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Ridgetop is a unique bed and breakfast, in a beautiful wooded setting just 4 miles from the Natchez Trace Parkway, a unit of the National Park Service. This bed and breakfast has been operating for eighteen years and has many repeat customers, but is small enough to be operated by a husband and wife. If you have ever dreamed of operating a bed and breakfast or of living in beautiful wooded hills, but don't want to make a huge investment and don't want to be too tied down, the situation at Ridgetop is for you. The current owners, who created what is the only bed and breakfast in the area, are busy enough to have a good side income yet have the freedom to shut the doors whenever they want to be away. This provides them with both the spare time and the income to travel. Revenue might also be used to supplement income from an early retirement. In season, there is a steady stream of guests who are bicycling the Natchez Trace, as well as those who are just looking for a weekend getaway. Ridgetop has three distinct units, including one large guestroom in the main house, a small one room cottage, and a restored 1830s one room log cabin. The main house, which includes the hosts quarters, was built in 1979 and is a California-style all cedar home, all on one level and with a huge 730 sq. ft. deck. The great room is 30'x32' and breakfast is served in front of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the woods and bird feeders or in the formal dining area in the great room. The floors are wide-board old Georgia pine, and an efficient Swedish wood stove is a focal point, adding coziness on cool days. There is also central heat and air conditioning from a heat pump. The single guest room in the house is 18'x18' with a private bath. The hosts' quarters, in the main house, consist of an enormous bedroom, also with south-facing floor-to-ceiling windows, large enough for a sitting area, two desks with computers, bookcases, and two large walk-in closets, in addition to the bedroom furniture. The kitchen, with copper and butcher-block counters and plenty of storage space, is in a portion of the great room. This area and the living room area are available for personal use or for visiting with guests when they arrive. The main house is very energy-efficient, having wide roof-overhangs and large south-facing windows, and the power can be shut off to the Cottage and Cabin when they are not in use. There is a Swiss-styled cottage, 12' X 24', with a bed and two rocking chairs on the main floor and a low loft with twin beds, accessible by a sturdy ladder, so that extra guests - especially kids or cyclists - can be accommodated. There is a sink, coffee pot, cabinets, and a small refrigerator, but no other appliances. There is also, of course, a bathroom as well as a patio beside the cottage. Baseboard heat and a window air conditioning unit make this cottage desirable all year round. The most popular unit is the Log Cabin. It it is 14' X 14' with room for a bed, several chairs, and a table for the coffee pot, with an additional 6'x14' bathroom. Originally built in the 1830s, it was restored by experts in historic log reconstruction in 1994. Its unique feature is a real wood-burning fireplace, which draws guests in what would otherwise be the slowest season for a bed and breakfast. There is a front porch with a swing. The cabin has baseboard heat and a window air conditioning unit. The buildings are situated on cleared level land on the top of one of the ridges. There is a very large fenced garden spot, a tool shed, and a nice barn with two box stalls for horses. Included with the property is approximately 95 acres of wooded hills with a lovely creek and a waterfall at the base of the ridge. An additional 70 acres, with another creek, is also available. Access is from a federal highway and from a paved county road. |
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