ELLIJAY, Ga. – Glamour. Camping. The two words don’t have a whole lot in common.
But nestled in the Appalachian foothills halfway between Atlanta and Chattanooga sits a business that is all about melding the two.
“We take all the negatives out of camping,” said JoAnn Antonelli, who opened the Martyn House bed and breakfast three years ago.
When most folks camp, they divorce themselves from the notion of ever being clean or comfortable. But that’s camping. Martyn House offers a newfangled concept called “glamping,” Antonelli explained.
So, rather than Coleman tents and flannel sleeping bags, Martyn House tents feature feather beds, full baths and a French press coffeemaker, all inside three tents standing on about 20 acres in rural Georgia apple country.
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