Top floor
Primary suite
A green velvet king, charcoal walls and fluted oak, with its own full bath through the door.
The Gilded Grouse
Spend the afternoon in the woods and the evening by lamplight.
Dinner for 16 on a 1,500-square-foot deck, and the forest beginning a few steps beyond it.
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 16
- Sleeps
- 1,500 sq ft
- Back deck
- 5 min
- To skiing
- 25 min
- To JMU
4 full, 1 half
Ensuites in both suites
The woods
Right behind the deck
Hot tub and sauna
And a fire table
Outdoor dining
Sixteen at two tables
Library bunk room
A reading light in every bunk
EV charger
Level 2, J1772
We designed it for time together.
The Gilded Grouse is a six-bedroom house in the mountain woods at Massanutten Four Seasons Resort in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, hosted by Laura and Michael. It sleeps 16 and backs onto the forest. Guests spend afternoons and evenings on a 1,500-square-foot deck with a hot tub, a sauna, a fire table, ping pong and outdoor dining for 16, and a mountainside yard with bucket golf, giant Jenga and cornhole.
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Afternoons belong to the deck and the woods behind it. Evenings move inside, to lamplit rooms in navy, forest and plum, a long table, the game room and a film. Skiing is five minutes away when you want it.
Outside.
The back deck at dusk: fire table lit, sauna warming, hot tub ready.
The deck, afternoon into evening.
The deck holds the whole evening: the hot tub, the cedar barrel sauna, the fire table under string lights, and two dining tables a few steps from the grill.
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Ping pong on the deck, bucket golf, giant Jenga and cornhole in the yard, Adirondack chairs for the adults, and the woods a few steps past the stone wall.
The great room from the other end: the navy velvet sectional, lamplit, below the gallery walls.
The great room, lamps low.
A deep navy velvet sectional and the great American novels framed on the walls.
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A film, then a record.
The kitchen and dining room: the long table, the island and the breakfast table.
Gather for meals at the long table.
Pendants over the table, a granite island with stools, and a breakfast table by the deck doors.
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Double ovens and a coffee bar.
The sunroom game room: pool table, shuffleboard and air hockey, with big windows over the yard.
The game room, in the sunroom.
Arched windows over the yard and doors onto the deck at both ends.
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A pool table under the pine ceiling, shuffleboard, air hockey, two arcade cabinets and a globe bar.
The bedrooms, each its own color.
The mattress is the same on every bed, bunks included.
Top floor
Green room
A cognac leather queen under evergreen walls, with an arched mirror.
Top floor
Maroon room
A pecan queen-over-queen bunk against deep maroon walls, with a vintage trunk for a nightstand.
Lower level
Ski suite
A king under a row of vintage skis, indigo walls and brass lamps, with its own full bath.
Lower level
Mulberry room
A mulberry queen under a plaid ceiling, with an olive desk by the window.
Lower level
Library bunk room
Two sets of twin-over-twin bunks, a gold reading light in each, under a library-book mural.
Spend the day at the resort, then come home to the woods.
Skiing and snow tubing are five minutes away, the adventure park three, the indoor water park seven.
The woods in every season.
Fall
October, for the color
Shenandoah National Park is 26 minutes away, and the woods behind the deck turn too.
Winter
Ski in the morning, soak by afternoon
Snow tubing for the kids, and the hot tub steaming under the string lights after.
Rainy days
The indoor water park, seven minutes away
A morning at the water park, then the game room and a film.
The house in photos.
In the order we'd walk you through. Tap any photo to enlarge.
The Gilded Grouse, a six-bedroom house in the mountain woods at Massanutten, in peak fall color. The back of the house at dusk, from the yard: string lights and the ping pong table. 
The back deck from the air: outdoor dining, sauna and hot tub, with the woods at its edge. The great room: a deep velvet sectional and throws, facing the TV under a pine ceiling. The kitchen and dining room: the long table, the island and the breakfast table. The sunroom game room: pool table, shuffleboard and air hockey, with big windows over the yard. The back deck at dusk: fire table lit, sauna warming, hot tub ready. The cedar barrel sauna and the hot tub, side by side under the string lights. The fire table lounge on the back deck, with outdoor sofas, the grill and the stone wall. The woods at dusk, just beyond the stone wall at the deck's edge. The kitchen: double ovens, a granite island with seating for four, deep red tile behind dark cabinets. The open dining room, looking past the island and kitchen to the deck doors. 
The primary suite, top floor: a green velvet king against charcoal walls and fluted oak. 
The ski suite on the lower level: a king under vintage skis, indigo walls, French doors. 
The library bunk room: two twin-over-twin bunks, each with a gold reading light, under the book mural. The back deck by day: two dining tables for 16, the lounge corner and outdoor ping pong. 
Inside the cedar barrel sauna: wide cedar benches on both sides and the heater between them. The back deck from directly above: dining tables, the fire table lounge, ping pong, sauna, hot tub. The great room from the other end: the navy velvet sectional, lamplit, below the gallery walls. The gallery wall of great American novels above the navy sofa in the great room. The record corner of the great room: a turntable, a navy lamp and velvet curtains. The long granite island beside the dining table, with the double ovens behind. The dining table, set for a celebration dinner. The granite island from the refrigerator end, with the range hood and red tile beyond. The coffee bar, by the kitchen window. The round breakfast table by the deck doors, leather chairs, the woods through the glass. The game room's arched windows and deep red curtains, with the pool table under the pine ceiling. The far end of the sunroom: shuffleboard, the arcade cabinets and a TV. The arcade cabinets in the sunroom: Golden Tee, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, with two leather chairs. The pool table, racked for the first game: black felt, red curtains, the sunroom windows. The globe bar by the window. 
The powder room, in navy and brass. 
The primary suite's TV wall, in fluted oak, with the ensuite full bath through the open door. 
The primary suite's king: layered pillows, a quilted navy throw and window light on the fluted oak. 
The top-floor bath: plum walls, a walnut vanity, brass fixtures and soft light over the mirror. 
The Green room, top floor: a cognac leather queen, evergreen walls and an arched mirror. 
The Maroon room's queen-over-queen bunk, in pecan, against the maroon walls. 
The top bunk in the Maroon room, with a vintage trunk for a nightstand. 
The landing bath: marble tile in the glass shower, deep green walls, a round brass mirror. 
A walnut vanity, brass fixtures and a botanical print. 
The ski suite's TV wall: vintage ski prints and the open door to its ensuite bath. The ski suite: a king under a row of vintage skis, brass lamps on either side. 
The ski suite's bath: maroon walls, a marble vanity, brass. 
The Mulberry room under a plaid ceiling, with an olive desk by the window. 
The Mulberry room's queen, with a mountain landscape above the bed. 
One bunk in the library bunk room, with a plush fawn against the book mural. 
The leather beanbag in the library bunk room, with a navy knit throw. 
The lower-level bath: black-framed glass shower, green subway tile, a lit mirror over the walnut vanity. 
Full-size washer and dryer, lower level. 
The front of the house at dusk: lit windows, the front deck, the arched window. 
The paved driveway in October, with room for six cars and stairs up to the front deck. The back deck under string lights: black Adirondacks, the grill and the stone wall below the woods. 
The house from straight overhead in October: back deck, cedar barrel sauna, hot tub. The long dining table, double ovens to one side and the game room through the far doorway. The globe bar, lid open. Dusk by the fire table.
Everything you'll use, inside and out.
Hot tub
Cedar barrel sauna
Fire table on the deck
Outdoor dining for 16
Ping pong and yard games
Game room with pool and arcade games
The velvet sectional
Kitchen with double ovens and a coffee bar
The library bunk room
- Level 2 EV charger
Amenities
The deck
Hot tub
Sauna
Fire table
Lounge chairs
Outdoor dining for 16 at two tables
Gas grill
Outdoor ping pong
String lights
The yard
- Bucket golf
- Giant Jenga
- Cornhole
The game room
Pool table
Shuffleboard, with a bowling set
Air hockey
Golden Tee, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga arcade cabinets
- Ring swing game
Globe bar
Around the house
A Helix mattress on every bed, bunks included
Great room with a deep navy velvet sectional, a record player, a smart TV and a soundbar
Open kitchen with double ovens, a granite island and a coffee bar (coffee, decaf and tea)
Dining table, island and breakfast table, seating 18 to 20
- Front deck with seating and a chess and checkers stool
Full-size washer and dryer
- Wi-Fi throughout
High chair, pack and play, stair gates and a baby bath
- Kids' dishes, books and toys
- Level 2 EV charger (ChargePoint, J1772)
Things to know.
House rules
- Check-in
- 4 PM
- Check-out
- 10 AM
- Guests
- Up to 16
- Pets
- No pets
- Parties
- No parties or events. Family and friend gatherings are welcome.
- Quiet hours
- 10 PM to 7 AM
Cancellation policy
- More than 60 days before check-in: 95% refund.
- 31 to 60 days before check-in: 45% refund.
- 30 days or less before check-in: no refund.
- Refunds go back to the original form of payment.
- The 5% covers card and platform fees.
Good to know
- Minimum nights
- 2 nights; most weekends 3. The calendar shows the minimum for each date.
- Cleaning fee
- Included in the price
- Fireplace
- None. The fire table on the deck is the only fire.
- EV charging
- ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2, J1772 connector
- Parking
- Room for six cars
House facts
- Bedrooms
- 6
- Bathrooms
- 4 full and 1 half
- Sleeps
- 16
- Check-in
- 4 PM
- Check-out
- 10 AM
- Beds
- 2 kings, 2 queens, a queen-over-queen bunk and two sets of twin-over-twin bunks
- Deck
- 1,500 square feet, with outdoor dining for 16
- Indoor dining
- 18 to 20 across the dining table, the island and the breakfast table
- Fireplace
- None. The fire table on the deck is the only fire.
- EV charging
- ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2, J1772 connector
- Skiing and snow tubing
- 5 minutes
- Adventure park
- 3 minutes
- Indoor water park
- 7 minutes
- Shenandoah National Park
- 26 minutes
- James Madison University
- 25 minutes
- Parking
- Room for six cars
Choose your dates
Ask a questionAbout your dates or the house. We reply by email.
We hope you stay up late around the fire table. Laura and Michael
Questions guests ask
How many people does The Gilded Grouse sleep?
Sixteen: two king suites, two queen rooms, a queen-over-queen bunk room and a library bunk room with two sets of twin-over-twin bunks.
Can everyone eat together?
Yes. Inside, the dining table, the island and the breakfast table seat 18 to 20 together. Outside, the deck seats 16 for dinner at two tables.
Is there a fireplace?
No. The only fire is the fire table on the back deck.
What is there for kids to do outside?
Ping pong on the deck, bucket golf, giant Jenga and cornhole in the yard, and the woods a few steps past the stone wall.
Can we bring our dog?
No pets, please.
Can we host a party?
No. The house is set up for family and friend gatherings, not parties or events. Quiet hours run from 10 PM to 7 AM.
Is there EV charging?
Yes. A Level 2 charger (ChargePoint, J1772 connector).
How many bathrooms are there?
Four full baths and a half bath: an ensuite for each of the two primaries, the landing bath on the top floor, the lower-level bath, and a powder room on the main level.
What time are check-in and check-out?
Check-in is from 4 PM and check-out is by 10 AM. Entry is self check-in with a smart lock.