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Altavista is uniquely equipped with an abundance of accommodations for both the business and leisure traveler.

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The General Store and Inn
534 Main Street
Altavista, VA  24517
434.309.1316; 434.309.1401 (fax)
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www.TheGeneralStoreandInn.com

In 2006, Dale and Lisa Moore purchased an old bank building on Main Street and renovated it into a premier café and gift Shop. The gift shop offers such premier lines as Vera Bradley, Pandora Jewelry, Crabtree and Evelyn, Yankee Candle and other gift lines. Dale, an entrepreneur who began his own business in Altavista (Moore’s Electrical and Mechanical), has a creative mind that loves to create new ideas and begin new businesses. In June 2008, another downtown building was available. As the outside renovation took place, Dale and Lisa brainstormed ideas for the business that it would house. In visiting many different Main Street communities, they often saw a general store that offered a variety of products, so the idea of The General Store developed. Dale quickly sketched out the plan for three rooms upstairs that are more upscale in their offerings to accommodate the business or out-of-town traveler. Each room can accommodate two guests. Each room comes equipped with a coffeemaker, coffee/tea, microwave, refrigerator, hairdryer, iron and iron board. The most unique amenity available in each room is a commercial sized treadmill.

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Comfort Suites
1558 Main Street
Altavista, VA 24517
434- 369-4000
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This Comfort Inn® hotel is conveniently located between Lynchburg and Danville, just off US 29. The Lynchburg Regional Airport is 20 miles away. Additional local points of interest include the Avoca Museum and Smith Mountain Lake and State Park. A variety of restaurants, cocktail lounges and specialty shops are located in the surrounding area. Alibi's, the on-site restaurant, is open for dinner Monday through Saturday. This location offers full-service amenities and features, including a free continental breakfast, free coffee, free local calls and a free weekday newspaper. Guests are invited to take advantage of the seasonal outdoor pool and picnic area. For business travelers, the hotel offers conveniences such as computer hook-ups and access to fax and copy services. There are 65 guestrooms available.

Days Inn
1557 Main Street
Altavista, VA 24517
(434) 369-4070

This 2-story hotel offers 66 guestrooms and is conveniently located for easy access to the downtown commercial district and US 29. A complimentary breakfast is served each morning. Recreational outlets include a spa tub and fitness facility. For business travelers, a business center, wireless Internet access, fax machine and high-speed Internet access are available. Guestrooms feature satellite television,  coffee/tea makers and shower/tub combinations. Services include housekeeping and wake-up calls.

 

Altavista Area Accomodations

 

Riverview Manor- Honey Shuck Cabin B&B
2097 Stoney Mill Rd.
Hurt, VA   24563                                                                                                              honeyshuckcabinweb
434-386-1095

Honey Shuck Cabin at Riverview Manor is just accross the Staunton River, outside of Altavista, and offers a delightfully quaint alternative to the hotel chain.  The cabin is newly constructed from two tobacco barns from an historic estate.  The logs are all hand hewn and date back to 1830.  There are 2 main rooms; living-kitchen, bedroom and bath, with a loft that has two twin beds that convert into a king, gas log iron stove, satellite TV, phone and DSL internet service, front and back porches, central heat and air, 2 person shower with 3 shower heads, a champagne bubble claw foot tub, and luxury bedding. The cabin was built and decorated with beautiful, cozy comfort in mind, using antiques, and quilts.The cabin sleeps four 

 

 

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    The scene is of Main Street Altavista, circa '40s, depicting Jimmy's Café, It was painted from an actual photograph taken during that time. The prints are priced at $30.00 each on high quality archival paper. The print may be viewed and purchased at the Medicine Shoppe, Altavista Art and Antiques, AOT Office on 2nd floor of Town Hall and will be for sale at the Giblet Jog on Thanksgiving Day at English Park. Start your holiday shopping early and take advantage of this nostalgic and affordable gift idea.

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    Jimmy's Cafe

    The scene depicted in this print is from approximately 1947/48 taken on Main Street in Altavista, VA. The owners, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Thomas (Mary Driskill), opened their first restaurant in 1929/30 at 814 Main Street, then sold it to Mickey James in 1931, due to the depression. The couple moved to Washington, D.C., where Mr. Thomas became a bus driver. The family moved back to Altavista in 1945 and opened "Jimmy's Cafe" in the building presently housing "The General Store and Inn", seen in this print. At one point in 1950 for 30 to 60 days, the owners also fed the National Guardsmen. In 1965, the owners built a new restaurant directly across the street from this one. One year after it was built, a cafeteria was constructed in the lower level. During this time, for eight years, the Thomas' also served around 14,500 meals to passengers at the Southern Station. From 1967 - 1972, chaperoned dances for teenagers were held in the lower level each Saturday, with as many as 475 in attendance each Saturday evening. There were as many as thirty employees at the peak of the business, with one working from the second week of the opening to its closing in June 1975.

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