen with a large island, wooden cabinets, and a dining area with a table and chairs.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Shenandoah River

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Private pool
  • Kitchenette
  • Tennis court
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys

Explore the area

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Boyce, VA
  • Place, Shenandoah River
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
    ‪32 min drive‬
  • Place, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
    ‪41 min drive‬
  • Airport, Martinsburg, WV (MRB-Eastern West Virginia Regional)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 9)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet

Bathroom 4

Toilet

Bathroom 5

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Boyce

Located in Boyce, this holiday home is in the mountains and on the waterfront. Burwell-Morgan Mill and Myron Glaser Cabin Tract are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include State Arboretum of Virginia and Barns of Rose Hill. Travelling with kids? Consider Paris Barns and Dinosaur Land. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and water tubing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and cycling.
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Map
Boyce, VA

What's nearby

  • Shenandoah River - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Shenandoah University - 21 min drive - 25.2 km
  • Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races - 32 min drive - 43.7 km
  • Front Royal Entrance Shenandoah National Park - 33 min drive - 38.5 km
  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park - 41 min drive - 57.5 km

Getting around

  • Martinsburg, WV (MRB-Eastern West Virginia Regional) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Cordial Coffee - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Santorini Grill - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Homespun - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Ashby Inn & Restaurant - ‬14 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains?

As of 4 November 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains on 6 March 2027 start from NZ$4,545, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Beautiful Historic Home Overlooking Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains located?

This family-friendly Boyce holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 3 mi (5 km) of Shenandoah River, Duvall Designs Gallery and Burwell-Morgan Mill. State Arboretum of Virginia and Robinson Crusoe Island are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 87 out of 91 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 91 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 91 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 91 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 91 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great vacation home for family and friends. The pool was great, the view is stunning, and we all loved sitting around the campfire at night. Checked out a couple of nearby wineries and the older kids even had a good time at dinosaur land. Would definitely recommend if you want a vacation of relaxation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The Play Garden is a wonderful place to reconnect with family in Virginia. It's well stocked, the pool area and veranda are perfect to relax and enjoy the wild life and scenery of the river and all the rooms are comfortable. We enjoy the local farms in the area and the Winchester - Old Town.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Always a pleasure.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our family had a great time. The house has so much character and the location is beautiful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best VRBO stay

We were extremely happy with our stay. The property was everything we hoped it would be, and communication with the host was excellent. Our best VRBO stay ever.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful historic home overlooking the Shenandoah Riverfront. Very peaceful and quiet. Great place to reconnect with family.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Private and peaceful property

Lovely place to stay, fully equipped, accurate pictures and description.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had an amazing time exploring play garden and taking in the breathtaking scenery.

The rental process was seamless and we would definitely rent again!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 22 March 2020
thanks Amy...glad you enjoyed and hope you'll come back!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Stay

My family and I had a great stay here for Thanksgiving. The listing matched the house accurately and the house and surrounding area were beautiful. The kitchen was really well-stocked and the check-in and checkout processes were smooth. We'd happy stay agan.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family gathering at the Play Garden

We are repeat guests and hope to return to the Play Garden for years to come.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful view

Highly recommend. House is beautiful and view perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent as always.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Shenandoah week

Beautiful country historic home with great views. But close to Shenandoah national park. Our week was awesome
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely time!

The pictures don’t do this wonderful place justice. The house has everything you need and the views/grounds are breathtaking. We were able to see 3 eagles soar over the river from the kitchen table. Totally recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relax

Good time
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Play Garden is Spectacular

Kyacking, relaxing on the veranda watching the river and beautiful sunrises and sunset. Flying our drone, special time with our son and daughter in law swimming and cooking wonderful meals together. We all had wonderful and enjoyable time to together in a very peaceful and beautiful setting together with every convenience.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful Retreat

The gathering was 8 college girlfriends for an annual Christmas get together weekend and we had a fantastic time. House was very clean and well appointed, warm and cozy for some cold weather and Will and Ricky most helpful and responsive to all our needs. Close to town for Holiday activities and beautiful , natural setting nice for long walks and sitting on the porch looking at the Shenandoah.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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The home/location were lovely. thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 July 2022
thank you Tina! hope you'll return sometime
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place / great location

Really enjoyed our long weekend here. Went with 4 adults 4 kids ages 7-13. Property was great. Old well maintained house overlooking the river. Well stocked. Was concerned that the pol would be too cold this time of year but it was just fine. Ownership and property management were very responsive.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Rest and relaxation on the Shenandoah!

We absolutely LOVED our stay at the historic “Play Garden”, a house with great character and charm. Every summer my husband and I spend a week with my sister in law and brother in law to reconnect. We’ve rented many beautiful historic houses but this magical place is very special … just lovely, it truly was like staying at a friend’s house. Everything we needed was there: pans, dishes, glassware, spices, oils, tableclothes, great bed linens & towels, a brand new grill, kayaks and bikes, and the pool! Our favorite activity was to relax and dine on the front porch/veranda overlooking the bend in the Shenandoah River. The owner, Will, and caretaker, Ricky, were both very accessible via text and phone. This is a very well appointed historic house.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Play Garden

Family fun, tubing and kayaking on the river. Spending time with our son and daughter in law from NC and our newest grand baby, and my family in Northern Virginia. The home is very comfortable and offers many areas to sit and chat. Groceries are close and goumet meals and foods and wines just around the corner. Safe gravel road to run or walk on. Winchester is very close and many farm to table restaurants and wineries can be found thorough out the Piedmont area of Virginia and surroundings towns. We enjoyed the cool breezes on the veranda watching the river run and eagles fly and hearing our 8 month old grand daughter giggle. A wonderful home to make memorable times with our family.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A nice historic property to call home for a few days.

We rented this house for our annual Women Unplugged retreat. 6 women ranging in age from 8-51 shared, created, ate, sipped and played together in this private, quiet property. The pool was nice, the veranda was magical and the home and living spaces were clean and livable. We enjoyed exploring the rich history of the home and families that owned and loved it. The old guestbooks from Annefield were particularly fascinating. Some of the antiques were quite rare. We enjoyed the river and everything the home had to offer. Also, the caretakers were very helpful and responsive when we had a concern about the pool. Many thanks for allowing us to stay in your magical PlayGarden. Women Unplugged 2017
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 22 March 2020
We're really glad you and your group enjoyed it, Paige, and you're welcome back anytime!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property less than 2 hours from D.C

We were 2 families with young kids and a dog, that rented this property for a long weekend in mid January. The house, the adjacent carriage house and the expansive grounds offered plenty of space for everyone to explore and enjoy the beautiful views of the Shenandoah river. The house has lot of character and is tastefully decorated. It had all the necessary amenities and a well stocked pantry with spices, condiments and utensils. The property feels very private, with no other houses in sight, but is within 10-15 min range of grocery stores (Martin's/Walmart), a McDonald's, Sheetz and gas stations. The owner Will and the caretaker Rickey are just as great as the house. We decided to leave a day early due to a winter storm, and Will refunded us the rent for that night, without us even asking for it! Would definitely come back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 20 July 2022
thank you, and so glad you enjoyed yourselves...I wish I could have done something about that weather!!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stunning riverfront location. Clean, beautiful, convenient, responsive host, perfect on all points.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great thanksgiving!

Everyone enjoyed the Play Garden for thanksgiving week and the great location and views!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
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