The resort will operate year-round and we plan to open in the Summer of 2025. We have partnered with a hospitality company who will manage and operate the guest experience, marketing, and maintenance activities. We have an amazing ownership group who will control and manage the resorts strategic direction.

The resort will create over 250 full and part-time jobs. We plan to create economically sustainable career paths where individuals can align with their innate talents and calling. The types of roles will include spa and healing professionals, activity guides/instructors, guest services, maintenance/housekeeping, food service, marketing, management and forestry, just to name a few. We will start HR planning in 4Q22 and will aggressively start hiring in 2024. We will keep you informed as we progress through the hiring process.

Guests will be regular people who love nature and are interested in personal development. We will not serve guests that have serious medical, mental or addiction issues needing professional intervention. We will have a 3-night minimum and guests will typically stay 4-5 nights.

Mike Marburg is the founder and creative vision behind the project. He lives in Aldie, VA with Jennifer and three children. He is a former investor and grew up in Maryland. He plans to live in the area when the resort opens. His primary partner is Ron and Jeannie Carson, an avid hunter, farmer, and entrepreneur described more in this blog. There are other aligned partners from Virginia and various parts of the country who are part of the ownership team. The ownership team is committed to regenerative development, preserving the regions natural heritage, and wellness.

On the North side of the property, we are planning a campus area that will include an arrival space, a spa, a food and beverage building, a meeting facility, and a fitness/yoga building -- as depicted on the home page. All buildings will be placed within the forest and cannot be seen from the road. A short walk from the campus are the guest cabins on a separate ridge lines. There will be 10 modern cabins, each with roughly 10 guest bedrooms and private bathrooms. We will also have 4 treehouses tucked into the side of a third ridge. We will also have an area for a subset of the staff to live on the South side of the property, along with a vast array of trails and outdoor destinations (e.g., hammocks, ropes course, meditation platform, etc.).

We are focused on minimizing noise and light pollution. Outside of a few community events per year, we will not host events involving non-guests like festivals and concerts. There will be no outdoor speakers or bright lighting on the campus affecting the beautiful Star Tannery sky.

The resort will operate year-round and we plan to open in the Summer of 2025. We have partnered with a hospitality company who will manage and operate the guest experience, marketing, and maintenance activities. We have an amazing ownership group who will control and manage the resorts strategic direction.

The resort will create over 250 full and part-time jobs. We plan to create economically sustainable career paths where individuals can align with their innate talents and calling. The types of roles will include spa and healing professionals, activity guides/instructors, guest services, maintenance/housekeeping, food service, marketing, management and forestry, just to name a few. We will start HR planning in 4Q22 and will aggressively start hiring in 2024. We will keep you informed as we progress through the hiring process.

Guests will be regular people who love nature and are interested in personal development. We will not serve guests that have serious medical, mental or addiction issues needing professional intervention. We will have a 3-night minimum and guests will typically stay 4-5 nights.

Mike Marburg is the founder and creative vision behind the project. He lives in Aldie, VA with Jennifer and three children. He is a former investor and grew up in Maryland. He plans to live in the area when the resort opens. His primary partner is Ron and Jeannie Carson, an avid hunter, farmer, and entrepreneur described more in this blog. There are other aligned partners from Virginia and various parts of the country who are part of the ownership team. The ownership team is committed to regenerative development, preserving the regions natural heritage, and wellness.

On the North side of the property, we are planning a campus area that will include an arrival space, a spa, a food and beverage building, a meeting facility, and a fitness/yoga building -- as depicted on the home page. All buildings will be placed within the forest and cannot be seen from the road. A short walk from the campus are the guest cabins on a separate ridge lines. There will be 10 modern cabins, each with roughly 10 guest bedrooms and private bathrooms. We will also have 4 treehouses tucked into the side of a third ridge. We will also have an area for a subset of the staff to live on the South side of the property, along with a vast array of trails and outdoor destinations (e.g., hammocks, ropes course, meditation platform, etc.).

We are focused on minimizing noise and light pollution. Outside of a few community events per year, we will not host events involving non-guests like festivals and concerts. There will be no outdoor speakers or bright lighting on the campus affecting the beautiful Star Tannery sky.