Romantic Old World Charm
Intimate yet roomy, this luxurious romantic escape is loaded with French Creole architectural accents, romantic ambience, and exquisite cozy charm. Vaulted ceilings throughout, including the bedroom, a panoramic wrap around gallery porch, large deck, and two full baths provide the perfect setting for your unique, romantic getaway. J'adore ça!
One bedroom romantic retreat for two with a second bathroom for added luxury.
- The Creole Cabin
- Couple by hot tub watching sunset
- Romantic room in French Colonial Cabin
- Creole hot tub pavilion in the snow
- Relaxing on deck at cabin in the Shawnee National Forest
- Creole pavilion connected to cabin
- A toast to the setting sun
- Cozy reading nook next to fireplace gas stove
- Intimate seating with dimmable lighting
- Unending views from the Creole gallery porch
- French wine barrel on butcher block counter
With a glass of wine in hand, take a romantic stroll through the vineyard at sunset to your very own private cabin, just a short walk away from Blue Sky Vineyard.
Eclectic Nuances from French Gothic to The French Quarter.
In the middle 1970s as a design and architect student at SIU, Ed went to a large craft fair in St. Genevieve, Mo. He was fascinated with the large number of French Colonial structures that dated back to the 1790s. He began to study more about the French Colonists building style and hoped to complete a home in that style.
In the decades that Ed was a residential home builder, southern Illinois became dotted with custom homes Ed had designed and built. Most are built on forested property.
In 2013, Ed and I purchased an exquisite piece of property from Blue Sky Vineyard to build vacation rentals. Our first cabin was Ed built of course, was in the French Colonial Style, The Creole House. The Creole House is modeled after the Bolduc House that is now a museum in St. Genevieve.
This same style goes down the Mississippi through Louisiana. During the Colonial times, the French controlled the Caribbean Islands. The structures built along the Mississippi were built with red cedar or cypress logs in a vertical position, and the spaces between were plastered with mud and wattle to seal and fill the spaces. A lime plaster was used to finish the interior and exterior walls.
The Creole House was built using modern construction methods, and to simulate the lime/plaster exterior, we used fiber cement panels that replicate stucco.
In the Bolduc House, the summer kitchen was in a separate structure. At The Creole House, we used a similar style structure for the hot tub pavilion.
The attached private hot tub pavilion has a fully structured roof matching the architecture of the cottage.
With the roomy, exquisitely cozy interior, full gourmet kitchen, charcoal grill, fire pit, and a hot tub, you might have to resist the urge to simply stay at the cabin instead of heading out to the rest of the wine trail!
The Bolduc House is in the beautiful town of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Images here on this page below came from the Facebook page for The Centre for French Colonial Life and the Bolduc House.
Authentic hand crafted shutters
The French Colonial Corridor goes all the way to New Orleans. New Orlean's get hurricanes and homes need hurricane shutters.
Go hard or go home Ed hand crafted these beautiful shutters. Shutters are fully operable and if guests feel the need, they can "shutter" themselves inside the cabin.
Front Porch of the Bolduc House
Credit: The Centre for French Colonial Life the Bolduc House | Facebook
Front porch of the Creole Cabin.
Hot tub pavilion has a fully structured roof.
The original design of the Bolduc House, and many early French Colonial houses, had an outdoor kitchen closely attached to the house. We've stylized this concept with an attached private hot tub pavilion with a fully structured roof matching the architecture of the cottage.
Gardens and outdoor kitchen of the Bolduc House
Credit: The Centre for French Colonial Life the Bolduc House | Facebook
The hot tub pavilion is connected to the gallery porch. There are hooks by the back door for robes, and hooks on the six by six posts to have ready beside the hot tub.
Vaulted Ceilings give the Creole Old World character.
The structure of the Creole Cabin roof allows for incredible vaulted ceilings throughout the cabin, including the bedroom. In the Bolduc House has a truss design that originated in Normandy and France called a norman truss. We decided the vaulted ceilings would be more desirable in the Cabin. It is our "artistic interpretation" - in other words, because we could!
Gardens and outdoor kitchen of the Bolduc House
Credit: The Centre for French Colonial Life the Bolduc House | Facebook
The cottage garden draws in all kinds of life. The shrubs, evergreens, and winter berries provide shelter and food during the winter, and plants and blooms provide a sustenance for all kinds of life, and nature's beauty for us to watch.
Creole Cabin Reviews
What an incredible piece of paradise! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here, with intentions of going to the mushroom festival and shopping. However, we had such a good time just relaxing we never made it!! The decor here at the Creole is absolutely beautiful! The 5 min walk to the winery may have helped :) We will defintely keeep this on our list to come back again. Thank you so much!!
Dan and Meg | Wisconsin
What a beautiful cabin! It was way more than we ever expected. So comfortable with every detail considered. We had a wonderful time just relaxing and reconnecting. Definitely a memory maker and a place we'd come back to again! Thank you Ed and and Nancy - No detail went unnoticed!
Dave & Barb
This was our first visit to Rocky Comfort Cabins, and hopefully it is not the last! The Creole is amazing! The decor, plants, porch, deck, hot tub - everything is great!
We got to watch the sunset, and the harvest moon rise from the Hot Tub! Wow!
Lori and Jim | September 2021
Thank you for creating such a homey, beautiful retreat. The Creole Cabin far exceeded our hopes for its beauty and comfort. It could not be a more perfect escape. In the evenings, we stargazed and in the mornings we marveled at the morning mist, sunrise, and nature all around (The sheer number of butterflies!)
In the afternoon, we hiked the ancient sea that is the Garden of the Gods and bought refreshments at the Blue Sky Vineyard. We ended our journey by saying hello to Clark Kent in Metropolis. This visit was a dream and we city girls will definitely be back for more of this natural splendor.
Luma and Nadia | October 2021
The Creole Cabin Honeymoon
We want to say thank you for making this a relaxing/secluded place for us to come destress after our wedding! All of the amenities have been wonderful and we really enjoyed having this cabin to come back to afer our days of hiking, zip lining, and wine trail! We are so impressed that we have already discussed the potential to come back. We also are going to recommend this place to our friends/family back in Iowa! Thank you again and we hope to see you (and the cabins) again soon!
The newlyweds - Brianna and Casey
OMG - This place is everything you promised plus some. Enjoyed the wineries and Little Grassy Lake was beautiful. Best of all was the beauty and peacefulness here with all the butterflies and hummingbirds. Great place to disconnect with the world. I'm sure will be back.
Pat and Larry | Illinois | August 2018
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Thank you for the beautiful stay! We absolutely fell in love with everything here. The trails were amazing...and my favorite part of this whole trip...was falling more in love with the man of my dreams while we were here. We will both be returning next year. Thank you so much again!
Dannielle and Gary | Illinois | April 2018
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Everything was perfect on our arrival. Just like coming home, without the mess and chaos of home. We came for a romantic getaway and you provided just that. We will definitely be coming back and talking up what a fantastic place this is. I especially was touched that the porch lights were on even though we hadn't told you we would be late. It is so beautiful and peaceful here. Thank you!
Alainna and James | Wisconsin
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Ryan and I had such a wonderful, restful, peaceful, and lovely time!! This Creole Cabin is beautiful and amazing! Thak you for all you do that makes it so perfect!! We are so thankful.
Ryan and Eve | Missouri
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We stayed at the Creole cabin this past weekend and I just want to say, it was incredible! Very clean and Beautiful!! Also, that hot tub was amazing! I would recommend this place to anyone!!
Nicole and Brandon | Missouri
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Thank you for maintaining such a gorgeous space. This was a perfect spot for our family for the wedding at Blue Sky. We also had family in The Cove and The Hollow so it was great to see one another, but also have our own space. We loved sitting on the deck and enjoying your beautiful landscaping, the quiet, and each other. Being able to walk to the wedding along the path was one of our favorite activites! We will definitely be back!
The Grahams | Indiana
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We had a wonderful time here for our 15 year wedding anniversary. Thank you so much. We enjoyed all the nature, peace, and quiet. We went on a canoe trip and hiking for a day. We checked out some waterfalls. Enjoyed the cabin most of all. The hot tub was awesome. We can't wait to come back. Thanks again for treating us so well.
Donnie and Reganna | Illinois
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"Rocky Comfort Cabins far exceeded our expectations! Gorgeous cabin, very clean with luxurious bedding and towels. The kitchen had a variety of appliances, dishes, and definetly met basic pantry needs. The deck was beautiful in itself with a great grill and outside sitting area: add the view of Blue Sky's grapes and even more amazing! Great location within the wine trail - walk to Blue Sky (short enough we carried a case of wine and glasses of sangria home!) quick drive to grassy lake (kayaking), and close to state park (hiking.) We thank Ed and Nancy for their hospitality and allowing us to enjoy this beautiful spot!"
Hayley and Montana | Wisconsin
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"This was our second time staying and we love it. Cabin is gorgeous. Hospitality of the owners is wonderful. We love everything about it. Such a nice relaxing getaway."
Lindsay and Matt | Illinois | August 2017
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Wife and I are on our last evening of a 3 night stay and it has been an outstanding place to stay. The creole house is clean and perfect. The hot tub is the cleanest and nicest one we have ever used. We plan on making this a yearly stay.
David and Trisha | Illinois
Only complaint: Two days at the Creole House wasn't long enough! Excellent location. Absolutely loved the amenities. The gas stove was fantastic for snuggling up with a great movie. We hope to be back soon!
Jessica and Travis | Missouri
Endless Gorgeous Views
While all of our cabins have gorgeous views, The Creole Cabin wins the prize for the most spectacular views as it sits higher on the ridge. Sun washed vineyards, rolling prairie, and color combinations of the unending forest brings serenity to the soul.
- Private outdoor hot tub under a covered pavilion
- Egyptian or Turkish cotton thick hooded robes for colder months and lighter plush robes for summer
- The Creole has TWO full bathrooms for the ultimate in creature comforts.
- Exquisitely comfortable plush top king size bed with temperpedic pillows for neck support
- Cozy cast iron gas fireplace alcove (Usable October 1 - May 10)
- Weber Charcoal BBQ grill on the deck
- Brick outdoor fire pit
- Whole bean gourmet coffee with a grinder and Keurig Duo coffee maker.
- Tea kettle and tea
- Fully equipped kitchen with elegant granite counter tops and butcher block penninsula
- Basic spice rack and olive oil
- High end towels and linens
- BOSE Sound dock speaker system. (Auxiliary input lets you play other audio sources)
- Satellite TV with 40 inch LED television in main gallery plus additional TV in the Beaujolais bedroom
- Blue-Ray DVD Player
- Private deck with outdoor seating
- Romantic lighting with LED candles
- Washer/Dryer
- High efficiency air conditioning and heat
- Spectacular views and of course, walking distance to the premiere winery beautiful Blue Sky Vineyard
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