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Jeffersons
Jefferson’s offers a refined yet inviting dining experience that pays homage to timeless American tradition. Rooted in heritage and elevated through thoughtful design, the space balances classic elegance with warm, contemporary comfort.
At a glance
Jeffersons is a food and beverage venue within the Omni Homestead Resort & Spa in Hot Springs, Virginia, designed by Wimberly Interiors under Creative Director Liana Hawes Young. Conceived as a relaxed counterpart to the resort’s main dining room, the space shifts between quiet lunches and high-energy game days through a flexible layout that blends dining and lounge zones. Rich brown leathers, blue patterned fabrics, plaid carpeting, a 10-tap bar system, and large-scale screens compose an interior that reads as a sophisticated take on the American sports bar within a historic resort setting.
The Design Narrative
Jefferson’s balances timeless American heritage with a sharp, contemporary pulse. Designed as a relaxed counterpart to the main restaurant, the space shifts effortlessly from quiet lunches to high-energy game days. It is a refined take on the traditional sports bar, offering a welcoming atmosphere for guests and locals throughout the year.
The design prioritizes flexibility. By blending dining and lounge areas, the layout accommodates a range of social scales. The interior palette is rooted in classic textures: rich brown leathers meet blue patterned fabrics, anchored by plaid carpeting. These layers create a space that feels both grounded and convivial.
While the Taproom honors the elegance of the adjacent dining room, it maintains a distinct, approachable character. The 10-tap system and large-scale screens define its function, but the thoughtful materiality ensures it remains a sophisticated destination within the property.
Liana Hawes Young Discusses the Design Journey of Omni Homestead Resort & Spa
[0:09]
Liana Hawes Young, Creative Director — Wimberly Interiors
Omni Homestead Resort is the oldest resort in America, it dates back to pre-Revolutionary War. It is nestled in the beautiful mountains and drew people because of the hot springs in the area and their medicinal qualities. So you have this Zen experience but with this very formal structure. The resort as you know it today was built around 1902 — it is an extremely historic building. It was a big endeavor that Omni took on in order to bring the resort back to its original glory. It needed a refresh, but the bones were there, the history was there, and we wanted to celebrate that. So that really was the inspiration. It is a once-in-a-lifetime project to be able to work on something with that much history and gravitas.
[1:03]
We were really able to bring life into some of these spaces that had just fallen by the wayside. There are lots of formal, beautiful spaces — there are many function spaces with original crystal chandeliers that are beautiful and I love those spaces — but it’s the more casual spaces where people just land sometimes that feel special to me. I feel we did a really good job of activating every square foot.
It is a huge privilege, and it comes with quite a bit of nerves as a designer because when you are dealing with a multi-generational resort, so many families and people have very strong, special memories — and you do not want to destroy anything they are particularly fond of. It makes the design task a lot trickier, because you really have to balance new with old and really think about what makes that place special.
[2:03]
When you walk in to the space, there is the Great Hall — the original structure burned down in the late 1800s, and so the new building in 1902 opened and the Great Hall was the first part that opened. It is really your lobby space: a beautiful high-ceilinged space with fireplaces and lots of areas for living, lounging, and reading. It is populated all day long and has a really residential, comfortable appearance and feel when you walk in.
One of the details I love the most is the carpet we developed for the Great Hall. It is inspired by trees, florals, and birds — so every leaf, every flower, every butterfly, every bird is specifically native to Virginia. We were able to work with Schumacher — the classic American fabric company — and we used one of their quintessential chinoiserie chintz and it is used in every guest room on the drapery and bed skirts. There are not a lot of hotels you can go to where you can get away with the amount of floral, whimsy, and tradition. So many hotels these days are just a neutral box, and while that works in certain areas, it would be such a waste at The Homestead — where you have the opportunity to create something so special, so bespoke, and so particular to the place.
[3:44]
The story being told through the interiors really is coming to your mountain home and coming to this beautiful, stately place for a retreat. We had a great design team, and Omni were a fantastic owner. They are so invested in their properties — not only do they own it, they operate it — we were in communication all the time, working together to make sure every detail was what it should be. It was just really nice at the end when everybody was so pleased with the outcome.
When you are doing a renovation of this scale, things are coming up left and right, things that you could never have foreseen. It is an enormous undertaking. But we were all working together towards the common goal of designing the best resort in America, not just the first but the best. Anytime you undertake something like this, you could walk away really quickly if you weren’t passionate, because it is really overwhelming. The sheer scale would scare off a lot of people. But if you love history and you love design, this is your playground.
[5:08]
I think this project really reflects what we do best at Wimberly Interiors — which is to be great listeners to our clients and really dive deep into what makes our properties special, what gives them heart, what their story is. Sometimes that’s creating stories, in this case, it meant celebrating a story.
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