NO ROOM IN THE INN
Fig Street Bed & Breakfast Gets Permission to Expand

Fig Street Inn opened in May 2011 with 4 guest rooms. Owners Donna and Greg Kohler have received permission to add a 5th room out back. (Wave photo)

By DORIE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave

October 17, 2012

Cape Charles Historic District Review Board yesterday approved a request from the Fig Street Inn to convert an accessory building behind the main house into a guest room.

Owners Donna and Greg Kohler said their bed and breakfast business is booming since they relocated from Rhode Island and opened the Fig Street Inn in May 2011.

The inn has four guest rooms inside the house but is licensed for six rooms.

Behind the house is an out building once used as a pool house for an above-ground swimming pool since removed.

The pool house will become guest room #5.

The pool house is connected to the main house by a breezeway but is not visible from the street. The house and accessory buildings sit on seven lots.

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TERRY STRUB

The Kohlers told the Review Board that their guests have written a total of 72 reviews for the website tripadvisor.com.

A look on the TripAdvisor website shows that of the 72 reviews, 70 guests rated Fig Street Inn as “Excellent,” and 2 guests rated it “Very Good.”

HOTEL CAPE CHARLES

As reported in the Wave yesterday, the status of requested reworking of the Hotel Cape Charles balconies failed to make the Review Board’s agenda this month. Town Planner Tom Bonadeo told the Board that architects are still working on the plans, which should be ready for review next month.

Bonadeo said the hotel will close for the winter, enabling modifications to be performed at that time.

TERRY STRUB IS NEW BOARD MEMBER

New member Terry Strub was selected to represent the Board on the Cape Charles Trail Project. The project is focusing on the north end of Peach Street and Washington Avenue.