In The Press
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In The Press
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We're winners of 2020 Minority Business Of The Year: see this video by the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce - WATCH
Clevedale is often featured in local and world press outlets:
Forbes: Bubbles, Tree Houses, And Cranes: 25 Surprising Places To Sleep Around The World
Forbes: 7 Black-Owned Hotels Across The U.S. To Visit On Your Next Road Trip
Discover South Carolina: Southern Hospitality at South Carolina's Bed and Breakfasts
Travel Noire: Meet The Couple Behind This Black-Owned Luxury Bed & Breakfast
COVID
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COVID
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SAFE PRACTICES FOR COVID-19
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Experiencing cabin fever? Then come to a safe haven and watch movies, play board games, walk the gardens, have a picnic in the arbor, drink cocktails….enjoy some time away here with us.
Of course life isn’t what it used to be. Here are a few extra precautions we are taking in response to COVID-19 to ensure your safety.
Although we have the skills and tools to keep our inn pristine and clean and our food fresh and safe, we also have partnered with a local cleaning company.
All rooms and suites will be sanitized thoroughly and then remain unoccupied for 24 hours prior to and after all reservations to insure safety.
In order to support optimum “physical distancing” and “best practices” protection, we greet you with a mask and Namaste, the Hindu greeting meaning "I bow to the divine in you." Please be advised that temperature checks take place prior to entering the homestead for check in.
We are close by when needed as we reside on the property and always are available via cell phone.
We encourage everyone to respect “social distancing” and resist unnecessary interpersonal interactions. Smiles are always appreciated.
Extra hand sanitizer is available all around the homestead and we encourage you to bring and use your own. Extraordinary sanitizing of public areas is our priority too.
To further maximize protections, we follow the Governor's mandate to wear masks and gloves when serving breakfast. Our a la carte menu is available to all guests every day at before 10:00AM. At Check-in, you are asked your breakfast time so to stagger guests. We have eliminated all self service areas for your safety.
We have loosened our rule that restricted "bringing in food." You are welcome to bring meals back to the inn and enjoy clean open space on our two porticos or in the garden picnic areas. All tables and chairs are set at a safe 6' distance apart. Please do not dine in guest rooms and kindly dispose of all dining refuse in the outdoor bins located in each picnic areas. Please support our local restaurants by ordering ahead for pick up. Or with reservations, you can choose one of our picnic meals. This helps you avoid lines, crowds or other physical interface in town.
We encourage you to clean your hands before and after using books, movies, board games and anything in the shared areas.
For the safety of staff, guest rooms are not entered during your stay and are cleaned 24 hours after check out. If you need extra towels or personal amenities, you need only to text and we will deliver to the door of your room. If you have an unusual accident (spill something, etc) that requires cleaning, of course contact us.
Thank you for entrusting us with your time away.
Be well and stay safe,
P&P
History
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Clevedale, once a thriving 440 acre farm, was first named in the latter 19th century by Jesse Franklin Cleveland. He was a descendant of the Cleveland family that traces its roots to a tract of land in North Riding of Yorkshire, England which produced such notables as Moses Cleaveland, the founder of Cleveland, Ohio, and Steven Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. The original dwelling, facing South, was built in the 1790s. Shortly before World War I in 1913, the current structure was razed as a wedding gift for Conrad Cleveland, Sr. and his wife, Louise. As the story goes, Louise disliked country living so much that a home in downtown Spartanburg was built and Clevedale became their vacation property. Louise and Conrad had two children, Conrad Jr. and Elisabeth.
The current homestead, of colonial design, is accented by stately pillars on the front portico. The outbuildings, especially the greenhouses, reflect the interest of Conrad Cleveland, Jr., who, among a variety of artistic avocational pursuits, was an avid horticulturist. Conrad, Jr., claimed Clevedale as his home from the mid-1940s until his death in 1985, after which the property was sold to the developer of Hawk Creek and later businessman Hugh Brown took ownership.
In January 2012, Clevedale was purchased by Pontheolla Mack Abernathy and Paul Roberts Abernathy. Pontheolla, a native of South Carolina, had a desire to own and operate a bed and breakfast since her collegiate days at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. That dream, shared by her husband, Paul, who hails from St. Louis, Missouri, has come to fulfillment in Clevedale Historic Inn and Gardens. "The property had good bones thus renovating this Southern lady would be my pleasure," stated Pontheolla. The renovations took a year and half. Upon wrapping up renovations, the Abernathys got a visit from Elisabeth Cleveland Welch. "I wanted to come see my birthplace. On the night I was born, the train nearby broke down and my dad walked to the train to invite passengers into this house for tea," she recounted. Elisabeth died shortly thereafter, however the story told was filed in the back of Pontheolla's mind. Seven years after owning Clevedale, Pontheolla and Paul added a 1947 Southern Railway caboose to the property in keeping with Elisabeth's story and Spartanburg's Hub City history.
Clevedale is situated a half mile from Warren H. Abernathy Boulevard, named for the state director for the late James Strom Thurmond, the long-serving United States Senator for South Carolina. Though bearing no relation, Pontheolla and Paul feel this fortuitous coincidence harbors an especial blessing on their venture.