FARMINGTON, Pa.
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort completed a 15-month long, $30 million renovation that is the largest project of its kind in the resort's 28-year history.
The robust improvements feature dramatic floor-to-ceiling upgrades spread across three phases, including four of the resort's six lodging options, the 32,000-square-foot Executive Conference Center and public spaces. The 2,000-acre luxury resort located southeast of Pittsburgh also opened a Holistic Healing Center, Holistic Garden and a 3,000-foot-long dueling zip line at the resort's Adventure Center.
Transformation of 263 of the resort's 318 guest rooms began in December of 2013. The spacious and elegant Chateau Lafayette guest rooms feature vaulted ceilings, dramatic chandeliers, architectural detailing and marble fixtures. Each of the 124 Chateau rooms received new windows, carpeting, furnishings and luxurious drapery and linens, and adopted a warmer color scheme of spearmint, salmon and celadon.
The Chateau Lafayette corridors now showcase custom-made wall sconces to mimic the carpeting and wall covering design. Appointed with warm, nature-inspired furnishings and decor, Nemacolin's Original Lodge and Lodge Annex accommodations underwent extensive remodeling, including refurbished patios, window and door replacements, new carpeting, furnishings, drapery and linens.
The resort's Presidential Suite—located on the Club Floor of the Chateau Lafayette—was designed to be unlike any other accommodation on property, costing $1 million alone to upgrade, and featuring grand furnishings, lavish bedding, private balcony access and vanishing television displays built into the bathroom mirrors.
Guest service upgrades included a state-of-the-art phone integration solution featuring colored touch screen applications, high-tech Smart Card room entry technology and complimentary wake-up service coffee stations were designed on each floor of the Lodge.
Work on the resort's 32,000 square foot Conference Center began in the fall of 2014. Baccarat Chandeliers, retractable wall systems, wood refurbishing, velvet drapery and lux wool carpeting imported from Great Britain have transformed the resort's 4,080 square foot Grand Ballroom space, which is one of the resort's most popular corporate and wedding venues. The renovation also included a new landscape transformation of the room's attached patio which added an additional 2,200 square feet. The resort's 200-seat Lecture Hall is the most impressive upgrade as the space was gutted and rebuilt.
The Nemacolin and Sequoia spaces which each feature six breakaway meeting rooms, Club Room, Hardy Boardroom and Joseph's, all received new decor upgrades, while outdoor spaces such as the Lafayette Gardens and Plaza Deck were enhanced with hardscaping, outdoor furniture and landscape features. New banquet menus and furniture promise a ramped-up culinary experience.
The Chateau Lafayette Lobby and Tea Room show off dramatic upgrades featuring timeless design elements including new furniture, painted ceilings, carpet and drapery. From the Nemacolin Galleries to the Hardy Library, to the resort's Sundry Shop and the new "speakeasy" themed Cigar Bar, nearly every corridor on the main floor of the resort underwent an aspect of remodeling.
Digital television kiosks were added throughout the property to enhance the guest experience. Property maps, group functions, daily events and hours of operations for the resort's 70 amenities are now featured 24/7.
Over the past year, the resort also invested in added amenities including a four-room Holistic Healing Center with services ranging from acupuncture to healing meditation under the direction of qualified therapists, educators, fitness trainers and medical professionals.
The Holistic Garden opened in July of 2014 as an extension of the resort's wellness efforts. Featuring over 50 produce and herb varieties, and the beginnings of a vineyard, the garden is open for guests to walk through and is utilized heavily by the resort's culinary team.
The resort also opened the 3,000-foot Fatbird SuperFlyer dueling zip lines at the Adventure Center and added the Nemacolin Experience Department, a full-service concierge team.
