Old Toccoa Farm Offers a True Sense of Place, Where People, Lifestyle and Design Live Together

Coming off the #8 Best New Golf Course in America award from Golf Digest in 2020, the Old Toccoa Farm team has been hard at work adding new amenities to their offering and as a result, this boutique resort community is hitting new heights.

“We are welcoming extraordinary people to our community each and every day and as the developer, this is very rewarding. Whether it’s a home or homesite buyer, golfers, our Hillside Cottage guests, or people joining us for Sunday brunch at The Tavern, more and more people are liking what we are doing here,” says Peter Knutzen, Co-Managing Partner of Old Toccoa Farm. “We have experienced steady momentum over the past few years and we expect that will continue in 2023. We have added 15 charming one-bedroom cottages for overnight short-term stays, and our culinary offerings at The Tavern continue to improve as we close in on our first full year of operations.”

The Hillside Cottages are the first on-property accommodations to become available at Old Toccoa Farm. Unlike many other communities in the area, Old Toccoa Farm does not allow private homes within the community for short-term rentals. The intimate Hillside Cottages, known as The Persimmon and The Dogwood (two distinct floor plans and exteriors) have been well received by visiting guests and residents of the community. The cozy, 500-square-foot Appalachian-style cottages have exteriors of stacked stone, board and batten, and cedar shake roofing.

Cottage interiors, designed by OTF member Vicki Decker, owner of New Blue Home, a Blue Ridge design firm, offer a cozy living room with plenty of space to relax and unwind, a full kitchen complete with ample counter space and bar seating, Nespresso Coffeemaker and a washer/ dryer to freshen up clothes after a hike or a day on the links.

The cottages offer a separate bedroom with king-size bed and a private bath with tiled shower and each room offers a flat screen smart TV as well as appropriate window treatments for privacy. And if that wasn’t enough, each cottage has its own stone patio with Adirondack chairs and delightful hardscaping, all with sweeping views of the golf course and Toccoa River. The new OTF accommodations are a true game-changer for OTF in that visitors can now stay on property and enjoy all that OTF has to offer.

If you are looking to visit the area, visit the OTF website and check out the accommodations page, then book yourself a get-a-way that you will never forget.

Award-winning golf, charming accommodations, and what about food? The developers of Old Toccoa Farm worked closely with two highlyaccredited and talented restaurant operators, with deep experience in both operations and culinary programming, to develop and launch The Tavern at Old Toccoa Farm.

The Tavern was designed by the architectural firm, Kuo Diedrich Chi out of Atlanta and the interior was designed by OTF member and owner of Baribault Design Group, Beverly Baribault.

“When you bring this level of talent together, you are hopeful that the end product will justify the means and the expense. We weren’t trying to build a clubhouse because we really don’t like the word clubhouse here. We envisioned something a little more laid back and authentic to the mountain lifestyle, so we landed on the word Tavern. True to our vision, the Tavern is a gathering place where friends, family, and guests can enjoy each other, have a nice meal, tasty drinks, all with a beautiful view. I really think we achieved that goal and created something our members can be proud of for years to come,” says Kevin Hermetz, Co-Managing Partner at Old Toccoa Farm.

Addison Moran, Old Toccoa Farm Director of Food and Beverage, who made a name for himself working at some of the best restaurants in Blue Ridge, is now heading up The Tavern at Old Toccoa Farm. “We are working to extend the quality of the OTF brand into the world of food and beverages. We have miles and miles to go to achieve the overall culinary and hospitality vision that Peter and Kevin have for Old Toccoa Farm, but as we approach our one-year anniversary, we are beginning to see some of the fruits of our labor,” says Addison.

“Our first year has been all about building on the OTF culture and we are excited about the direction we are headed. As a semi-private operation, we are serving delicious food and drinks not only to our wonderful members, but to our public guests as well. We are just trying to do our part in adding value to the overall OTF experience.” says Addison. “And now with the parking lot paved and new landscaping coming to tie it all together, The Tavern has become the latest step in evolving into the boutique resort community Peter and Kevin envisioned.”

The membership is growing and so too is the community. With over 420 members, 42 full and part-time homes completed, the community here is alive and well. New home construction remains steady, with 19 homes currently under construction, and an ever-increasing pipeline through 2023.

Old Toccoa Farm is adding new real estate to the market this spring, with the soon to be launched Mountainside at Old Toccoa Farm. This new neighborhood within Old Toccoa Farm offers larger lots with wider frontage, all within a heavy wooded hardwood forest. High-speed fiber optic internet, private sewer, City of Blue Ridge water and underground power also adds tremendous value when comparing to other communities in the area. Old Toccoa Farm Realty is now taking reservations for the new Mountainside lots and also preparing to release the next phase of cottages by early summer 2023.

Community outreach and member activities are tightly woven into the DNA of Old Toccoa Farm. The developer of Old Toccoa Farm, along with many of its employees and members are actively involved with local charities and support programs, including River’s Alive, Habitat for Humanity, The Open Arms Home for Children, and Casting for Recovery. A thriving Ladies and Men’s Golf Association, a growing number of members fly fishing and shooting sporting clays, (OTF enjoys a sporting grounds partnership with Noontootla Creek Farms), and a robust menu at The Tavern filled with culinary, viniculture, spirts, and music events provide our members with a true mountain lifestyle.

If you are looking for a community in the north Georgia Mountains, and specifically, convenient to the charm of Historic Downtown Blue Ridge, you owe it to yourself to visit Old Toccoa Farm. A true sense of community, where people, lifestyle, and design live together...and the golf....well....it’s more than special! ACLM

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