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Elizabeth's Bed & Breakfasts Blog April 2009 Archive

By Elizabeth Arneson, About.com Guide to Bed & Breakfasts since 1997

Innkeepers Willing to Barter

Thursday April 30, 2009
At the E.J. Bowman House Bed and Breakfast in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, guests don't always have to pay for their rooms. Sometimes, they can strike a deal with the innkeepers to ... Read More

Swine Flu - Travel Considerations

Wednesday April 29, 2009
As concern about swine flu continues to grow, so does its impact on people's travel plans. About.com's Air Travel Guide, Arlene Fleming, has compiled a useful set of links to ... Read More

Bed and Breakfast Caters to Twilight Fans

Tuesday April 28, 2009
Fans of the Twilight novels by Stephanie Meyer are flocking to Forks, Washington, where the series is set. Meyer chose the location for her vampire-based stories because it is one ... Read More

Bed and Breakfast Day in Oklahoma

Sunday April 26, 2009
Gov. Brad Henry of Oklahoma has declared today to be "Bed and Breakfast Day" in the Sooner State. Bed and breakfasts across Oklahoma are hosting open houses today, welcoming guests ... Read More

Best Bed and Breakfasts for Eco-Tours

Friday April 24, 2009
Many bed and breakfasts describe themselves as "eco-friendly" or "environmentally conscious," and many of them really are. The inns on my list of the best bed and breakfasts for eco-tours, ... Read More

Poppies Bed and Breakfast - Queensland, Australia

Wednesday April 22, 2009
Queensland is in northeast Australia, home to the cities of Brisbane and Cairns. Mooloolah (a name which means "black snake" in aboriginal) is generally described as a peaceful, rural town ... Read More

Ohio Inn Caters to Pastors, Ministers

Monday April 20, 2009
At The Mill House Bed and Breakfast in Grand Rapids, Ohio, more than a quarter of the guests are ministers, pastors, evangelists, missionaries, priests, and nuns, according to innkeepers Ron ... Read More

Homespun Farm - More Than 200 Years Old

Saturday April 18, 2009
The 260-year-old Connecticut home now called Homespun Farm has only one doorknob inside. Innkeeper Kate Bauer tells how the building which would become her bed and breakfast called out to ... Read More

Treehouse Accommodations

Thursday April 16, 2009
If you think treehouses are just for children, think again. Some of these treehouse accommodations are fairly primitive, but others border on luxurious. For example, the 5-Day Treehouse Stay near ... Read More

Photo Gallery - Pennsbury Inn

Tuesday April 14, 2009
The Pennsbury Inn in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, can trace its origins back to 1714. This bed and breakfast is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Pennsbury Inn is ... Read More

Hartford, Connecticut B&Bs

Sunday April 12, 2009
The city of Hartford, Connecticut, may be best known as the hometown of Mark Twain. The Mark Twain House, where much of Twain's best-known work was written, is one of ... Read More

Current Innkeepers Offer Advice

Friday April 10, 2009
Would you do it again? As in, would you become an innkeeper again if you could start all over? That simple question in our discussion forum led to some great ... Read More

Top 10 Pet Peeves at Bed and Breakfasts

Wednesday April 8, 2009
I absolutely love staying at bed and breakfasts -- they're far superior to the cookie-cutter rooms found at most hotels. Still, I'm not blind to the fact that there are ... Read More

Farm Fortune - More Than 200 Years Old

Monday April 6, 2009
The property on which this 260-year-old southcentral Pennsylvania inn sits was granted from William Penn in 1734. The first part of Farm Fortune's main house was built in the 1740s; ... Read More

Bed and Breakfasts of Newport, Rhode Island

Saturday April 4, 2009
Newport, Rhode Island, is a quaint New England town right on the Atlantic Ocean. The sights include a collection of historic mansions, vacation retreats from the late 1800s and early ... Read More

Jacob Hill Farm - More Than 200 Years Old

Thursday April 2, 2009
In 1991, Bill and Eleonora Rezek purchased the property which would become the Jacob Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast Inn in Providence, Rhode Island. But it took four years before ... Read More
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