This inn gives you the ambiance of a trip down "history" lane with some modern conveniences. Hospitality was very warm and shared by all from the innkeepers, to the person who greeted us when we arrived, to the chamber person.

Our room, the James Madison room, was large and decorated in a country motif. Everything was very clean in the bedroom. The bathroom was clean but in need of some repairs due to the age of the building.

Breakfast was excellent both mornings. Our first breakfast included a cup of fresh fruit and granola. The entree was a black forest ham, cheese, mushroom, and tomato omlet served with scrumptious pumpkin muffins. Even their coffee put Starbucks to shame. Also included was your choice of orange, grapefruit or cranberry juice.

The second morning we had buttermilk waffles with bacon and sauteed apples in brown sugar and spices.

We didnt use the bar but it was well stocked and every guest is treated to a glass of wine or beer on their visit.

The prices seemed reasonable. The hosts were great and even offered us extra utensils for our meal that we brought back on a night when no dinner was served at the inn.

We thought the web site for Silver Thatch was inviting, but upon our arrival, were very disappointed in its location (close to busy highway and average housing area). We chose a "cottage" room on the main level, adjacent to the inn because the main inn had a pub, which
we thought could possibly be noisy later in the evening. Well, I'm sure the pub was quieter than the group that chose to visit on the patio, outside our room, where smoking was allowed. Even with windows
closed, it was noisy and the smoke still wafted into our room. The room itself was ok, but the shower door needs replacing or repaired.
The metal strip around the glass has corroded which was not inviting for our morning shower. Also the air conditioner unit blows directly onto the bed. If we turned the temp. lower, it became hot and stuffy.
This was definitely comparable to a motel rather than a B&B, so we were very disappointed. Now then ---- breakfast was served in the dining room of the main house, and it was excellent. We had arranged to stay two nights, but chose to go on our way after that first night. We stay very often in B&B's whenever we travel, so compared to others, I would rank our room at Silver Thatch very LOW. Thanks for listening.
Faye Kisel
Advance, NC

We recently stayed at the Silver Thatch Inn on a Monday evening. The restaurant is closed on Mondays so we did not dine there. We were greeted by both Jim & Terri and offered a glass of wine or beer in the cozy bar. We stayed in the Thomas Jefferson room which has a large King bed. Their website is very accurate in depicting the Inn. Our breakfast on Tues. morning was delicious french toast accompanied with fresh fruit. We were able to take advantage of a "Last minute" booking rate of $139. Certainly worth every penny. I would doubt that this would be available on a weekend because I assume the Inn would be fully booked. The slightly north of town location made for ideal touring of outlying sights in Charlottesville. While this is not a negative , I would add that the Inn is located very near a busy highway in a residential development. The Inn does have green space around it, but it is not "out in the woods" somewhere. We actually found this to be quite convenient. Would definately recommend this historic Inn to all!

This little bed and breakfast was great from check-in to check-out. We stayed in the Thomas Jefferson Room, which had a large canopied bed with plenty of room. The owners are hands-on and are there to welcome you, to helping you with your luggage to answering any of your questions about the city. In addition, the breakfasts included with your rate included juice,coffee,rolls and a gourmet meal which one day was a spinach,mushroom and cheese omelet and another was sweedish pancakes with carmelized apples. We also ate dinner at the inn one night and it was the best dinner we had during our entire stay. You also are able to use the community pool that is located next door. I would definitely reccommend this place.