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Boar's Head Resort
200 Ednam Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Lowest upcoming
$203
1 Jun 2026
Highest upcoming
$683
9 Jun 2026
Median nightly
$254
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
1 to 7 Jan
6% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 1–7 Jan 2027
at $240/night
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Review
Forbes ★★★☆☆ Recommended
Character and identity
Set on a 1734 land grant across 600 manicured acres outside Charlottesville, Boar's Head is the University of Virginia's official hotel and reads as modern Southern country club rather than colonial pastiche. The estate runs deep on activity: a Davis Love III 18-hole course, the 33,000-square-foot McArthur Squash Center, 26 tennis courts (clay included), three pools, and an outfitter running paddle boarding, mountain biking and hot-air balloon launches. Four dining outlets anchor the food scene, led by The Mill Room, where long-tenured waiters pour a dozen Virginia wines by the glass. The spa leans on Monticello-garden herbs and local botanicals.
Who's it for
Best for:
Active travellers and intergenerational families who want a sporty resort with real range, racquet players, golfers, and anyone visiting UVA. Couples gravitate to the adults-only pool by the spa and the Blue Ridge trail access. Wedding parties and corporate groups get serious infrastructure: 17 meeting rooms, two ballrooms, photogenic grounds around the Birdwood mansion.
Should look elsewhere:
Urbanites wanting walkable downtown Charlottesville, design-led boutique seekers, and travellers chasing a tightly curated culinary destination. The scale and university affiliation mean busy graduation and basketball windows (May and October especially) when the property leans collegiate and rooms are scarce.
Bottom line
The draw here is breadth: few Virginia properties match this combination of golf, racquets, spa, outfitter-led adventure and a genuinely good wine-country restaurant on one estate. Book a lakeside room along History Hall for the antique-lined walk-in, target spring or autumn for Blue Ridge weather, and avoid UVA graduation week unless that's the point of the trip.
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Location
200 Ednam Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Charlottesville, United States · 38.0488° N, 78.5414° W
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