Located in the historic Miller and Rhoads Department Store building, this hotel is truly in the heart of downtown, though there's not much left of the beloved local store except the sign on the building. The lobby, painted a sunny yellow with complementary earth tones, is warm and welcoming, with comfy lounge seating, a bar, and restaurant. The hotel is directly across the street from the...
For generations the Miller & Rhoads department store was such a landmark that its prominent clock (now in the Valentine Richmond History Center) was everyone's favorite spot to rendezvous -- as in, "Meet me under the clock." But suburban stores stole its clientele, and M&R closed its doors for the last time in 1990. The building sat empty until 2009, when it reopened with 133 condominiums above...