I have stayed at a few McMenamin’s hotels. Loved it. They take old, unused properties and make great beer locations with movie theaters and restaurants and pools. But I like the opposite approach too. Taking an old brewery and converting it to a hotel like the Hotel du Vin Henley-on-Thames, in Henley, England.
According to the L.A. Times travel section, “This boutique hotel’s brewery heritage beckons fermentation fans. Henley, about 35 miles west of London, is known for crew races on the River Thames. The Brakspears Brewery’s classical Georgian facade and many beams and pipes were preserved. The fermentation room and old malt house are now three private dining rooms. Room sizes vary, depending on what function once operated there. The Hotel du Vin said in an email that its rooms have “obviously been altered slightly to accommodate the basic amenities such as the bed, bathroom, desk, etc.” Suites have very large windows, and in some two-story double rooms, the bathroom is on a second floor. Rates from about $200 a night”
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