Lost in Time at the Linden Row Inn

By Adam Groffman

During my time traveling around the world, I’ve noticed how important it is for hotel rooms—or accommodation in general—to have a personality. In this era of AirBnB, hostels, hotels and design hotels, sometimes it’s hard to differentiate one place from another and you then miss out on special places while staying in cookie-cutter rooms. During my road trip around the Washington D.C./Virginia area, I ended up in a historical hotel in Richmond, the famous Linden Row Inn. A hotel where it was easy to feel lost in time.

The first thing you see when you enter the hotel is a sort of living room with old computers and vintage furniture, an introduction that reflects the whole design of the suites, most of them decorated with original, historical furniture. Once…