Description
Circa 1922. Named for the trout-filled Elkhorn Creek that runs behind the inn, this historic Italianate brick building with archways and a balcony on the Coal Heritage Trail has been lovingly restored by Dan and Elisse. Period antiques and 1930s furnishings complement an international art collection. Paintings, prints, ceramics, stained glass, sculpture and textiles are for sale. Stay in a guest bedroom or suite with handmade vintage quilts, clawfoot tubs and bubble baths. A family suite with two adjoining rooms is available. Alto Grande Coffee, offered exclusively at the inn, accompanies a continental breakfast. Located near Pinnacle Rock State Park and Panther State Forest, there are ATV and bike trails on Burke Mountain. McDowell County is also a popular hunting and fishing area.Publicity and Awards: CNN Travel, HGTV, NY Daily News, Great Country Inns of America Cookbook, Historic Inns of WV, WV Off The Beaten Path, Wonderful West Virginia, Preservation Magazine, ConventionSouth Reader's Choice Award, Perogatives, Wing World, Roadrunner, Wanderbooks, "Some Things Go Bump In The Night", Charleston Gazette and Daily Mail, WV Fish & Game, WV State Journal, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Eastern Fly Fisherman, Cabela's, Welch News, West Virginia Wild & Wonderful, West Virginia South, West Virginia Living, Trains, Railfan & Railroad, Blue Ridge Country, The Artists Magazine, All-Terrain-Vehicle Magazine, Appalachian Journal, WV Curiosities, diynetwork.com "Best Built Homes in America", etc. Winner of Historic Preservation Award, America's Byways/Coal Heritage Trail, and West Virginia State Tourism Industry "Stars of the Industry" Award., HGTV "Building Character" and "ReZoned", Speed Channel "Two Wheel Tuesday", "Good Morning West Virginia!", "Traveling the Mountain State", WVNS News 59 (CBS), and many features on WVVA News Channel 6 (NBC)., WELC Radio AM/FM; 100.9 The Mix
Restore America Radio, WV Film Division "Location of the Month"; "Meet McDowell" McDowell County Tourism Division movie., www.atv.com, www.retreatsonline.com, www.hawk.com, www.trailsheaven.com (Hatfield & McCoy ATV trails), www.byways.org (Coal Heritage Trail).Location: Waterfront, Mountains, Country, On Elkhorn Creek, near Bluefield and WV/VA.
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Rooms & Rates
Rates: $99 to $198
Payment types accepted include Master Card, Travelers Checks, Discover, Visa and PayPal.
Rooms: This property has 14 total guest accommodations, 10 with fireplaces, 4 with hot tubs, 1 two-bedroom suite.
The types of beds available include Queen, King, Double and Twin.
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Policies
Cancellation: Reservations held with a major credit card. One-week notice required for full refund, two-week notice required during holidays and festivals.
Pets: Pets Allowed, Well-behaved pets are welcome, but please call first. $25 pet cleaning fee per room/per stay. All pets must remain leashed on inn properties. Guests are 100% responsible for their pets and 100% financially responsible for any damages their pets may do.
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Services & Amenities
Meals Included in Rates: Breakfast and Continental Breakfast is included in our guest room rates.
Types of meals: Sunday Brunch, Brunch, Picnic Lunches, Country Breakfast, Full Breakfast, Early Coffee/Tea, Vegetarian Breakfast, Gourmet Dinner, Continental Plus Breakfast, Restaurant on Premises, Lunch, Dinner, Gourmet Lunches, Hors d'oeuvres, Snacks/Refreshments, Catered Breakfast, Continental Breakfast, Continental breakfast is included in our guest room rates. Dinners, lunches, other meals are available by reservation. Weddings, receptions, dinner parties, buffet dinner parties, and other special events available for up to 25 people.
Amenities In Room: Refrigerator, Cable TV, Restaurant, DVD, Heating, Coffeemaker, Hair Dryer, Bathrobes, Bath Amenities, Fireplace, Iron/Ironing Board, Air Conditioning, Telephone, Television, Wireless Internet Access, down, vintage quilts, down/feather pillows, individual fans and heaters.
Amenities On Site: Fireplace, Free parking on premise, DVD, Computers, Family/Kid Friendly, Fax, Gift Shop, Library, Limited Handicap Access, PC, Phone, Suitable for Events, Television, VCR, Free high-speed Wireless Internet access, telephone calls, Gift Shop with an international collection of for-sale contemporary fine art, craft, jewelry, books, vintage quilts, , locally-made hand-crafted gifts.Train-view front porch, balcony with umbrella tables, chairs and Fireplace lounge.
Business Traveler Amenities: Internet Access, Television, Modem Connection, Flexible Check in/out Times, Iron/Ironing Board, Flexible Cancellation, Desk, Hair Dryer, Wireless Internet Access, FREE high-speed Wi-Fi, telephone calls, FREE parking, fine dining by reservations, meeting, break-out rooms, dining room, signature toiletries, bathrobes in each guest room and gift shop/gallery/museum room.
Transportation Services: Airport Pickup, Train Station Pickup and Bus Station Pickup.
Languages Spoken: Hebrew, Italian, German
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Spa Services
Off-Site Spa Services Available
Nearby Recommended Spas:
Hair Studio Aveda Day Spa & Salon, Princeton, WV
(304) 425-7709
www.hairstudioanddayspa.net
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Specials
 - One Night Free: This property is featured in Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns published by American Historic Inns. This guide features a certificate for ONE NIGHT FREE with the purchase of one night. The dates this property will honor the certificate are Anytime, subject to availability, not valid Oct. 1-10
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Activities
Events Hosted: Family Reunions, Honeymoons, Meetings, Romantic Getaways, Seminars, Weddings, Special events, dinner parties, workshops, retreats and incentives.
Other Activities: Antiquing, Skiing Downhill, Shopping (Local Crafts), Parks, Museums, Live Theater, Hiking, Golf, Fishing, World-class trout fishing on Elkhorn Creek at the Inn, Pinnacle Rock State Park, Panther State Forest, Blackwolf Linls Golf Course, Hatfield-McCoy ATV trails (Indian Ridge Trails, Pinnacle Creek, & Bramwell Trails), 100s of miles of FREE McDowell County ATV trails, Stocked trout streams, Anawalt Lake, Berwind Lake, Kimball, WV WWI African-American Memorial, Coal Heritage Trail, "railfan" sites, Pocahontas, VA. Exhibition Coal Mine Museum, Landmark Antiques, other antique stores & Mercer Mall in Bluefield. Restored train station/museum in Bramwell, WV, October Italian Festival in Bluefield, McDowell County, Mercer County Fairs, summer performances of "Terror of the Tug" in Welch, WV, Chuck Mathena Center for the Arts, restored train station, , "Hair Studio" Aveda salon, day spa in Princeton. Downhill skiing, snowboarding at Winterplace in Ghent and WV.
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Historic Interest
Featured on HGTV's "Building Character" & "ReZoned" programs, the "Coal Heritage Trail" Elkhorn Inn was designed by the region's preeminent architect, Alex Mahood, and built in 1922 by Empire Coal and Coke Co. as their "Miner's Clubhouse". The Elkhorn Inn is on West Virginia's "Coal Heritage Trail", and Dan Clark was awarded the 2008 Historic Preservation Award by the Coal Heritage Trail/America's Byways for his saving and restoration of the last surviving historic property in this area.
Historic Awards: State Register (Granted), State Historical Site (Granted) and Coal Heritage Historic Preservation Award (2008).
Historic sites nearby: Kimball WWI Memorial for Black Soldiers (2 miles), Bramwell restored train station/museum & "Coal Baron Mansions" (8 miles), Coalwood of "October Sky" and "Rocket Boys" book and movie fame (6 miles), Welch of "The Glass Castle" book and movie fame, and the Mine Wars (8 miles), the historic Kimball Coal Company Store (3 miles), the restored, historic Ashland Company Store, now a grocery and shop (8 miles).
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Romantic Interest
 Antique, clawfoot bathtubs (and bubble bath!), the European-style balcony and fireplace lounge, and the fine art, vintage quilts and Italian lighting fixtures decorating the Inn all combine for a lovely, romantic ambiance. Dan and Elisse saved this historic building and lovingly restored it - and if that's not romance, what is?
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