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Travel & Places to Stay

We'd love for you to come to Shady Valley! Tucked away in the mountains, there are a few ways to approach it and a ton of places to stay nearby. Below are some great options that have rooms to rent and/or house larger groups. Saying that, we invite you to take a look on your favorite vacation rental site (e.g. Airbnb, VRBO) and take a look at all the options that Damascus, VA has to offer! First, why Damascus, Virginia? Aren't the lovely couple getting married in Shady Valley, Tennessee? Shady Valley is a quiet little unincorporated town and while beautiful, its pretty slow going up there. Minus the wedding of course! So, we are asking people to stay in a slightly bigger town 20 minutes through the woods. "Damascus has much to offer from scenic views to small town hot spots. Plot you course through the seven nationally known trails that intersect within Damascus, also known as Trail Town USA." -Creeper Trail Cottages (Available for rental!) It's a cool little town and we love it.

Flight

Tri-Cities Airport (TRI)

This regional airport is located between Bristol, the birthplace of Country Music, and Johnson City, where Jordan went to school and owned a really cute boutique. It is the closest airport and has most of your favorite rental car companies! Cost of Flight: Highest (Out of 3) Drive to Wedding: Short (1 Hour)

Flight

Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)

Fly into beautiful Asheville, NC at the foot of the Smokey Mountains and enjoy a scenic drive up to Shady Valley / Damascus. Cost: Lower* *Lowest if you are able to book an Allegiant Airlines flight. They only fly out of certain cities on certain days - check to see! Drive: 2 Hours

Flight

Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)

Home of The University of Tennessee (Go Vols! Just kidding - Jordan's family allegiances are to Virginia Tech and North Carolina) and the furthest Airport we will tell you about, Knoxville, TN! Flight Cost: Lower Drive: Longest (2.5 Hours)

Travel Note

Drive! (& Camp?!)

Ever dream of going on a road trip where the halfway point is Louisville (clearly written by someone from Chicago)? Or maybe you just yearn for the open road! Well, make a trip out of it. Ooh! Or that dream of getting an RV and driving it through the mountains? Check that box! Or feel free to throw a tent in the trunk. Camping on the property is smiled upon and encouraged. We have tons of space and proper amenities on the property. So if you want to camp in the Appalachian mountains (but also on a nice property), we open our doors to you!

Shuttle

Shuttles to and from the Wedding!

September 24, 2022 3:30 pm - 2:00 am

There will be shuttle busses available to and from Shady and Damascus both before and after the wedding! They will leave from the Old Mill Inn and will drop you off where you are staying at the end of the night. Schedule to follow!

Hotel

Damascus Old Mill Inn

215 West Imboden Street
Damascus, VA 24236
 (276) 475-3745

This riverside inn with a log cabin vibe is centrally located in Damascus alongside the Virginia Creeper Trail. We have blocked all of the rooms (12) at this location until June 1st. Call and say you are with the Mullins-McCarthy Wedding and Carrie (most likely) will hook you up! They also have a bar / restaurant downstairs and is where the shuttle bus will pick up people for the wedding.

Hotel

Brinkwaters

201 West Laurel Avenue
Damascus, VA 24236
 (276) 525-5652

More modern/sleek rooms for rent!

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Dancing Bear Inn

203 East Laurel Avenue
Damascus, VA 24236
 (276) 475-8778

This charming lil Inn has individual rooms for rent.

Hotel

Barrett House Riverside Lodging

133 West Imboden Street
Damascus, VA 24236
 (423) 571-1830

Another charmer along the river!

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Dragonfly Inn

125 East Laurel Avenue
Damascus, VA 24236
 (276) 608-7339

Cute!

House Or Rental

Creeper Trail Cottages

553 Adkins Street
Damascus, VA 24236
 (276) 451-8342

They have 4 lil cottages for rent!

House Or Rental

Laurel House, 103 E Laurel Ave, Damascus, VA 24236

This house sleeps 13! Great place for a larger group and is in walking distance from everything in Damascus.

House Or Rental

The Duck House & The Duck Nest

210 North Reynolds Street
Damascus, VA 24236
 (804) 307-6641

There are two rental houses for groups. There are ducks at one of em!

Hotel

Crazy Larry's/Outdoors Inn

209 Douglas Drive
Damascus, VA 24236
 (276) 475-7130

Kinda just wanted to add this because of the name. This place calls itself everything, Cottage, B&B, Hostel, and Outdoor Inn! Roll that dice if you are feeling crazy!

Travel Note

Renting in and around (or outside) Damascus

Damascus: The easiest route is via sites like AirBNB and VRBO (our two recommended sites to go with but there are others), but there are also a lot of rental places that you will need to find online and then call. A lot of "charming" websites out there! Outside of Damascus: Go for it! There are a ton of incredible rentals outside of the town of Damascus. You will just have to drive. We will have parking available at the wedding. The shuttles will drop people off where they are staying if it is in Damascus, but I bet if you slip the driver a 20 they will take you a bit further :). There is parking available at the Old Mill (where the shuttle is leaving from) for all!