Grand opening held for new boutique lodge at Snowshoe Resort

SNOWSHOE, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A new ski time has appear with deluxe new lodging at Snowshoe Resort.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday declared the grand opening of the Corduroy Lodge. According to a release from the governor’s place of work, it’s “a freshly constructed boutique lodge adjacent to the present Corduroy Inn at Snowshoe Vacation resort.”

Between the expansion’s features are a 48,000-sq.-foot resort and convention middle, including a banquet hall that can in shape up to 300 people today. It is positioned on the best flooring of the developing and officers panoramic, unobstructed sights of the Allegheny Mountains.

The Corduroy Inn and Lodge gives 42 visitor units, which includes Studio Hotel Rooms, Loft Units, 1-bed room and two-bedroom suites.

“Today is a wonderful day for West Virginia tourism,” Justice said in a launch. “And although I despise that the COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from getting equipped to all get collectively to celebrate this good accomplishment, I could not be a lot more very pleased of everyone included in making this a fact. From the West Virginia architects and design company who designed the enhancement feasible, to the hardworking team who will continue to keep this position up and running for a long time to occur, congratulations. I can’t wait to stop by and tour the services shortly.”

David and Kristin Billings, homeowners of the Corduroy Inn and Lodge, said “When we invested in this undertaking, it was essential to us to choose equally an architect firm and a builder based in West Virginia. Doing the job with Adam from Omni Architects out of Fairmont and Derick from Paramount Builders out of Charleston has been a quite smooth practical experience this earlier year and 50 %. They sent this new hotel on time and on spending plan, which is a excellent feat, primarily supplied the problems of the pandemic. This new hotel and function venue will build long lasting reminiscences for lots of people for years to appear. We are so grateful to have this possibility to make investments in Snowshoe, WV, our house-absent-from-home.”

In accordance to the release, the expansion project was manufactured possible by many partners, including Stone Lender, Omni Associates of Fairmont, and Paramount Builders of Charleston.

“The Corduroy Inn and Lodge is a receiver of the West Virginia Tourism Progress Act tax credit application, which encourages entrepreneurs and firms to produce and extend tourism enhancement tasks in West Virginia that showcase the wealth and attractiveness the point out has to offer,” the release states.

Design on the new challenge started in spring 2019 and done just in time for the 2020/2021 winter season ski time at the vacation resort.

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