Turn Your Business Trip Into a Mini Bed and Breakfast Getaway

By Jane Leisteiner in Hotels on March 11th, 2008

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by Jane Leisteiner

If the idea of that next business trip begins to feel like a burden, why not change things up? Instead of a dry hotel with the same room and decor, try a bed and breakfast to add a little adventure to the mix.

Not only will you avoid the anonymous rooms, noisy hallways, and pricey industrial continental breakfasts but you will actually feel you have had a pleasant little getaway that will spark your creative energy.

ILoveInns.com, the best source for distinctive B&Bs and Country Inns, has some timely proposals for your consideration.

Providence: Christopher Dodge House B&B - Want to experience the luxurious life of 19th-century Providence, Rhode Island? The Christopher Dodge House B&B is an 1858 three-story brick Italianate mansion that, while updated, still offers 11-foot ceilings, marble fireplace mantels, ornate plaster moldings and many original tin ceilings. Named for the family who built this mansion, the inn offers a computer, Wi-Fi Internet access and many other amenities.

New York City: 1871 House B&B - On a tree-lined street on the fashionable Upper East Side, this classic Brownstone offers stylishly elegant accommodations. Old World charm is evident in the decorative ironwork covering the front door, ornate moldings around windows, high ceilings and floors, and marble and wood fireplace mantelpieces. It was named one of the 100 best little hotels in New York City in 2003. A quote from a recent business traveler reveals the difference in staying in a little inn versus a business hotel, “I lived in New York for several years, and perhaps my favorite thing about the 1871 House was that it felt less like staying in a cold and touristy hotel, and more like I was using a friend’s really fabulous apartment. I haven’t felt so much like a New Yorker since I moved away”.

Sacramento: The Amber House B&B - This bed and breakfast is actually comprised of two 1905 historic houses and is located just blocks from the capitol. The living space is inviting and guest rooms include Italian marble-tiled private bathrooms with Jacuzzi tubs for two and fireplaces. A full gourmet breakfast is served in your room. The Amber House also features an excellent working desk in each room and a variety of business services including using the inn’s beautiful dining room for meetings.

Depending on the bed and breakfast inn you stay at, many also participate in the iLoveInns.com Buy-One-Night-Get-The-Second-Night-Free program. Cut a few dollars from your travel budget by selecting one of the 1,500 B&Bs that participate in the special program.

About the Author:

Jane Leisteiner enjoys B&Bs and writing. For additional info about California bed and breakfasts or to find hundreds of bed and breakfast inns in the free stay program, go to the American Historic Inns site.