2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 245: Boone Tavern Hotel, Berea, Kentucky (1855)
Stanley Turkel | March 9, 2021
by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: Boone Tavern Hotel (63 rooms) Built on the old Dixie Highway and named after Kentucky explorer Daniel Boone, the historic Boone Tavern Hotel is located on College Square in Berea, Kentucky. The hotel is owned by Berea College and operated with student workers from the College Labor Program. Students earn money for books, room and board but pay no tuition (valued at $25,500 per year), thanks to the generosity of donors who support Berea College's mission of providing a free high quality education for students primarily from Appalachia who have high academic potential and limited financial resourc...
2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence Winners Announced
Historic Hotels of America | December 22, 2020
Washington, DC – December 22, 2020 – Historic Hotels of America® and Historic Hotels Worldwide® are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence. From more than 250 nominees, the following Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide hotels and hoteliers were selected as the 2020 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence winners: Historic Hotels of America New Member of the Year Riggs Washington DC (1891) Washington, DC Best Social Media of a Historic Hotel Jekyll Island Club Resort (1886) Jekyll Island, Georgia Sustainability Champion La Fonda on the Plaza (1922) San...
