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Come stay.

Several ways to stay. One conversation first. Tell us what kind of visit you need, and we will help you find the right place on the land.

A closer look

Real places on the land.

Photo sequence. The top photo is what we want the end result to be. The bottom left is what we started with. The bottom right is where it is at today.

Captain's House - Tiny Home

Small, private, and tucked into the working rhythm of the land.

The Captain's House - Tiny Home is the clearest private stay option: simple, quiet, and close enough to the community without feeling excluded.

What it will beFront view of the green tiny home
What it wasFoundation stage for the Captain's House tiny home at The Pearl
What it isCurrent side view of the green tiny home at The Pearl
The Big House

The center of meals, coffee, porch time, and everyday life.

The Big House is where the shared rhythm is easiest to feel: kitchen, porch, guest rooms, and the ordinary conversations that make The Pearl feel alive.

What it will beThe Big House across the field
What it wasThe Big House before exterior work at The Pearl
What it isThe Big House porch lit in the evening
RV Hookups & Campsites

Open grassy land, tree lines, and room to keep it simple.

For RVs and camping, the point is space: a place to park, breathe, walk, sit by a fire, and let the pace drop without needing much else.

RV and bubble tent near the barn at The PearlOpen camping field at The PearlFire circle at night
Red Barn

The practical heart of the build.

The red barn belongs to the working life of The Pearl. It gives the site a grounded, rural center: useful, unfancy, and real.

What it will beWide view of the red barn
What it wasThe red barn by the drive
What it isClose view of the red barn porch at The Pearl
Suggested donations

Pay what you can, within the range.

These are suggested lodging donations for stays of less than one month. You may reduce the lodging donation by as much as 40% when needed. Community meals are optional and fixed at $20 per day per person; children under ten are $7 per day.

Stay option Suggested donation Pay-what-you-can floor Notes
Master Bedroom$65/day or $200/weekAs low as $39/day or $120/weekCurrently taken indefinitely
Large Guest Bedroom$55/day or $175/weekAs low as $33/day or $105/weekBig House room
Small Guest Bedroom$50/day or $150/weekAs low as $30/day or $90/weekCurrently taken indefinitely
Tiny Guest Bedroom$40/day or $125/weekAs low as $24/day or $75/weekBig House room
Captain's House Tiny Home$110/day or $300/weekAs low as $66/day or $180/weekFully equipped studio home
30 or 50 Amp RV Site$30/day or $150/weekAs low as $18/day or $90/weekBring your own RV or camper. One site has sewer hookup, next to the Big House.
Long-Term Tent, Yurt, Teepee, or Similar Structure$30/day or $150/weekAs low as $18/day or $90/weekFor a longer simple stay
Temporary Tent Camping$15/day or $75/weekAs low as $9/day or $45/weekBring your own gear.

Holding dates

A 50% donation is requested at booking to hold the place and dates. The remaining 50% is due on or before arrival.

Cleaning fee

A $65 cleaning fee applies to rooms, cabins, Pearl-owned tents, and Pearl-owned structures. It does not apply when you bring and use your own RV, camper, or tent.

Meals

Shared meals are optional, simple, home-style meals prepared for the group rather than customized menus. The kitchen is shared if you prefer to cook for yourself. Please tell us about food allergies, sensitivities, or dietary restrictions before you come so we can see whether shared meals are a good fit. The meal plan is $20 per day per person; children under ten are $7 per day. Donor/store credits do not apply to stays or meals.

What's Included

Access to The Pearl

Wander the pine forests, explore the trails, sit around the fire ring, spend time in the garden, or simply find a quiet place to breathe and reconnect with yourself.

Simple Meals & Shared Community

When meal options are available and you've chosen to participate, we'll provide simple, nourishing meals. Whether we cook together, share a meal around the table, or you prepare your own food, you're welcome to join the community or enjoy solitude when desired.

Opportunities to Contribute

Work-trade opportunities are sometimes available for those who enjoy being part of the ongoing creation and care of The Pearl.

Practical Support

We'll make sure you have everything you need to settle in comfortably, including directions, Wi-Fi information, what to bring, and helpful details about the property.

Space to Rest, Reflect, and Be

Perhaps the most valuable thing we offer is something that's hard to describe: room to slow down, untether from the noise, and reconnect with what matters most.

Unexpected Moments

The best parts of The Pearl are often the ones that aren't planned - a conversation around a fire, a walk through the woods, a shared laugh, a moment of clarity, or a friendship that continues long after your stay ends.

What You Won't Find at The Pearl

An overbooked schedule

You'll find space to breathe, rest, wander the trails, sit by a fire, journal, meditate, or simply be.

Pressure to believe a certain way

People arrive from many different paths. You are welcome exactly as you are.

Someone telling you how to spend your time

We trust adults to know what they need. The Pearl offers freedom, not control.

A commercial resort atmosphere

The Pearl is a simple, authentic community where people share life, contribute where they can, and help create the experience together.

A typical day

What to expect.

Morning

Wake when you wake. Coffee in the Big House. Porch, porch, porch.

Mid-day

Work if you want. Explore the land. Nap, read, journal.

Evening

Shared meal if someone's cooking. Fire. Conversation that goes wherever it goes. And/or maybe a movie night on the big screen.

Night

Stars. Quiet. Mississippi dark-sky quiet.

If you're coming for a VIP retreat, things may be a bit more structured in order to give you what you came for: breakthrough.

The rhythm

Quiet is easier to trust when you can see it.

Shared meal at The Pearl Chess by the window at The Pearl Group gathered on the Big House porch at The Pearl Garden rows near the barn at The Pearl Wooded campsite at The Pearl Wide open field and tree line at The Pearl Close night fire at The Pearl Group gathered around the night fire at The Pearl
Questions

FAQ.

Do I have to work?

No. partial work trade is optional. If you want to help in the garden or on a building project, say so and we'll make space for it.

What's the age policy?

Visitors must be 18+. Minors may stay only when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, with a signed waiver and case-by-case approval arranged in advance. Facilities are not designed for children; there may be open water on the property.

Can I bring my dog?

Ask. We say yes most of the time, but we need to know ahead. Certain areas are restricted due to some folks with allergies.

Cell service / wifi?

Cell: Usually adequate depending on the carrier. AT&T and Verizon seem to do well.
Wifi: available throughout most of the property but may be weak in some areas further away from the house or barn.

Can I drink alcohol?

Adults use their judgment. This is not a dry retreat, but it is not a party retreat, either. We may at times have scheduled celebrations, and drinks may be a part. You are free to be free to drink or not to drink. Be responsible. (Must be 21 or older to drink.)

What should I bring?

Layers for Mississippi seasons, a journal, comfortable shoes for the land, and an open schedule. Specifics sent in your pre-arrival email.

How do I book?

Written inquiry first - the link below. Include your dates and your top three stay preferences. Gil will reply with what is available. We are not a self-serve booking platform because space and timing matter at The Pearl.

Ready to plan a visit?

Tell us your dates and the top three places you would like to stay. Gil will get back to you with what is available.

Inquire about a stay
Find your door

Come for the kind of change you are ready for.

The Pearl has three simple paths in: Rest for Season, Transform through focused VIP work, or Belong for 30 days or longer in community.

Rest

For a season. Come for quiet, simple lodging, open sky, and enough room to remember yourself again.

Rest

Transform

For VIP work over 3, 7, or up to 30 days when you are ready for intensive support, deep honesty, and real breakthrough.

Transform

Belong

For 30 days or longer. Live simply in community, help hold the land, and see whether The Pearl feels like home.

Belong