What To Know
- The final episode of Home Town: Inn This Together highlighted the August 2025 fire that severely damaged the Heirloom Hotel.
- Erin Napier revealed that the hotel’s owners have not yet received insurance money to help rebuild the building.
- The Heirloom Hotel announced via social media how fans can help support the renovation.
Erin Napier is asking fans for help as Home Town: Inn This Together comes to a close.
The final episode of the Home Town spinoff aired on Sunday, May 31, and saw Erin, her husband, Ben Napier, and their friends, Jim and Mallorie Rasberry, and Josh Nowell, complete renovations on the Heirloom Hotel in Laurel, Mississippi. Ahead of its opening day, the group gave a few local officials a first look at the building’s transformation.
“It’s not just a hotel, it’s a building that’s saved. It is a corner of downtown that is saved,” Ben stated in a confessional. Erin added, “It’s an upstart in the economy that wasn’t there. It’s a morale booster. When the people who live here see that dilapidated building finally restored after 40 years of being vacant, it says something, and it says there’s no going back from here.”
At the end of the episode, the show aired footage of the damage caused by the hotel’s August 2025 fire. Despite the heartbreaking setback, the episode ended on an optimistic note, highlighting that the group has resumed renovations on the historic building.
“For Laurel, this hotel, it means a lot,” Ben said, while Erin noted, “It doesn’t seem possible to me sometimes, but then, I know them. And I know that they don’t quit. They don’t give up on anything, and they’re gonna see it through. I’m so proud.”
A message on screen read, “With deep commitment and community support, the ‘Framily’ continues to restore the Heirloom building.”
According to Erin’s latest Instagram post, the hotel is struggling to receive insurance money to help with the rebuild. “My dear friend, Mr. Amos Sledge, age 11, hopes @libertymutual hears his plea and does the right thing. So do I,” Erin captioned the Sunday upload, which featured photos of the letters Amos wrote to Liberty Mutual.
The first note read, “I am writing this letter because in big companies, big decisions are made with a group of smart people. And I know you are on the board of this company because they think your input is valuable. And I wanted you to get this since I know your job is to make big decisions. I think this is a big decision.”
In a longer letter, Amos wrote that he was sending his message on “behalf of my friends who own The Heirloom Hotel,” and encouraged the company to watch Home Town: Inn This Together if they hadn’t already. Amos also highlighted how the hotel “has not only affected the small town of Laurel, but has changed the lives of many across the nation.”
The letter continued, “Our country has been in a hard time lately. This hotel and this show have shown truth and beauty, and what hard work and true friendship can do. As of right now, your company has not approved their claim to have the money to rebuild. It is heartbreaking to watch the show and see how hard they worked. They put it all on the line. I am writing to ask respectfully that you please approve their claim. This is your chance to prove Liberty Mutual is different.”
At the end of the letter, Amos wrote, “This is not about any little town, but a town that is a beacon of light for our nation. If you do the right thing, it will keep the light shining.”
In an Instagram post of his own, Ben noted that “it has been nearly a year since the fire, and our friends are STILL waiting on @libertymutual to complete the claim.” He added, “We don’t know what the future holds, but we know God holds us. Thanks for watching the biggest thing to happen in downtown Laurel in a long time.”
Following Sunday’s finale, the Heirloom Hotel’s Instagram page announced that fans can help support the hotel’s rebuild by purchasing photo rails made from the hotel’s original flooring. “It makes us feel encouraged as we look at these, that no matter how damaged — beautiful things can still come from the ashes,” read the upload. “We build because of the people we’re building for and we hope you will too.”
