I spoke with the new owners (John and his wife) just before they took over ownership of HSH a few years ago. They were very excited and had ambitious plans to upgrade the property. They ran the place for 1 year and then it went back to the original owner, Charlie. I won't pretend to know the details of the sale, but it appears that there may have been a contingency agreement that allowed them to sell HSH back to Charlie in 1 year, if they decided to back out. John and his wife made some cosmetic improvements, hired some new staff (including uniformed security) and raised the rates, but I guess they just couldn't make a go of it. Since Charlie took over, again, he has made some significant investment in the property. There are 3 new suites, he replaced all of the old wood shutters with insulated vinyl windows (personally, I preferred the wooden shutters), there is a new paint job throughout the property and some rooms have new tile floors. If you look at the HSH website, you will still see the higher rates that were set by John. In lieu of updating the rates page, Charlie has a pop-up on the homepage telling you to contact him directly for unadvertised deals.Originally Posted by RoyinNC
