Overview
Garth Road runs west out of Charlottesville through the kind of country the inn's own website calls "equestrian" without exaggeration: fenced pastures, horse farms, the winding two-lane that gives the Foxfield races their name. Somewhere along it, on three landscaped acres, sits the Foxfield Inn, a five-room bed and breakfast that has arranged itself around a simple idea, that the point of the trip is to slow down. The property is far enough out to feel rural and close enough in that the University of Virginia and downtown Charlottesville are about fifteen minutes away.
Five guest rooms is a deliberate scale. It is small enough that a morning breakfast is a shared table rather than a service line, and small enough that the innkeepers can, in their words, anticipate your every need. Each of the five rooms looks out onto the garden, and each is decorated on its own terms rather than to a single template. For a couple marking an anniversary or simply escaping for a weekend, some of the rooms come with a fireplace and a two-person whirlpool bathtub, the sort of amenities a bed and breakfast leans into precisely because a chain hotel cannot.
The rooms and the grounds
The three acres do a lot of quiet work here. They give the inn its buffer from the road and its sense of a place set apart, with room to walk, sit, or read outdoors without leaving the property. There is a patio for exactly that. The guest rooms themselves are pitched as calming retreats, and the language the inn uses about them, comfort and luxury, is the honest description of a boutique B&B rather than a resort: a good bed, a garden view, thoughtful touches, and the fireplace-and-whirlpool rooms held in reserve for the guests who want to make an occasion of it.
Practical matters are handled the way a returning guest would hope. Rooms are smoke-free. There is complimentary Wi-Fi and free off-street parking, and, in a nod to how people arrive now, a free EV and Tesla charger on site. The inn does not accept pets, worth knowing before you book. Booking directly through the inn rather than a third-party site carries a lowest-rate guarantee, so there is no penalty for going straight to the source.
Breakfast
The second B in bed and breakfast is where this kind of place earns its reputation, and Foxfield treats it that way. Mornings begin with freshly brewed coffee or tea and open into what the inn describes as a multi-course gourmet breakfast, its signature meal, served to guests each day and included in the rate. It is the difference between a continental spread and an actual sit-down meal, and it is the sort of thing that makes the small scale of the inn an asset rather than a limitation.
For guests who want to push a stay further toward celebration, the inn offers add-ons and packages, enhancements meant to mark a birthday, an anniversary, or a romantic getaway. These sit alongside the room and the breakfast as optional ways to make a particular night feel deliberate.
Using it as a base
What the Foxfield Inn is really selling, beyond the rooms and the food, is position. From Garth Road you are within a short drive of a remarkable density of things to do. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and the University of Virginia are close by. The inn points guests toward more than forty area wineries, along with the breweries, cideries, and distilleries that have filled in around them. And to the west, the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah National Park are within roughly half an hour, which puts Skyline Drive and a day of hiking comfortably within reach of a morning that started with coffee in the garden. The inn keeps a running blog of local recommendations, from where to find good ice cream in Charlottesville to what to do on a rainy day, and sends a monthly newsletter of events and offers for guests who want to plan ahead.
The address is 2280 Garth Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901, out in the horse country between Crozet and town, and the inn can be reached at (434) 923-8892. Rooms, breakfast details, and availability are all on the Foxfield Inn website, which is also the place to book direct and lock in that rate.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Foxfield Inn?
Foxfield Inn is located at 2280 Garth Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA, in Crozet, Virginia.
How do I contact Foxfield Inn?
You can call (434) 923-8892 or visit https://www.foxfield-inn.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=GMB. Hours and current information are most reliable directly from the business.
What kind of business is Foxfield Inn?
Foxfield Inn is categorized as lodging in our Crozet directory. See the description and quick facts above for what makes this listing distinctive.
Sources: foxfield-inn.com