This New Richmond Lodge Is Set in a Beautiful Historic Constructing — And We Received A Sneak Peek

Richmond is one in all Virginia’s most dynamic cities, with top-notch eating places, complete museums, a thriving waterfront park within the coronary heart of downtown, and multi-faceted neighborhoods. Now, town is getting a brand new — and much-needed — boutique resort within the Fan District, an 85-block neighborhood residence to Virginia Commonwealth College, gorgeous Queen Anne-style houses, and a vigorous meals and beverage scene.

In the present day, Journey + Leisure can solely announce that Shenandoah Mansions, the fifth resort from Ash, has launched reservations forward of its February 2025 opening in Richmond. Occupying a six-story historic house constructing that dates to the early twentieth century, Shenandoah Mansions will characteristic 73 rooms and suites, two bars, and the third outpost of Ash–Bar, the model’s all-day restaurant. There can even be a small backyard for espresso or cocktails.

“Richmond is a metropolis of contradictions. North and South, city and nature, attraction and grit. Culturally, Richmond is self-confident and inventive, artwork faculty meets old fashioned,” Ari S. Heckman, cofounder and CEO of Ash, instructed T+L, explaining why the corporate regarded to Richmond for its subsequent opening. “I am so excited for first-time guests to expertise what now we have.”

Heckman shared that Shenandoah Mansions was named for the Victorian “mansion blocks” in London. “They usually used ‘mansions’ as a suffix to point the grandeur of the flats inside,” he mentioned, including that the resort sits inside Richmond’s first luxurious house constructing — financed by suffragist and entrepreneur Ellen Kidd, who made her fortune within the pickle enterprise. (Sure, actually.)

Shenandoah Mansion’s visitor rooms could have four-poster beds with block-printed quilts, gesturing to the lengthy custom of quilting within the Shenandoah Valley. Rooms have bay home windows, pine wooden flooring, and American folks artwork motifs, whereas bogs have handpainted tiles.

4 suites communicate to the area’s historical past. For instance, the Girl Estelle suite — which includes a queen-size cover mattress, author’s desk, and lounge seating space — is known as for Virginia Estelle Randolph, a Richmond native who was one of many state’s first Black educators and was instrumental in creating vocational schooling theories within the late nineteenth century. In the meantime, the Van Lew suite honors Elizabeth “Lizzie” Van Lew, an abolitionist and philanthropist who ran a spy ring for the Union Military through the Civil Conflict.

An indicator of Ash resorts is their considerate however cheeky design particulars that weave within the resort’s location and historical past. For instance, Ulysses in Baltimore — which was named to Journey + Leisure’s It Checklist in 2023 — has flamingo bedside tables that nod to Baltimore artist and filmmaker John Waters. Lodge Peter & Paul, within the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, performs up the constructing’s historical past as a Catholic church, schoolhouse, rectory, and convent, referencing saints and sinners. (Look after a “Mom Superior” cocktail from their Elysian Bar?)

Heckman instructed T+L that visitors at Shenandoah Mansions might anticipate equally playful experiences. “The resort will really feel like a grand residence visitors are invited to discover,” he mentioned, including that “surprising relics from a long-ago Grand Tour” may be discovered round each nook.

We’re already excited about reserving our lengthy weekend getaway in Richmond.

Reservations can be found for Shenandoah Mansions starting Feb. 12, 2025.