I like Mission-style and Arts & Crafts era furniture and architecture.
There are a few hotels in the U.S. that are iconic representatives of this tradition.
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| Fireplace in the Great Hall - walk-in size! |
Over this past Christmas - New Year holiday, Jeff and I had the chance to visit and stay in one of them, the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. This and the Roycroft Inn in Aurora NY define the style (the Grove Park Inn was furnished by the Roycrofters). These two hotels and the newly renamed Majestic Yosemite Hotel, formerly known as the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, are three must-sees for anyone else enamored of this period.
The history of the Grove Park Inn is readily accessible via Google, so this blog is mostly just pictures.
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| The Great Hall |
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| On the porch |
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| The porch view |
The porch, decked for winter with an antique sled and reindeer (and a jolly ol' driver who was not St. Nick), provides a stunning view over Asheville. Even on a chilly morning, people were enjoying a cup of coffee out there. The gong sits on the porch, at the top of the stairs. The Inn also had specially designed dinnerware and its lights defined an entire tradition of lighting. The interior carries through the same lines and design elements, even on the upper floors.
Our stay coincided with the annual Gingerbread competition, so we also saw some amazing cookie construction.
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| Jeff, looking pretty content! |
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| Another view of the porch |
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| From the bar in the Great Hall |
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| Historic exhibits and a sitting area |
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| One of many exhibits in the public spaces |
The porch, decked for winter with an antique sled and reindeer (and a jolly ol' driver who was not St. Nick), provides a stunning view over Asheville. Even on a chilly morning, people were enjoying a cup of coffee out there. The gong sits on the porch, at the top of the stairs. The Inn also had specially designed dinnerware and its lights defined an entire tradition of lighting. The interior carries through the same lines and design elements, even on the upper floors.
Our stay coincided with the annual Gingerbread competition, so we also saw some amazing cookie construction.
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