HotelChatter - Greenwood

Second Time Around, These Delta Shotgun Houses Gave Us The Blues

juliab — 2011-08-01T12:10:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/tallahatchieflatsfdclouds.jpg" class="top"> All this week, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/juliab">Julia Buckley</a> will be taking us down the Blues trail in the Mississippi Delta and giving us the lowdown on the hotel scene. So kick off your blue suede shoes and get comfy. Its almost exactly two years since we visited the Mississippi Delta to follow the Blues trail, and we were so entranced by what we found there that weve spent the last two years fantasizing about a return. Finally, two weeks ago, we made it out there, and for old times sake, we chose the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/21/115024/561/hotels/Back_To_Basics_Shotgun_Style_Inside_The_Tallahatchie_Flats">Tallahatchie Flats</a> in lovely little Greenwood as our first stop. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/21/115024/561/hotels/Back_To_Basics_Shotgun_Style_Inside_The_Tallahatchie_Flats">Last time, we adored it</a> comfy bed, gorgeous setting and, the Flats jewel

Buy Everything But The Bed (But Try The Bed) At The Alluvian

londontown — 2009-08-25T16:45:14-05:00

We’re always suckers for hotel tat – whether it’s nicking a pen and notebook from the room, buying branded crockery or saving up for one of those Kimpton animal print bathrobes.

So imagine our excitement when we popped in to see the posh Alluvian hotel in Greenwood, Mississippi and found that, as well as the beds in the rooms (which we couldn’t hunker down on, what with not being hotel guests), there’s a bedroom for visitors to try out in the hotel shop across the road.

Back To Basics, Shotgun Style: Inside The Tallahatchie Flats

londontown — 2009-08-21T15:59:38-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=34928757001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. Not only can it make you think fondly of the bad times (Wham! reunion, anyone?), it can also make spending the night in a little shotgun house off a cornfield in the Mississippi Delta sound like a good idea. So when we found out about the Tallahatchie Flats - a collection of six original plantation cottages, transported to a field outside Greenwood, Mississippi - we had to go straight there. Room Reaction: We asked for the cheapest cottage which costs $65 but the manager/all-round man about the flats, Les, upgraded us to the bigger Red House, worth $85, because hed already turned

Dirty South Oven Maker Also A Hotel Maker

juliana — 2006-08-03T13:32:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/alluvian.jpg">[Ed. Note: Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/tim%20leffel">Tim Leffel</a> got all Betty Crocker on us, checking out some high-end ovens only to discover they were made in Mississippi. Naturally, when you follow the oven, you're bound to find a hotel. Er..not quite but read on to find out what hotel is worth a stop down South.] Greenwood, Mississippi has a population of only 17,344 and one substantial employer. But when that employer is an upscale appliance maker, a swanky boutique hotel starts to make lots of sense. <a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060701/index.html">Inc. Magazine</a> is not a publication we normally turn to for advice on hip boutique hotels, but a story on the hometown of Viking Range caught our eye. The high-end stove company was