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Address
101 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23220
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Phone
+1 804-788-8000
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Website
jeffersonhotel.com
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About this place The Jefferson Hotel

The Jefferson Hotel is one of the great historic hotels of the American South — a Beaux-Arts landmark on Franklin Street that has been operating since 1895 and that has been restored to a standard of luxury that its original architects would have recognised as their vision realised. The hotel's iconic features — the Tiffany stained-glass skylights in the Palm Court, the sweeping marble staircase modelled on that of Tara in Gone with the Wind, the two-story grand salon — are genuinely extraordinary by any standard. The Jefferson has hosted every American president since the late nineteenth century and is the kind of hotel that generations of Virginians associate with significant occasions. For LGBTQ+ visitors, the Jefferson is LGBTQ+-welcoming in the way of a great hotel in a city that has increasingly embraced its queer community: there is no particular gay marketing, but the welcome is complete and the staff are trained and disposed to make all guests feel equally valued. The Franklin Street location puts the hotel at the edge of the Fan District, within walking distance of Fielden's and the VCU campus.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Food served Multilingual staff Walk-ins welcome

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Joe Skaggs
Joe Skaggs Jun 2026

They stopped serving food at 9 so I had to go somewhere else but it was a very nice place

Brian Heney
Brian Heney Jun 2026

The Jefferson is a classic hotel located near VCU and downtown Richmond. Offer valet service, have a spa, main restaurant with a bar called Lemaire, pub on lower level called TJ's, gym, concierge and lots of charm. Hotel is older, but everything is nice, clean and pretty classy...

k.scott phillips
k.scott phillips Jun 2026

Very good service, high quality bed and linens, good toiletries, beautiful and spacious rooms. Unpretentious and a bit of fun history. Lovely indoor heated saltwater pool. Would definitely stay again. This is a big step up from the nearby Hilton graduate for mature adults and families.

Dena Popienko
Dena Popienko Jun 2026
Ernest McCaleb
Ernest McCaleb Jun 2026

Could use a bit of modernizing, but that can be considered part of its charm. The toiletries are fantastic.

Peter Trauernicht
Peter Trauernicht Jun 2026
Cassidy Crust
Cassidy Crust Jun 2026

The comfiest bed I have ever slept on in a hotel/ away from home. 10/10! So fabulous and historic

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Last updated on 3 August 2026

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