Top floor
Primary with ensuite full bath
Turn the lamps low and settle into the green velvet king, with charcoal walls, fluted oak paneling and your own full bath through the door.
The Gilded Grouse
Massanutten Resort, Shenandoah ValleySpend the afternoon in the woods and the evening by lamplight.
Sit down to dinner for 16 on a 1,500-square-foot deck, then step off it into the undeveloped forest right behind the house.
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 16
- Sleeps
- 1,500 sq ft
- Back deck
- 5 min
- To skiing
- About 25 min
- To JMU
6 bedrooms
Sleeps 16
4 full, 1 half
Both kings have ensuite baths
Backs to the woods
Undeveloped mountain forest
Hot tub and sauna
Cedar barrel sauna, fire table
5 min
Skiing and snow tubing
EV charger
Level 2, J1772
WelcomeIn short
We designed it for time together.
The Gilded Grouse is a six-bedroom luxe cabin 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 undeveloped forest. Guests spend afternoons and evenings on a 1,500-square-foot deck with a hot tub, a sauna, a fire table and outdoor dining for 16, beside a mountainside yard with ping pong and yard games.
We designed The Gilded Grouse for families and friends who want to be together, inside and out. Spend the afternoon on the 1,500-square-foot deck with the mountain woods right behind it, then come in to lamplit rooms in navy, forest and plum for dinner, games and a movie. When you want a day out, skiing is 5 minutes away and the rest of the resort is close by.
- 6 bedrooms, sleeps 16
- 4 full and 1 half bath
- 1,500-sq-ft back deck
- Mountainside yard with yard games
- Hot tub, cedar barrel sauna, fire table
- A Helix mattress on every bed
We hope you spend the afternoons outside and the evenings together.
Outside
Get outside and into the woods.
Let the kids have the mountainside yard, with outdoor ping pong, bucket golf, giant Jenga and cornhole, while the grown-ups pull up the six red Adirondack chairs. When you're ready, step off the deck and into the woods just beyond.
Unwind on the 1,500-square-foot back deck as the string lights come on, with the fire table glowing, the cedar barrel sauna warming up and the hot tub ready for the whole group.
Spend the evening out on the deck.
Stay out on the 1,500-square-foot back deck from afternoon into evening. Soak in the hot tub, take a turn in the cedar barrel sauna, then pull a chair up to the fire table as the string lights come on. When dinner's ready, all 16 of you sit down together at two outdoor tables, steps from the grill.
- Hot tub
- Cedar barrel sauna
- Fire table
- Outdoor dining for 16
- Grill
- String lights
Sink into the navy velvet sectional in the lamplit great room, with a smart TV and soundbar for movie night and gallery walls of the great American novels all around.
Sink in for movie night.
Come in from the deck and settle into the deep navy velvet sectional, with the whole group around the smart TV and soundbar for movie night. Put on a record when the film ends. The lamps stay low on navy, forest and plum walls, and gallery frames of the great American novels hang all around.
Cook and dine together in one open room, where the dining table, island and breakfast table seat 18 to 20 and whoever is at the stove stays part of the conversation.
Cook and eat together in one open room.
Cook together at the big granite island, with double ovens behind you and a coffee bar stocked for coffee, decaf and tea drinkers. The dining table, island and breakfast table seat 18 to 20 in one open room, so whoever's at the stove stays part of the conversation.
Rack up a game of pool in the sunroom game room, with shuffleboard, air hockey, Golden Tee and Ms. Pac-Man close by and big windows looking out over the mountainside yard.
Pick a game and play into the night.
Head into the sunroom game room for pool, shuffleboard (it plays bowling too), air hockey, a ring swing game and the Golden Tee and Ms. Pac-Man arcade machines. Pour a drink from the globe bar, keep an eye on the mountainside yard through the windows, and step straight out to the deck between games.
Six bedrooms, sleeps 16
Sleep well in a room with its own character.
Sleep on a Helix mattress in every bed, bunks included. At The Gilded Grouse, a great night's sleep is part of the luxury.
Top floor
Green room
Rest easy in a walnut queen under evergreen walls at the end of a day on the mountain.
Top floor
Maroon room
Share a pecan bunk with real queen beds top and bottom, set against deep maroon walls, with room for four.
Lower level
Lower-level primary with ensuite full bath
Come in from the slopes, kick off your boots and climb into the king under vintage skis, indigo walls and brass sconces, with your own full bath next door.
Lower level
Lower-level queen
Wake early and take your coffee to the olive desk, under a plaid ceiling beside the mulberry bed.
Lower level
Library bunk room
Climb into a bunk with its own gold reading light and read a little longer before bed, under a library-book mural and green and indigo walls.
The setting
Spend the day at the resort, then come home to the woods.
Drive 5 minutes to skiing and snow tubing, 3 to the adventure park and 7 to the indoor water park. Shenandoah National Park is 26 minutes away, and James Madison University is about 25.
Every season
Come back in every season.
Fall
Go in October for the color
Drive 26 minutes to Shenandoah National Park for the fall color.
Winter
Ski in the morning, soak by afternoon
Reach skiing and snow tubing in 5 minutes, and be back in the hot tub by afternoon.
Rainy days
Swim indoors when the weather turns
Take everyone to the indoor water park, 7 minutes away, then come back for the hot tub.
What's here
Everything you'll use, inside and out.
The deck
- Hot tub
- Sauna
- Fire table
- Lounge chairs
- Two dining tables that seat 8 each, for dinner for 16 outside
- String lights
The yard
- Outdoor ping pong
- Bucket golf
- Giant Jenga
- Cornhole
- Six red Adirondack chairs
The game room
- Pool table
- Shuffleboard that plays bowling too
- Air hockey
- Golden Tee and Ms. Pac-Man arcade machines
- 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 big granite island and a coffee bar with options for coffee, decaf and tea drinkers
- Dining table, island and breakfast table seating 18 to 20 in one open room
- Front deck with seating and a chess table
- Hardwired ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2 EV charger
The details
Check the details before you book.
Find the facts and house rules here, with the date we last checked them, whether you're planning the trip yourself or an assistant is doing it for you.
- 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
- Seats 18 to 20 across three tables in one open room
- Fire
- A fire table on the deck. There is no fireplace.
- EV charging
- ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2, J1772 connector
- Drive times
- Skiing and snow tubing 5 min, adventure park 3 min, indoor water park 7 min, Shenandoah National Park 26 min, James Madison University about 25 min
House rules
- Check-in
- 4 PM
- Check-out
- 10 AM
- Guest cap
- 16 guests
- Pets
- No pets
- Parties
- No parties or events. Family and friend gatherings are welcome.
- Quiet hours
- 10 PM to 7 AM
- Minimum nights
- 2 nights, and most weekends 3. The exact minimum for your dates shows in checkout.
- Cleaning fee
- $350 per stay
- Cancellation
- 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% kept on early cancellations covers card processing and booking platform fees, which are not returned to us when a payment is refunded.
We hope you stay up late around the fire table.
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Welcome to The Gilded Grouse, a luxe cabin in the mountain woods of Massanutten, minutes from the slopes and the rest of the resort. Come home at dusk to the back of the house glowing, with string lights over the deck, outdoor ping pong ready to play and the mountainside yard spread out in front. 
Spend the afternoon out back, sharing dinner at the outdoor tables, trading the sauna for the hot tub, and stepping off the deck straight into the mountain woods. Curl up for movie night on the deep velvet sectional, facing the smart TV under a warm pine ceiling, with soft throws close at hand and art on every wall. Cook and dine together in one open room, where the dining table, island and breakfast table seat 18 to 20 and whoever is at the stove stays part of the conversation. Rack up a game of pool in the sunroom game room, with shuffleboard, air hockey, Golden Tee and Ms. Pac-Man close by and big windows looking out over the mountainside yard. Unwind on the 1,500-square-foot back deck as the string lights come on, with the fire table glowing, the cedar barrel sauna warming up and the hot tub ready for the whole group. Step from the cedar barrel sauna to the hot tub under the string lights, then back again, as the evening cools on the back deck. Pull a chair up to the fire table on a cool afternoon, with deep outdoor sofas, the grill right beside you and the woods climbing the hillside behind the stone wall. Listen to the woods settle at dusk from the back deck, where undeveloped mountain forest begins just beyond the stone wall and the last light fades through the trees. Cook for a crowd in the open kitchen, with double ovens, a big granite island with seating for four and deep red tile behind dark cabinets. Set the table for the whole group in the open dining room, with the island and kitchen just behind and the deck doors at the far end, so the cook and the guests stay together. 
Retreat to the top-floor primary, with a green velvet king on a Helix mattress, charcoal walls, fluted oak and its own ensuite full bath. 
Come back from the slopes to the lower-level primary, a king with a Helix mattress, vintage skis over the bed, indigo walls and its own ensuite full bath. 
Climb into one of two sets of twin-over-twin bunks in the library bunk room, each with its own gold reading light and a Helix mattress, under a mural of library books. Spread out across the 1,500-square-foot back deck, with two dining tables for 16, lounge chairs and outdoor ping pong, and the woods rising right behind it. 
Step inside the cedar barrel sauna, with wide cedar benches on both sides and the heater ready, for a slow, quiet sweat before a soak in the hot tub just outside. See the whole back deck from above, with outdoor dining for 16, the fire table lounge, ping pong, the cedar barrel sauna and the hot tub, and room to spread out between them. Sink into the navy velvet sectional in the lamplit great room, with a smart TV and soundbar for movie night and gallery walls of the great American novels all around. Unwind on the navy sofa beneath a gallery wall of the great American novels, with soft pillows, a warm throw and a lamplit corner made for an evening with a book. Put on a record in the corner of the great room, where a turntable, a navy lamp and velvet curtains set a warm, lamplit mood for the evening ahead. Pull up a stool at the long granite island, with the dining table right beside it and double ovens behind, so snacks, drinks and dinner all happen in one open room. Dress the dining table for a celebration, with wine glasses, folded napkins and candle lanterns, and the island stools just behind for anyone still helping in the kitchen. Spread out the prep on the long granite island, with a range hood, a stainless refrigerator and room on every side for two cooks and the friends keeping them company. Start the day at the coffee bar beside the window, with options for coffee, decaf and tea drinkers, and the long granite counters for breakfast. Settle in at the round breakfast table by the deck doors, with leather chairs, the woods through the glass and room for coffee, puzzles or a long game of cards. Play into the evening in the sunroom game room, with the pool table and shuffleboard under a warm pine ceiling and arched windows looking out over the mountainside yard. Choose your game at the far end of the sunroom, with pool, shuffleboard, a wall TV and the arcade cabinets under the GAME ON sign, so there is a game for everyone. Challenge the group to Golden Tee and Ms. Pac-Man at the arcade cabinets, with leather chairs pulled up and the sunroom windows letting in the afternoon light. Rack the balls on the black felt pool table for the first game of the night, with the sunroom windows and deep red curtains just behind. Pour the first drink of the evening from the antique-style globe bar, set by the window between deep red curtains, steps from the pool table and arcade. 
Freshen up in the main-level powder room, with deep navy walls, a brass faucet and a gold-framed mirror, just steps from the game room. 
Relax in the top-floor primary with a show on the wall-mounted TV, a Helix king, fluted oak paneling and the ensuite full bath just through the door. 
Sink into the layered pillows of the Helix king in the top-floor primary, with a quilted navy throw, a soft reading lamp and window light falling across the fluted oak wall. 
Get ready for the evening in the top-floor bath, with plum walls, a warm walnut vanity, brass fixtures and soft light over the mirror. 
Rest easy in the top-floor Green room, with evergreen walls, a walnut queen and a Helix mattress, a calm, quiet retreat at the end of a day on the mountain. 
Share the Maroon room's queen-over-queen bunk, with a real queen and a Helix mattress top and bottom, deep maroon walls and room for four. 
Claim the top of the Maroon room's queen-over-queen bunk, a real queen with a Helix mattress, where a vintage trunk serves as a nightstand and a lamp sits within easy reach. 
Wash off the day on the mountain in the landing bath, with bold marble tile, deep green walls, a round brass mirror and a glass shower. 
Find the small comforts in every bath, from soft white towels and brass fixtures to walnut vanities and botanical prints on the walls. 
Wind down in the lower-level primary, a king with a Helix mattress, a wall-mounted TV, vintage ski prints and the ensuite full bath just through the door. Drift off under a row of vintage wooden skis in the lower-level primary, with a Helix king, cognac pillows and brass lamps glowing on either side. 
Peel off the ski layers in the lower-level primary's ensuite full bath, with deep maroon walls, a marble-topped vanity, brass fixtures and a hot shower waiting. 
Settle into the lower-level queen under a plaid ceiling, with a mulberry bed on a Helix mattress and an olive desk for a quiet cup of coffee. 
Sink into crisp white sheets in the lower-level queen, with a mulberry headboard and a Helix mattress, and sleep in after a long day outside. 
Curl up in the library bunk room, where every bunk has a Helix mattress, plush pillows and a gold reading light under a mural of shelved books. 
Sprawl out in the leather beanbag in the library bunk room, with a soft knit throw and shelves of books close by, for a quiet hour of reading before bed. 
Rinse off after the slopes in the lower-level bath, with a black-framed glass shower, green subway tile and a lit mirror over the walnut vanity. 
Toss wet ski gear and muddy boots into the full-size stacked washer and dryer on the lower level, so everything is clean and dry before the drive home. 
Arrive as the sun drops behind the trees and the windows light up, with the front deck, the arched window and the mountain woods framing the house. 
Pull into the paved driveway under October color, with room for six cars, stairs up to the front deck and the woods all around the house. Sit down to dinner on the back deck under the string lights, with the grill a few steps away, the cedar barrel sauna close by and the woods rising just beyond the stone wall. 
Come in October, when the woods around the deck, the cedar barrel sauna and the hot tub turn to peak fall color. Take a seat at the long dining table in the open dining room, with double ovens behind and the deck doors just beyond the far end. Open the antique-style globe bar to pour a drink, with deep red curtains framing the window behind it, before the first game of pool. Settle around the fire table on the back deck at dusk, with Adirondack chairs, the cedar barrel sauna, the hot tub and the grill all within a few steps.
Book direct
Choose your dates
Have the whole house to yourselves: all three levels, both decks, the hot tub, the sauna, the game room and the mountainside yard. Let yourselves in with the smart lock from 4 PM, and check out by 10 AM. We'll send the door code and directions before you arrive.
Before you book
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. Every sleeping spot has a Helix mattress.
Can everyone eat together?
Yes. Inside, the dining table, the island and the breakfast table seat 18 to 20 in one open room. 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?
Plenty. They can play outdoor ping pong, bucket golf, giant Jenga and cornhole in the mountainside yard, or step off the deck into the woods, while the adults stay close by on the deck.
Can we bring our dog?
No pets, please.
Can we host a party?
No. Grouse 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. There is a hardwired ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2 charger with a 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.