| 4 relaxing bed-and-breakfast inns in Prescott
Dawn Delaney is not Danish and didn't know what an ebelskiver was until she thumbed through the Williams-Sonoma catalog and was drawn to a pan used to make the stuffed pancake balls. There are two rooms, one an 850-square-foot Country Suite that is often rented for long stays. Breakfast is in the couple's kitchen upstairs and includes fresh eggs from their chickens. Rates are $149. Polly the donkey can shake on command. The inn is less than a mile from downtown. Arizona history buffs should stop by the Sharlot Hall Museum on their way to Courthouse Square and Whiskey Row. One guest, business traveler Laura Pedersen from Tucson, asked for the recipe. Delaney, 55, returned from the kitchen with a cookbook. Owners' dining tips: Papa's Italian Restaurant for fettuccine Alfredo, the Raven for falafel and hummus, and steaks and weekend entertainment at Dry Gulch cowboy steak house. Here are three more bed-and-breakfast options in Prescott: Pleasant Street Inn Bed e front license plate of their red Volkswagen Beetle: Two Crazy Ladies. They bought Prescott Pines, which is a bit more than a mile from downtown and Whiskey Row, a year ago and are still putting their stamp on it. Regular rooms start at $99 per night. The lodge starts at $250 per night and does not include breakfast. ) The three-bedroom, two-bath A-frame cabin, set just behind the inn, sleeps up to 11. The stately, 106-year-old Victorian home, within walking distance of downtown, has a large living room and an inviting front porch that fronts its namesake street. I stayed in Foxglove, a lodgelike suite with a skylight, kitchenette and family room with fireplace, because the regular room I had reserved was unexpectedly being worked on. The rooms have amenities commonly found at upscale hotels, including microfiber bathrobes, flat-screen televisions and Keurig coffee machines with an assortment of brewing options from tea to hot chocolate. Bottled water and Wi-Fi are included. (The previous owners called it the Chalet. The couple are adding a spot for weddings. One of the inn's best-kept secrets for families and other groups is the renovated Lodge at Prescott Pines. Rates start at $130 a night; check the website for occasional special offers for multinight stays. "We went home and turned this place upside down," Delaney said. The inn's lodgings are individual units, rather than rooms in a large house. "I never had any reason to look anywhere else," she said. Hidden Acres Bed business consultant and handles the inn's books, cooks occasionally and, at breakfast, is the resident "fruitista. |
Sunday, 1 April 2012
4 relaxing bed-and-breakfast inns in Prescott
