The Greenbrier at White Sulfur Springs

 Somehow I failed to get a photo of the front of The Greenbrier. This is the back of the main building. They also have stunning, immaculately-kept grounds.

 The existing building replaced an earlier grand white resort, "The Old White." This occurred around 1913. In 1948 interior designer Dorothy Draper was hired to completely redo the interior. In the photos below you see she favored bold colors and modern styles.

 Room and archway lead into room and archway.

 The chandeliers were awe-inspiring.

In spite of the (to me) sometimes garish colors and modernity, elegance and beauty remain in many corners of the building.

The Princess Grace room holds her portrait. 

Look at these draperies with their voluminous bows!

The main dining room was very green. The room is huge enough to handle all that green. Again -- the chandeliers.

This feather fan was used by Mae West in a movie. It hangs in a ladies restroom.

The indoor pool -- the lifeguard on duty appeared quite bored. In fact, the entire facility seemed nearly deserted, and I wondered how they paid their bills! Then I realized we'd come after check-out time, and before check-in time. By 3:00 new arrivals were brisk.

Even the individual towels in the restrooms were very nice.

This hallway is dominated by these gargantuan light fixtures -- not to my taste, but interesting to view.

The Greenbrier has about 20 restaurants. My mother treated me and my sister-in-law to lunch, which was lovely. 

They hire many international young people, and Mother loves to ask them what nation they hail from and what their plans are. Apparently The Greenbrier is a good place to work; they have two employees who've been there 50 years, and quite a few who have worked 40 years, 25 years, and 10 years. They display their photos in the hallways.

 Our lunch: reuben sandwich with sweet potato fries (above) and fried green tomato sandwich (below)