Hespera Reach is two private five-bedroom cabins near Luray, Virginia, fifteen minutes from Shenandoah National Park and Luray Caverns: ten bedrooms, twelve beds and seven bathrooms, sleeping twenty.
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One big house always has the same problem. This is two.
A reunion needs one place to gather and enough places to get away. Two cabins on the same hill give you both: the whole family together at a table for twenty, and two separate houses for the early risers and the late nights.
Each cabin has a full kitchen, so two people can cook at once without fighting over one stove. Each has its own hot tub, sauna, fire pit and games and theatre room. The play set and bocce court sit on the lawn in between, in view of both decks.
Every bedroom has its own key, which matters more than people expect when four households share a booking.
Planning a reunion for twenty
Book the whole property so nobody else is on the hill
Split by household: one cabin each, or mix generations on purpose
Plan one big dinner in the Long Room and let the other nights be two smaller ones
Do the grocery run in Warrenton on the way out of DC
Give everyone a park day: Thornton Gap is fifteen minutes away
Keep a rainy-day plan: two games rooms and Luray Caverns
What the family will use
Ten keyed bedrooms: eight kings and two rooms with two full beds
Seven bathrooms
Two full kitchens and a table that seats twenty
Two hot tubs, two cedar barrel saunas, two fire pits
Play set, bocce court and mown lawn between the cabins
Twenty overnight, across ten bedrooms in two cabins. One cabin on its own sleeps ten.
Is there somewhere for everyone to eat together?
Yes. Aubade's Long Room seats twenty at one table, and each cabin also has its own dining table and an outdoor table for ten.
Is it suitable for grandparents and small children?
The ground floors of both cabins are on one level from the parking, and some bedrooms are upstairs. There is a play set and a bocce court on the lawn. The hot tubs, saunas and fire pits need adult supervision; the decks are not fenced.
Where do we buy groceries for twenty?
Luray has a Food Lion and a Walmart about ten minutes away. Many families shop in Warrenton on the way from DC and arrive with everything.
How far ahead should we book a reunion?
Summer weekends and holidays go first, often a year ahead. Midweek and the quieter months are easier, and cheaper.