When I visited Inez, KY, I did a double-take when I saw the Inez Motel and Restaurant at the end of the street. Upon approaching it I couldn’t help but notice what a great piece of property this was. It can be seen throughout the city and in its heyday must have offered a number of amenities.
The reality of the matter is that countless rural Kentucky counties don’t have a single hotel. Some counties may have a B&B if even that but the idea of a full-fledged hotel is something that’s just not common.
In most cases, travelers might have to drive as much as 2-3 counties before finding accommodations that are a good value, clean, and convenient to their travel needs. This particular property looks to have had at least two dozen rooms – if not more – on two floors. The property itself is comprised of two main buildings and has a rather large open courtyard which may have had a volleyball court, maybe a pool, and/or may have simply allowed for multiple beach chairs for sunbathing and barbequing.
What’s even more interesting about the property is that it had an on-premises restaurant. As is this case with many hotels like this around the country the restaurant may have offered hotel guests a complimentary breakfast. This would get hotel guests in the door who might want to come back for lunch or dinner. That’s assuming the hotel and restaurant were owned by separate parties. If it was all owned by one owner then that’s even more interesting.
You have to figure that to put something like this together in a county that as of 2010 had 12,000 people requires a great deal of capital. It must have been a huge risk and endeavor to put something like this together.
Who knows when the hotel and/or restaurant got started? Did they start at the same time? Are their plans of relaunching it? Hopefully the buildings won’t be torn down. They look very well-built and sturdy. I’d imagine a savvy business investor could come in and do something really special here.
Thoughts?
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