Set high on a hill above the scenic Buffalo Creek, on 36 acres with wonderful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Short Hills, Applewood Inn offers bed and breakfast lodging accommodations in a very private and beautiful setting.

The passive solar home is furnished with antiques, quilts and original artwork, and the massive enclosed porches on the south side afford wonderful views of the surrounding woods, pastures grazed by llamas, and the distant mountains.

This unique three-level hillside Inn has three guest rooms, all with queen beds, private baths and gas fireplaces. On the ground level are two accommodations, each with private porches that allow guests to enjoy the pastoral setting. One has a private hot-tub in a separate enclosed porch and the other a bath with private Jacuzzi and a separate twin bed. On the second level is a suite sized room that is both child friendly (age 8 and older) and pet friendly. It has a gas fireplace, TV, Jacuzzi, refrigerator, Keurig Coffeemaker, and a bar sink. The sofa opens into a queen sized bed with Memory Foam mattress for up to two extra persons. The second level also accommodates the common room with library, fireplace, and satellite TV.; as well as the dining room; main kitchen; guest pantry and off the east end, a lovely in-ground pool and patio with gazebo.

Breakfast is truly a movable feast and may be served on one of the porches, in the dining room or in the large Inn kitchen. In keeping with the overall atmosphere of the Inn, the breakfast menu usually includes many heart-healthy dishes such as Gingered Peach Breakfast Souffle or Multi-grain Waffles, fresh fruit, and fresh baked breads served with homemade preserves. A hot water dispenser and huge selection of beverages to go with it is available to guests any time of the day or night. Guests who want to sleep late may arrange for a continental breakfast to be left outside their room.

As guests approach the Inn along the winding Buffalo Creek, leaving it to follow a stream up the hill to the Inn, they enter a world unto itself, where wildlife abounds and time seems to stand still. Linda and Chris, your hosts and innkeepers since 1978, welcome you.

Adjoining the Inn property is more than 900 acres used by the Rockbridge Hunt Club. There are trails available for hiking, riding (bring your own horse), or llama treks, which can be arranged in advance.

The Inn also has access to the Buffalo Creek for fishing and tubing. Nearby, one can go canoeing on the James River, play golf, go on trail rides, or hike the Appalachian Trail.

The Inn is located on a state-maintained dirt road off of Route 11, which is just minutes from Historic Downtown Lexington.