About Woodford Hotel

Experience the Best of Kentucky Bourbon and Equine Culture at The Woodford Hotel

The Woodford Hotel is the restored building that operated as the Hotel Woodford in downtown Versailles, KY from July 1881 to approximately 1913 — returned to its original use as a boutique hotel for the first time in over a century. Eight bourbon-themed suites and a private event space sit inside the original 19th-century building at 112 N Main Street. About 8 miles from Woodford Reserve, typically 12–15 minutes. About 7.4 miles from Keeneland and 8 miles from Blue Grass Airport, typically 10–15 minutes. Owner-operated.

A note for guests searching for “the Woodford Inn”: The Woodford Hotel at 112 N Main Street is a separate property from The Woodford Inn at 140 Park Street. The properties are unaffiliated, do not share ownership or operations, and reservations must be handled by the property with which they were booked. If you are looking for the restored 1881-era boutique hotel in downtown Versailles, with eight bourbon-themed suites and on-street parking at the corner of Main and Lexington, you are in the right place.

Heritage

Versailles, Kentucky was founded by Marquis Calmes — a Paris-educated French Huguenot, a warm friend of Lafayette from the Revolution, entombed in his own limestone pyramid three miles east of town. The city took its name from the French royal seat outside Paris.

Around that French-founded county, James Crow — the Scottish chemist who shaped modern bourbon — lived, worked, and is buried. His grave sits in Versailles Cemetery, Section B2, Lot 37, 1.2 miles from the hotel’s front door. The Old Crow Suite is named for him.

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Equine

The Woodford Hotel sits in the heart of Kentucky horse country. Keeneland Race Course is about 7.4 miles away—as little as 8 minutes in light traffic, typically 10–15 minutes depending on traffic. Blue Grass Airport is about 8 miles away, typically 10–15 minutes. The Kentucky Horse Park is about 22 miles away, typically 25–35 minutes. Coolmore’s stallion division and the working thoroughbred farms of Woodford County surround the property in every direction.

Bourbons

Our eight suites are themed for Kentucky bourbon brands and the people behind them. Woodford Reserve is about 8 miles away, typically 12–15 minutes. Castle & Key is about 11–12 miles away, typically 15–20 minutes. Buffalo Trace is about 15 miles away, typically 20–25 minutes.

Two doors down from the hotel, Amsden Bourbon Bar runs one of the deepest vintage bourbon programs in Kentucky.

Accommodations

Book a single suite or buy out the entire hotel. The buyout product sleeps 24 across 10 bedrooms — built for bourbon clubs, golf groups, corporate retreats, and family reunions. Pricing is dynamic. Direct booking is always the best rate.

Owner Eric Carrico is a Kentucky-based engineer and bourbon-tourism operator. Quoted by name on page 298 of Fred Minnick’s Bottom Shelf (2024). Featured on Bourbon Pursuit #259 (2020) and as Fred Minnick’s co-host with Graham McTavish (December 2023). Profiled by Visit Woodford, the official Woodford County tourism board, in December 2023.