Once you see my photo of the renowned Hot Brown Sandwich at the historic Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY you will know why we HAD to stop here for lunch en route to Cincinnati. Does the word NOM come to mind? nom!
Historic Hotels
Louisville’s Brown Hotel’s Famous Hot Brown Sandwich – Totally Worth the Caloric Detour!
July 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Historic Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN – It’s Gone To The Ducks!
July 7, 2011 By 5 Comments
While w would have loved to stay at the posh Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis, TN we did scurry ourselves over there to witness the daily parade of ducks as they make their way to the fountain in the lobby, as they have every day since the 1930s!
The Driskill Hotel in Austin TX – Our First Haunted Hotel Report!
June 15, 2011 By 7 Comments
Built in 1886 The Driskill is the oldest operating hotel in Austin – and rumored to be haunted! This is a first for us. We did not stay here (it’s ultra swanky) but we got to tour around a bit during South by Southwest this spring. Come on along and we’ll show you what we [...]
Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles CA – Our Retro Roadmap-worthy Wedding Anniversary!
May 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Since today is our wedding anniversary (9 years!) I was reminiscing about ways we had celebrated this day in years past when it occurred to me to share one of the most fab ways – at the wonderfully cool Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, CA. We spent a glorious long weekend at this historic Hollywood [...]
Historic King Edward Hotel in Jackson MS, Now Elegant Hilton Garden Inn
May 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
Built in 1923, beautifully renovated and reopened in 2009 after laying dormant for 40 years, we had the most elegant stay of our trip at the historic King Edward hotel in Jackson, MS (now called the Hilton Garden Inn.) There has been a hotel on this site since before the Civil War, with the most [...]
Union Station Hotel Nashville TN – When RetroRoadmap and Real Work Collide!
April 19, 2011 By 4 Comments
Union Station in downtown Nashville TN is one of a handful of beautiful old train stations converted into hotel space (remember the Lackawanna Train Station Hotel in Scranton we went to a few months back?) Built in 1900 it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It’s quite a grand sight along popular Broadway [...]
Historic Lackawanna Train Station is a Radisson Hotel! Scranton, PA
November 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
Bedford Springs Hotel Bedford, PA – Returned to Original Splendor!
September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment