I stayed at the historic Hotel Du Pont. These luxurious perks made me feel like a wealthy Gilded Age heiress.

• Hotel Du Pont was built at the Du Pont Company headquarters in 1913 to attract powerful visitors.
• I stayed at one of the hotel’s one-bedroom Signature Suites in May.
• Hotel Du Pont offers modern amenities surrounded by Italian Renaissance Revival furnishings.

Down the hall, the hotel provided a water bottle filling station.

My final stop before heading up to bed was Le Cavalier at the Green Room, where Delaware’s wealthiest power brokers once dined.

The French brasserie’s menu features dishes such as vol-au-vent, poulet aux morilles, and charcuterie with French cheeses.

I ordered the Epées Liquids, a seasonal cocktail with gin, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, lemon, lychee syrup, and sake.

The $16 drink came garnished with a dried lemon slice and a skewered lychee. It was the perfect fizzy balance of sweet and tart.

Sipping a cocktail surrounded by the finest Italian Renaissance Revival architecture, I felt a bit like a Gilded Age heiress myself.

Hotel Du Pont’s historian-in-residence, Tom Santora, told me that the Green Room’s corner table was known as a prime spot where Delaware’s most influential figures discussed business deals and policy decisions. Looking out at my gilded surroundings, it was easy to see why.