Graystone Inn Wilmington, North Carolina Experience Turn of the Century Elegance at this Wilmington historic landmark. Contact Info | Email this page to a Friend | Additional Pages... Reservation Request Form Special Packages   Availability Search: See which rooms are available during your stay. Check in: Check out: Powered by Webervations Clear search results Rooms Available from  to

Graystone Inn, originally "The Bridgers Mansion", was built in 1905-1906 by Elizabeth Haywood Bridgers, widow of Preston L. Bridgers, local merchant and son of Robert Rufus Bridgers, past president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, founder of the Wilmington/Weldon Railroad, and two time representative to the Confederate Congress. An historic landmark and one of the most elegant structures in Wilmington, the Inn is under new ownership and has undergone extensive renovations, returning the site to its "turn of the century grandeur".

The spacious sunlit Parlor and Sitting Room, features comfortable sofas, chairs and period antiques. The adjoining Music Room, holding a baby grand piano, stunning mahogany-paneled Library, and elegantly set dining room all complete the vast ground floor of the Inn.

Made of hand-carved oak and rising three stories, the grand Renaissance-style staircase envelopes the Ballroom. The exquisite garden and terraces provide a most relaxing atmosphere year round.

Among the renovations is the addition of a fitness center. Each room now has a private bath, most with clawfoot tubs, telephones with voice mail, PC Data port, and cable TV, and all contain period furnishings, exquisite draperies, and fine pima linens, towels and robes. Fireplaces grace five of the bedrooms, and queen size sleeper sofas compliment the sitting rooms of the two luxurious suites. The romantic honeymoon suite, with views of the Cape Fear River, has a walk-in shower and clawfoot tub - both built for two.

The Graystone Inn has frequently been used as a set for motion pictures and television, and lists many notable personalities among its guests. The Inn is also a popular setting for weddings, receptions, meetings and events, while comfortably accommodating 150 guests.

Graystone Inn is a member of the following associations:
   North Carolina Bed & Breakfasts and Inns Association
   Wilmington's Historic Bed & Breakfasts and Inns

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