Leaning against the exposed brick wall of my pretty suite at The Everett Hotel, I closed my eyes and imagined the captains of industry who had, in this very space, built a bank and contributed to the growth of Bryson City in the early 1900s. Stanley W. Black and D.K. Collins built and managed Bryson City Bank, one of the few small banks able to survive the financial crises in the early 30s and pay the depositors in full, occupying the Everett Street building from 1908 until the mid-1960s.
The Everett Hotel owners, hospitality entrepreneurs Ron LaRocque and Scott Mastej, renovated the first floor of the building in 2010 and opened The Cork & Bean, a coffee house and wine bar, which expanded to a full restaurant in 2013, and became The Bistro at The Everett Hotel in 2015. That year, the second and third floors were renovated as the hotel and rooftop terrace for hotel guests and the rest is history. “One side of the property was originally a bank and there were three original safes here and we utilize one of them in the dining room. There are inspection stickers dating back to 1914,” notes Ron.
This luxury boutique hotel with ten suites is a stalwart in the sweet mountain town of Bryson City, NC, with shopping, galleries, restaurants and fabulous mountain views.
The boutique hotel features ten luxury suites, each reflecting the deep history of the building and the heartfelt dedication of its caretakers.
Maintaining a historic hotel takes skill and expertise, with a load of TLC and gallons of Murphy’s Oil Soap.
“We find maintaining our property to be second nature,” says Ron LaRocque, who greeted me with a warm smile and the efficiency of a seasoned host.”We have a wonderful staff with established standards and procedures that make the achievement of this goal possible. We have enjoyed 100 percent sanitation scores since our opening, and this reflects our team’s effort to maintain our property.”
To keep the wood floors, doors and myriad of natural surfaces looking pristine, Ron shares that his team uses Murphy’s Oil to clean, then plenty of elbow grease to buff the wood dry, leaving it refreshed and rich-looking. He swears by microfiber towels for this job.
Returning to the hotel after a day out exploring Bryson City, guests will find a plate of home-baked cookies waiting in the guest lounge where tea, coffee and water bottles are provided. This daily baked cookie service started the first day they opened in 2015 and today, guests remember the warm cookies as a beacon of hospitality at The Everett Hotel.
This luxury boutique hotel with ten suites is a stalwart in the sweet mountain town of Bryson City, NC, with shopping, galleries, restaurants and fabulous mountain views. The boutique hotel features ten luxury suites, each reflecting the deep history of the building and the heartfelt dedication of its caretakers.