The Perfect Luxury Escape from the Nation’s Capital, Salamander Resort & Spa
?The Couple Massage Experience welcomes guests into a private suite for a half-day and features fireside massage tables, private soaking tub and outdoor seating area with private hot tub,? explained Salamander Resort & Spa General Manager Reggie Cooper. In an interview, we discussed the origins of the property, top-tier suites and luxury interior design, signature dishes and drinks, the on-site equestrian program and much more.

Just over three years ago, Salamander Resort & Spa opened its doors. Tell me a little bit about the origins of the property and how it came to be.

The opening of Salamander was a long time coming. Ms. Sheila Johnson had moved to the Middleburg area to be closer to where her daughter was training for equestrian jumping competitions. Many years later a 340 acre portion of the property that Ambassador Pamela Harriman had owned, was brought to her as a real estate development. At this point Ms. Johnson had sold Black Entertainment Television which she and her now divorced husband had co-founder in the 80s. She had decided that she wanted to start a new form of luxury properties that offer elegance and be icons of the communities where they are. Knowing the incredible interest in Middleburg form equestrian competitors who would come here, combined with the rapid growth in wine production in the Middleburg AVA and the eas...