# Favorite B&B's **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242 "2003-07-27T10:30:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/1 "2003-07-27T10:30:01Z")
Okay, folks. Here’s a way to tell if our paths may have crossed in the past. Just see how long it takes for listings of Bed & Breakfast inns where we have stayed to produce at least one duplicate. Sort of the Six Degrees of Separation concept. We have stayed at: Newburgh House – Rugby TN Windward House – Camden ME Hartstone Inn – Camden ME Lily Creek Lodge – Dahlonega GA Hope Farm – Natchez MS Beaufort House – Asheville NC French Camp – French Camp MS No hotels or motels, please. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/2 "2003-07-27T10:34:26Z")
Tavira Inn, Algarve, Portugal. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/3 "2003-07-27T15:38:27Z")
Hey, **Z** …since this is a poll, and it’d be quite a stretch to call vacationing an Art, I’m going to move this to IMHO for you. Here’s a few I can remember off the top of my head…it’s been a while for us, as we have been Blest With Issue for over 13 years now, and most B&Bs aren’t really crazy about having kids in them. Brook Farm Inn – Lenox, Mass. 1876 House – Oxford, Md. MacCallum House – Mendocino, Calif. Pentagoet Inn – Castine, Me. Bear Creek – Pinos Altos, N.M. 2 Meeting Street – Charleston, S.C. (honeymooned here) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/4 "2003-07-27T15:45:09Z")
Much obliged, **Ike**. I was unsure of the “art” myself. I didn’t include Indigo Inn in Charleston SC because it’s more of a motel than an inn, but they have it categorized as a B&B since they do serve a breakfast type spread like most motels do these days. Anyway, we were there, too. Well located spot for the historic section. Your others are far enough away from our travels not to have constituted a trail-crossing. ---
**Author:** ![Maryangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@Maryangel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maryangel)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/5 "2003-07-27T17:05:29Z")
McMurphy’s, New Orleans, LA Stayed there last year and going there again in a few weeks for our honeymoon! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/6 "2003-07-27T17:13:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zeldar \* > **Anyway, we were there, too. Well located spot for the historic section.** Wait…not the same place as the B&B at 2 Meeting, right? I’m fairly sure that was just called “2 Meeting Street,” not the Indigo. The joint I’m talking about is right at the corner of Meeting and the Battery, across the street from the public gardens. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/7 "2003-07-27T17:28:16Z")
Travel is TOO an art! At least, it ought to count if cooking does. I’m not sure what differentiates a B&B from a pension or guesthouse; I’m assuming that it would have to be a small family-run place that includes breakfast, but frilly toilet paper roll covers are optional? Anyway, I’ve stayed in two places that I’m pretty sure would count: Pension Bella, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic 137 Water Street, Stratford, Ontario (don’t think it has a proper name … run by a nice older Dutch couple named Reurink) If places with dorm beds are allowed, you can throw in Petersburg Bunk & Breakfast, in Petersburg, AK. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/8 "2003-07-27T17:45:02Z")
**Brigitte’s Bavarian B&B in Homer, Alaska** : Sits on the side of a mountain overlooking Resurrection Bay. Veggies from her garden in every breakfast and husband Willie is an excellent cook and host. Nice cabin-style accommodations with decks. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/9 "2003-07-27T17:46:23Z")
_Shit!_ Meant Kachemak Bay, not Resurrection. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/10 "2003-07-27T17:59:38Z")
The Inn at Walnut Bottom in Cumberland, MD. College Crest Guest House in Galway, Ireland And I cannot right now recall the name of a wonderful B & B in Stratford-Upon Avon, England and one on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/11 "2003-07-27T18:44:15Z")
Formule 1, France (partout) Nuit d’Hotel, France (ditto) ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/12 "2003-07-27T18:49:33Z")
Lafitte Guest House, New Orleans, LA. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/13 "2003-07-27T18:52:51Z")
Colesville Guest House, Peterborough, England Glenview House, near Midleton, Co Cork have stayed in a load of others, but don’t remember names ---
**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/14 "2003-07-27T19:12:22Z")
The Bunkhouse Lodge, Breckinridge, CO. Gay. Bob ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/15 "2003-07-27T19:29:45Z")
The Raven Haven–Mentone Alabama Great accomodations, food, and lodging. Tony and Eleanor are wonderful hosts. Can’t wait to get back there. ---
**Author:** ![im2evil4u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@im2evil4u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/im2evil4u)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/16 "2003-07-27T23:02:09Z")
I love the anonymity of the cold stark hotel room, prefer it actually. But one year for my husband’s birthday I rented a room in the Queen Victoria in Cape May, New Jersey. I fell in love with this place and we have plans to go back this fall. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/17 "2003-07-28T05:04:12Z")
Just remembered another. A great B & B in Edinburgh, Scotland, with a view of the castle: _Castle View_. A ton of Scottish breakfast. Walking distance to everything. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/18 "2003-07-28T05:55:23Z")
The Blue Dolphin Inn - Cambria, CA. ---
**Author:** ![Rapunzel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Rapunzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapunzel)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/19 "2003-07-28T11:55:06Z")
Falkland Arms, Great Tew, Oxfordshire ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242/20 "2003-07-28T12:27:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\*Wait…not the same place as the B&B at 2 Meeting, right? I’m fairly sure that was just called “2 Meeting Street,” not the Indigo. > > The joint I’m talking about is right at the corner of Meeting and the Battery, across the street from the public gardens. \*\* No, Ike, I’m sorry if I left the impression that Indigo and 2 Meeting were the same place. Indigo is on Meeting, catty-corner from that great seafood/deli place (Hyman’s?) where we ate almost every meal while we were in Charleston. Only there for three days on that trip, but went back last year for a longer stay and stayed in a motel. Saw Charleston and Savannah on the same trip (along with Beaufort and Asheville) with another couple. My main point in replying to your post, Ike, was that we could conceivably have crossed trails in Charleston. Less likely in the other spots you mentioned. Speaking of Hyman’s in Charleston, they have little brass plaques on virtually every table where famous people have sat. They make a point of letting you know your ass has touched the same wood as somebody famous. We talking serious trail crossing! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-b-bs/191242.md?page=2)