Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia

Joshua Wilton House Inn & Restaurant

Located in an elegantly restored Victorian home, the Joshua Wilton House offers guests an oasis of quiet charm and gracious living in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.

The inn is within walking distance of historic downtown Harrisonburg and the campus of James Madison University.

The Inn features five non-smoking bedrooms that have been decorated and furnished with beautiful antiques and reproductions. Overnight guests are treated to a sumptuous breakfast that may include homemade pastries, fresh fruits and gourmet coffee.

The Joshua Wilton House Inn and Restaurant opened in May of 1988 on the one-hundredth anniversary of the house. Since then, it has served as a fine dining restaurant and bed and breakfast; the first of its kind in Harrisonburg.

In 2004, Joshua Wilton Ann Marie Coe, Mark Newsome and Sean Pugh, the three all close friends, JMU alumni and former employees, made the next natural step of ownership when they purchased the business and building. Since then they have continued the tradition of fine food and hospitality that has always been the Joshua Wilton House trademark.

Many things survived the transitions, including the Parquet floors, the fireplaces and mantles, the stairway and newel post, and the leaded glass surrounding the original front door.

For the twenty years of its operation, the Joshua Wilton House Inn and Restaurant has served as an oasis for weary travelers and hungry epicureans in search of quiet solitude, excellent cuisine and impeccable service.

It is our hope that you enjoy staying here as much as we enjoy serving you.