Chip and Joanna Gaines’ lodge is now taking reservations!

The Magnolia founders introduced that their latest enterprise, Resort 1928, may have its grand opening on November 1.

Positioned within the stars’ hometown of Waco, Texas, the property occupies the previous Grand Karem Shrine Constructing, which has been utterly renovated and redesigned by the Fixer Higher: Welcome Dwelling stars. The tackle at 701 Washington Avenue is simply six blocks (a few three minute drive or a ten minute stroll) from the Gaines’s Magnolia Market on the Silos purchasing and eating vacation spot, which attracts followers from all around the world.

The lodge opened its bookings on Friday at 1pm and is at present accepting reservations by means of April 2024 on its web site, thehotel1928.com.

Resort 1928, which is called for the yr the unique construction was constructed, will characteristic three eateries, 33 visitor rooms and greater than 6,600 sq. toes of occasion house for vacationers and locals alike.

There are 4 room varieties on provide, in accordance with the location: The Franklin (an ordinary room with both one king or two queens, beginning at $412), The Austin (which provides “more room” and is ideally positioned within the lodge, beginning at $434), The Columbus (the most important rooms which have a “excessive finish” really feel, beginning at $456) and The Washington (a singular suite for as much as 12 company providing a number of sleeping and dwelling areas).

Facilities contains customized tub merchandise, minibars, turndown service and a 24-hour concierge amongst others.

Along with designing the rooms and occasion areas all through the lodge, the constructing’s three eating places may even characteristic furnishings chosen by the Gaineses. They launched a number of watercolor renderings, seen right here, of what the completed areas will seem like on Friday.

Bertie’s on the Rooftop will serve seasonal dishes on the lodge’s rooftop terrace whereas the Brasserie at Resort 1928 will provide southern consolation classics with a uniquely Texas twist. The constructing may even home the Café at Resort 1928, a spot to seize a morning pick-me-up or candy deal with. 

There’s additionally a library and a retail store on web site.

The restoration of Resort 1928 has been a very long time coming. The couple introduced their plans to repair up the constructing again in Oct 2019.

“If you happen to’ve adopted our work, you may discover a sample — that point and time once more, Chip and I are drawn to tasks that emphasize the worth of dwelling,” Joanna wrote in a submit on her weblog in April. She explains they went all-in on this challenge as a result of “it bridges what we’re most enthusiastic about—dwelling, hospitality, and restoration.” 

The mother of 5 shared that, by means of the design course of, they hoped to create a spot that serves as “an extension of the way in which we really feel about our own residence and all it represents to us, and that each visitor who comes to remain would expertise that very same sense of belonging and neighborhood.” She added: “What it actually comes all the way down to is our want to create a spot the place folks really feel welcomed dwelling.”

Additionally in April, the couple introduced they’d be bringing followers together with them within the renovation course of with a brand new present on the Magnolia Community known as Fixer Higher: The Resort, which is about to premiere in November. 

The six-episode sequence will observe the Gaineses as they renovate the historic constructing. Within the trailer, beneath, the couple excitedly element what followers can anticipate from the present, which can conclude with lodge’s grand opening.

“When you concentrate on a 50,000 square-foot lodge rework — I imply that is the massive leagues,” Chip says whereas donning an old style, crimson bellhop outfit. “That is what you dream about.”

Because the clip reveals the pair exploring and tearing down partitions within the new house, he admits, “I believe Jo and I are out of our component to some extent, however I believe we’re up for the problem.”

Joanna closes out the sneak peek by saying, “We have got some work to do!”

The lodge is just not the Gaineses first enterprise into the hospitality house. They beforehand opened a number of trip leases close to Waco.

They first opened Magnolia Home in 2016 to monumental demand. The Eighties farmhouse is positioned within the small city of McGregor, about 20 minutes outdoors Waco.

In 2017, they debuted a second property, Hillcrest Property. The 1903 dwelling boasts 7 bedrooms and three.5 baths. “We positively saved its outdated world appeal,” Joanna wrote in an Instagram submit introducing it on the time. In 2021, they added Hillcrest Cottage to their roster. It is the previous carriage home of the property of the identical identify. They usually’ve since opened yet one more spot: The Carriage Home. All are bookable on their web site when new reservations drop.

The entire houses notoriously guide up in minutes any time new reservations are made obtainable, and it is a stable wager that Resort 1928 would be the similar, so these hoping to remain might want to act quick.