Elwood Hotel
Down-home from home
Bourbon legend
Southern hospitality gets a boutique spin at Elwood Hotel, a sweet-as-pie stay in Lexington. Peonies bloom in hand-painted murals, soul-warming Southern comfort food spotlights produce from nearby farms, and live local bands soundtrack chilled weekend nights in. Cool, stripped-back interiors – a concrete floor here, a retro stable lamp there – keep things the right side of syrupy. And beyond the hotel, bucolic road trips and craft bourbon tastings craft beckon.
Facilities
Rooms
61, including seven suites.
Checkout
11am. Check-in is at 4pm, but both are flexible, for an extra fee and subject to availability.
More Details
Rates at Elwood Hotel are room-only, but the Fiddletree serves breakfast dishes ranging from $8—$18.
Also
ADA-standard accessible rooms are available in the Elwood Premier King, Elwood Premier Double Queen and Signature Residential Suite categories. Every ADA room is on the ground floor, and has a spacious bathroom with a roll-in shower and grab bars. All the hotel’s communal areas, including the restaurant, are wheelchair accessible, and there is designated parking for disabled guests.
Fitness Center
Free Internet Access
Laundry
On-Site Restaurant
Room Service
At the Hotel
Patio with fire pits, gym, free-to-use laundry facilities and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, steamer, mini fridge, coffee-making kit on request, free bottled water and Malin + Goetz bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
Dyed concrete floors earn the ground-floor rooms maximum design cred. For a full home-from-home, the King Corner Suite has a kitchenette and a cozy separate living space.
Packing Tips
Even staunch whiskey skeptics should save suitcase space for a bottle of Kentucky’s finest – the Fiddletree bar’s bourbon-based creations may make a convert of you yet.
Also
There’s a fitness room with cardio equipment, free weights and yoga mats.
Children
All ages are welcome. Cribs can be added to rooms on request, and kids’ options are available at the restaurant.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Top Table
Our eye’s been caught by the candy pink banquette, but weekend nights are best passed with bourbon and bluesy tunes around the patio fire pits.
Dress Code
Florals and 501s.
Hotel Restaurant
There’s a cockles-warming community feel at Fiddletree, the hotel’s laidback local-favorite restaurant. The brunch and dinner menus center around Southern comfort food, so expect down-home classics including shrimp and grits, honey-buttered cornbread and fried chicken doused in Louisiana hot sauce alongside American staples like smash burgers and creamy Tuscan-style pasta. On Fridays and Saturdays, dinner is soundtracked by live music from homegrown acts.
Hotel Bar
The Fiddletree bar has cemented itself as a favorite Lexington hangout, and little wonder. There’s fresh ground coffee in the AM, and come sundown, you can look forward to local craft ale on draught and a curated cocktail menu, including some making masterful use of fine Kentucky bourbons.
Last Orders
Fiddletree Kitchen and Bar is open 7am to 10am, Tuesday to Saturday. It’s closed all day on Mondays and for dinner on Sundays. Happy hour runs from 2.30pm to 5pm.
Room Service
When the restaurant is open, you can order dishes straight to your room.
Planes
Louisville International Airport and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport are each under an hour and a half away. Flights from across the US touch down at both, and you can also fly direct from London Heathrow to Cincinnati. A handful of domestic flights also land at Lexington Blue Grass Airport, a 10-minute drive away.
Automobiles
Uber can take you downtown, but to tour horse country or the bourbon distilleries, you’ll want your own wheels. There’s free private parking at the hotel.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
You’re well placed for a windows-rolled-down road trip through the rolling pastures of horse country, passing pretty barns and derby winners-in-waiting along the way. Or rope in a designated driver and chart a tipsy course along the Bourbon Trail, Kentucky’s network of craft whiskey distilleries. If beer’s more your bag, try the Brewgrass Trail instead.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
