Skyline Crest - Supreme Privacy, 120-Mile Panorama | House in Crozet

Please Note: If the dates you are interested in are shown as unavailable on our calendar, you may want check back from time to time. We reserve certain blocks for family use, and if our plans change, we open those dates up. If you'd like to send us your desired dates, we'll be glad to let you know if they become available. You can use the "Ask Owner a Question" link on this page.
Skyline Crest is a private mountain-top retreat high in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Part of a 1,400-acre gated compound bordering the Shenandoah National Park, the property offers supreme privacy in one of the most spectacular natural settings in the Eastern Mountains. Many wildlife species - including deer, bear and turkey - can be spotted in the forests and open fields. An elevation of 3,200 feet ensures cool temperatures and constant breezes throughout the summer.
The views from the striking contemporary house are breathtaking - a 120-mile panorama from the level Piedmont in the east, over the near Blue Ridge and the Shenandoah Valley to the distant Alleghenies, fading far into West Virginia. Watch sunrise and sunset year-round. Five decks, including a spacious rooftop deck, open onto the various daytime vistas - and at night provide for thrilling star-gazing under some of the darkest skies in the Mid-Atlantic.
The house itself (2 bedrooms, 2 full baths) features every modern convenience, including a state-of-the art kitchen, satellite TV and wireless Internet.
Although it feels like a world apart, Skyline Crest is only 40 minutes from Charlottesville and Jefferson's University of Virginia, giving you easy access to all the cultural amenities that a cosmopolitan University community can offer. There are many distinguished vineyards in the vicinity, and wines from the Monticello American Viticultural Area (named for Jefferson's home) are considered among the best produced anywhere in the Eastern United States. Also nearby is Wintergreen, the renowned four-season resort, featuring two award-winning golf courses and some of the best skiing and snowboarding south of New England.
Some additional notes:
1. Skyline Crest is located at the summit of Buck's Elbow Mountain, just above the town of Crozet, VA. We like guests to know that the drive ends with a 5 mile ascent up a gravel road. It's a good road, well maintained and, except in snow or ice, fine for 2-wheel drive, as long as the vehicle has reasonable road clearance. It is, however, curvy and steep in places. In the winter months, because weather in the mountains can be unpredictable, we strongly recommend 4-wheel drive.
2. At the top of the Mountain, there are a number of radio towers. These are behind our house - the closest about 150 yards away - and don't interfere in any way with our views, a 270-degree panorama facing entirely in the other direction. But you do see them as you drive up, and from the parking area at the rear of our property. The setting is very much like that of an oceanfront beach house, with a gorgeous, unobstructed view of the ocean – but perhaps with a radio or water tower behind the house on the other side of the road. In more than 20 years of renting the house (hundreds of parties), we have had only 3 or 4 guests tell us that the towers affected their enjoyment in any way. We believe that the view photos on our web pages and the testimonials from our guests speak for themselves, but if you’d like to have a clearer sense what you see from the back of the house we are glad to send a photo taken from the parking area.
3. Although the house has WiFi and Internet, we cannot allow video streaming (Netflix, YouTube etc.). Our Internet service is through a cellular carrier provider - one of the only options in our remote location - and so we have a fixed data allowance each month. We are on one of their highest-data plans, but, even so, just a few HD streamed movies or extended periods of gaming will consume a portion of an entire month's allowance. Zoom calls are less data-intensive and we do allow a limited number of these per stay, as long as guests clear them with us in advance. For entertainment, we have DirecTV satellite service as well as a Blu-ray player and a selection of DVDs at the house.
4. We have three webcams at the property - two that look out of 2nd floor windows of the detached garage next to the house, and one mounted at the peak of the main house roof. None of these shows any part of the house itself, or the decks. One garage camera looks west over the driveway to the Shenandoah Valley and the Alleghenies; the other faces east and looks over our east pasture back toward Charlottesville. The roof mounted camera looks over our north pasture into the National Park. None of these cameras records. We use them mainly to check weather conditions and occasionally to enjoy the views when we can't be up there ourselves. For anyone with privacy concerns, we're happy to send screenshots showing exactly what each cameras sees.
5. Our additional guest fee is $12 per person per night for parties over 2. This used to be stated clearly in our "Rates and Availability" section, but a recent format change leaves it ambiguous now.
6. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the 6 landowning families on our mountain have agreed to suspend our normal wander-as-you-will policy in respect to each other's land, meaning that, for now, the trails within the 1,400-acre compound (which you may have read about in the reviews) are not accessible to our guests. Guests are still welcome to walk anywhere on our land (43 acres at the very top of the mountain), as well as the entire 1.5 mile length of Buck's Elbow Mtn. Rd between our house and the gate at the compound's entrance, where we border the Shenandoah National Park. From there, another half mile along a fire road leads to the Appalachian Trail and several nearby side trails within the Park. There's a parking area at the head of the fire road, so you can also drive to this point and walk just that last half mile to the Trail.
7. Please note that we do require a 3-night minimum stay for all dates, and a higher minimum for some holiday and peak periods. This is because the remote location of the property makes it impractical to have the house cleaned and prepared for guests on a shorter turnaround schedule.
If you have other questions regarding the house, the setting, or anything else, please don't hesitate to email or call us before submitting your booking request. You can do this easily by using the "Ask Owner a Question" link on this page. If your preferred dates are shown as booked on our calendar, we are happy to place you on our waiting list.

Skyline Crest - Supreme Privacy, 120-Mile Panorama is located in Crozet. Skyline Crest - Supreme Privacy, 120-Mile Panorama provides accommodation, featuring Child Friendly, Kitchen, Laundry, among other amenities. This House features Child Friendly, Kitchen, Laundry, to make your stay a comfortable one.

Skyline Crest - Supreme Privacy, 120-Mile Panorama has 2 Bedrooms , 2 Bathrooms, and max occupancy of 4 people. The minimum rental for this property is 1 nights, but this can change depending on the season you plan on staying. Previous guests have given good rated it, and VRBO labeled it a top-rated House because of the excellent services rendered by the owner or manager of this House, and has consistently provided great experiences for their guests. Most families or guests that use it recommend it to their friends and some of them are repeat guests. House has a friendly neighborhood, and the Crozet has interesting places to visit. If you want to learn more about the House in Crozet, such as places to visit and things to do nearby, you can check below to learn more.