Rates

$175 to $345

Payment types accepted include Personal Checks, Discover, Visa, Master Card, Travelers Checks and Cash.

Amenities

This property has 8 total guest accommodations with private bath, 2 with fireplaces, 2 with whirlpools, 3 total suites, including 1 two-bedroom suite. The types of beds available include Queen, King and Twin.

Events Hosted

Transportation Service

Language Spoken

French, Yiddish

The Audubon Suite

Sitting room features bird murals and Audubon prints on the walls. Includes a Victorian style fireplace(gas), a wicker settee, rocking chair, Eastlake parlor table, wicker chairs and cable TV with DVD player. Bedroom features a Queen-size bed, an American Empire mahogany dresser and mirror and two Victorian twin beds. Magnolia blossoms are painted on the ceiling, Magnolia wallpaper border, and a 1880s dresser and armoire. The private bathroom has a whirlpool tub with shower over it. The suite is air conditioned and has a private entrance off the porch.

Rates: $195 - $320

Type of bed: Queen(2) , Twin

The Iris Room

The largest room with a very elaborate 1880s ceiling paper and wallpaper with irises. Features a King-size cast iron bed, cable TV & VCR, a wicker easy chair, oak rocker and a marble-topped Eastlake dresser. It has A/C, a little refrigerator and a private bathroom with shower.

Rates: $145 - $220

Type of bed: King

The Highland Room

On the second floor with an ocean view. Features murals of the Scottish Highlands on the walls and little Scottish angels on the ceiling. Queen-size antique brass bed, cable TV & VCR, a day bed and a small refrigerator, as well as an 1880s dresser, 1880s tables and a corner chair. Air conditioned; private bathroom with shower.

Rates: $135 - $210

Type of bed: Queen

The Checkerboard Room

On the third floor with an ocean view from the bed. It has an 1880s geometric wallpaper border and stenciling. Includes a Queen-size brass bed with a half canopy, cable TV & DVD player, a turn-of-the-century oak dresser with owl-head pulls, Art Nouveau armoire and a Craftsman-style rocker and easy chair. The room is air conditioned; private bathroom down the hall, only used by Checkerboard room guests.

Rates: $115 - $175

Type of bed: Queen

The Empire Room

On the second floor with an ocean view. Furnished with American-Empire furniture (1815-1859) and features a Queen-size mahogany sleigh bed topped by a canopy. Cable TV & VCR. Includes a 1893 wallpaper border, stenciling, marbleizing and is painted a Victorian color called, Ashes of Roses. The Empire Room is air conditioned and has a private bath which contains a shower.

Rates: $145 - $210

Type of bed: Queen

The Celebrity Room

On the third floor with an ocean view. Features a tall wooden 1880s Queen-size bed with a half-canopy, cable TV & DVD player. Decorated with pictures of 1880s celebrities including Caruso, Oscar Wilde and Sarah Bernhardt. Also contains a Victorian armoire and a gentleman's dresser. Air conditioned; private bath with shower.

Rates: $125 - $195

Type of bed: Queen

The Turkish Suite

On the second floor with an ocean view. Includes a large bedroom with a King-size brass and iron bed topped by a half canopy. Decorated in 1880s Exotic Revival Style featuring peacock feather fans, Middle-Eastern pictures and statues, fezzes and photographs. Separated by an archway from a sitting room with a sofa, cable TV & DVD/VCR and a small refrigerator. Air conditioned; private bath with whirlpool tub with a shower over it.

Rates: $195 - $270

Type of bed: King

The Maple Leaf Suite

On the third floor with an ocean view from the bed. The sitting room features a comfy sofa, a Victorian-style fireplace(gas), cable TV & DVD/VCR and a small refrigerator. Decorated with elaborate 1880s ceiling paper and stenciling. The bedroom includes a tall, wooden 4-poster Queen-size bed. It has an 1880s marble-topped dresser and armoire, as well as Pre-Raphaelite pictures and family photos. Air conditioned; private bathroom with shower.

Rates: $195 - $270

Type of bed: Queen

Children Restrictions

age 12 and over

Cancellation

If you cancel or shorten your reservation more than 2 weeks in advance of your arrival date, we will return your deposit minus a $25 non-refundable processing fee. Half of your deposit will be returned if you cancel or shorten your reservation 8 to 14 days in advance. Sorry, your deposit is not refundable if you cancel or shorten your reservation within a week of your expected arrival.

Smoking

Smoke Free Property.

Other Activities

Historic Interest

1880s Victorian house with gingerbread trim, high ceilings, moldings and baseboards, original wooden floors. The wallpaper is reproduction Victorian wallpaper, hand silk screened by Bradbury & Bradbury. There are many fancy paint finishes, such as rag-rolling, combing, stenciling and graining.

Historic Awards:

• National Register (Granted)
• State Register (Granted)
• Local Register (Granted)
• National Historical Site (Granted)
• State Historical Site (Granted)
• City Historical Site (Granted)

Historic Memberships:

• National Trust
• State Historical Society
• Local Historical Society
• City Historical Society

Historic sites nearby:

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