Country Inn Eastwind Blue Ridge is taking shape in Paris Mountain, near the towns of Paris, Upperville, and Middleburg, Virginia, at the intersection of the Blue Ridge and Virginia's storied horse, hunt, and wine country. For those who know Eastwind Hotels from Oliverea Valley , Windham , or Lake Placid , this next chapter will feel familiar in philosophy - this singular inn will be shaped by its landscape and responsive to its unique location. Paris Mountain offers rolling e

Last winter in Oliverea Valley, a group of guests ended up around the communal table long after dinner. No one planned it. Someone brought out paper. Someone else started trimming branches that had been cut earlier that afternoon. There was a bowl of citrus in the middle of the table that slowly disappeared, nothing but creative hotel experiences. No phones out. No announcement that something was happening. No workshop leader guiding the room. Just hands moving. We’ve seen th

There’s a difference between a room that photographs well and a room that feels good at night. We think about boutique hotel design a lot at Eastwind Hotels . Across Oliverea Valley , Windham , and Lake Placid , our spaces aren’t built from matching sets or trend forecasts. They’re assembled slowly — sometimes around a single table, a bed, a chair we couldn’t walk away from. Because we don’t believe the best spaces are installed. They’re gathered. What we look for (and what w