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10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
5 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Willis, VA
  • Place, Buffalo Mountain State Natural Area Preserve
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Place, Foggy Ridge Cider
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Place, Blacksnake Meadery
    ‪14 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 5

1 Double Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden

About this property

Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm!

Come and experience a peaceful retreat in the heart of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Disconnect from the hustle and bustle of daily life and reconnect with nature and yourself. Whether you`re looking for a romantic getaway, a family vacation, or a group trip, our cozy and charming cottage is the perfect escape. Surrounded by the breathtaking landscape of Floyd County, you`ll feel miles away from it all.

But don`t worry, you won`t have to sacrifice modern conveniences. Our cottage is equipped with all the amenities you need to feel right at home, including a fully stocked kitchen, WiFi, and a TV for entertainment. And with so many outdoor activities just steps from your door, you`ll have no shortage of things to do. Hike the nearby trails, fish in the creek, or simply relax and take in the stunning views.

At Buffalo Mountain Getaway, you`ll experience the best of both worlds - the charm of the countryside and the comforts of home. Book your stay now and start planning your unforgettable mountain getaway.
Just a few reminders:
1 - Pets allowed with permission, MAX 2 dogs, sorry NO cats.
2 - Absolutely NO Smoking of any kind
3 - Please do not move furniture
4 - Keep it clean. When you leave it should look the same as you entered, with the exception of bed linens and towels
5 - Remember it`s our home, so treat it with respect
6 - There is a pack n` play at the cabin in case you need it.
7 - The grill is propane.
8 - Bring your own wood (and marshmallows) for the firepit. Rules for firepit are posted next to firepit on the fence.

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Just a few reminders: 1 - Pets allowed with permission, MAX 2 dogs, sorry NO cats. 2 - Absolutely NO Smoking of any kind

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Willis

Located in Burks Fork, this cottage is on the waterfront. Mabry Mill and Floyd County Historical Society Museum are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Chateau Morrisette and Villa Appalaccia Winery. Nancy's Candy Company and Jacksonville Center are also worth visiting.
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Willis, VA

What's nearby

  • Buffalo Mountain State Natural Area Preserve - 12 min drive - 9.5 km
  • Foggy Ridge Cider - 13 min drive - 9.1 km
  • Blacksnake Meadery - 14 min drive - 9.5 km
  • Mabry Mill - 26 min drive - 22.6 km
  • Chateau Morrisette - 26 min drive - 23.0 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Dino's Restaurant - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Carriage House Saloon - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Tuggle's Gap Restaurant - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Kanawha Valley Arena LLC - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Jim's Grill - ‬13 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm!?

As of 7 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm! on 10 May 2026 start from NZ$669, 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.

How much is parking at Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Buffalo Mountain Getaway Cottage - enjoy some time on the farm! located?

Situated on the waterfront, this cottage is 11.3 mi (18.3 km) from Mabry Mill and 12.3 mi (19.8 km) from Chateau Morrisette. Villa Appalaccia Winery and Nancy's Candy Company are also within 16 miles (25 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. 60 out of 62 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 62 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 62 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 62 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 62 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eileen C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Family vacation

Great place for family vacation.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Leah F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was the perfect cottage for my girls getaway with my mother and sister. The house was clean and spacious, and the property was beautiful. We loved seeing the cows grazing nearby. It was an easy drive into Floyd and a great base for exploring the area. Next time, we’ll stay longer.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

SUSAN S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Host was welcoming and communicative. Beautiful location amidst the farmland. Easy to find. Plenty of space. Good sized kitchen for cooking Thanksgiving meal for 14. Close to Floyd and Willis and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Peaceful.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Peaceful with spectacular views

It was a hime away from home that 2as very peaceful with spectacular views while enjoying sitting on the front porch.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jill P.

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

Wonderful Experience!

Great girl's getaway with lots of room to spread out. Host was very accommodating!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James C.

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

Great

Very quite. Great view. Very homey cottage. Everthing we needed there to make a great stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Misty P.

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

Piece of Heaven

Definitely a good stay. The ownership is super friendly, house older but a cute farmhouse country feel. Plenty of room and atmosphere unimaginable. Look forward to our next stay :)
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amanda P.

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

Quick stop over

My family stayed in this cozy farmhouse cottage for one night on our way from NC to Colorado. It was comfortable, clean, and well stocked. Plenty of room for our family of 5 and 2 pups.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Trisha W.

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

Great little retreat

We had a great time...easy drive/directions...loved the brook on the property...was very serene. place had everything we could need...they had some cereal, milk and oj for us. Very cute cottage and for the space, had plenty of room for multiple people to stay/sleep. A bonus that my dogs (a first for us due to one being elderly) were able to come as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 4 August 2023
Thanks for choosing our home for your stay!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wayne R.

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

Peaceful Stay at Buffalo Mountain Getaway

I can’t imagine a place more quiet and peaceful as the Buffalo Mountain Getaway. It’s very isolated location amongst the farms make this a special place . It’s very spacious inside the farm house so you have plenty of room for a family. Of course, the porch is the center piece of the house where many good conversations and memories are created .
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brett W.

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

Very Relaxing Environment

We were four guys staying for one night. This place was quiet and clean. We made use of the bbq and kitchen. The scenery is really nice and the communication with the host was excellent. Sorry we didn’t turn on the dishwasher before we left.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Amazing weekend!

This charming cabin looks deceptively small from the outside but feels so spacious and welcoming upon entering! Everything was perfect for the five of us. Comfortable beds, good privacy, nice living room arrangements and television, fantastic front porch with a great view to sit around and talk as dusk fell. Two of our group went fishing in the pond and had a great time. We all loved the 'alarm clock' of the cows at 7am too! All in all, an amazing time and we will definitely be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 4 August 2023
It was our pleasure to have these folks to stay with us. So glad they came our way and look forward to their return. The Vaughn's
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect relaxing stay for my daughters graduation. So pretty to see the cows in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 7 May 2026
We loved having you stay, even if it was a short trip. Please come back when you can stay a little longer. the Vaughn's
Verified

10/10 Excellent

backy t.

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

Georgia Tech weekend

Beautiful property, great house!! We had a great weekend!!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan M.

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

Perfect View

This house was so cute. Spacious and the views were so good. Loved the cows roaming around. Big spacious kitchen. And close to everything we wanted to do.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michal S.

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

Peaceful, Beautiful Retreat

We really enjoyed staying at this house. We had everything we needed on the main floor (two bedrooms, kitchen, living room and bathroom). We enjoyed the front porch and outside sitting area. Although it was in the middle of a cow farm, we found the scenery breathtaking. We didn't really didn't notice any overpowering odor or inconvenience from the cows. Hope to visit again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Jennifer D.

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

Great location if you're looking for a quite, peaceful vacation.

Rented it as a 2 bathroom house and only had 1 bathroom due to plumbing issues. Disappointed about that with 4 adults and only 1 shower - had to take a number!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robin S.

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

Our Annual Birthday Retreat

We enjoyed our stay in the beautiful country side. We were greeted by a momma cow and her calf when we first arrived and our toddlers loved it! We spent the evenings around the fire pit and moved into the living room in the basement to play board games. We also loved sitting on the front porch in the morning. The steps made a perfect spot to take a family photo.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katherine R.

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

Exceptional

Beautifully decorated old farmhouse. Area was very quiet, clean, lovely place to stay. Calm and peaceful. The owner came to the house and greeted us. She was so friendly and pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tim and Corinne G.

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

Camp drop off/ Anniversary

We celebrated our 30th Anniversary with a 2 night stay at Buffalo Cottage. This is our second visit to the cottage and found it just as clean and peaceful as last year. The wildlife was even more entertaining this year as its fawning season. This year we had plenty of time to go hike up Buffalo Mountain - the views are gorgeous and you can see this cottage from the top. Enjoyed watching the baling of the hay, farm cats and cattle with calves this visit as well. We'll be back! Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jennifer w.

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

Get away.

I don't have enought space to list all the fantastic things about this house and the property owners, Exceptionally clean, well furnished, well equipped kitchen, to mention just a few wonderful things about this property. We will be booking again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debra E.

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

Nice rural location

Very quiet farm properly. Felt very homey and loved the farm location. Stayed only one night but two times because we all liked the atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Justin J.

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

Men's Retreat

Four guys friends get together in a quiet location to catch up, relax, and disconnect from the outside world. The home and property are excellent and well worth the drive. If you are looking for a clean, well-kept, and quiet place to unwind and enjoy nature, this is it. I couldn't recommend it highly enough. Book it now - you will be glad you did!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan S. R.

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

Home again!

The children were fascinated with the cows! We took some long hikes and thoroughly enjoyed visiting with family who live in Floyd. This is our second time staying in this lovely home👍🏻
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Miller L.

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

Great house in rural setting

My fiancé and I were in the area visiting wineries and stayed here for a night. Love the house and property, and it was fun to see the cow and calf.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

About the host

Hosted by Pat Vaughn

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We purchased the home and farm from family in 2003. Since that time we have spent most of our efforts on the farm, rebuilding fences, building barns, etc. In 2015 the time came to remodel the cottage. What fun and treasures we found. The headboard in 'Hidden Quiet', on of the upstairs bedrooms, was the original door between the living room and the kitchen. The platters on the wall in the dining area were old trays found in the attic. You'll even find two of the old windows from the house that are now beautiful works of art, thanks to our friend Cappy Spangler. We tried to reuse as much of the furniture as we could. So, with a little elbow grease, paint and fabric, we are pleased with the results. Overall the restoration was a journey back through Garver and Minnie's lives. A gift we will always treasure.

Why they chose this property

Est. 2015 -- Welcome to Buffalo Mountain Getaway, a vacation cottage nestled near the Buffalo Mountain in Floyd County, VA. Stay in our beautifully decorated cottage and enjoy a little taste of the country. Situated on a real working beef farm, you're most likely to have a few of our residents checking you out as well. We operate the Buffalo Mountain Cattle Company, specializing in Chiangus Beef. Our farm is home to our cow-calf operation and was the original home place of Garver and Minnie Vaughn, grandparents to owner, Bradley Vaughn. Bradley farms full time, taking care of more than 600 acres of land and 85 breed cows. Most of the cows have names and though they are born to breed, they are also family. A few of our favorites include Minnie, Socks, Spot, America and of course Ms. Hazel, named after Bradley's mother. We have 4 bulls, all of Chiangus Purebred stock. Danicus, Bolagrius, Leonitus and Fletcher live a life of leisure and are fairly calm. They can be a little cantankerous during breeding, but for the most part are gentle giants.

What makes this property unique

Enjoy some time on the Farm

o Trout Fishing – Buffalo Mountain Getaway is located on Burks Fork Creek, a stocked trout stream where fishing is available year round.
o Catfish Fishing -- Buffalo Mountain Getaway also includes a stocked pond with catfish, bluegill and crappies. It's one mile away at our home. Not the first pond you see, but the second at 2339 Burks Fork Rd
o Hike Buffalo Mountain – Once you reach the summit, you'll enjoy views from Virginia to North Carolina.
o Meet the Animals – Buffalo Mountain Getaway is part of the original Vaughn Farm and is home to more than 150 head of beef cattle and a few barn cats that love the attention, if you can get them to slow down long enough.

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