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The Gist
New Hotel a Real " Lemon "
written by Georgianne Vecellio The Lemon Hotel in Paint Bank officially welcomes guests into their fruit-themed vacation spaces.
T
he property at Nine Hotel
Lane, Paint Bank has undergone
several different transformations:
it has been a hotel, a halfway
house, a private residence and a
hospital. Now, thanks to Nancy Mulheren and
her late husband, John, it is once again a hotel:
The Lemon Hotel.
Mulheren and her family live in their native
New Jersey, but have a love of Southwest
Virginia thanks to Roanoke College. After
graduation, she and her husband started buying
property in the area to have a place to go
for family vacations.
The Mulherens bought the neighboring
property and turned it into the Depot Lodge.
The property at Nine Hotel Lane was vacant
at that time, and was used as a storage area.
After owning it for 20 years, Nancy Mulheren
decided to turn it into a boutique hotel to
complement the Depot Lodge's more rustic
ambience. The process of renovating the derelict
building took several years, and the Lemon
Hotel officially opened in July 2021.
Why Lemon? The name pays homage to the
owner of the original hotel, a Mr. Lemon. Once
the name was decided, the logical decision was
to name the accommodations after fruit. They
hired a designer who created fruit-themed
rooms: Blueberry, Pear, Apple, Strawberry,
Peach and Grape. Each room features colors
and art that reflect its respective fruit.
The Lemon Hotel attracts guests from
Roanoke and Salem and their surrounding
areas, as well as Northern Virginia, New Jersey,
and southern West Virginia. Their busy season
has just begun, but there's plenty to time to
book your vacation.
Kendall Sperber, the hotel's general manager,
enjoys working at the hotel as much as
guests enjoy staying there. She has been known
to " hang out at the fire pit while guests tell me
what they did that day. "
The staff also includes Lynette Sherman,
executive chef, and Madi Haun, social media.
And don't forget about the hens in the Chick
Inn, who provide fresh eggs for the kitchen.
Mr. Lemon would approve. I
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