Aleksander House

Specialties

Aleksander House is a small, intimate, European style Victorian bed and breakfast where travelers come to relax, unwind, and enjoy good southern hospitality. Our Inn has 14 foot ceilings, original hardwood floors, light fixtures, stained glass and fireplaces, Dining room walls are lined with French Toile coverings and prints of 18^th century French Impressionists. Two sweeping staircases lead to the second and third floor guestrooms, each uniquely decorated in eclectic or period furnishings with fine linens and down comforters.

Whether you are here for business or leisure, you deserve to stay some place quiet, comfortable and safe. Our bed and breakfast will pamper you while you take care of business or sight see. Sink down in one of our Queen or King beds, wrapped in a soft down comforter. Sip a refreshing cup of tea while you watch the evening news. Fill up on crunchy Belgium waffles, fresh orange juice and plump red strawberries with whipped cream before you start off in the morning

History

Established in 1995.

«When I first saw the Aleksander House, it was not a bed and breakfast. It was a 4200 sq ft single family Victorian Italianate home in the 3^rd largest preservation area in the United States, Old Louisville. It was spacious and friendly and seemed well-​suited to entertain over-​night guests. So the idea of creating a bed and breakfast made sense to me.

It took almost a year for me to convert it. I had to deal with The Department of Inspections, Licenses, and Permits, The Health Department, The Fire Marshall, The Historical Presevation Society and the City and State Revenue Cabinets, to name a few. New locks, emergency lighting, parking facilities, door closures, etc had to be installed. And workers of all kinds came and went. Some were dependable and some were honest.

Eventually The Aleksander House was created, an intimate, romantic place of lodging. I named it Aleksander after my grandson. Inside, the rooms are named after other members of my family, as is the garden.»

Meet the Business Owner

Nancy H.

Business Owner

Nancy Hinchliff, the Innkeeper/​owner of the Aleksander House, taught school in Chicago before moving to Louisville in 1995. After teaching in Chicago’s inner-​city highschools for twenty years, she returned to the university to work on her PH.D. in Education. where she taught Highschool Teaching Methods and Curriculum and Instruction. Upon retirement, she moved to Louisville and bought an 1882 Victorian home in historic «Old Louisville».

Ms Hinchliff writes and blogs in Louisville, Kentucky as well as on line at Exam​iner​.com, Eye on Life Magazine, Pink magazine, Hubpages, and the Louisville Bed and Breakfast Association Blog. She co-​authored Room at the Table, a cookbook for The Bed and Breakfast Association of Kentucky for which she won their president’s award in 2008.

She is currently working on a memoir titled Operatic Divas and Naked Irishmen, a humorous account of her first 18 yrs as an innkeeper.