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The Aleksander House: an 1882 historic inn in the heart of Old Louisville, Kentucky about us & our guests |
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Besides running her bed and breakfast, Ms Hinchliff writes and blogs in Louisville, Kentucky as well as on line at Examiner.com, Eye on Life Magazine, Pink magazine, Hubpages, and the Louisville Bed and Breakfast Blog. She co-authored Room at the
Table, a cookbook for The Bed and Breakfast Association of Kentucky for which she won their president's award in 2008.
She also is webmaster for and posts on the Louisville Bed and Breakfast Association blog.
She is currently
working on a memoir titled Operatic Divas and Naked Irishmen: An Innkeeper's Tale, a humorous and
poignant account of how an admittedly asocial retired school teacher reinvents herself as an Innkeeper.
In this intimate and engaging memoir, she candidly
writes about her challenging eighteen year journey of self-discovery. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky where she still runs
her bed and breakfast. You can also find her blogging at: the Business and Creative Women's Forum and A Memorable Time of My Life
Check out the Aleksander House on FaceBook
About the Innkeepers
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Nancy Hinchliff, the Innkeeper/owner of the
Aleksander House, taught school in Chicago before moving to Louisville in 1995. After teaching in Chicago's inner-city highschools
for twenty years, she returned to the university to work on her PH.D. in Education. where she taught Highschool Teaching Methods
and Curriculum and Instruction. Upon retirement, she moved to Louisville and bought an 1882 Victorian home in historical "Old
Louisville".
Chandra Cadwallader, asst. Innkeeper, attends the Culinary Arts
School at Sullivan University, with a double major in chefing and hotel management. She has been with the Aleksander House since
June, 2010 as assistant to the Innkeeper.
John Richardson, Asst. to the Innkeeper, since April 2011, holds
an Arts degree in Photography and is now attending Sullivan University, finishing up the basics for a degree in Pharmacy.
About The Aleksander House
"When I first saw the Aleksander House, it was not a bed and
breakfast. It was a 4200 sq ft single family Victorian Italianate home in the 3rd largest preservation area in the United
States, "Old Louisville". It was spacious and friendly and seemed well-suited to entertain over-night guests. So the
idea of creating a bed and breakfast was feasible.
It took almost a year for me to convert it. I had to deal with
The Department of Inspections, Licenses, and Permits, The Health Department, The Fire Marshall, The Historical Presevation
Society and the City and State Revenue Cabinets, to name a few. New locks, emergency lighting, parking facilities, door closures,
etc had to be installed. And workers of all kinds came and went. Some were dependable and some were honest.
Eventually The Aleksander House Bed and Breakfast was created, an intimate, romantic place of lodging. I named it Aleksander after my grandson. Inside, the rooms are named after other members of my family, as is the garden." (excerpt from my memoir). *********
To find out what's going on in and around the Aleksander House and Old Louisville, check out our blog: InnNotes. We frequently post recipes and information related to our Inn, our guests, events, travel and the innkeeping business. We would love it if you left a comment. And don't forget to "follow" me while you're there. Contact us: phone: 502-637-4985 email: alekhouse@aol.com
I have guests visiting my Inn from all over the world, the majority of course are from the United States,
just about every state in the Union. I think some of the most fun we've had at my Inn is when families or groups of ladies
come to visit. The house rings with laughter and the conversation at breakfast is pretty lively.
We had a great time here New Year's Eve (2011) this year. We booked a fun group of eight couples from different
areas in Kentucky. Chandra and I made Lasagna, a wonderful Caesar salad, and crusty garlic bread, which was gobbled up before
we served warm Blackberry Cobbler topped with Vanilla ice cream. Below is a picture of the group.
Five ladies from Indiana got together at our place to enjoy a week-end get-away. They booked one of our
packages, a Girlfriends Get-away, with massages for all. They had a great time and we really enjoyed having them
here.
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