Very Sad Hotel Needs to Be Restored & Reopened.
As a child about 7 years old, my parents took me and my sister to the Hilltop House Hotel. I still remember the view and how neat the old hotel was. Just yesterday, my husband, son, and I took a trip to Harpers Ferry to just be tourists for the day. Of course, I had him stop up at the old Hilltop House Hotel. I could have cried when I seen the hotel had fallen so badly in disrepair and neglect. I saw a photo of the hotel just a year ago on the hotel website and the front of the hotel was still intact. Now, it's collapsing inward. Very sad. I spoke with the man who runs the book shop in town and was told that someone had bought the hotel and had planned on turning it into a 5 star resort. I really wish that someone would follow through before the old historic hotel just falls to pieces. In the time we were visiting the hotel yesterday (8/15/09), there were at least 20 car loads of people pulling in the driveway to see the hotel. So, if you're the owner, please note that people still are showing an interest. By the way, Harpers Ferry was very nice to visit also. We ate in the old Caboose by the train station. The pit beef sandwich was fantastic and the service was very very good. Not a fancy place, but you get a lot for your money.