Difference between revisions of "Capital Hotel"
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The luxury hotel often lodged the national press corps during the Clinton administration. | The luxury hotel often lodged the national press corps during the Clinton administration. | ||
| − | The Capital Hotel houses two restaurants, [[Ashley's]] and the [[Capital Bar and Grill]]. | + | The Capital Hotel houses two restaurants, [[Ashley's]] and the [[Capital Bar and Grill]]. [[Lee Richardson]], executive chef at Ashley's, subscribes to the philosophy of the slow food movement and serves locally produced fruits, vegetables, and meats whenever available. He buys Gloucester Old Spot hogs from Ragan Sutterfield's [[Adama Farms]], for instance, because lean varieties of pork "doesn't taste like pigs anymore." |
The Capital Hotel underwent a two-year, $24 million restoration effort in 2005, and reopened on November 19, 2007. The hotel is owned by prominent Little Rock investment banker [[Warren Stephens]] and its chief operating officer is [[Michael Chaffin]]. | The Capital Hotel underwent a two-year, $24 million restoration effort in 2005, and reopened on November 19, 2007. The hotel is owned by prominent Little Rock investment banker [[Warren Stephens]] and its chief operating officer is [[Michael Chaffin]]. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * [http://www.capitalhotel.com/index.php Homepage of the Capital Hotel] | + | *[http://www.capitalhotel.com/index.php Homepage of the Capital Hotel] |
[[Category:Hotels]] | [[Category:Hotels]] | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 25 March 2008
The Capital Hotel is an historic Victorian lodging facility in downtown Little Rock. The hotel offers 126 rooms to guests.
The Capital Hotel first opened in 1876 in a former office and retail building at the corner of Markham & Louisiana streets. At its christening ceremony an unknown local Little Rock woman noted, "I can think of no name more appropriate than The Capital Hotel, as it is a capital enterprise located in a capital building, which will do honor to the capital of the state." It has been said that Ulysses S. Grant once rode his horse into the hotel's massive main elevator during an 1880 visit to Little Rock.
The luxury hotel often lodged the national press corps during the Clinton administration.
The Capital Hotel houses two restaurants, Ashley's and the Capital Bar and Grill. Lee Richardson, executive chef at Ashley's, subscribes to the philosophy of the slow food movement and serves locally produced fruits, vegetables, and meats whenever available. He buys Gloucester Old Spot hogs from Ragan Sutterfield's Adama Farms, for instance, because lean varieties of pork "doesn't taste like pigs anymore."
The Capital Hotel underwent a two-year, $24 million restoration effort in 2005, and reopened on November 19, 2007. The hotel is owned by prominent Little Rock investment banker Warren Stephens and its chief operating officer is Michael Chaffin.
