GREAT ESCAPES : A RECAP OF FAVORITE B&BS FOR EASY-ON-THE-BUDGET GETAWAYS.Byline: Susanne Hopkins and Carol Bidwell Daily News Staff Writers When you're on the road and it comes time to bed down for the night, a hotel or motel room very often will do. But sometimes, you want a more homey experience - fresh-baked nut bread and a glass of wine on arrival, or a warm feather bed and a sumptuous breakfast. That's when you seek out a bed-and-breakfast inn. In the past two years, we've stayed in our share of inns, all with rooms $100 or less a night. For those pondering where to stay on vacation or a weekend getaway, here's an update on some of our favorites, with California inns listed first: Cambria Pickford House, 2555 MacLeod Way, Cambria, Calif. 93428; (805) 927-8619: Owner Anna Larsen takes guests back to the days of silent films with antique decor and scads of photos and posters of silent film stars for whom the inn's eight rooms are named. The inn's best room - a front chamber with bay window - is named for its namesake, actress Mary Pickford. Although the b&b, just a few miles south of Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle was the palatial estate of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. on Highway 1, was built in 1983 as an inn, it has the feel of a vintage hotel. Pickford House is filled with little comforts: teddy bears and magazines in each room, a hallway library, a sewing basket for emergency repairs and antique-looking (but modern-working) plumbing. At 5 o'clock every afternoon, Larsen treats guests to a round of wine on the house at the 1860 mahogany bar in the dining room, where a home-cooked breakfast is served every morning. Price range: $89-$130 per night, double. Additional person $20. Number of rooms: eight, all with private bath. Telephones, television: TVs in rooms, phone in lobby. Carmel Mission Ranch, 26270 Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. St., Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. 93923; (408) 624-6436: Staying in one of the rooms in the barn here is better than many of the rooms in plush hotels. Academy Award-winning actor and director Clint Eastwood owns the ranch, which perches on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is just minutes away from Carmel's sights. The rooms - which are in the barn, the honeymoon cottage with its white arbor, a farmhouse and the former bunkhouse bunk·house n. A building providing sleeping quarters on a ranch or in a camp. - are large, comfortably decorated and outfitted with a host of amenities (including Mission Ranch bottled water). Breakfast - a serve-yourself affair of cereal, bagels, croissants, juices and coffee - is available in the clubhouse near the tennis courts (there are two party barns here, too, each outfitted with a full-service bar, dance floor and stage). There's a serenity here that's most inviting - and who knows, you could see Clint, who does occasionally drop in. Price range: $85-$225 per night, double. Additional person $15. Number of rooms: 31, all with private bath. Telephones, television: All rooms have telephones and televisions. Gualala Old Milano Hotel, 38300 Highway 1, Gualala, Calif. 95445; (707) 884-3256: You wanted a room with a view? The view from several rooms in this 1905 hotel located on Highway 1 about 100 miles north of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden is to die for. The old house with its antique-filled rooms sits on a cliff overlooking a wild Pacific Ocean, giant waves beating against a tall, jagged spire of granite called Castle Rock. Tucked away in an evergreen forest An evergreen forest is a forest consisting entirely or mainly of evergreens, trees that retain green foliage all year round. Such forests exist in the tropics primarily as broadleaf evergreens, and in temperate and boreal latitudes primarily as coniferous evergreens. , the inn offers somewhat plain, but comfortable, accommodations (you can stay in the house, a garden cottage or a converted caboose that sports two brakeman's seats from which to admire the view; in about two months, two more deluxe cottages will be added, owner Leslie Linscheid says). A country breakfast is served each day and there are quiet grounds to wander. But it is that view that beckons ... Price range: $80-$165 per night, double. Winter rates available Monday through Thursday after January. Number of rooms: Nine, three with private bath. Telephones, television: Telephone in dining room; no televisions; hot tub available. Mendocino Headlands Inn, corner of Howard and Albion streets, P.O. Box 132, Mendocino, Calif. 95460; (800) 354-4431: It started out as a barber shop in 1868; now, this two-story redwood Victorian set amid a garden that is a riot of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color in spring is a classy b&b run by David and Sharon Hyman. It has a perfect location in this artsy art·sy adj. art·si·er, art·si·est Informal Arty. village nestled by the Pacific Ocean on Highway 1 - just a few minutes' stroll from shops and restaurants and the headlands, where one can take in the spectacular sunsets. The rooms are cheerful, filled with touches such as fresh flowers, quilts and inviting, overstuffed o·ver·stuff tr.v. o·ver·stuffed, o·ver·stuff·ing, over·stuffs 1. To stuff too much into: overstuff a suitcase. 2. To upholster (an armchair, for example) deeply and thickly. chairs. Handmade bedsteads are dressed in down comforters and feather beds, and several of the rooms boast fireplaces with copper-clad hearths and hand-carved mantels. There's tea in the afternoon and tantalizing tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. breakfasts are served with the morning newspaper in your room. It's a place you yearn to call home for at least one more night. Price range: $105-$195 per night, double. Midweek rates available. Number of rooms: six including cottage, all with private bath. Telephones, television: Phone in the parlor; television in the cottage. Palm Springs Sakura Inn, 1677 N. Via Miraleste, Palm Springs, Calif. 92262; (619) 327-0705: The small inn just off Palm Springs' main drag is as much like a Japanese country inn as George and Fumiko Cebra (she was born in Japan, and he fell in love with the country during a visit) have been able to make it. Guests can choose rooms with either Western-style beds or barely-off-the-floor futons; rooms are decorated with Japanese kimonos and artwork, but bathrooms are modern and American. Breakfast - pastries, fruit and tea - is served outside by the pool in an Oriental garden in the shadow of Mount San Jacinto Mount San Jacinto may refer to
Price range: $75 per night, double, October through July 3; $55 July 4 to October; $45 for a single guest. Number of rooms: three, two with private bath. Telephones, television: TVs, phones in all rooms; air conditioners in all rooms. Sacramento Aunt Abigail's Bed and Breakfast, 2120 G St., Sacramento, Calif. 95816; (916) 441-5007: Warmly decorated with antiques and featuring superior amenities like Egyptian cotton towels, this delightful colonial revival mansion just a few minutes away from Old Sacramento and the state capitol is so popular (especially with folks on business) that owners Susanne and Ken Ventura change the look of the furniture with slipcovers so guests won't get bored. The guest is king here - everything, from the spacious rooms and the plentiful lighting is designed to serve and please the visitor. And you can gorge yourself on homemade cookies and tea at night and a sumptuous breakfast in the morning. Susanne Ventura prepares the latter with an eye to healthy eating - low in fat and cholesterol, high Cholesterol, High Definition Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in animal tissue and is an important component to the human body. It is manufactured in the liver and carried throughout the body in the bloodstream. in flavor. Price range: $99-$155 per night, double; $89 to $115 singles. Number of rooms: five, all with private bath. Telephones, television: Telephones and televisions in rooms. San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Heritage Park Bed & Breakfast Inn, 2470 Heritage Park Row, San Diego, Calif. 90018; (619) 299-6832: Nancy and Charles Helsper came to buy a bed in 1992 and ended up buying the 1889 Queen Anne Queen Anne n. The style in English architecture and furniture typical of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). Queen Anne Adjective 1. Victorian inn that is filled with lace-curtained rooms named after flowers - and a benign resident ghost occasionally spotted by innkeepers and a few guests. The inn is up a short hill from San Diego's Old Town historic area and the shop- and restaurant-filled Bazaar del Mundo. Details are important here: soft feather beds, baskets of magazines, clock radios tuned to a local classical music station, full shampoo and soap dispensers in the showers, flashlights on bedside tables. Breakfast - cooked by Charles - is served on lace-covered tables in the dining room, with guests gathered around a communal table unless they'd like private tables for two. Price range: $90-$225 per night, double. Business rate $89 Sunday through Thursday. Number of rooms: 10, all with private bath. Telephones, television: Phones, radios in rooms; TV, VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. in parlor, suite. San Francisco Golden Gate Hotel, 775 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif. 94108; (800) 835-1118: John and Renate Kenaston run this small 1913 European-style hotel, but most guests are met at the door by Nemo, a black and white cat the size of a beagle beagle, breed of dog beagle, breed of small, compact hound developed over centuries in England and introduced into the United States in the 1870s. It stands between 10 and 15 in. (25.4–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 20 and 40 lb (9. who looks like he's wearing a tuxedo. The inn's just a half-block from a cable car stop and a block from Chinatown; it's just two blocks downhill to famed Union Square with its major department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. and tony shops. Guest rooms are decorated simply, but comfortably, with antiques and wicker; as in many old buildings, clothes go in armoires because there are no closets. Continental breakfast - with flaky flaky - (Or "flakey") Subject to frequent lossage. This use is of course related to the common slang use of the word to describe a person as eccentric, crazy, or just unreliable. croissants to die for - is served each morning in the parlor. Price range: $65-$99 per night per room. Number of rooms: 23; 14 with private bath. Telephones, television: TVs, phones in all rooms. Sonoma Morningsong Bed and Breakfast, 21725 Hyde Road Hyde Road was a football stadium in Ardwick, Manchester. It was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1887 until 1923, when they moved to Maine Road. The ground was also known as Bennett Street by some supporters. , Sonoma, Calif. 95476; (707) 939-8616: If solitude is what you crave, you'll find it here, in a cottage tucked amid a vineyard and an orchard in the country just four miles from downtown Sonoma. The cottage itself (there are also two guest rooms in the main house just across the vine-covered patio where owners Ann and Dan Begin live) features a large kitchen outfitted with plentiful makings for breakfast and snacks, a living room with cushy cush·y adj. cush·i·er, cush·i·est Informal Making few demands; comfortable: a cushy job. [Origin unknown. sofas and a television, and a small, cozy See COSE. bedroom and adjoining bath with a snug shower. You can ramble along the country lanes and, in season, pick blackberries, apples and pears This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. on the Begins' property. It's a great retreat The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , but if you must get out and about, the Begins can provide you with suggestions, directions and maps, even historical data on this town less than 40 miles from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. . Price range: $80-$100 per night for rooms in the house, $90-$160 per night for the cottage. Number of rooms: three, two with private bath; one cottage with bath, kitchen and living room. Telephones, television: TV and phone in the cottage, TV and phone in common areas of the house. Bow, Wash. Benson Farmstead, 1009 Avon-Allen Road, Bow, Wash. 98232; (360) 757-0578: Orchards stretch for miles, the skies are blue and there's a mountain or two for scenic variety in the Skagit Valley The Skagit Valley lies in the northwestern corner of the state of Washington, USA. Its defining feature is the Skagit River, which snakes through local communities which include the seat of Skagit County, Mount Vernon, as well as Sedro-Woolley, Concrete, Lyman-Hamilton, and just an hour north of Seattle where this cheerful 1914 farmhouse b&b is located. Accommodating and homey, it's a delightful retreat from the hustle-and-bustle world. The rooms are pleasantly decorated, breakfast is hearty and tasty - and there are Jerry Benson's funny stories told over plates of pie in the family room. Benson and his wife, Sharon, can also provide bicycles for meandering the country lanes and lots of ideas on what to see and do (Benson's family has lived in the area for about a century). Price range: $70-$80 per night, double. Singles are $10 less. Additional person $10. Number of rooms: four, all with private bath. Television in sitting room; phone in hall. Denver, Colo. Castle Marne, 1572 Race St., Denver, Colo. 80206; (800) 926-2763: Need a castle fix - a place where you can be pampered pam·per tr.v. pam·pered, pam·per·ing, pam·pers 1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child. 2. , find all the amenities of home and work, and pick up some interesting history? The Castle Marne, a golden-tinged, lava-stone mansion built in 1889 not far from Denver's capitol, offers an inviting haven for the traveler. The rooms are large and beautifully appointed, tea is served in the afternoon, and there's an office area complete with computer, phone and typewriter (a fax machine is available). Plus, the house is a sumptuous place (a huge, round stained-glass window Noun 1. stained-glass window - a window made of stained glass window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air is one of its most splendid appointments) with cherry paneling and fine Victorian details and it's set amid lovely gardens. You'll find a gourmet breakfast each morning, too, and hosts Jim and Diane Peiker and their daughter, Melissa Feher-Peiker, display an acute - and welcome - attention to detail. Price range: $85-$200 per night, double. Singles are $15 less for most rooms. Number of rooms: nine, all with private bath.Telephones, television: Telephones in all rooms. Television in game room. San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. Bonner Garden Bed and Breakfast Inn, 145 E. Agarita, San Antonio, Texas 78212; (800) 396-4222: Early 20th-century artist Mary Bonner once called this handsome Italian-style villa home. Now, Jan and Noel Stenoien perpetuate her memory with original Bonner etchings positioned throughout this gracious home that, from a vantage point on the roof, affords a spectacular view of the city. The rooms are spacious, nicely decorated, and some even have Jacuzzis. Perhaps the best feature: the Stenoiens' warm welcome and attention to guests' needs. Topping it off: a good full breakfast, served among Bonner's sensitive etchings. Price range: $75-$115 per night, double. Corporate rates available. Number of rooms: five, all with private bath. Telephones, television: All rooms have TVs, VCRs and phones. Other options. . . Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a bed-and-breakfast inn that's cozy but not too hard on the charge card? Or maybe you're in the mood to be pampered, even if that plush room is going to bend the budget. Here are some of our runner-up favorites in two categories: Cozy and cheap Casa Alegre, 316 E. Speedway, Tucson, Ariz. 85705; (520) 628-1800. Casa Laguna Inn, 2510 S. Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
 `nə), city (1990 pop. 23,170), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1887, inc. 1927. , Calif. 92651; (800) 233-0449. Dashwood Manor, 1 Cook St., Victoria, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , Canada; (250) 385-5517. Plush and pricey Gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of Mansion, 400 Berding St., Ferndale, Calif. 95536; (800) 952-4136. Jacksonville Inn, 175 E. California St., Jacksonville, Ore. 97530; (541) 899-1900. CAPTION(S): 6 Photos, Box Photo: (1--Color) Rooms at Cambria's Pickford House come with teddy bears and movie memorabilia. (2--Color) Wall-hung kimonos and futons give an exotic air to Sakura Inn in Palm Springs. Carol Bidwell/Daily News (3--Color) Denver's Castle Marne gives leisure and business travelers alike a royal welcome. (4--Color) Benson Farmstead in La Conner, Wash., is a cozy country retreat. (5--Color) At Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch in Carmel, guests can stay in this original farmhouse. (6) A room with a view - that's what you can get at the Old Milano Hotel in Gualala. The inn sits on the edge of a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Susanne Hopkins/Daily News Box: Other options. . . (See Text) |
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