This bed-and-breakfast in Weston features historic rooms and Jacuzzis.
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to The Hatchery House Bed & Breakfast in Weston!
The Hatchery House was originally built in 1845 by Benjamin Wood, who became mayor of Weston, and was later bought by Ben Holladay, cofounder of the famous Holladay Distillery. The building passed through many of the Holladay family’s hands before it became an apartment in the 1940s. Due to the low rent, many young couples lived there and started their families. The apartment building was subsequently called “The Hatchery” because that is where babies were “hatched.”
The building was converted into a bed-and-breakfast in 1987, making it the oldest operating bed-and-breakfast in Weston. In 2022, it was bought by the inn’s current owners, Richard and Julie Jones. The inn features four guest suites, each with its own queen bed, fireplace, and private bathroom, and a cottage outbuilding suite that was formerly an old washhouse. The Cottage features a king-sized bed and a Jacuzzi. Guests of the inn can enjoy a complimentary five-course breakfast.
The guest suites each have a different theme: the Reindeer Suite, featuring a Christmas motif, the Pineapple Room, the fruit being a symbol of hospitality in the colonial era, the Highlands Room, which honors Weston’s Scottish and Irish roots, and the Holladay Brothers Room, which features historic images of the Holladay family. “We’ve actually had a guest who is a descendant of Ben Holladay who came and stayed with us specifically to research more history,” Julie says.
Hidden away in an old root cellar within the bed-and-breakfast is a private event space called The Roost that has a speakeasy-type feel. For those who want to keep the party going, they can stroll across the street to O’Malley’s Pub or visit the nearby Holladay Distillery.
“One of the things we used to do is to go to bed-and-breakfasts in different places. There’s town squares that offer things for people, but typically they always catered toward women or antiques and women’s boutiques,” Julie says. “And when we came to Weston for a stay, we really found that Weston had something for everybody. We have shops that can meet any interest.”
The Hatchery House Bed & Breakfast is a member of Stay Inn the Heartland, which has curated a collection of exceptional lodging experiences across the Heartland of America. Members are inspected and earn the Heartland-Certified STAY stamp of approval. Guests earn rewards through an INNer Circle loyalty program after five STAYS.
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All photos by Julie Jones.
This article was orginally printed in the June 2026 issue of Missouri Life.
