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There are too many waterfalls in the New River Gorge to count, but we do have our favorites. Here are 10 we love and how to find them. – This is 2/10 in our Top 10 blog post series celebrating our 10th anniversary.

Dividing the four seasons into short micro-seasons is an ancient practice we’ve enjoyed adapting to the New River Gorge! Our list includes lenten fish, cold water, invasive flowers, and more! – This is 1/10 in our Top 10 blog post series.

Foraged paw paw fruit in a blue bag, heirloom tomatoes on a pizza, and the Gauley river surrounded by green forests.

Following the moon is a great way to gain a deeper understanding of nature and this place we call home. But the traditional full moon names leave us wanting. You see, these old names were created ages ago and applied to the whole continent. They often refer to forests that either never existed or are […]

Moon cycles of the New River Gorge

The entry to our historic building was a little . . . drab. It certainly didn’t represent the fascinating collection of West Virginia art found within. The stairwell needed a series of artworks – visually stimulating but also unified and cohesive. A modern take on our Appalachian roots. Artwork that would let folks know they […]

Lindsay Toney at Lafayette Flats beside "Welcoming Star," her series of screen prints based on the star quilting pattern.

Why Not Ours? Each of the four flats at Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals has a different color palette, but one color runs through them all – green. The color of the forest. The color of life. The color green signifies abundance to our primitive brains, soothing even our modern anxieties. One way we bring […]

Many home decor items are available in the WV Native Leaves pattern on the website Spoonflower.

In 2013, when we began renovating the building that is now home to Lafayette Flats, vacation rentals were starting to really take off. But the idea of having several in one building was a complete novelty.⁠ We found ourselves in need of a quick way to accurately communicate what we were creating. Was it just […]

Guest Review of Boutique Vacation Rental

Each year since 2015 we have allocated a portion of our vacation rental income to our West Virginia Art Fund. The purpose of this fund is to support West Virginia artists by purchasing a new work to display in Lafayette Flats as part of our effort to create an alternative narrative of the state’s culture […]

Robby with his art at Lafayette Flats Boutique Vacation Rentals.

Nevada Tribble is a sculptor, papermaker, and multi-media artist from Elkins, WV. While learning about Nevada and her work, we stumbled across something she wrote that really resonated with us. She said, “Much of my work is inspired by the enchanting landscape and well-woven community I have experienced living in Elkins, and I am committed […]

We spend a lot of time in the New River Gorge hunting for mushrooms. When we’re not hunting mushrooms we’re usually talking about hunting mushrooms, which often prompts people to ask us why we enjoy it so much. Sometimes, we fear, they soon regret asking because we can go on and on about the many, […]

Lafayette Flats owners, Shawn and Amy taking a selfie with a mushroom.

Each year we dedicate a portion of our vacation rental income to a fund from which we purchase new West Virginia art. Promoting art and artists from our home state is actually in our business plan for Lafayette Flats. You can read more about it here.   For our 2018 Art Fund purchase, we traveled […]

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Relax & Reconnect on this Anniversary Getaway

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Fayetteville, WV 25840
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