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Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who began designing and building Monticello at age 26 after inheriting land from his father. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres (20 km2), with Jefferson using slaves for extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, later shifting from tobacco cultivation to wheat in response to changing markets.

Jefferson designed the main house using neoclassical design principles described by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, subsequently reworking the design through much of his presidency to include design elements popular in late 18th-century Europe and integrating numerous of his own design solutions. Situated on the summit of an 850-foot (260 m)-high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap, the name Monticello derives from the Italian for "little mount". Along a prominent lane adjacent to the house, Mulberry Row, the plantation came to include numerous outbuildings for specialized functions, e.g., a nailery; quarters for domestic slaves; gardens for flowers, produce, and Jefferson's experiments in plant breeding — along with tobacco fields and mixed crops. Cabins for field slaves were located farther from the mansion.

At Jefferson's direction, he was buried on the grounds, in an area now designated as the Monticello Cemetery. The cemetery is owned by the Monticello Association, a society of his descendants through Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson.[4] After Jefferson's death, his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph sold the property. In 1834 it was bought by Uriah P. Levy, a commodore in the U.S. Navy, who admired Jefferson and spent his own money to preserve the property. His nephew Jefferson Monroe Levy took over the property in 1879; he also invested considerable money to restore and preserve it. In 1923, Monroe Levy sold it to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF), which operates it as a house museum and educational institution. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1987 Monticello and the nearby University of Virginia, also designed by Jefferson, were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Courtyard

English Inn of Charlottesville

The Meadows

United States

Rich

NT$3,254 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 25 - Feb 26

2 restaurants, breakfast served

Omni Charlottesville Hotel

North Downtown

United States

Hatice

NT$5,182 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 15 - Feb 16

Front of property - evening/night

Boar's Head Resort

Ednam

United States

George

NT$8,198 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 12 - Feb 13

Terrace/patio

Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville

Venable

United States

Katherine

NT$4,249 total

includes taxes & fees

Mar 8 - Mar 9

Exterior

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Charlottesville-UVA, VA

The Meadows

United States

Faith

NT$3,649 total

includes taxes & fees

Mar 8 - Mar 9

Breakfast and dinner served, American cuisine

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Charlottesville

Rio

United States

Lyubov

NT$3,374 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 17 - Feb 18

2 bars/lounges, lobby lounge

The Doyle Hotel

Starr Hill

United States

Rebecca

NT$3,982 total

includes taxes & fees

Mar 8 - Mar 9

Terrace/patio

Home2 Suites by Hilton Charlottesville Downtown

North Downtown

United States

Rachel

NT$4,260 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 25 - Feb 26

Restaurant

Kimpton The Forum Hotel by IHG

UVA

United States

Carolyn

NT$6,320 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 15 - Feb 16

Free daily self-serve breakfast

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Charlottesville by IHG

Pantops

United States

Maria

NT$3,355 total

includes taxes & fees

Mar 3 - Mar 4

Lobby

Hampton Inn Charlottesville

The Meadows

Canada

Monique

NT$3,520 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 18 - Feb 19

BBQ/picnic area

Sonesta ES Suites Charlottesville University

Barracks Road

United States

Michael

NT$4,004 total

includes taxes & fees

Mar 2 - Mar 3

Lobby sitting area

Residence Inn by Marriott Charlottesville Downtown

Starr Hill

United States

Casey

NT$4,572 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 22 - Feb 23

Restaurant

Extended Stay America Premier Suites - Charlottesville

Rio

United States

Heather

NT$2,272 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 13 - Feb 14

Breakfast area

Super 8 by Wyndham Charlottesville

Hydraulic

United States

Ronnie

NT$2,242 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 15 - Feb 16

Terrace/patio

Hampton Inn & Suites Charlottesville-At the University

10th and Page

United States

Crystal

NT$4,410 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 19 - Feb 20

In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Days Inn by Wyndham Charlottesville/University Area

The Meadows

United States

Peter

NT$2,891 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 15 - Feb 16

Property amenity

Staybridge Suites Charlottesville Airport by IHG

Hollymead

United States

Julie

NT$4,184 total

includes taxes & fees

Feb 16 - Feb 17

Exterior

Bluegreen Vacations Shenandoah Crossing, an Ascend Collection Resort

Gordonsville

United States

Beckie Anne

NT$4,544 total

includes taxes & fees

Mar 12 - Mar 13

Outdoor pool, sun loungers

Oakhurst Inn at the University

Jefferson Park Avenue

United States

Diane

NT$5,389 total

includes taxes & fees

Mar 1 - Mar 2

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Clarion Pointe Harrisonburg

Clarion Pointe Harrisonburg

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Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville

Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville

10/10 Excellent

"The room was clean and beautiful The staff was amazing Barry in the Valet parking area was so helpful Sean at the Front Desk was always friendly and courteous Tim who I think usually works at the coffee bar , but he was working at the bar on 2nd floor on 2/6 was so friendly and very helpful when I left the motel , helped me use the ticket to exit the parking deck and how to find the elevator to deck"

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