Opened in 2024, The Historic Inn at Oakdene is an 1893 Queen Anne mansion in Staunton, Virginia’s historic Gospel Hill neighborhood. This stunning eight-suite property has a rooftop owl finial that is lighted at night, plus landscaped grounds and patios to enjoy an evening fire. Originally built for Edward Echols, former lieutenant governor of Virginia (1892-1902), Oakdene is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Â
Managed by Be Still Getaways group, the inn can feel like a classy Airbnb with no innkeeper on-site. (A check-in code is sent to you on the day of your arrival.) The elegant space boasts a parlor with a pool table, a sunroom with an indoor porch swing, and a living room with complimentary coffee, tea, snacks and treats in a mini fridge.
The Commonwealth Suite on the second floor (once the home’s primary bedroom) has a king bed, a separate living room with a comfortable queen sleeper sofa, rain shower and covered porch with seating that overlooks the backyard’s sloping gardens. Book the Echols Suite for its claw-foot tub, plus an all-weather sunroom with mountain views. All suites feature luxury linens, a microwave, refrigerator and Keurig coffee maker.
The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse, wine bars, restaurants and coffee shops are all a few blocks’ stroll from the inn. The Historic Berkeley Place, which has a U-shaped wraparound porch and similarly elegant rooms, is a sister property that opened in 2023. Oakdene rates begin at $189 per night per night.
The Historic Inn at Oakdene, 605 E. Beverley St., Staunton, Virginia, 434-218-2553