Luxury Inns & Small Lodges
Dana Point, CA - There's a fireplace in each of the 29 rooms here, and many have private decks overlooking the Pacific. Quiche, homemade granola and freshly baked muffins land on the buffet each morning, and the owners serve wine, tea and hors d'oeuvres in the afternoons. #b&b, #lodge, #inn, #california, #luxury
Cayucos, CA- Husband-and-wife owners Jensen and Grace Lorenzen transformed a 19th-century house that belonged to the town's founder (James Cass) into this elegant five-room inn. #b&b, #lodge, #inn, #california, #historic
Amelia Island, FL- This 10-room property is decorated with crystal chandeliers, stained-glass windows and antiques. Signature breakfast dishes include a blueberry strata— like a creamy, blueberry-studded bread pudding topped with warm maple syrup. #foodie, #inn, #luxury, #florida
Savannah, GA- There are 19 rooms across two renovated mansions at this Savannah property built around a quiet square. Breakfast includes southern specialties like freshly made biscuits with sausage gravy and savory waffles with herbs and Parmesan. #foodie, #inn, #luxury, #savanah, #Georgia
Savannah, GA- Each of the 17 restored guest rooms at this beautiful 19th-century mansion has a working fireplace. The breakfast menu includes rich Southern dishes like poached eggs with grilled tomato, creamed spinach and green onion cream sauce, plus bacon, country sausage and cheese grits. #foodie, #inn, #luxury, #savanah, #Georgia, #historic
Bloomington, IL- The former mansion of Carl Vrooman—Assistant Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson—now contains five suites with period antiques. Breakfast ranges from cheese crêpes topped with mixed berries during the summer to pecan-pumpkin waffles in the fall. #mansion, #foodie, #inn, #luxury, #illinios, #historic
New Orleans, LA- This terrific boutique B&B in the French Quarter is made up of three historic town houses with balconies and courtyards. Breakfast—like buttermilk biscuits with homemade strawberry preserves, fresh juice and a café au lait—arrives on a silver platter. #b&b, #inn, #foodie, #luxury, #neworleans, #Louisania, #historic
Easton, MD- Built in 1874, this charming four-suite B&B has been extravagantly restored with Victorian furnishings and updated with modern amenities. Guests snack on homemade chocolate chip cookies each evening, and innkeeper Ronald Mitchell specializes in sweet breakfasts, like pancakes with caramelized apples. #b&b, #inn, #luxury, #foodie, #maryland, #historic
Oxford, MD- Chef-proprietor Mark Salter recently renovated this 16-room inn, which was originally home to Robert Morris, "Financier of the Revolution" and a close friend of George Washington's. #foodie, #inn, #luxury, #maryland, #historic
Saugatuck, MI- Innkeeper Julee Rosso co-authored The Silver Palate Cookbook series, which has sold more than six million copies. She upholds her home-entertaining cred with Champagne brunches, homemade afternoon sweets and an evening hors d'oeuvre buffet. #inn, #luxury, #foodie, #Michigan
Santa Fe, NM- Located in one of Santa Fe's most historic neighborhoods, this laid-back 24-suite inn is decorated with crafts and antiques from Turkey and India. #inn, #luxury, #NewMexico, #historic
Mattituck, NY- Former NYC restaurateurs David Page and Barbara Shinn host guests in a remodeled farmhouse at their Long Island vineyard, Shinn Estate. #inn, #luxury, #foodie, #farmhouse, #newyork
Bedford, NY- Actor Richard Gere is part owner of this eight-room luxury inn, which features a yoga studio and two restaurants, the Barn and the Farmhouse. #famousowners, #newyork, #inn, #b&b, #foodie
Southold, NY- Former Aureole chef Gerry Hayden and pastry authority Claudia Fleming own this inn with a public restaurant. Those staying overnight sleep in cherrywood sleigh beds. #foodie, #inn, #newyork
Asheville, NC- Built by the same architect behind the Vanderbilts' nearby Biltmore Estate, this inn has eight rooms with full baths stocked with Aveda products. Innkeeper Lori White and her husband owned bakeries in Palm Beach and Martha's Vineyard before opening the Black Walnut. #inn, #Estate, #foodie, #architecture, #northcarolina, #asheville
Wentworth Mansion- This mansion's 21 rooms have modern amenities, like wireless Internet service, plus antique details such as hand-carved marble fireplaces, intricate woodwork and Tiffany stained glass windows. #mansion, #inn, #antique, #southcarolina, #charleston
Washington, TX- Each of the four Spanish-styled casitas on this 300-acre working farm features a big wrought-iron bed, 1,200-thread-count sheets and a fireplace. #inn, #luxury, #workingfarm,
Lower Waterford, VT- Many of the rooms at this romantic 23-room inn have sitting areas with fireplaces, and some have large whirlpool tubs. #inn, #luxury, #vermont, #romantic
Windsor, VT- This new bed-and-breakfast has nine rooms with radiant heated floors. Breakfast, open to the public, includes home-baked coffee cakes, cinnamon rolls and seasonal fruits and berries #inn, #B&B, #luxury, #vermont, #foodie
Lummi Island, WA- Built in 1910, the main building features a restaurant and five all-white rooms; four alternative stays include a cabin and a yurt (a circular tent-like structure with a kitchen, wood stove and bath house). #foodie, #inn, #luxury, #yurt, #washington
Sturgeon Bay, WI- Nine guest rooms have oversize canopy beds and fireplaces or whirlpool tubs, and breakfasts include homemade brioche French toast and fluffy pancakes made with local buttermilk. #inn, #luxury, #foodie, #wisconcin
