Celebrate Valentine’s Day at one of Harrodsburg, Ky.’s Historic Inns

HARRODSBURG, Ky. - Dec. 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Romance is in the air at two unique country inns  in Harrodsburg, Ky., a rural gem located 30 miles southwest of Lexington. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (http://www.shakervillageky.org/), America’s largest restored Shaker community with inn, restaurant, shops and living history museum, has a Valentine’s Package for Feb. 14 and 15, 2014. A four-course prix-fixe dinner is being offered at Beaumont Inn (http://www.beaumontinn.com/), Kentucky’s oldest Southern country inn, where guests can also book one of several dozen guestrooms, plus spa treatments and a private bourbon tasting.

Shake up your love life

Escape with your loved one to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a peaceful village nestled on 3,000 acres in the quiet Kentucky countryside. Dine alongside the warmth of an inviting fireplace in the inn’s Winter Kitchen, toasting each other with a special Valentine cocktail. Then cozy up for the evening in the simple elegance of a Shaker guestroom. Tucked into 13 historic, restored buildings and furnished with Shaker-inspired reproduction furniture and hand-woven rugs, they are calming retreats with rocking chairs, comfy beds with feather pillows, sitting areas, fireplaces and private baths.

Want the place to yourselves? Book a Shaker building: The Tanyard has two bedrooms, sitting room with fireplace, dining room, kitchenette and two baths; the Old Ministry’s Workshop has two bedrooms, sitting room with fireplace, kitchenette and private bathroom.

Shaker Village’s Valentines Package includes accommodations, dinner in the Winter Kitchen with Valentine cocktail, breakfast in the Winter Kitchen, 10 percent off retail purchases in The Shops at Shaker Village and complimentary tour admission. Valid Feb. 14 and 15, 2014. Rates begin at $246/package (depending on number and room type) and all packages accommodate up to two adults. www.ShakerVillageKy.org

Ooh-la-la

Named for the French word meaning “beautiful mount” because of its hilltop location, Beaumont Inn is set amidst 33 acres of centuries-old forest trees, its antiques-laden guestrooms – including those with two-person whirlpool bath and fireplace – tucked among four buildings.

On Fri., Feb. 14, enjoy a four-course prix-fixe dinner in the linen-draped Main Dining Room, where guests are still summoned by the ringing of the traditional dinner bell. The menu includes several choices for each course, plus a glass of sparkling wine with dessert ($65/person). A new offering is the innkeeper’s personalized bourbon tasting ($35-$55/per person), with Dixon Dedman guiding guests through the taste profiles, history and nuances of up to six Kentucky bourbons in the leather chair comfort of a tasting room off the inn’s Old Owl Tavern. (Offered Saturday only during Valentine’s Day Weekend.) Room rates from $145-$220/night, which includes a full Southern breakfast.

At the inn’s Kentucky Spa in Bell Cottage, guests may partake of a number of tension-melting therapies, including a couples massage, a warming and relaxing hot stone massage and a head-to-toe Serenity massage. The gift shop features “Kentucky Crafted” artisan items, including Raku horsehair pottery from Columbia and Philpot Ky., and beautiful wooden boxes from Kettle, Ky. Browse among jewelry, pottery, weaving, oil paintings, watercolors, photography prints – many of them made by local artists. www.BeaumontInn.com

For more information about Harrodsburg accommodations, as well as dining, shopping and things to do, visit www.HarrodsburgKY.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Karen Hackett (mailto:khackett@harrodsburgky.com), Executive Director

Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission (http://www.HarrodsburgKY.com)

800-355-9192 or 859-734-2364

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ABOUT HARRODSBURG (http://www.HarrodsburgKY.com), KY | Founded in 1774, Harrodsburg is Kentucky’s oldest city and the coolest place in history. Sitting amidst four National Register Historic Districts in the heart of Kentucky’s famed Bluegrass region, it is home to a lineup of superlative attractions: Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, the largest restored Shaker community in America; Beaumont Inn, the state’s oldest family-operated country inn; Old Fort Harrod State Park with full-scale replica fort commemorating the first permanent settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains; the authentic 115-passenger Dixie Belle sternwheeler, providing an up-close view of one of the most unique ecosystems in the country at the geologically ancient Kentucky River Palisades; and an early American drug store at the circa 1865 Dedman’s Drugstore with original soda fountain. Authentic, affordable and family-friendly, Harrodsburg has a hometown atmosphere with streets lined with architectural treasures, shops spilling over with period crafts and restaurants dishing up traditional Southern cooking. facebook/Harrodsburg (https://www.facebook.com/pages/HarrodsburgMercer-County-Tourist-Commission/260238942507)