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Hotel 24 South

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Our Wedding

First trip to SWVA! Natural Tunnel with my parents in May 2022!

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FAQs

Set your GPS for: 35 South New Street Staunton, VA This takes you to the parking deck and avoids the weekend road closures in downtown Staunton!

Hotel24

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport is the closest airport to the venue. It’s about 45 minutes away and offers direct flights to the following hubs: Atlanta (ATL), Charlotte (CLT), New York – LaGuardia (LGA), Washington D.C. – Dulles (IAD), Philadelphia (PHL), Orlando (MCO). There are rental cars available from Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Avis.

Charlottesville Airport

If air travel isn’t your thing, there’s an Amtrak station a few blocks from the Hotel24 venue. You can catch an train and connect at the Richmond station to get there.

Amtrak Staunton

Travel and Accommodations

The downtown area of Staunton VA is a gorgeous town with lots of local shops, art galleries, antique shops, and restaurants to explore. Sarah and I fell in love with the town and it became our favorite date location! (Aren’t we so cute?) Our wedding room rate can be booked following the website here: https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=14254&nights=2&checkin=4/26/2024&group=4832918&lang=en-us

Downtown Staunton

A cute little museum right down the street from the venue. Nurse your hangover at a quiet place before getting yelled at by curators for taking selfies with a bust of the 28th president.

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum

Located directly next to Hotel24, catch a play or show at the world’s only recreation of Shakespeare’s own 300- seat indoor theatre! Thespians, acoustics, history…. I swear it’s not as boring as it sounds. 

Blackfriars Theater

Like cars? Like old stuff? How about both? Come look at old cars or whatever. At “The Finest Garage In The South” visitors can see an ever-changing collection of rare and exciting vehicles spanning nearly 100 years. Make sure to call about reservations!

Bruce A. Elder Antique And Classic Automobiles

Do you yearn for the smells of patchouli and superheated silicates? Come watch a hippie teach tourists how to blow glass! Sunspots is one of Sarah and I’s favorite stores in Staunton offering gorgeous tchotchkes and jewelry of the fancy glass variety. 

Sunspots Studios Live Glassblowing and Gift Gallery

Tired of terrestrial libations? Same bro, same. Ciders from Mars is the only source of very dry to semi-sweet ciders that are actually from Mars. Seriously! They can’t just lie about that sorta stuff, you know? They also have trivia nights, music, and a local vendors day on Saturdays.

Ciders From Mars

Sip on local wines, munch on tasty charcuterie, and grab a bottle or two to bring back to the hotel to share with the bride and groom. Lord knows we’ll need it after all this wedding planning. Have you ever done this stuff before? Just elope to the Caribbean or something - seriously. Oh, and they also have good grilled cheese sandwiches. 

Yelping Dog Wines

While your in Staunton buying us last minute gifts, be sure to check out some of the fantastic local restaurants. A few of our favorites are Zynodoa, Aioli, Glorias Pupuseria, and Blu. Remedy Burgers,  Mill Street Grill, Shenandoah Pizza, and Byers Street Bistro are pretty great for casual bites. The By and By has some of the best coffee in town and Split Banana is the place to go for ice cream. Man, I shouldn’t have written this on an empty stomach…

Franklin & Sarah

Franklin & Sarah

F&S

Drinks and Warm Welcomes

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Brunch