Henry Clay Inn

Great place to stay. We rented the entire hotel for our wedding party and it was totally worth it. The deadline to cancel the room block is really early. Website presence is desperately needed. Booking was difficult for some guests.

This past week, my Fiancée and I spent a couple of days getting out of DC in the small town of Ashland, VA. We looked at the Henry Clay, as we like staying at smaller inns and B&Bs as opposed to big chain hotels where possible, and I especially like the proximity to the railroad tracks and downtown here.
The Inn is a great old Southern style building; even though it was built in 1992 it still has that southern charm of rocking chairs out on both porches. Our room was decently sized, and well appointed and decorated without being over the top or gaudy. My only complaint, and a minor one at that, is that for the room we were in (208), the mattress was a bit on the firm side for what I like, but other than that it was nice.
The staff here were all quite friendly and willing to help us get checked in and figure everything out. One interesting thing about this place is that there is no overnight staff; everyone leaves by 6pm, so with your room key they give you a key to the front door. They also have an on-​call number for emergencies, so you’re never completely left alone should the need for assistance arise.
In addition to the rooms and delightful porch for sitting, the Inn offers a decent continental breakfast, nothing spectacular, but perfectly adequate. They also have a nice small gift shop/​store with some local artwork, crafts, and other paraphernalia. The entire Inn is wireless, with a good signal, so you can get your internet and email fix should you need it.
Overall, the Henry Clay sits at a good central location for Ashland, and is well worth a visit for anyone planning on stopping through the town.

I recently spent a night here — the place is worth the visit.
The town of Ashland sits astride the Amtrak tracks– that is to say, the train tracks run right down the middle of town…
The Henry Clay Inn is the third version of the place to have the name. Since there was a Nascar thing going on over in Richmond, this was the only place available. It turned out to be a gorgeous B&B. The rooms were all good sized and the beds were amazingly comfortable.
The building is what you would expect to see in Virginia — big front porch with rocking chairs and such. The front desk folks were very helpful. There is a huge second story deck overlooking the train tracks and vintage train station. And yes, the trains run through quite often, two a day actually stop in Ashland. I had visions of the episode on «I Love Lucy» where they were staying in a motel and everytime the trains went by the whole place shook to pieces but you hardly felt or heard the trains.
There are some nice meeting rooms should you have the need and they put out a continental breakfast that was nice. There is a restuarant on premises but I did not have the chance to eat there.
The whole thing is very quaint and the entire place is wireless so you can get your email fix.
There was plenty of parking behind the Inn and you could walk just about anywhere in Ashland due to it’s central location.
Highly recommended.