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Let’s
bourbon.
Debuting in 2025, a hotel
for bourbon lovers.
Cheers
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The Trail Hotel Bardstown Kentucky

Pour on
the Charm

Set to open in 2025, the Trail Hotel is the world’s first and only bourbon-centric hotel. A newcomer that knows no boundaries when it comes to celebrating Kentucky’s favorite spirit, its 95 guest rooms (including eight imaginatively themed suites) bring boutique luxury to the heart of historic Bardstown, the “Bourbon Capital of the World.”

Top-Shelf Amenities

From a bourbon butler who arranges tours, tastings and transportation to our cozy bourbon library lounge, the hotel’s amenities and experiences are a nod to America’s native spirit.

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Bourbon
Degustation
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Complimentary
Wifi
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Golf
Simulator
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Swimming
Pool
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Bourbon Capital
of the World

Fueled by some of Kentucky's finest distilleries, Bardstown – aka the "Bourbon Capital of the World” – is the state’s second oldest city, and an essential stop on the legendary Bourbon Trail™.

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On the Trail

With 13 historic distilleries within a few miles of our front door, The Trail Hotel is an unrivaled homebase for authentic, slow-sippin’ Kentucky adventure.

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History

Aged & Updated to Perfection

Where better to open the world’s first and only bourbon-centric hotel than in the Bourbon Capital of the World? Naturally, we found a beloved (but long abandoned) building that once served as the town’s social epicenter and reimagined it for bourbon lovers.

History

Bardstown’s Architectural Gem

The building’s design was front page news in the Bardstown Kentucky Standard, which noted that while it was Modernist in character, it featured several Historicist details, including colonial lamps on the exterior and brick veneer with iron grillwork, to create an exterior that blended traditional and modern.

History

A Local Landmark, Reimagined

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, our Modernist building dates back to 1970, when it opened as the Holiday Inn Bardstown. It quickly became “an important and unique place in the life of the community,” hosting countless weddings, banquets, and business meetings.

At Your Service: A Bourbon Butler
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Exploring bourbon’s mecca is easy at the Trail Hotel, where our Bourbon Butler handles everything from dining reservations and transportation to distillery tours and tastings.

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Sights & Spirits

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