Mount Hope is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Early settlers came to Mount Hope to begin mining coal.

Coal miners in Mount Hope continued to thrive for about 250 years, but ending due to the rise of mining in the Mid-west and closing entirely during the depression.

Prior to the arrival of Europeans in Mount Hope, the land was used primarily by Native Americans for centuries until William Blake, Sr. became the first white settler in the area.

With the help of the town, Mount Hope had been rebuilt, the Old Blake Inn was completely destroyed but another Inn was built in its place and managed to reopen under the name "Hotel Mount Hope" and became a hot spot for the miners in the area.

Today, Mount Hope's population continues to decline, leaving it much of a ghost town.

The Hotel had been left vacant for some time but has since been bought and renamed the "Cottle Mountainair" by Joyce and Harvey Cottle, who have spent their time and dedication to renovate and reopen the Hotel as a space for family and community to come together.

Joyce and Harvey currently rent out a room on the First floor to "Heart to Hands The Serendipity Shop[6]", a local reiki and holistic shop that occasionally hosts events inside of the hotel.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2), all land.

[10] A parcel of land, totaling 10,600 acres (43 km2) of property known locally as Garden Ground was donated by the Bechtel Foundation to the Boy Scouts of America for development into The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, a high adventure base and site for the national Scout jamboree.