200 South Street Inn

We had a marvelous stay here in Room 5 of the South Street Inn. The moment I walked in there was the amazing smell of fresh-baked cookies, which were offered at all hours at the front desk. The room was beautiful with a fire already lit, and the bathroom clean with a nice big tub (which we filled with about a foot of bubbles later that evening--I recommend). Wine & cheese hour held some truly superb cheeses, and the breakfast in the morning was so tempting I needed to try all five types of breads, which were indeed delicious. I suppose it would have been nice to have had some kind of hot-cooked items like eggs, etc., but they make no pretense on the website that there will be, and I was certainly stuffed from the breads, fruits, granola, and yogurt. The service was excellent--when my boyfriend and I stupidly turned off the pilot light on our fireplace one of the women came in & tried to light it for about ten minutes (it was very confusing), & happily left us with the lighter to try ourselves, which we eventually figured out. To address some complaints on other sites (such as noise issues), I did not notice any noise from other guests & when the train went by the windows did rattle quite a bit, but I jammed them with towels & all was quiet. So yes, it is an old house and rattles some, but honestly that's the charm! We wanted to stay in a beautiful old house, and that's what we got.

We came in for the Dave Matthews concert and were very impressed with this Inn!! There was always something fresh baking and it smelled delicious every time we walked in! And, everyone was so personable and welcoming! I would definitely return and recommend them to others!!

The large main house was built in 1856 for a family, later converted to a bordello (the history & renovation pix are in the library). I was there when the $110/night specials were being run in Dec. & Jan. -- during the week only 3 rooms were booked. It was perfect. Yes, the house creaks and things are old, but it was very clean & quite elegantly furnished. Yes... the train does come thru in the middle of the night and shakes the whole house -- it adds to the atmosphere. If you live in a vinyl village S/D and you require sterile & quiet surroundings when you travel (including 10 electrical outlets in your room and a marble vanity in your bathroom), by all means book the Omni or the Hampton while in C-Ville -- you will be much happier, and so will the 200 South owners. To me it was like visiting Grandma's house... if Granny lived on the CSX... and was a hooker. So much history & charm... and I walked everywhere (I'm almost 70) on the nearby historical outdoor mall -- good restaurants. Imagine reading the Jon Meacham book about Jefferson with a fire in your fireplace in your room. Desk people were lovely -- Annette even called Monticello for me to get an idea of the best time for me to go for the tour. Library/ breakfast/ wine&cheese room was comfy... with overflow downstairs. You will need to carry your bags up a flight even to the 1st floor -- there are stairs everywhere. If booked solid, there could be parking issues & noise issues on creaky floors above you. It is a very old house in a terrrific location in the historic section -- if that appeals to you, you will have a wonderful time. Otherwise don't even consider it. BTW, I am not sure I would pay $300/night to stay here -- I will have to debate that with myself if I go to C-Ville again during peak season... but I would go up to $250 just for the fun it all.

South St Inn is an exceptionally comfortable and beautiful place to stay. Everyone working there is enjoyable, informative, and thoughtful. You could not have a better place to stay in Charlottesville.