Some excerpts from the website of The Woodward that might be useful
Valentine's Murder Mystery
Dinner Special. The Woodward
Tea Club. Bridal/
Baby Shower Packages. A Unique Dining Experience. The Woodward can accommodate
conferences from a few people up to 65 in set-up styles including rounds, classroom, theater and U. The Woodward Max can accommodate
conferences up to 35 people in U, rounds, rectangles or theater style. At The Woodward Executive can accommodate
conferences for up to 12 in rectangle or casual style. Meals for
conference events can include working
breakfast (home made and fresh from the oven scones for example, with fruit, chantilly, yogurts, granolas,
coffees, teas, juice, etc),
buffet lunch, oven-fresh afternoon snacks, etc. The Woodward
conference rental includes a projection
screen,
TV/VCR/DVD, easels and flip charts with pens. Day
Conference Rental Pricing: The Woodward - $400 plus food. The Woodward Max - $300 plus food. The Woodward Executive - $200 plus food. This
conference set-up shows the front part of the Library at The Woodward in classroom style which would be full at 55 people. The back side of the Library with additional seating and tables is not visible in this picture. The Woodward is offering a limited seven tables for Murder Mystery
Dinner on each of Valentine's Day Friday and Saturday. Tables are for 6, 7 or 8 players and you and your friends and family at your table are the characters. This is my most fun Murder Mystery
game offered. Book early as coordination, character choices and invitations need to be prepared in advance. Reserve your table early!!!
Dinner and the Murder Mystery go hand-in-hand and start at 6:00 pm and will end around 10 pm. One person at each table is the MURDERER. Could it be YOU??? Included in the $150 cost per couple is
Dinner, the
game, a bottle of champagne (or nonalcoholic), a gift for each of the ladies, and a Lover's Dessert Salute at the end of the evening. Tables do not have to be filled by traditional couples. All gals or all guys will have just as much fun!! The Woodward offers Murder Mystery
Dinners one table at a time on rare occasion. Book yours today!!! You will laugh for hours and have memories within your table for years to come!! The Woodward
Tea Club is offered on occasion as a way for small groups to be able to enjoy the ambiance and peacefulness of this little get-away. Much like a
coffee shop, the
Tea Club offers relaxation, small
meetings, small
parties and beverages and homemade delectables. Call for available
Tea Club dates. Offered for Your Tasteful Indulgence:
Coffees, teas, English sodas and other sweet
drinks as well as Elizabeth's homemade scrumptious desserts varied daily to enhance your anticipation. Enjoy the ambiance of an Olde English era including the piano, fine music,
games of choice, a fire and cozy conversation in the King Henry VIII Library. Feel free to share songs if you play or sing, poems if you write or just good cheer. Reservations Required. Groups of 20 minimum. Cost about $20 per person including
tours of The Woodward and The Woodward Max, if desired. The Woodward now offers Bridal/
Baby Shower packages. Your choices are: The Woodward
Shower Package includes rental and The Woodward Gourmet Iced Teas (or The Woodward Punch) for up to 30 guests plus setups for your own cake (plates, forks, napkins. $300 for a two -hour rental. Additional guests are $10 each. The Woodward Dessert
Shower Package includes rental and The Woodward Gourmet Iced
Tea (or The Woodward Punch) plus homemade desserts (enough to sample each for each guest) and all the set-ups needed for desserts and beverages. $300 plus $5 per person.
Shower times available will generally be Friday, Saturday and Sundays by appointment 10:00 am to 12:00 noon; 1:00 to 3:00 pm; and 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Call for details and reservations. Call for available dates and times.
Dinner is offered for those lodging at The Woodward. Served in the small formal
dining room, you will enjoy a five-course meal including appetizer, salad, soup, entree, vegetable, starch, homemade breads and butters, and rich, sweet dessert. Everything is made fresh and from scratch the old fashioned way and is served by The Woodward butler formally on The Woodward's trademark cobalt blue and gold
dinner ware. A sample menu would be. Lemon and Thyme Bean Stuffed Gourmet White Mushrooms. Anjou Pear and Goat Cheese Salad with a Poppy Seed Brown Sugar Vinaigrette.
Baby Carrot and Fennel Soup. Pepper Crusted Beef Tenderloin with a Horseradish Dipping Sauce (specialty of The Woodward).
Grilled Asparagus in Lemon Butter. Roasted Red Potatoes with Mediterranean Herbs. Hot, Homemade Breads and butters. Dessert might be Warm Grape Cobbler with Hand whipped cream. NOTE: The menu changes depending on the availability of fresh food products from our local and international food markets. The Elegant
Dinner Menu is priced at $150 per couple, plus taxes and gratuity, and is offered Friday and Saturday evenings only. A Casual
Dinner designed for the
business traveler or light appetite is available for $24.95 per person and is offered Sunday through Thursday nights.). Complimentary Hot Homemade Soup and Breads are offered for the
business traveler arriving late in the evening. Private
Dinner Parties are also offered as is customary at The Woodward. Pricing for Private
Parties,
weddings,
conferences, etc. varies. These Getaway packages and special offerings provide additional pampering for guests at The Woodward. The
Whirlpool Package includes private use of the
whirlpool deck for the hour chosen prepared for you with strawberries and cream and champagne (or non-alcoholic champagne). The package also includes
breakfast in bed at a time chosen by the guests instead of
breakfast with the other guests at house
breakfast time. -$75. The Chocolate Lover's
Whirlpool Package is for chocolate lovers, consider substituting the strawberries and cream with chocolate delights in abundance. Champagne or non-alcoholic champagne is also included. If requested,
breakfast will also feature a delectable edible chocolate fantasy for you to share. Same price as the
Whirlpool Package - $75.
Pillow Talk Overnights are a special slumber
party style offering. One or two
Pillow Talk nights can be reserved in
one room or the whole house full. In addition to the usual accommodations, you will have one night of either
movie night or
game night with snacks and beverages. Also included are
massages, manicures/pedicures and
whirlpools. For the
Pillow Talk overnights, sleeping in is also a highlighted feature. A Rose By Any Other Name Special is a Beautiful Cobalt Blue vase of 12 stemmed roses awaiting your arrival romantically displayed on the
pillows in the
room you have chosen. Matching rose petals will be lovingly adorned around the
room as well. Specific number of roses and color on request. Priced around $75 depending on seasonal market value of roses. Bubbly and Bittersweet Special- Upon arrival, a chilled bottle of champagne (or non-alcoholic) with a variety of sumptuous chocolate delicacies will await you in your
room. The package will include cobalt blue champagne flutes for you to enjoy and then take home as a keepsake. Priced at $75.
Rooms at The Woodward The Woodward Inns on Filmore are all equipped with
Wireless Internet for guest convenience. The Library The Library is a replica of The King Henry VII Library in London and the Sir Walter Scott Library at Abbotsford, Scotland. It is supported by hand hewn timbers imported from England. It features stained glass windows floor-to-ceiling on the front and back walls with library shelves made of imported old English Brown Oak on all other walls. A
safe sits tucked into the back corner where Chester Woodward would keep his beloved rare books and prized possessions. A small circular stairway enabled Mr. Woodward to access his gallery above. A five-foot fireplace with a
remote control switch allows the guests to be cozy and warm. The Library also features a large
TV with VCR/DVD with great surround sound. The Chester Woodward Library was one of only four private prominent libraries in Kansas in its day. It held a 6,000-book collection. Today The Library can serve as a Chapel for up to 100 people seated plus 60 more standing in the Gallery above. For a sit down meal, The Library is full and comfortable up to 72 guests. For a reception and dance, the house with activities focused around The Library is full at 250 in poor weather or inside/outside 500. The Library is often used as well for a resort-style
conference location either in
conference style up to about 45, casual style (up to about 60), or theatre style (up to about 75). When the home is used more relaxed in style for
Quiet Bed
Breakfast, The Library becomes a wonderful
room in which to enjoy a roaring fire, a
movie with theatre surround sound or just
quiet, intimately lit
massage/
spa services. The
Dining Room The
Dining Room features the original oak table made for the
room and the two original
buffet tables which were built for, but not built into, the
Dining Room. Additional leaded glass windows open onto the front
patio's fountain area. The original plaster ceiling is greatly detailed in its multi-level design. Today the
Dining Room is used as seating for the evening dessert served to sleeping guest and for morning
breakfast. For
parties, the
Dining Room is used for the main
buffet table for meals or hors'douerve service. French doors with leaded glass lead from the
Dining Room onto what is now Elizabeth's
office but was once a
screened in sun porch. The
Living Room The main feature of the home's original
Living Room is the massive front door in solid Olde English Brown Oak. It has black
iron hammered hardware. The chandeliers in the
Living Room are also original and quite unique with one having posed sculpted men adorning the top edges and the tudor rose symbol of King Henry VIII along the lower curvature. Large stones were imported from England for molding into the bay windows and leaded glass encompasses the functional crank-style window opening. Today, the
Living Room also features the joyous sound of the player
baby grand piano and more of the cobalt blue glass collection. Comfort in the
Living Room includes a scrunchy red velvet oversized sofa and matching red leather high-back swivel studded chairs. The Chester
Suite - with Private Roof-top Hottub Deck The Chester is The Woodward;s premier King sized
room and is decorated in rich Ralph Lauren hues of olive, taupe, burgundy and navy with walls lined in political memorabilia left over from my days as the owner of the first woman-owned lobbying firm which I started in 1980. The Chester has a King-sized leather and cherry sleigh bed with cotton and velvet clothes and a fabulous overstuffed leather comfortable large sofa and leather shag rugs. The new Chester Roof-top Hottub Deck is 20x40 feet, carpeted and furnished with canopied two-person oval hottub, canopied large daybed, loveseat, comfy chairs, firepit, wooden cooler, lots of landscaping, little lights and plenty of privacy. The Chester;s
bathroom is done in chocolate and terra glazing with
tub and
shower. The Chester
Suite also offers electric cherry fireplace with remote, mounted
TV/DVD and CD
stereo. Rates beginning at $150 for weekday
business travel; $245 for personal travel. The Queen's Chamber Available beginning October 10th, The Queen's Chamber is the largest of The Woodward
rooms and offers the most privacy. Located on the mansion's third floor, it boasts a king-sized mahogany four-poster, cloth-canopied platform bed situated in the middle of the
room. The Queen's Chamber is decorated in eggplant, copper and gold with luxurious linens and sheepsking rugs. It also features an electric fireplace, oversized leather reclining sofa, stuffed copper taffeta chair, and a jetted battub for one in the
bedroom. The Queen's Chamber also has a separate
bathroom with a
shower and other standard fixtures. The Queen's Chamber has immediate access to the Caribbean
Pool Garden (open and heated all year). The Queen's Chamber has a rate of $245 for
business or personal travel. The Master The Master is the home;s original master
bedroom and features a King sized Mahogany bed with four posters and a canopy. It is highly carved and sits high off the ground (much like the story of The Princess and The Pea) with a matching
desk. Other furnishings in The Master also include a soft loveseat built for two and a comfy Chaise with ottoman. The Master is done in hues of burgundy and cream and has a
TV/VCR as well as a Bose
Stereo/CD sound system and a beautiful mahogany fireplace to with fur-covered floor
pillows to snuggle during the chilly evenings. The Master also overlooks the front fountain, so cool weather evenings allow you to enjoy the sounds of the water below. The
bathroom for The Master features original imported European Tile and has a large easy-access
shower along with other luxurious amenities. Rates starting at $125 for weekday
business travel; $195 for personal travel. The Chisholm The Chisholm is popular for its original tiled fireplace which is automatic and gas. The tile depicts the Chisholm Trail which Fredericka Woodward's family helped pioneer. The new Chisholm bed is highly carved mahogany, high off-the-ground with a tall half-canopy. The dressing of the
room is dark teal, gunflint and chestnut brown with a cozy leather rug in front of the fire. Also popular about The Chisholm is the two-person claw-foot
slipper tub which is six feet in length, custom made to match the color of the
room (gunflint) with bronze claw feet and bronze faucets. The
slipper tub sits between the front bay window and the bed with the fireplace at the tip of the
slipper tub. The small Chisholm
bathroom features standard amenities in rich sueded paint and bronze fixtures. Rates begin at $105 for weekday
business travel; $175 for personal travel. The Sisters The Sisters is known for its king-sized
iron bed painted in dark teal with lion's heads, half-canopied overhead. It has colors of teal, white and pink. The Sisters is very popular because of the custom designed pink and white champagne (jetted)
slipper tub in the
bedroom between the fireplace and the bed. While the
tub is big enough for two, some would consider it a large one-person
tub. The Sisters is named for my sister, Mary Kai. Her picture adorns the
room along with other sibling pictures. Other furnishings in The Sisters include an electric fireplace, an overstuffed pink satin chair and an ottoman. The Sisters features a custom-made two-person jetted
slipper tub with claw feet in the
bedroom. In addition to the
tub in the
bedroom, a full
bath is one step into the hall and has a large, easy-access
shower among other amenities. The Sisters offers
TV/VCR and a CD
Stereo system. Rates begin at $115 for weekday
business travel; $145 for personal travel. Special Features, Policies and Rates.
Wireless Internet provided for guest convenience. Adapters available if needed. Large
guest rooms with private
baths and in-
room television. Private
whirlpool deck available. Large English Library with fireplace. Large
meeting...