Explore Bourbon Country

Stay in Louisville. Explore Bourbon Country. Come home to Woodhaven.

A Kentucky bourbon getaway doesn’t have to mean choosing between Louisville and the legendary distilleries beyond the city. At the Inn at Woodhaven, you can experience both from one historic Louisville home base.

Spend the day exploring Louisville’s distilleries or head into Bourbon Country toward Bardstown, Frankfort, Versailles, Shelbyville, Loretto and beyond. When the day’s tastings are over, come home to Woodhaven for a custom bourbon flight, a Black Walnut Old Fashioned, a quiet porch, a soak in the hot tub or simply a comfortable place to unwind.

And when morning comes, enjoy a complimentary cooked-to-order à la carte breakfast before heading out for another day of exploring, with personalized recommendations from your innkeepers whenever you need them.

One Home Base for Louisville & Bourbon Country

One of the pleasures of exploring Kentucky bourbon is discovering how different each part of the region feels. Louisville offers its own collection of distilleries, restaurants, museums and neighborhoods, while many of Kentucky’s legendary bourbon destinations are found beyond the city in places such as Bardstown, Frankfort, Versailles, Shelbyville and Loretto.

Woodhaven is unusually well positioned for travelers who want to experience both. Stay in Louisville and enjoy everything the city has to offer, then set out on day trips into Bourbon Country without packing your bags and changing accommodations along the way.

Spend one day visiting Louisville distilleries, another exploring Frankfort and Versailles, and another heading toward Bardstown or Loretto. Your itinerary can change with your interests while Woodhaven remains your home base throughout the trip.

And when you’re ready to let someone else do the driving, leave your car in your complimentary assigned parking space at Woodhaven. We can recommend Bourbon Trail transportation companies that will pick you up right here at the inn, take you out for the day and bring you back when your touring is finished.

Explore Kentucky Your Way

No two Bourbon Country getaways need to look the same. Some guests arrive with every distillery reservation already made. Others know they enjoy bourbon but aren’t quite sure where to begin. Most fall somewhere in between.

Tell your innkeepers, Jeremy and Mark, what you already have planned and what you’d like to experience. We’ll help you make sense of your available time, suggest distilleries that fit your interests, let you know what may be open on the days you’re exploring, and recommend restaurants, neighborhoods, attractions and local favorites worth discovering along the way.

We also believe a great Kentucky getaway can include things beyond the distillery. Maybe that means pairing a morning bourbon experience with an afternoon exploring Louisville, finding a restaurant locals love, or simply leaving enough time in the day to come back and enjoy Woodhaven.

Have a special request? Ask us. When we have a local connection or know someone who may be able to help, we’re happy to make an introduction or a call. We can also connect you with trusted transportation options when you’d rather leave the driving to someone else.

Come Home to Woodhaven

After a day of distillery tours and tastings, the experience doesn’t have to end when you return to the inn.

Settle onto one of Woodhaven’s porches, find a seat on our 55-foot deck, relax in the hot tub, or gather upstairs around the game table for cards, puzzles and conversation. There’s plenty of room to spend the evening together and just as much freedom to find a quiet corner of your own.

If there’s still room for a little more bourbon, explore our collection of 200+ bourbons and whiskeys. Order an individual pour, choose a flight, or ask Jeremy to put together something based on what you’ve been enjoying during your trip. Cocktails are available too, including our signature Black Walnut Old Fashioned, along with Manhattans, Lemon Lavender Old Fashioneds and other bourbon favorites.

New to bourbon? This is a comfortable place to learn. Jeremy is always happy to sit down with interested guests, talk about how bourbon is made, show you how to nose and taste it, and help you discover what you actually enjoy. You pay for the bourbon you choose, but the conversation and guidance are simply part of the hospitality.

Engage as much or as little as you like. Some evenings turn into conversations over bourbon. Others are meant for a porch chair, a robe and absolutely nowhere else to be.

Start the Next Day Around the Breakfast Table

Bourbon Country may be calling, but there’s no need to start the morning with a hotel buffet or breakfast from a drive-through.

Every overnight stay at Woodhaven includes a complimentary full cooked-to-order à la carte breakfast with daily baked goods. Choose what sounds good that morning, from eggs and omelets to biscuits and gravy, Breakfast Pie, pancakes and our Caramel French Toast made with Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream.

Take your time over breakfast, talk through the day ahead if you’d like, and then set out for another day in Louisville or Bourbon Country.

Make Your Bourbon Getaway Your Own

Some guests arrive with every distillery reservation mapped out. Others prefer to leave a little room for discovery. However you like to travel, your stay at Woodhaven can be as structured or as spontaneous as you’d like.

For guests looking for something extra, explore our Angels & Oak Bourbon Tasting Getaway, which pairs your stay at Woodhaven with the Angel’s Envy Art of Single Barrel Tour, an engraved bottle of Angel’s Envy Single Barrel Bourbon, Woodhaven bourbon glasses and flight, and a dining certificate.

You can also enhance your stay with celebration and romance packages, bourbon flights and cocktails, Tea for One or Tea for Two, in-room massage by appointment, and other thoughtful additions.

Your Bourbon Country home base is waiting.

Stay in Louisville. Spend your days exploring Bourbon Country. And when the touring is finished, come home to Woodhaven.