Beaumont Inn Newsletter

Here we are fast approaching the Holidays with full steam ahead. The Old Owl TAVERN, the area’s wonderful events and festivals, the great summer and autumn weather and the great press we have received of late all came together making 2005 a year to remember. We thank all of you who ventured our way this past year and hope you are making plans to do it all again this coming year.

With this newsletter, we would like to bring you up to date on a few works in progress as well as promote our winter events. These winter events were a huge success last year and so we’re excited about offering them again this winter. So here goes!

Family Update

Dixon, our son and fifth generation Innkeeper (Wofford College ’03), has done a remarkable job with the food and beverage segment of our operation. He has returned many of the old favorites back to the menu and insured our reputation for Kentucky cuisine is in good health. He has had little time for his passions of golf and fishing this year with the addition of the TAVERN, but declares 2006 as the year his game “comes together.”

Becky, our daughter and recent Wofford College graduate is employed by Brown-Forman at the Woodford Reserve distillery in Versailles, Kentucky. She is the Guest Services Coordinator and absolutely loves her job. We guess her great, great grandfather’s master distiller (Kentucky Owl Bourbon Whiskey/C. M. Dedman Distillery circa 1894) genes are proving a good fit for her newfound occupation.

Helen and Chuck are still rehabbing the Greystone House and expect a completion date around the first of the year. They are keeping their fingers crossed. It’s been a long time coming.

New Things You Will See!

Over the past nine months we have completed many projects here at the Inn, which we hope will add to the Beaumont experience. Among these are a new front porch made from Brazilian Redwood with new roof and restored façade, new sidewalks, pool fence, color brochure, wireless DSL service for our computer packing friends, new stone porch at the Greystone House and coming soon, a new www.beaumontinn.com website along with an Old Owl TAVERN website, www.oldowltavern.com.

Upcoming Events

Some great packages await you here at the Inn through the months of December, January and February. December 2-4 Come Home To Christmas Weekend Package; December 9-11 Beaumont Inn’s Holiday Weekend Package; December 31-January 1 New Year’s Eve Package and February 11-12 Valentine’s Day Weekend Package. Special note: The New Year’s Eve Package includes Innkeeper’s Wine and Cheese Reception, Candlelight Dinner, Dancing to the Clyde Jackson Trio, Complimentary Champagne at Midnight and a delicious New Year’s Day Brunch. The Valentine’s Day Weekend Package includes a romantic Candlelight Dinner, Champagne, Flowers and Chocolate-dipped Strawberries at bedtime, and a wonderful Sunday morning Brunch to cap off the weekend. Please call 1-800-352-3992 for complete information and rates for the above packages!

Special Winter Rates

Don’t forget about our off-season rates for the month of December. It is a great time to visit Historic Harrodsburg/Mercer County to do that last minute Holiday Shopping. Our area shops are all stocked with great buys (from Harrodsburg to Berea to Bardstown to Shelbyville to Keene) and if the big city is to your liking, we are only 35 minutes from Lexington! For the months of January and February we will once again offer our winter TAVERN Rates. During the week, Monday through Thursday, the TAVERN rate will be $80 per night for two persons, which includes a full Southern Breakfast in the dining room the next morning. For Friday and Saturday nights, the TAVERN rate will be $85 per night for two persons, which includes the full Southern Breakfast in the dining room the next morning as well. We are also offering a Winter Weekend Package, which includes your Evening Dinner in the Main Dining Room, overnight lodging and full Southern Breakfast in the dining room for two persons for $145 per night. This package is available both Friday and/or Saturday nights. ( Some room and date restrictions apply.)

Winter Dining Schedule

For winter 2006 dining options, the TAVERN, serving casual fare, will be open Monday through Saturday (4pm to close) while the Main Dining Room will be serving a Friday Luncheon Buffet, Evening Dinner on Friday and Saturday nights and our famous Sunday Brunch Buffet.

We’re Ready For You!

Okay, so there you have it! Whether it’s the Holiday Season or just a time to get away with friends for a mid-winter jaunt, we would love to have you visit. You can snuggle up with a good book, shop ‘til you drop, follow your favorite team (Go Cats!), enjoy the fireplace and ambiance of the Old Owl TAVERN or dream of warmer days to come. Whatever your vacation needs, we would love to be your host! Call 1-800-352-3992 for reservations or for more information.