Innkeepers Chef Chaz and Dana recently moved to Hickory from
Wolcott, Connecticut. They met fifteen years ago while attending the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY., and were married five years later in Bermuda, at the oldest church in the western hemisphere. Currently Dana has a career in sales, but primarily in accounting, while Chaz has worked as an advertising company's graphic designer and chef at many fine establishments.
Owning a Bed and Breakfast has been a long time dream of Chaz and Dana's. When the time was right, we began our search for our perfect B&B. The search brought us to visit many B&Bs, mainly in the southeast, so that we could be near family. Eventually we came to Hickory, NC and stayed at the Vineyard Bed and Breakfast (the former name of the Inn at
Hickory). We fell in love with the inn and the area because of it had "the feel of a small town, with the benefits of a large one" (i.e. a Mall, cultural attractions and of course, a Home Depot). Our first offer was declined by the former owner, so we continued to look at other inns in Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina, but we found that all of these other inns just didn't have the appeal as Hickory, and successfully tried again one year later.
Although, Dana & Chaz are the innkeepers, Chaz operates the inn. Dana is currently working as an Accounting Manager for Masco Corp
, but she enjoys assisting with the daily workings of the inn. If your visit is for a special occasion, please feel free to call us to arrange a special dinner or package. Our goal is to ensure your visit to the Inn at
Hickory is relaxing and unique.
We look forward to your visit and hope you will return to see us again.