Warm, soft glows
surround The
Alfond Inn when
night falls
deserving students from this hotel’s proceeds.
And whether or not they know it, guests are
also receiving their own education — in art
— as paintings, sculptures, photos and artistic
creations greet them in the hallways,
walkways and public spaces of the hotel.
“It’s exciting when a boutique hotel like ours
can serve as an extension of a fine arts
museum,” says Deanne Gabel, General Manager
of the hotel. “The Alfond family has given
Rollins College a world-class collection of
important 21st-century works that we are
delighted to have on display for our guests.”
curator Abigail Ross Goodman.
Guided tours of the collection, never before
on view publicly, are offered daily at 10 am
and 2 pm by a Concierge trained by Barbara
Alfond and Dr. Ena Heller, the Bruce A. Beal
director of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at
Rollins College. The tour is free but
reservations are requested.
“The collection is dynamic,” says Goodman,
“and the rotations of artworks will keep the
visitor experience ever-evolving as new
connections are made between the objects on
the view.”
Frequent guests will also see that the
collection changes every few months, with a
hands-on rotation by Barbara Alfond and
Creative Cuisine
The thought process kicks into high gear upon
entering Hamilton’s Kitchen, the signature
restaurant at the Alfond Inn. Named after the
seventh president at Rollin’s College, the
A roaring fire pit
that warms your
hands and heart at
The Alfond Inn
Warm, soft glows
surround The
Alfond Inn when
night falls
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