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Gideon Ridge Inn
Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States · Independent · Accessible Luxury
A ten-room stone house on a ridge above Blowing Rock, begun in 1939 as a Boston summer retreat for the Lindau family, relatives of Moses and Bertha Cone, and finished in 1941. It became a B&B in 1982; the Milners bought it in 1984 and in 2000 opened The Restaurant at Gideon Ridge, a 2024 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant semifinalist. Writer Jan Karon wrote the inn's first brochure in 1994.
- 10 rooms
- Opened 1982
- Neighborhood: Blowing Rock Estates
About Gideon Ridge Inn
- Built 1939-1941 as a summer house for the Lindau family of Boston, relatives of Moses and Bertha Cone.
- The Restaurant at Gideon Ridge, opened in 2000 by Cobb and Cindy Milner, was a 2024 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurant.
- The Milner family has owned the ten-room inn since 1984, two years after it became a B&B.
History
Gideon Ridge Inn occupies a handsome stone house perched on a ridge above Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Construction of the ten-bedroom home began in 1939 and was completed in 1941; it was built as a summer retreat for the Lindau family of Boston, who sought a secluded mountain haven. The house remained a private residence until 1982, when it was purchased and converted into a small bed and breakfast.
In 1984 the Milner family acquired the property and undertook a careful restoration of the building and each of its ten guest rooms. In 2000, Cobb and Cindy Milner opened The Restaurant at Gideon Ridge, and the inn has since become known for both its intimate mountain hospitality and its farm-focused, seasonally changing cuisine.
The setting
6.2 miles from Julian Price Memorial Park.
Amenities
- Back porch with the hotel's best view, available to guests at any time
- Full service bar and restaurant open daily
- Breakfast available to inn guests every morning of their stay
- Dinner reservations for inn guests made at time of booking
- Priority booking outside the two week reservation restriction for inn guests
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