travel42 Hotel Review: The Greystone Inn

The Greystone Inn travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Lucy Armstrong, a Savannah heiress, built this grand estate on a bluff overlooking beautiful Lake Toxaway in 1915 after falling in love with the region. In what was possibly one of the first examples of glamping, Lucy first camped on the spot in a 2,000-sq-ft tent erected on a hardwood floor built for the purpose, before deciding it was the perfect location for her estate. She was quite involved in the design and decor of the property, and after her first husb...