Garden Ensuite at the Chapel Hill Retreat Center

The Garden Ensuite is part of a private estate nestled in an elegant, four acre woodland forest in Chapel Hill, NC (USA). The property was featured in Chapel Hill Magazine and on the Chapel Hill Garden Club Tour (2024).

(About the property) Guests may enjoy the half-mile of moss-covered walking trails, two creeks, and a dozen outdoor garden rooms complete with fire pits, hammocks, tree swings, and lounges. In addition, Guests have their own private garden with a water feature, and receive a map and reflection journal with prompts for a peaceful and transcendent experience in nature. Our goal is that our guests leave feeling rested, recentered, and renewed.

(About the Ensuite) The Garden Ensuite is 250 square feet and ideal for short-term guests seeking peaceful, clean, and quiet accommodations. The Ensuite includes a bedroom with queen-sized Pottery Barn bed; a full bathroom; refreshment nook with mini fridge, hot coffee/tea station, and complimentary snacks; and a writing station with complimentary notepad and pen. Guests enjoy private access (push button door code makes coming and going easy). The host uses environmentally-friendly Seventh Generation cleaning products, and the ensuite towels and linens are cleaned with fragrance-free products. In addition, a sensitive skin bodywash is provided in the bathroom and a Cuisinart Purxium Air Purification System with an H13 High-Grade HEPA Filter, which captures 99.9% of airborne particles 0.1 micron or larger, is activated.

(About the community) This special property in Orange County, NC is approximately two miles from downtown Carrboro and four miles from downtown Chapel Hill. Our community is known as one of the best college towns in America. Things to do include cheering on UNC student-athletes (NCAA Division I basketball, soccer, lacrosse, etc.), touring the Ackland Art Museum (European and Asian Art), wandering through the NC Botanical Garden (nature trails and themed gardens), fishing in University Lake (rental canoes, kayaks and flat-bottomed boats available), experiencing the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center (space exploration exhibits), and enjoying Franklin Street (the main corridor lined with shops, restaurants and bars). Our vibrant community is positioned within the Triangle Region, which is anchored with world-class universities (UNC, Duke, and NC State) and boasts a thriving arts scene, diverse culinary offerings, numerous outdoor recreational opportunities, and an international airport.