‘Glamping’ coming to Williamstown, Ky. with opening of new Camp Bespoke campgrounds this fall – The Cincinnati Enquirer

An artist's rendering of the American Indian-style luxury tipis being built at the new Camp Bespoke "glamping'' campgrounds in Williamstown, Ky. that will rent for $225 a night.(Photo: Provided)

You wont find any makeshift shelters at the new Camp Bespoke campground openingthis fall in Williamstown, Ky.

The 31-acre site about 40 miles south of Cincinnati specializes in glamping or camping with hotel-like accommodations and amenities, including air conditioning and private bathrooms stocked with scented toiletries.

The $3 million campground is designed to be so plush that campers who so choose could wear a long fur coat of mink, even in the summertime, as Shelia E. chanted in her 1984 smash hit, The Glamorous Life.

Co-Founder and CEO Nicole Brassington said the concept behind Camp Bespoke is to let guests enjoy all that nature has to offer without the grit, grime and inconveniences of traditional camping.

"I'm not a camper, so the thought of going to the bathroom in the middle of the night when it's raining outside, or animals are roaming around just isn't appealing to me,'' Brassington told The Enquirer. "What we offer is still camping, but it's camping with all the accommodations you might have at a hotel, and maybe a little more.''

Nicole Brassington, co-founder and CEO of Camp Bespoke in Williamstown, Ky.(Photo: Provided)

Brassington, a Lexington native,is a pioneer in the camping industry.

She's one of the firstBlack female campground owners in the region, along with herco-founder Misty Smith, and partnersLatasha Reid, and Dr.Angelina Strickland all Black women.

The group, who met while working at the same hospital in Louisville,broke ground and began accepting reservations Wednesday for Camp Bespoke - a name that implies the curated and custom-made experiences guests can enjoy, Brassington said.

The campground will open in two phases, beginning in October with 16 cabins and eight cottages made from repurposed shipping containers with modern architecture and design features, she said.

The first phase will also include a dozen Native American-style luxury tipis ranging from 450 to 530 square feet with enough room to sleep six to eight people, according to the Camp Bespoke website.

The tipis will rent for about $225 a night, on average, Brassington said.

The350-square-foot cabins - designed to accommodate four to sixpeople - will rent for $175 a night, on average, and the cottages will be about half that size and rent for about $150 a night, she said.

The second phase of Camp Bespoke is expected to be completed next spring and will add six cabins with pools,six tipis, as well as aconference center, event pavilion and an outdoor amphitheater.

An artist's rendering of the cabins and cottages made from repurposed shipping containers that campers will be able to rent at Camp Bespoke when it opens in October(Photo: Provided)

No matter what kind of accommodations you choose, you certainly wont be roughing it.

All the cabins, cottages andtipis will have their own heating and air conditioning units,private bathrooms with running water, as well askitchenettes with mini refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers.

The campgrounds even offer free Wi-Fi.

All lodging also comes with full bedding, towels and wash cloths.

In addition to the upscale accommodations, Camp Bespoke will offer Kentucky-centric activities, including horseback riding and distillery tours, as well as movie nights and live entertainment.

The campground'soperators have contracted with cleaning and sanitizing company, Ecolab, to ensure the campsites are safe and sanitary during the coronavirus pandemic.

Campers treating themselves to Camp Bespoke's luxury accommodations will also be contributing to several charitable causes in Kentucky.

The campgrounds operators have pledged to donate a percentage of sales for all stays to organizations that uphold standards of fairness and equality across the state.

For example, one dollarfrom every Native American-style tent booked at Camp Bespoke will go directly to the Kentucky Native American Heritage Museum with a yearly minimum donation of $5,000.

In addition, camp operators have pledged to support Black Soil - a nonprofit dedicated to growing market share forblack farmers and producers in Kentucky.

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