But a ruinous fire in 1901 checked its career, and another blaze in 1944 set off a gradual decline to mediocrity that finally shuttered the Jefferson completely in 1980. It reopened six years later as a Sheraton but still with poor reviews from those who remembered its glory days. If it hadn't been the Jefferson in Richmond we never would have had that meeting at all. As it was, we ended up owning the hotel. Concierge service is available 24 hours per day.
Services are unlimited and include babysitting, personal shopping, pet sitting, etc.
The concierge staff is creative in handling requests. Ebullient, of course. We've washed shirts and taken them home to iron at midnight. We've run to Wal-Mart at 3 in the morning to find computer equipment for a guest. Men and brides are the worst.