The Quoin Hotel

As you pull up at The Quoin Hotel, hand your car keys to the valet and step beneath the ‘1885’ stone set into the entrance, there’s a sense of stepping into a story. Once a gold bar safe deposit building, the beautiful brownstone has entered a new golden age. With mid-century modern furnishings, original fireplaces and vintage finds, this beautifully designed Wilmington boutique wears its history on its sleeve. After all, if these walls could talk, they would whisper of the presidents who have also set foot here.    
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Classic nods and contemporary notes are woven into the fabric of The Quoin interiors. Watch over the mellow buzz of Wilmington from your bedroom’s characterful arched windows. Aesop bathroom goodies and Lavazza espresso machines bring a touch of luxury as you take up residence in light-filled surrounds. Beyond the lobby is The Quoin Restaurant – a neighbourhood destination serving contemporary Italian cuisine with a focus on wood-fired cooking and seasonal ingredients. Take it to the Rooftop for cocktails with a view. Then slink into Simmer Down, the bank vault turned bar, where high society once stored its treasures.

There are gems to discover at every turn in Wilmington, The Quoin Hotel’s hometown. Picnic in Brandywine Park, picturing the bustle-dressed ladies who once strolled here, before a mini-voyage on a Wilmington & Western Railroad antique locomotive. Or spend an afternoon walking the sublime Nemours Estate, its gardens inspired by Versailles and its mansion now home to a vintage car collection. It was created by Alfred du Pont, whose family history is told in Hagley Museum & Library, while beautiful Bellevue State Park and arboretum is another du Pont pin on the map. Evenings call for arias at the Grand Opera House – on the stage where Buffalo Bill once cracked his whip.