Inn at Perry Cabin
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| Inn At Perry Cabin | |
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| General information | |
| Location |  Saint Michaels, Maryland USA |
| Opening | 1999 |
| Owner | Orient-Express Hotels |
| Management | Stephanie Mehail, (General Manager) Chef Daniel Pochron, (Executive Chef) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 78 |
| Number of suites | 30 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Website | |
| http://www.perrycabin.com | |
The history of the Inn at Perry Cabin dates back to the colonial era and the site of the property was one of the original land grants from the English Crown to the New World.
The original Inn, built in 1816, (now the north wing of the manor house) was designed and built by Purser Samuel Hambleton, a War of 1812 Navy veteran and aide-de-camp to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. The Inn, named after the renowned Perry who is famous for his declaration, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours,” was built to resemble the Commodore’s cabin (‘Perry Cabin’) on the flagship U.S.S. Niagara.[1]
The property's usage changed over time from a private home to a working farm, and then again to a riding academy.
In 1980 the Myerhoff family of St. Michaels, who established a comfortable six-room hotel with a small restaurant, converted it into a lodging facility for the first time.
In September 1989, global entrepreneur and co-founder of Laura Ashley plc, Sir Bernard Ashley, purchased the property. He then began a two-year expansion that transformed The Inn at Perry Cabin into a 41-room luxury hotel.
Orient-Express Hotels purchased The Inn at Perry Cabin in May 1999. In 2002 and 2003, the company completed a $17 million improvement program which included three new buildings to bring the total room count from its original 41 up to 80. All renovations, the three new guest suite buildings, plus a number of outbuildings were designed by the architecture firm of Cooper, Robertson & Partners.
Notable visitors
Celebrities who have visited The Inn at Perry Cabin include: Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Liz Taylor, Tom Selleck, Nicolas Cage, Robert Kennedy, Margaret Thatcher, Jane Seymour, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Ed Cash, Jean-Marie Messier,Charles Gibson, Queen Elizabeth, Michael Jackson, Wynton Marsalis, Henry Kisinger, Bill Frist, Warren Buffett, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew McConaughey and John Major.
Restaurants
The main restaurant of the Inn at Perry Cabin is called Sherwood’s Landing and is located on the ground floor overlooking the Miles River. Under the culinary direction of Chef Daniel Pochron, Sherwood's Landing is the only[citation needed] four-star, four-diamond restaurant in Maryland.
Popular culture
The Inn at Perry Cabin was the site of the main wedding reception in the film The Wedding Crashers,[2] starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn