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‘One night is not enough’: Oak Hill Inn receives Mississippi’s Best Lodging of the Year Award – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper
‘One evening is just not sufficient’: Oak Hill Inn receives Mississippi’s Finest Lodging of the 12 months Award
Revealed 10:17 am Saturday, November 12, 2022
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From left, Go to Natchez Govt Director Devin Heath, Oak Hill Inn house owners Donald McGlynn and Doug Mauro, Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson and Jennie Guido of the Mississippi Tourism Affiliation. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Oak Hill Inn’s backyard, full with unique crops and a fountain crammed with goldfish, has made it stand out amongst lodgings all through the state and the world. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Leaders in tourism celebrated Mississippi’s finest Lodging of the 12 months Award recipient Oak Hill Inn at a reception there on Wednesday night. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Oak Hill Inn’s backyard, full with unique crops and a fountain crammed with goldfish, has made it stand out amongst lodgings all through the state and the world. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
Leaders in tourism celebrated Mississippi’s finest Lodging of the 12 months Award recipient Oak Hill Inn at a reception there on Wednesday night. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ — Oak Hill Inn isn’t any stranger to successful within the tourism and hospitality market. Awards from Journey Advisor’s Traveler’s Alternative beautify its partitions.
Nevertheless, the newest award that Oak Hill Inn house owners Donald McGlynn and Doug Mauro acquired got here as an entire shock.
“We knew nothing about it,” Mauro mentioned. “We didn’t even realize it even existed.”
Oak Hill Inn stood out amongst statewide entries for the Lodging of the 12 months Award for 2022 from the Mississippi Tourism Affiliation.
Not like Oak Hill Inn’s earlier awards chosen by the visitors who keep there nationally and internationally, the Mississippi Tourism Affiliation Award recipient was chosen by state leaders in tourism to honor those that reveal they know hospitality finest.
Go to Natchez, the native chief in advertising and marketing Natchez’s hospitality business to guests, nominated Oak Hill Inn for the award due to its standout status, Govt Director Devin Heath mentioned.
“It’s a big award for Oak Hill and for Natchez and we’re excited to formally announce and have a good time it,” Heath mentioned.
He advised Mauro and McGlynn the award was “well-deserved” at a reception for them at Oak Hill Inn on Wednesday night. Natchez gained over the duo, convincing them to purchase the 1835 antebellum home in 2004 and spend the subsequent two years restoring it.
Since then, they’ve gained over their visitors with Mauro’s distinctive gardening and landscaping and McGlynns phenomenal breakfast-making that everybody raves about, as seen by quite a few evaluations on Journey Advisor.
“Oak Hill Inn is such a particular place. You solely must be right here a couple of minutes to appreciate simply how stunning and particular this house is,” Heath mentioned. “Clearly, there are such a lot of visitors which have come to Natchez and really loved their expertise right here and several other who loved it a lot that due to the expertise that they had they’ve determined to maneuver right here. We respect you being our ambassadors.”
Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson mentioned he moved to Natchez after staying at Oak Hill Inn.
“I truly was a visitor right here within the mid-2000s,” he mentioned. “Having stayed right here and had breakfast right here and loved this royal therapy for myself, I can inform you this award is well-deserved. This is only one award on prime of many. We’re at top-of-the-line mattress and breakfasts in not solely the State of Mississippi and within the South however on the earth.”
Mauro mentioned lots of their visitors observe the river highway from Memphis to New Orleans and inform them that Natchez is their favourite cease alongside the best way.
“And we don’t argue as a result of it truly is one of the best,” he mentioned. “It’s stunning and has the whole lot. They might be right here in a single day however they arrive again to remain as a result of they really feel gipped and they’re gipped as a result of one evening is just not sufficient.”