This was my first experience of staying at a bed and breakfast so I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. This surely must be the Gold Standard!
For one thing, the neighborhood, surroundings and home itself are breathtakingly beautiful and immaculate.
The room you stay in is the master bedroom that was that of bandleader Artie Shaw and then-wife Ava Gardner in the 1940s!
You share the home with host Phyllis and husband and a dog, cat, rabbit and horse, though any of them will be as scarce or present as is your pleasure.
Being an animal lover, I choose to make friends with all of the pets, even with the beautiful and gentle stallion who lives in a stall in the backyard!
You have your own master bathroom next to your bedroom with all of the amenities. It is kept spotlessly clean.
The husband is an audiophile with an amazing stereo system and a vintage LP collection. When music is played it is very gently and if you close your door, you won’t hear it.
Although you are renting a room, and for an amazing price!, the rest of the house is warmly open to you as well. There is a lovely front room that serves as a listening room or for quiet for reading or for conversation, if you’re in the mood.
These are warm and wonderful people if you choose to interact with them. I found them to be delightful and extremely thoughtful. When you want quiet and alone time, you have it. If you want some company, you have it.
The kitchen is open to you as are the contents of a well-stocked refrigerator and pantry. There is fresh coffee every morning.
All in all a delightful experience and one which I cannot recommend highly enough.