The Dayton House

10/24/2026

🏡 **A Night Out or Dinner at The Dayton House… DiMaio's Ristorante!** 🍝❤️

Some days you feel like going out for a nice meal, and other days you'd rather stay home, put your feet up, and not have to worry about cooking. We certainly know that feeling! 😂

That's one of the nice things about having DiMaio's Ristorante in nearby Rural Valley. They are open Thursday and Fridays only.

You can sit down and enjoy a meal at the restaurant or pick up something prepared to bring back to The Dayton House. They also have foods you can take home and heat up when you're ready to eat.

And sometimes that's just what you need, especially after a long drive or flight, a day out exploring, or spending time visiting family and friends.

We've also been thinking about offering something a little different for our guests in the future.

If you'd like to have some prepared food waiting when you arrive, you could place an order with DiMaio's ahead of time. For a small fee, we may be able to arrange to have someone pick it up, bring it to The Dayton House, and put anything that needs to be refrigerated or frozen away for you.

We're still working out how we'd arrange that, but we think it would be nice to arrive and already have something in the refrigerator for dinner!

After all, there's nothing wrong with letting someone else do the cooking once in a while.& ;

Whether our guests decide to eat out or bring dinner back to the house, it's nice knowing they have choices.

Sometimes a quiet evening, something good to eat, and time around the table with family or friends is all you need. ❤️

🍝 DiMaio's Ristorante — Rural Valley, PA
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Open for Dine In or To Go
Thursdays and Fridays 4- 9
Cash Only
Phone is still 724-783-2299👍
106 Main Street Rural Valley Pa 16249

10/23/2026

🏡 **A Little Hometown Convenience… DiMaio's Supermarket!** 🛒❤️

Another thing we like about the area around The Dayton House is having locally owned businesses nearby, including DiMaio's Supermarket in NuMine.

DiMaio's is a family-owned business that's been around since 1925! It's nice to see a business that's been part of a community for so many years.

And for those staying at The Dayton House, having a supermarket nearby makes things a little easier.

We have a fully equipped kitchen, so whether you like making breakfast in the morning, cooking dinner for the family, or just having some snacks and drinks in the fridge, you have the choice to eat in or go out.

We've also been talking about something we'd like to offer our guests in the future.

What if you could place your grocery order with DiMaio's ahead of time and pick it up on your way to The Dayton House? Or, for a small fee, we may be able to arrange to have someone pick up your order, bring it to the house, and put the refrigerated and frozen groceries away before you arrive.

We're still working out the details, but we think it would be especially nice for families traveling with children or anyone who's had a long drive or flight.

Sometimes you just want to get where you're going, unpack your bags, make yourself a cup of coffee, and relax without having to head right back out again! ☕😊

And we like that it would give our guests another way to support a local family-owned business.

🛒 DiMaio's Supermarket — NuMine, PA

https://www.dimaiosmarket.com/

DiMaio's Market, established in 1925 by Frank DiMaio, has remained a family-run business for generations. Originally a small, mom-and-pop shop, it expanded to a larger facility in 1948 and moved to its current location in 2004. Throughout its history, the market has significantly broadened its selec...

10/23/2026

We still have some openings!

If you’ve ever thought about getting away for a few days, slowing things down a little, and enjoying the quiet of Amish country, we’d love for you to experience what we've experienced since 2005 at The Dayton House.

It’s a special place to us, and we want to share it with our Friends & Neighbors here in Delco. For a limited time, we’re offering 40% off our FALL rate for up to 5 nights on your first stay.

Come enjoy the charm of an 1860 farmhouse, a slower pace, and a little time away from the everyday.

Take a look at the flyer for all the details. 🍂🏡
VRBO listing: https://vrbo.onelink.me/ltNz/r709afv3

10/23/2026

🎄 An Old-Fashioned Country Christmas in Smicksburg! 🎅🏻🏡❤️

If you enjoy Christmas shopping in little country stores, homemade goodies, and that old-fashioned, small-town Christmas feeling, you might want to put this on your calendar!

Smicksburg is having its Old-Fashioned Country Christmas Open House over two weekends in November! 🎄

📅 November 7th & 8th and November 14th & 15th

🕙 Saturdays: 10 AM–5 PM

🕛 Sundays: 12 PM–5 PM

The shops will be filled with Christmas decorations, gifts, and all kinds of things for the holidays. There'll also be Christmas baked goods, fresh pies, and refreshments!

We love the idea of taking our time, wandering through the little shops, finding something special, and enjoying some of the simple things that make Christmas such a wonderful time of year. ❤️

And for anyone staying at The Dayton House, this is another nice way to get out and enjoy the surrounding area!

Sometimes it's nice to get away from the big stores, slow down a little, and enjoy a good old-fashioned country Christmas. 🎄🏡

For more information:
https://www.visitsmicksburg.com/events/

Mark your calendar for Smicksburg’s next event!

10/22/2026

🏡 Good Food, Homemade Treats & Small-Town Charm at Gearhart's! 🥪☕🍦

One of the things we like about The Dayton House is that there are some nice little places nearby where you can grab a bite to eat, pick up groceries, or get a few things you might need.

And just a short walk down the street is Gearhart's Grab N Go!

They have all kinds of freshly prepared foods and specials, homemade breads, baked goods, desserts, and hand-dipped ice cream. You can sit down and enjoy a meal or take something back to the house. They also have coffee, groceries, snacks, and everyday supplies. And for those who enjoy fishing, they sell fishing licenses too! 🎣

Something else we really like about Gearhart's is that they have artwork by local artists hanging on the walls, along with other items made by local folks that are available for purchase.

We've eaten there before, and the last time we went, we ended up buying one of those paintings. My eyes went right to it. Of course, it was a cat! 🐈😂 I told Rich that if we left without it, I knew I'd regret it because it might not be there the next time. So, needless to say, the painting came home with us!

Rich and I actually talked about walking down to Gearhart's on our last trip, but we never made it. Between all the projects we were working on and everything else that needed to get done, we never got out of the house. Again! 🙄😂

Hopefully, on our next visit, we'll get to sit down, have something good to eat, and just enjoy ourselves without thinking about everything waiting for us back at the house.

And here's something we're hoping to offer our Dayton House guests in the future.

If you're coming in after a long drive or flight, you could order food from Gearhart's ahead of time, and for a small fee, we could arrange to have someone pick it up and bring it to the house before you arrive. Anything that needs to be refrigerated or frozen would be put away for you.

That way, you could unpack, settle in, and have something ready to eat without having to head right back out!

We're still working out the details, but it's something we'd like to make available.

As we get more of the work behind us, we're also looking forward to spending more time with our family and friends out there. Yes, we have family there now, too! ❤️

In the meantime, it's nice knowing our guests have a place like Gearhart's just down the street. We really appreciate the little things about small-town living, including the local businesses and the people who make up the community. 🏡❤️

Gearhart's Grab N Go on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/gearhartsgrabngo

Groceries, deli, ice, ice cream, pizza, breakfast sandwiches, sporting goods, camping goods, live ba

10/22/2026

Fall is especially beautiful around Dayton/Smicksburg, PA! There's lots of fun things to do and of course we'd love for The Dayton House to be your favorite go-to place to stay!

From local produce, to homemade fudge, to Amish made furniture, there is something for everyone to enjoy in Smicksburg!

10/22/2026

🏡 Another Trip to The Dayton House… and Once Again, It's Never Enough Time! 😳😵‍💫🙄

Well, another 2½ days at The Dayton House, another long to-do list, and once again, we didn't get to everything we had planned! Sound familiar? 😂

But we DID accomplish quite a bit!

We put the crib together, cleaned out the mudroom, and set up a children's play area with a table and chairs, teepee tent, and rug. We also added fall pillows, throws, and coffee table decorations to the living room and enclosed porch. 🍂🍁

Then Rich tackled the kitchen floor! Apparently, leftover glue and grout from the tile installation had been attracting dirt, and nothing we tried worked. He finally found the right cleaner, and what a difference! 🙌

Meanwhile, Lisa discovered the Bunn coffee maker was unplugged and went to empty what she thought was plain old water. SURPRISE! It was COFFEE! ☕😳 Another time-consuming and unexpected cleaning job!

And that was on top of cleaning the house, doing laundry, making beds, getting everything Airbnb ready, and, of course, making trips to Walmart! 🛒😂

Before we knew it, our 2½ days were gone!

What really bothers us is that we're so busy working when we're there that we rarely have time to visit with people. We can't wait to get there and rest, unwind and visit with our friends we cherish so much. And we mean that with all our hearts. ❤️

And pictures? We were so busy DOING everything that we barely remembered to take any! The few fall decorating pictures we have don't even show the finished arrangements. 🙄😂

So, another trip, more progress, a few surprises, and another unfinished to-do list!

Someday when our work is done, we'll actually have time to relax and socialize. We can dream, can't we? 😂🏡❤️

10/19/2026

🍂🍁Fall decor for the coffee tables🍁🍂