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Buzzy Spots For Warm-Weather Stays in the South
The brand-new Schoolhouse Hotel is getting major accessibility cred as the world’s first all-room ADA-compliant hotel. The retreat in the former White Sulphur Springs High School, a building that dates back to 1912, is an intimate spot for summer travelers looking to escape the heat at New River Gorge, the country’s newest National Park, just…
Read MoreEarning Extra Credit on Accessibility at The Schoolhouse Hotel
Right at the entrance off of Schoolhouse Way arrayed with synthetic grass for guide animals and a covered porte-cochere with direct access to sliding doors and a low-pile, walk-off mat in the vestibule. Interior surface colors throughout the hotel are in the “cool range,” while lighting has lenses to limit views of illuminated bulbs. There…
Read MoreThis Beautiful City in West Virginia Now Has a Fully Accessible Boutique Hotel — With Vintage Décor and a Rooftop Bar
As a result, the town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is now home to the first fully accessible boutique hotel, The Schoolhouse Hotel, where every room and amenity is fully ADA-compliant. The property is located in a former high school building that DOF purchased in 2019 and converted into a boutique hotel that features 30…
Read MoreThe World’s First Fully ADA-Compliant Boutique Hotel Opens in West Virginia
“Every single room is completely accessible, and every public space is completely accessible,” Genny Freiman, a project manager for the Disability Opportunity Fund, told Charleston Gazette-Mail. “So, we’re trying to change the thought behind disabilities, as well as showing hotels that this is a way to make a hotel.” The historic building underwent a top-to-bottom renovation to…
Read More12 Amazing Summer Travel Deals — Including Last-minute Memorial Day Sales
The Schoolhouse Hotel‘s “Summer Session Begins With Memorial Day ” travel package includes three nights and a fourth free for a family of four in a Superior Double Double room. As part of the package, kids under 16 eat free with their parents at The Varsity Club for one evening. It also comes with welcome…
Read MoreWHERE TO GO FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Before day spas popped up next to every gourmet coffee shop and Lululemon in America, there was White Sulphur Springs, a luxe wellness getaway for the well-to-do tucked into the Allegheny Mountains. The city still retains its wilderness escape charm, home to the vaunted Greenbrier and the newly opened Schoolhouse Hotel, set…
Read MoreWhat’s New in Event Venues: Signs of Recovery, Plus Metaverse Hotels, On-Site Herb Gardens, Accessibility Features, and More
Here are five more things you should know this month… 3. Accessibility is top of mind as guests return in person.Venues have been using lessons learned from the pandemic to become more accessible and inclusive, with properties like Kimpton Hotels debuting free mental health services and Kansas’ Overland Park Convention Center opening a dedicated room for event attendees with…
Read MoreThe Schoolhouse Hotel opens in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA – The start of summer brings a new opportunity for travelers to experience the beauty of the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. It’s the opening of The Schoolhouse Hotel, a new boutique address arrayed within a refashioned historic schoolhouse in downtown White Sulphur Springs. Conceived to showcase the best of local…
Read MoreThe 9 Best Flour Sifters Of 2022
Whether or not you choose to sift flour is a deeply personal choice. Once a must-follow step in any baking recipe, these days the verdict is out as to whether it’s actually necessary. And yet, the bakers who sift swear by the practice, saying that can mean the difference between a lumpy, dense cake and a…
Read MoreThe 30 Best Rums To Drink In 2022
Stocking your home bar? Rum is a staple you shouldn’t be without. It’s a great base for potent rum cocktails like tropical piña coladas, citrusy mojitos, ginger-spiked dark ‘n’ stormies, and so many more. As with most liquors, some varieties are best for swirling into mixed drinks while others are better suited for enjoying on the rocks. With rum, the…
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