Initially in-built 1924, reopened and reimagined with an intensive renovation in 2005, Staunton, Virginia’s legacy Resort 24 South, a Virginia Vacation spot and Convention Middle, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Deeply entwined into the wealthy historical past of Staunton, the Queen Metropolis of the Shenandoah Valley, the resort has performed an intricate position within the metropolis’s previous and current development.
Positioned on South Market Road in historic downtown Staunton, the resort is a stupendous instance of the timeless Georgian Revival model widespread within the Twenties. Initially designed by the New York Architectural agency of H.L. Stevens & Firm, the resort is the focus of downtown from its perch on a small hillside that gives sweeping views of the valley. To rejoice its 100th Anniversary Resort 24 South is providing a particular weekday guestroom charge beginning at $100 per evening.
Staunton Mayor Stephen Claffey stated, “For the reason that resort opened 100 years in the past, it has been embraced as a spot to assemble, entertain and drive enterprise to Staunton. Resort 24 South brings conferences and guests to our lovely metropolis, highlights our historical past and helps help our thriving downtown enterprise district. The resort can also be an integral a part of our American Shakespeare Middle package deal, bringing vacationers from all around the globe.”
Allen Persinger, who represents his household among the many present resort possession group, reminisces, “I used to be a teen in 1968 when my father bought the property and unlocked the then shuttered resort’s entrance door and shared his imaginative and prescient. The resort has been our household enterprise ever since, and all of us labored in numerous roles.” Persinger continues, “I’m grateful to my household, our enterprise companions, and the town for working collectively to convey the resort’s revitalization to fruition. My mother and father’ legacy lives on in the great thing about Resort 24 South.”
At present the resort has been reimagined to its present standing as an distinctive mixture of contemporary facilities and conveniences in a sublime and historic backdrop. Resort 24 South is a proud member of Historic Accommodations of America and participates in Stash Resort Rewards. The resort is managed by Crestline Accommodations & Resorts, LLC. Since reopening in 2005, the resort was up to date once more in 2018. Every of the renovations offered company with extra facilities whereas preserving the resort’s treasured previous, together with the 1924 Wurlitzer organ which is the final of its sort in operation, and the resort’s magnificent chandeliers that grace the foyer.
Resort 24 South is the crown jewel of Staunton, a city named as one of many Prime 20 Small Cities in America by Smithsonian Journal. Company can get pleasure from one among 124 well-appointed guestrooms with modern facilities that seize the resort’s historic attraction. The resort’s 8,500 sq. ft of assembly and banquet house can accommodate as much as 400 company. Occasion choices embody elegant plated dinners served underneath crystal chandeliers within the historic Colonnade Ballroom and buffet eating or heavy hors d’oeuvres and champagne within the Shenandoah Ballroom. Company might get pleasure from cocktails and eating within the 1924 Lounge or a luxurious buffet breakfast within the Magnolia South restaurant. The resort is inside strolling distance of quaint cafes and advantageous eating eating places. Further visitor facilities embody an indoor heated pool, a health middle, and a enterprise middle. The resort is ideal for a weekend getaway, a romantic wedding ceremony locale, or an revolutionary setting for a gathering or convention.
Previously often known as the Stonewall Jackson Resort & Convention Middle, the resort’s identify was modified in 2020 to Resort 24 South. The resort’s possession stays dedicated to making sure that the resort displays the group, and that the resort is as related immediately because it was 100 years in the past.
Resort 24 South. is conveniently situated on the crossroads of I-81 & I-64, 40 minutes from Charlottesville, 90 minutes from Richmond, and two hours from Washington, DC. The resort is inside strolling distance of a myriad of artwork galleries, advantageous vintage shops, artisan retailers, Mary Baldwin College, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, American Shakespeare Middle‘s Blackfriars Playhouse and a brief drive to the Frontier Tradition Museum. As well as, the world presents wineries and breweries, lovely Shenandoah Nationwide Park, Skyline Drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway and loads of American historical past. Staunton, Virginia is the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson and is a scenic 45-minute drive from Thomas Jefferson’s property Monticello and the College of Virginia.
Resort 24 South is situated at 24 S. Market Road, Staunton, VA 24401.