Downtown walking tour (or Google) will tell you about local courthouse designer Thomas Jefferson. Maybe you’ve heard of him?

Hotel pool hits the spot when you need to cool off or swim it out.

Breakfast in three words: Eggs. Sausage. Free.

Streaming your favorite playlists is a breeze with free WiFi.

Explore the beauty of the Shenandoah, or stay right in town and walk to shopping and restaurants.

An indoor pool for lap-swimmers and doggy-paddlers alike.

Set within a short jaunt to The Corner, a shop-and-resto-dotted 'hood that's a favorite with the locals.

Convenient location just a mile from downtown.

Only a 20-min drive to UVA and 10 min to the airport (though why drive at all when there’s a free airport shuttle?).

Picky pillow person? Rest assured (literally) — you can choose between soft and firm ones.

Nothing like a good ol' fashioned game of Marco Polo in the pool.

Onsite Emmet’s is a good bet for breakfast before hitting the homes of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe.

Hotel pool for when you feel like getting splashy.

The continental breakfast serves up the two sacred Cs: carbs and caffeine.

Watch the History Channel while you’re on the treadmill. Then relive it at the Old Court House Civil War Museum.