A quaint college town with two stoplights, Wilmore, Kentucky is home to Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary. Wilmore is halfway between Lexington and Harrodsburg, just off the stretch of U.S. Hwy 68 named one of America’s Most Spectacular Drives by National Geographic. Each year 25,000 people attend Wilmore’s Ichthus Festival, America’s oldest and longest-running Christian music festival. Lodging can be found downtown and in Nicholasville, as well as in south Lexington, which is less than 20 minutes away.
Asbury Inn is within walking distance of Asbury University, Asbury Theological Seminary, and Wilmore’s historic Main Street. All of the inn’s 27 rooms have cable TV, wireless Internet access, microwave, refrigerator, hairdryer and iron. An airport shuttle is available for a reasonable fee and an on-site business center is available to guests. Complimentary continental breakfast includes a waffle-maker and sausages. Guests are welcome to use the seminary’s exercise facilities, including racquetball courts, weight machines, gym and exercise equipment.
The Holiday Inn Express in Nicholasville is an 11-minute drive from Wilmore. Guests enjoy the heated indoor pool and fitness center. The complimentary breakfast bar includes hot items and numerous restaurants are within a half-mile, including Applebee's Neighborhood Grill. Morning newspapers, local calls and wireless Internet access are all included. All rooms have a hairdryer, coffee maker, microwave, refrigerator, cable/satellite TV and iron. The suites have whirlpools and sofa-beds. Guests travelling on business appreciate the 24-hour business center and being able to walk to Office Depot, directly behind the inn.
Just 11 minutes from Wilmore, the Super 8 in Nicholasville is an interior corridor hotel. Standard amenities include free local calls, breakfast, and high-speed wireless Internet access. The cable TV includes premium channels HBO, CNN and ESPN. Each room has a hairdryer, iron and coffeemaker. The parking lot has outside outlets and accommodates trucks and buses. Super Walmart is within a mile and Lexington’s Fayette Mall is a 20-minute drive from the hotel.
Guests at the Comfort Suites in Lexington appreciate the business center with copy and fax machines for work, and the indoor heated pool, hot tub and exercise room for play. Each suite has a refrigerator, sofa-bed, microwave, coffee maker, iron, hairdryer and free wireless Internet access. The cable/satellite TV includes pay-per-view movies. Guests are offered a complimentary breakfast and newspaper. Applebees Neighborhood Grill is next door, the Blue Grass Airport is three miles away, and Wilmore is a 17-minute drive down scenic Highway 68. There is a $40 per night charge for pets.
