Amelia Earhart Suite
Amelia Earhart was the first child born to Edwin Stanton and Amy Otis Earhart on July 24, 1897, in
Atchison, Kansas.
During the 1920s, Amelia lived with her mother and sister in Boston and continued teaching at
Denison House. Flying was merely a hobby for her at that time. However, in 1928, Amelia received
a call from Captain Hilton H. Railey asking her to join pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon on a
flight from America to England. Although she was only a passenger, Amelia became the first
woman to cross the Atlantic on a plane called the Friendship on June 17-18, 1928. A publisher
named George Putnam covered the story, and in 1931, the two married.
Amelia's 1928 flight brought her tremendous publicity, and she subsequently endeavored to justify
this renown. On May 20-21,1932, Amelia crossed the Atlantic on her own, establishing a new
transatlantic crossing record of 13 hours, 30 minutes. Amelia was celebrated throughout Europe
and the United States and received a medal from President Herbert Hoover. Several years later,
Amelia became the first woman to successfully complete the hazardous flight from Hawaii to
California.
In June 1937, Amelia began what was to be her final flight. Amelia and navigator Fred Noonan set
out in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra in an attempt to fly around the world. They departed from
Miami, Florida to South America, and then across the South Atlantic Ocean to Dakar, Africa. After
crossing the Sahara desert, they flew to Thailand, Singapore, Java, and Australia. However, after
departing Lae, New Guinea for Howland Island, the U.S. Coast Guard lost contact with the plane.
They received a final message on July 2 at 8:45 a.m., and Amelia's tone was described as frantic.
The United States Navy searched extensively but never found a trace of the aviators or the plane.
The mysterious disappearance of Earhart and her plane has raised considerable speculation
throughout the years. Some believe that she and Noonan were captured and executed by the
Japanese. Others speculate that President Roosevelt sent Earhart on a secret spy mission.
However, none of the many theories for her disappearance have ever been confirmed. In 1939,
Earhart's husband published a biography entitled Soaring Wings, in tribute to Amelia.
Her two-room suite features two queen beds, 13.5" heavenly bed pillowtop mattresses, armoire,
27" TV, VCR and DVD player, 20" TV, desk, chair, refrigerator, microwave, coffee, green tea, hot
chocolate, microwave, bottled water, Andes chocolates, popcorn, private bathroom with shower,
and all the other standard features of our Suites.
This Suite rents for $89 per night with a 10% discount for AAA and AARP members. Extended
stays are welcome.
Atchison, Kansas.
During the 1920s, Amelia lived with her mother and sister in Boston and continued teaching at
Denison House. Flying was merely a hobby for her at that time. However, in 1928, Amelia received
a call from Captain Hilton H. Railey asking her to join pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon on a
flight from America to England. Although she was only a passenger, Amelia became the first
woman to cross the Atlantic on a plane called the Friendship on June 17-18, 1928. A publisher
named George Putnam covered the story, and in 1931, the two married.
Amelia's 1928 flight brought her tremendous publicity, and she subsequently endeavored to justify
this renown. On May 20-21,1932, Amelia crossed the Atlantic on her own, establishing a new
transatlantic crossing record of 13 hours, 30 minutes. Amelia was celebrated throughout Europe
and the United States and received a medal from President Herbert Hoover. Several years later,
Amelia became the first woman to successfully complete the hazardous flight from Hawaii to
California.
In June 1937, Amelia began what was to be her final flight. Amelia and navigator Fred Noonan set
out in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra in an attempt to fly around the world. They departed from
Miami, Florida to South America, and then across the South Atlantic Ocean to Dakar, Africa. After
crossing the Sahara desert, they flew to Thailand, Singapore, Java, and Australia. However, after
departing Lae, New Guinea for Howland Island, the U.S. Coast Guard lost contact with the plane.
They received a final message on July 2 at 8:45 a.m., and Amelia's tone was described as frantic.
The United States Navy searched extensively but never found a trace of the aviators or the plane.
The mysterious disappearance of Earhart and her plane has raised considerable speculation
throughout the years. Some believe that she and Noonan were captured and executed by the
Japanese. Others speculate that President Roosevelt sent Earhart on a secret spy mission.
However, none of the many theories for her disappearance have ever been confirmed. In 1939,
Earhart's husband published a biography entitled Soaring Wings, in tribute to Amelia.
Her two-room suite features two queen beds, 13.5" heavenly bed pillowtop mattresses, armoire,
27" TV, VCR and DVD player, 20" TV, desk, chair, refrigerator, microwave, coffee, green tea, hot
chocolate, microwave, bottled water, Andes chocolates, popcorn, private bathroom with shower,
and all the other standard features of our Suites.
This Suite rents for $89 per night with a 10% discount for AAA and AARP members. Extended
stays are welcome.
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