Contact Info
316 Charles Street
Sistersville, WV 26175
Sistersville, WV 26175
Description
THE WELLS INN IS A LUXURIOUS QUAINT HISTORIC
HOTEL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER WITH ALL MODERN
AMENITIES. THIS LANDMARK HOTEL IS MORE THAN A
CENTURY OLD AND HAS BEEN RENOVATED TO INCLUDE ALL
AMENITIES INCLUDING WIRELESS HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
EACH OF ITS 32 ROOMS ARE UNIQUELY FURNISHED TO
RECREATE THE VICTORIAN ERA. THE MODERN HEATED
POOL AND FITNESS CENTRE IS PERFECT TO SPEND A
RELAXING EVENING. THE OLDEST WORKING FERRY ON THE
OHIO RIVER IS JUST A BLOCK AWAY. COME IN AND
ENJOY OUR LITTLE TOWN BY THE OHIO RIVER.
EPHRAIM WELLS GRANDSON OF SISTERSVILLE FOUNDER
CHARLES WELLS ESTABLISHED THE HOTEL WELLS IN
1894 SHORTLY AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF OIL IN THIS
AREA. MANY HOTELS AND BOARDINGHOUSES WERE
AVAILABLE FOR THE ROUST-ABOUTS OILMEN AND
FORTUNE SEEKERS WHO DESCENDED UPON SISTERSVILLE
DURING THE TURN OF THE CENTURY OIL BOOM. HOWEVER
FEW FACILITIES WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE OIL BARONS
AND GENTEEL TRAVELERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.
WELLS BUILT THIS HOTEL TO SERVE THIS CLIENTELE.
THE FOUNDATION WAS LAID IN APRIL OF 1894 AND THE
HOTEL OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC ON JANUARY
15 1895. THE *SISTERSVILLE DAILY REVIEW* THE
LEADING NEWSPAPER OF THE AREA NOTED *THE BANQUET
AND BALL WHICH CELEBRATED THE HOTEL OPENING WAS
ONE OF THE NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE CENTURY.*
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS STATESMEN BUSINESS PEOPLE
AND PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD HAVE
ENJOYED THE COMFORTS AND GRACIOUS ELEGANCE OF THE
HOTEL WELLS LATER KNOWN AS THE WELLS INN. IT
BECAME A FAVORITE GATHERING PLACE FOR RESIDENTS
AS WELL AS VISITORS TO THE AREA. IT BECAME WE
BELIEVE A SPECIAL PLACE.
THE GRAND OLD GAL STILL LOOKS GOOD. A RESTORATION
INVESTMENT OF OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS HAS
ALLOWED THE HOTEL TO ENHANCE ITS VISITOR SERVICES
TO INCLUDE A RESTAURANT AN INDOOR POOL AND
JACUZZI AN EXERCISE AND FITNESS AREA AND A PUB.
VISITORS TO THE WELLS INN CAN MAKE USE OF
CONFERENCE FACILITIES BOTH AT THE HOTEL AND
ACROSS THE STREET AT THE GASLIGHT THEATER AND
CONFERENCE CENTER. GOLF PRIVILEGES ARE ALSO
Amenities
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
FROM THE COLUMBUS AREA AND WEST.
TAKE INTERSTATE 70 EAST TO INTERSTATE 77 AND
SOUTH TO MARIETTA OHIO.
EXIT INTERSTATE 77 AND TAKE OHIO ROUTE 7 NORTH TO
NEWPORT.
CROSS THE BRIDGE FROM NEWPORT TO ST. MARYS WEST
VIRGINIA.
TAKE WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 2 NORTH FOR 16 MILES TO
SISTERSVILLE.
THE WELLS INN WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT AT THE CORNER
OF ROUTE 2 AND CHARLES STREET.
FROM CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTH.
TAKE INTERSTATE 77 NORTH TO PARKERSBURG AND EXIT
ON WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 2.
TAKE ROUTE 2 NORTH FOR ABOUT 40 MILES TO
SISTERSVILLE.
THE WELLS INN WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT AT THE CORNER
OF ROUTE 2 AND CHARLES STREET.
FROM THE PITTSBURG AREA AND NORTH.
TAKE INTERSTATE 79 SOUTH TO WASHINGTON PA.
TAKE INTERSTATE 70 WEST TO INTERSTATE 470 WEST.
EXIT INTERSTATE 470 AT WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 2.
TAKE ROUTE 2 SOUTH FOR ABOUT 40 MILES TO
SISTERSVILLE.
THE WELLS INN WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT AT THE CORNER
OF ROUTE 2 AND CHARLES STREET.
FROM THE CLARKSBURG WEST VIRGINIA AREA AND EAST.
TAKE U.S. ROUTE 50 WEST TO WEST UNION WEST
VIRGINIA.
TAKE WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 18 NORTH TO
SISTERSVILLE ABOUT 36 MILES.
ROUTE 18 WILL END AT WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 2 TURN
RIGHT ON ROUTE 2 AND PROCEED INTO SISTERSVILLE.
THE WELLS INN WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT AT THE CORNER
OF ROUTE 2 AND CHARLES STREET.
