What to do in Richmond at and around the Jefferson Hotel
Feb 15th, 2011, 06:57 PM
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What to do in Richmond at and around the Jefferson Hotel
We will be in Richmond for a night a the Jefferson which I understand is legendary. Why? And what's to do at the hotel and near the hotel? What's the connection to Gone With The Wind?
Feb 16th, 2011, 12:50 AM
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It is a very beautiful early 20th century hotel with grand public spaces and probably the best restaurant in Richmond, Le Maitre's. On Sundays, they have a fabulous brunch, and their second, casual restaurant is very good, too.
There is little to do at the hotel and within a brief stroll, though there are some historic (1840's) residential blocks nearby. The Fan, Monument Avenue, the Museum District and Carytown are to the west, the Gallery district is to the east mostly on Broad.
You can read my review of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by clicking on my name and searching my posts. It is fabulous and free. In the same block of Boulevard are the United Daughters of the Confederacy Museum and the Virginia Historical Society Museum.
If you don't eat at the hotel, there are many places to eat in these neighborhoods and in Carytown, from expensive (Acacia, Broad and Main) to trendy (Can-Can, Balliceaux) to inexpensive (Mom's Siam, Kuba Kuba, Buzz and Ned's Barbecue).
You are between the VCU campus and downtown, both sites for cultural events (dance, classical music, rock concerts), so you could stay a week and eat well and be entertained.
I dont know of any connection to Gone with the Wind.
There is little to do at the hotel and within a brief stroll, though there are some historic (1840's) residential blocks nearby. The Fan, Monument Avenue, the Museum District and Carytown are to the west, the Gallery district is to the east mostly on Broad.
You can read my review of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by clicking on my name and searching my posts. It is fabulous and free. In the same block of Boulevard are the United Daughters of the Confederacy Museum and the Virginia Historical Society Museum.
If you don't eat at the hotel, there are many places to eat in these neighborhoods and in Carytown, from expensive (Acacia, Broad and Main) to trendy (Can-Can, Balliceaux) to inexpensive (Mom's Siam, Kuba Kuba, Buzz and Ned's Barbecue).
You are between the VCU campus and downtown, both sites for cultural events (dance, classical music, rock concerts), so you could stay a week and eat well and be entertained.
I dont know of any connection to Gone with the Wind.
Feb 16th, 2011, 05:42 AM
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It is rumored that the grand staircase in the Jefferson was the model used to create the staircase featured in Gone with the Wind. Supposedly, Margaret Mitchell stayed at the Jefferson while she was writing the book and described a staircase very similar to the Jefferson's.
Not rumor but true is that My Dinner with Andre was shot entirely in the Jefferson.
Not rumor but true is that My Dinner with Andre was shot entirely in the Jefferson.
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