Surprise Your Loved Ones With a Free Night at a Bed and Breakfast
Even though times are tough, you can still give the extravagant gift of travel to your loved ones. American Historic Inns, Inc., which has been publishing travel guidebooks for more than 25 years, sells the perfect present. Their guidebook, Bed and Breakfast and Country Inns, includes descriptions of more than 1,400 B&Bs and inns and each book has a Buy-One-Night-Get-One-Night-Free certificate.
This certificate can be used at any of the bed and breakfasts in the guidebook. The average savings per certificate is $142, and the book costs only $24.95, a great bargain. After the certificate has been used, the guidebook is still an excellent travel resource, so it is like giving two gifts in one. The book’s lodgings include everything from romantic seaside B&Bs to quaint New England country inns. Here are just a few, tempting options.
If you want a taste of luxury, try the Cheshire Cat Inn in picturesque Santa Barbara, California. The guest rooms and suites are spread among two restored Victorians located in the town’s charming downtown area, within walking distance to shops and restaurants. Each of the rooms is decorated with Laura Ashley fabrics and fine furnishings; some have a fireplace, Jacuzzi tub or perhaps a balcony or patio. Guests are treated to an expansive continental breakfast each morning, and on weekends, a full, gourmet breakfast is served. Each afternoon, the innkeepers serve local wines and hors d’oeuvres for their guests. The rates run from $199 to $410, but with the Buy-One-Night-Get-One-Night-Free certificate, you could save more than $400 off a two-night stay.
If your gift recipient is a history buff, there are hundreds of historic places to choose from in the guidebook. One charming example is the Williamsburg Manor Bed and Breakfast. Located in the popular tourist destination of Williamsburg, Virginia, the inn was built in the 1920s during Colonial Williamsburg’s reconstruction. Each of the rooms has been decorated with fine linens, Oriental rugs and carefully selected antiques. The scrumptious full breakfasts are a highlight of any stay at the Williamsburg Manor, and the inn is just three blocks from the historic village. Rates run from $159 to $179, so you could save nearly $200 with a Free-Night certificate.
Just outside of New York City, you’ll find the Pillars of Plainfield Bed and Breakfast. Located 28 miles from Manhattan in Plainfield, New Jersey, this elegant 1870 inn offers seven distinctive rooms all decorated in period style. There are plenty of thoughtful amenities, such as handmade lemon verbena bath products, fluffy robes, down comforters and fine linens. Multi-course breakfasts include a fruit course, homemade muffins or breads and a special daily entree. The rates run from $125 to $250, depending on room choice.
Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns can be purchased at American Historic Inns’ comprehensive website, ILoveInns.com. This website has listings to more than 19,000 unique lodgings, from 300-year-old historic gems to bed and breakfasts located in lighthouses. Whatever you seek, you are sure to find. Printable gift certificates also are available at ILoveInns.com, offering a fast, easy and thoughtful gift option.