The Gin Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Stonewall Jackson House

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Property entrance
Lunch, dinner, brunch served; American cuisine, alfresco dining
Reception
Property amenity
Lunch, dinner, brunch served; American cuisine, alfresco dining

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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30 South Main Street, Lexington, VA, 24450
  • Place, Washington and Lee University
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Virginia Military Institute
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, VMI Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Hot Springs, VA (HSP-Ingalls Field)
    ‪67 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(52 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(25 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Lexington

City center stay.With a stay at this Lexington hotel, you'll be steps from Stonewall Jackson House and a 5-minute walk from Washington and Lee University. Lee Chapel and Museum and Virginia Military Institute are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Washington and Lee University - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Stonewall Jackson House - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Lee Chapel and Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Virginia Military Institute - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • VMI Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Roanoke Regional Airport (ROA) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Cook Out - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Brew Ridge Taps - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Heliotrope Brewery - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Gin Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel

3-star hotel near Stonewall Jackson House
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A fitness center, a terrace, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly The Gin Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Lexington hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 39 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Built in 1926
  • To-go breakfast (free)
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Conference space
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Gin Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel offers 39 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. 36-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Golf
  • Gym

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 4 accessible parking spaces
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 36-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB International, Union Pay, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice).

Property is also known as

Robert E Lee Hotel Lexington
Robert E Lee Hotel
Robert E Lee Lexington
Robert E Lee Hotel
The Gin Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection Hotel
The Gin Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection Lexington
The Gin Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection Hotel Lexington

The Gin Hotel, an Ascend Collection Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 523 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 316 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 96 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 1000 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Carly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms need some updating. Need plugs near bed stands.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

HAROLD, CHARLESTON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this old hotel. Walkable and so convenient to Washington and Lee campus. Grab and go breakfast very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Gin Hotel is a beautifully refurbished "Grand" Hotel in a small Virginia town. Located on Main Street in downtown Lexington, it is two blocks from Washington and Lee University and five blocks from the Virginia Military Institute. Lexington's Main Street has been reinventing itself each year over the fifty-five years since I graduated from W&L and it is now populated with unique shops, craft stores and restaurants. The hotel is quiet, clean and well maintained. Unlike when I was in Lexington in the late 1960s, the town is ringed with the usual collection of mid-level hotel chains. These are all fine hotels but ones like these can be found in virtually every town in the US. Staying in historic downtown Lexington (for the same price) is so much more fun!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel. Great customer service both check in & check out Great location. Awesome restaurants with in walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Erica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bed uncomfortable room hot
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Charming stay; Definitely will do it again

Room was clean and large. Hotel is very quaint and great atmosphere. Wonderfully easy and nice breakfast. Charming building. The bed was not that comfortable but sometimes that’s a personal preference…. The location downtown is fabulous and there is a balcony restaurant that’s a must. Personnel very nice and rooms are reasonably priced.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Sewickley

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel with great dining.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was looking for a place to stay for my birthday and found the Gin. Loved the style and history. I also had dinner at the restaurant which was a great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

virginia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed linens nice, bed clean and comfy. Carpet in room filthy, smelled bad. Noisy did get a room change which helped Lobby is beautiful but rooms need updates, a shame because it is a really neat hotel. Front attendant not very friendly, overall a 2/3 rating I would not go back again Sorry. Plus price was higher than elsewhere, could have gotten better for less money. But this hotel looked so cool, very dissapointing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stylish historic hotel

We stayed at the Gin when we dropped our son off at W&L. The mattress was average and the electrical outlets are minimal, but the location, style, and hotel bar overlooking downtown more than made up for any deficiencies. We will be back for another bees knees soon.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check-in, comfortable room, and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kiffani

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perfect location!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice boutique hotel

Very cute boutique hotel. Small parking behind the hotel so you do have to walk around front, nice staff in the lobby. They offer a grab and go breakfast. Only thing is the outlets in our room at least were not near the bed to plug phones in we had them across the room. But we would stay again, close to shopping and nice restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emanuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great , friendly, accommodating staff. Beautiful old building
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
At check in and check-out they were very friendly. The room was clean and comfortable. There were enough towels for all 4 of us and a great shower.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Vandana

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the updated room and especially the large walk in shower. The room was very clean. I had a wonderful dinner at the Juniper restaurant in the hotel. My meal was excellent. All the staff was very friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lonnie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025