The public is invited to an open house to celebrate the re-opening of the renovated Magnolia Inn, now the Magnolia Hotel. Over the last few months, new owners,
Jeff and Nikki Bale, have been busy converting the previous owner’s living area into three additional guest rooms, opening walls and adding access for guests to the backyard. New hardwood floors, wool carpet, hemlock doors, and beautiful furnishings will welcome travelers as they settle into this expansive, yet cozy, Spanish Revival property.
Jeff, who spent over a decade leading operations at Redfin, and Nikki, a small business consultant, have been remodeling and developing real estate for years. Coming from Bend, they dreamt of overseeing a small hotel since they first started dating in college more than 20 years ago. The couple is thrilled to be joining the Jacksonville community and adding their own chapter to the storied history of the Magnolia.
The Magnolia Hotel will re-open in March. Jeff and Nikki would love for you to join them on Thursday, March 23rd for a Grand Re-Opening celebration event from 5-8pm at 245 N. 5th Street. Everyone is invited to tour the rooms and enjoy some wine & cheese.
Looks a lot different than it did in the ’50’s when my grandmother, Bessie Mitchell, owned it and it was the Mitchell Sanitarium. It didn’t have palm trees back then! Nice upgrade.
As my son Stephen said, it looks a lot different than it did in the 50’s. It was a real family operation then. I cooked, cleaned. My mother was a fairly young widow with handicapped children needing fulltime care.She was an innovative hard working single parent.