(I wish we had known this in advance - JB).
Petitions filed to bar B&B's from districts[/h1]article here
Petitions filed to bar B&B's from districts[/h1]article here
Yeah the town has totally gone down hill. I remember when it had a huge outlet mall there many many years ago...such a shame. I told the association Pres and ED about the article. They are going to contact the town.Waynesboro is still a relatively unattractive little town about 20 minutes west of Charlottesville. You would think they would welcome any business that brings in tax dollars. They do have a darling B&B in town named Belle Hearth.
But frankly, there is little there to do, very little shopping (they had a wonderful store selling beautiful local artists' work, but with the economy that has closed) and little, if any, good dining ( I see one restaurant that looks good advertised on tv. Ugly location - right next to Lowes and Home Depot...). I can't think of anyone wanting to stay there except for when there are big events in Charlottesville and no rooms left there to book.
They are shooting themselves in the foot. There was a resident on the news stating that "if I were planning to build a garage, for example, I'd go next door and check if it's okay with my neighbor. A B&B would not do that"
Oh SURE you would. I've never heard of ANYWHERE where someone didn't do an addition because their neighbor objected!!!!
They are in the dark ages.
RIki.
Yeah the town has totally gone down hill. I remember when it had a huge outlet mall there many many years ago...such a shame. I told the association Pres and ED about the article. They are going to contact the town.Waynesboro is still a relatively unattractive little town about 20 minutes west of Charlottesville. You would think they would welcome any business that brings in tax dollars. They do have a darling B&B in town named Belle Hearth.
But frankly, there is little there to do, very little shopping (they had a wonderful store selling beautiful local artists' work, but with the economy that has closed) and little, if any, good dining ( I see one restaurant that looks good advertised on tv. Ugly location - right next to Lowes and Home Depot...). I can't think of anyone wanting to stay there except for when there are big events in Charlottesville and no rooms left there to book.
They are shooting themselves in the foot. There was a resident on the news stating that "if I were planning to build a garage, for example, I'd go next door and check if it's okay with my neighbor. A B&B would not do that"
Oh SURE you would. I've never heard of ANYWHERE where someone didn't do an addition because their neighbor objected!!!!
They are in the dark ages.
RIki.
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They actually did do a good job in renovating the main street which is something like 4 blocks long? Belle Hearth is just a few blocks west of downtown and is a beautiful old building and has a swimming pool out back. I don't know if they are in this district that the locals think needs protection, but the streets are wide with huge lovely houses.catlady said:Yeah the town has totally gone down hill. I remember when it had a huge outlet mall there many many years ago...such a shame. I told the association Pres and ED about the article. They are going to contact the town.
Yeah the town has totally gone down hill. I remember when it had a huge outlet mall there many many years ago...such a shame. I told the association Pres and ED about the article. They are going to contact the town.Waynesboro is still a relatively unattractive little town about 20 minutes west of Charlottesville. You would think they would welcome any business that brings in tax dollars. They do have a darling B&B in town named Belle Hearth.
But frankly, there is little there to do, very little shopping (they had a wonderful store selling beautiful local artists' work, but with the economy that has closed) and little, if any, good dining ( I see one restaurant that looks good advertised on tv. Ugly location - right next to Lowes and Home Depot...). I can't think of anyone wanting to stay there except for when there are big events in Charlottesville and no rooms left there to book.
They are shooting themselves in the foot. There was a resident on the news stating that "if I were planning to build a garage, for example, I'd go next door and check if it's okay with my neighbor. A B&B would not do that"
Oh SURE you would. I've never heard of ANYWHERE where someone didn't do an addition because their neighbor objected!!!!
They are in the dark ages.
RIki.
.They actually did do a good job in renovating the main street which is something like 4 blocks long? Belle Hearth is just a few blocks west of downtown and is a beautiful old building and has a swimming pool out back. I don't know if they are in this district that the locals think needs protection, but the streets are wide with huge lovely houses.catlady said:Yeah the town has totally gone down hill. I remember when it had a huge outlet mall there many many years ago...such a shame. I told the association Pres and ED about the article. They are going to contact the town.
Now, except for a B&B who can afford to take care of these big beautiful buildings? I can't see many wealthy people wanting to live in Waynesboro. It's just a town on the way to Staunton from Charlottesville.
They could take a page from the playbook that Staunton is using. They are working hard to promote their town and are doing a good job!
Riki
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This article was in the news today from Staunton. The Belle Grae was a Select Registry inn at one time. We looked at a place in Staunton but thought there were too many B&Bs for the potential business there. A few have closed since then, including the one we looked at which sold as a private residence.egoodell said:They could take a page from the playbook that Staunton is using. They are working hard to promote their town and are doing a good job!
Yes, when times were good too many B&Bs opened in Staunton. And they have suffered from the recession. But they are fighting back. There is not enough tourism there yet, though for all the B&Bs plus the big hotel that they renovated.YIKES!.
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