Dundee Manor Bed & Breakfast – Dundee, Oregon

Dundee Manor Bed & Breakfast

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Dundee Manor is truly a destination for discriminating treavelers. Originally built in 1908, with all the clean, elegant architecture of a four square Edwardian estate. Wander through our gardens and under massive trees, or just relax and ponder by the fountain. Sit in the Gazebo and deck areas and admire Mt. Hood & Mt. Jefferson in the distance.

Enjoy a gourmet breakfast in our antique-furnished dinning room, or outside on one of two private deck areas, surrounded by nature and all the glory of the red hills of Dundee. Savor a glass of wine from one of our local wineries, and let us spoil you during your stay.

Each room is filled with treasures brought back from four continents. There’s a private library with video collection, and the most delightful rocking chairs on the front porch to enjoy the garden view.

When your stay at Dundee Manor, you can enjoy the many amenities the area has to offer. Spend the day wine tasting and touring Mt. Hood or visiting the Oregon Coast, and return to the manor for the warmth and comfort we offer. And yes – Turn-Down Service is included.

Whatever you desire, Dundee Manor will be your home base and refuge after a long and busy day enjoying the Best of the Oregon Wine Country; we can reserve your tee times, dinner reservations, private wine tours, and massages.

Dundee Manor has been rated five stars on Trip Advisor by guests over a two year period. The area has more than 160 World Class Wineries.

The Manor has been reviewed by Northwest Palate Magazine and numerous other publications as a true destination with style in the Oregon Wine Country, we are continuously raising the bar! Food, comfort, passion, location and guest services, presented by its Innkeepers!

  • A/C available in each unit (when needed)
  • Guest laptop available
  • CD, flat-screens and full premium cable in all suites
  • Vast collection of videos & CD’s (Updated and archived)
  • Gourmet breakfasts
  • Ensuite Snacks refreshed daily
  • Homemade baked goods made fresh daily
  • Beverages free for guests
  • Spinal Comfort Euro Queen Beds
  • Down Comforters with full Count Luxury Linens
  • Fleece Spa robes for each guest (Hair dryers)
  • Flowers in each suite refreshed daily
  • Nightly Turn Down Service with special sweet treat
  • Local wine available for sale to our guests (Riedel Wine glasses provided)

Coming to the Oregon Wine Country? Stay with us at Dundee Manor.

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Bellatrix – Castletownbere, Ireland

Bellatrix - Castletownbere, Ireland

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Welcome to Bellatrix, a women-only B&B in the village of Castletownbere in West Cork. We’re in a beautiful part of Southwestern Ireland, on the amazing Beara Peninsula.

We welcome women from all over the world – come stay with us amid stunning natural beauty and meet other women, share new ideas, or sit back and relax in the peaceful solitude of our stunning coast.

We welcome women from all walks of life – young or old, active or happily retired. All will enjoy a home away from home under Ireland’s bright stars, and our lovely, mature gardens close-by the historic fishing town of Castletownbere.

We’re just 15 minutes by foot through a small forest from a sheltered cove, Traneen, where you’ll find playful seals – a great place to swim in the summertime. There are also a number of other walking trails for you to explore.

Bellatrix is an eco-friendly bed and breakfast – we use a solar water heater for our showers, and we offer great local produce in season from our own organic gardens. We’re also wheelchair accessible.

Each of our guest rooms is unique, personally decorated by your hosts. Two of our rooms share a bathroom, and we also offer a three bed guest room for women traveling together.

Each room offers comfortable bedding – after a good night’s sleep, wake up with us and have a wonderful buffet breakfast. We can also provide a hearty Irish Breakfast upon request. On a chilly or rainy day, you can also just relax in front of our wood-burning stove with a good book or watch a movie from our DVD library. In the sun room, you can play ping pong with your partner or some of our other guests.

Bellatrix Bed & Breakfast offers wonderful garden views as well as a panoramic vista of the Miskish mountains.

The Beara Peninsula is a place of great natural beauty – be sure to allow yourself enough time to explore the area thoroughly – we suggest a week (although you may never want to leave!). There are so many things to do here, including:

  • Whale Watching: Many varieties of whales and dolphins inhabit the waters off the Beara Peninsula.
  • Dzogchen Beara Retreat Centre: visit this Tibetan Buddist Retreat Center, just 3 miles away.
  • Horseback riding: Take a packed lunch and explore the area on horseback with our friend, Cathy
  • Stone Circles: Historic stone circles and standing stones back from 1500 to 500 B.C.
  • Golfing: 3 first-class courses within an hour from our front door.
  • The Islands: Take a daytrip to Bere Island or Dursey Island.

There are so many other options – we’ll be happy to help you plan your adventures. But no matter what your plans, you’ll be sure to enjoy your stay at Bellatrix, an Irish B&B for women.

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Bolongo Bay Beach Resort – St. Thomas, US Virgin Island

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort

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Bolongo Bay is an intimate Caribbean resort offering All-Inclusive and Room Only rates. We also offer some fantastic honeymoon, wedding, girls escape, and tour and attraction packages. We’re all about getting away from home and having fun in the sun.

Our Caribbean resort features a variety of complimentary water-sports, gift shop, and a freshwater swimming pool with its own swim-up bar – enjoy a tropical drink under the Caribbean sun while you relax away your cares. Bolongo Bay is home to St. Thomas Diving Club, a five star PADI facility.

We also have a small gym on-site with treadmills, stair-masters, an elliptical cross trainer, and a recumbent life cycle.

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort is casual, fun, and private – a Caribbean beach resort with an emphasis on great customer service. We’re on a long, palm tree-lined beach overlooking the lovely waters of the Caribbean on St. Thomas.

We have sixty five ocean-front guest rooms just steps from the sands of the beach, and all of our rooms come with terraces with fantastic water views.

We also offer ocean-front studios and 2 bedroom condos just up the beach from the main property, perfect for families or groups of friends who want larger accommodations on Bolongo Bay.

We have two restaurants on-site, both open air: the Lobster Grille beside the pool lit with romantic candle light and Tiki torches, and Iggies Beach Bar & Grill.

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort doesn’t have elevators, marble tiles or chandeliers – we’re not an upscale property, but we offer large, bright, clean rooms with stunning views of the Caribbean – a real Caribbean vacation

Bolongo Bay is a family-owned resort – we’ve run the resort for over thirty years. Do you want to have a true Caribbean resort experience? Come to Bolongo Bay, and experience the Virgin Islands firsthand!

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King George Inn – Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada

King George Inn

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Travel back to Nova Scotia’s storied past at King George Inn Bed & Breakfast – originally built in 1868, our home is entirely furnished in wonderful, age-appropriate antique furniture.

Our B&B inn is a Registered Heritage Property, and has large, sunny guest rooms, private bathrooms, twelve ft ceilings, carved moldings, original leaded glass, fireplaces, gorgeous parquet floors, and Faith’s famous Nova Scotia hospitality.

Kin Gerorge Inn has a great location in Annapolis Royal – we’re an easy walk to all the main sights and attractions in the National Historic District.

Our inn features an antique-furnished parlour and 2 dining rooms, a grandstaircase in our main hall, and a Square Grand Piano in our larger dining room.

We offer 8 guest rooms, each furnished in beautiful oak or painted Victorian nineteenth century bedroom sets, complete with commodes, bowls & pitchers, Gone-With-The-Wind lamps, comfortable rocking chairs, oriental rugs, and artwork. Each room is also furnished with antiques, hand-made quilts, color TV, coffee maker, wine glasses, and a/c.

We have bikes available for guest use, or hang around at the inn and relax on our lawn swings, or take a picnic lunch out to our rolling back lawn. There are also a number of great outdoor activities available in the Annapolis Royal area, including whale watching, golf, and deep sea fishing – we can make reservations for you for any of these activities. There are also tennis courts and swimming facilities close by.

Our accommodations are non-smoking and scent-free. We both speak English and French.

Come visit us in Nova Scotia at the King George Inn.

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Applewood Inn, Restaurant & Spa – Guerneville, California

Applewood Inn, Restaurant & Spa

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The Applewood Inn Bed & Breakfast in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley siys high upon a hill beneath ancient redwoods.

Our Guerneville B&B offers two kinds of lodging: modest rooms in our original Belden House, with a common room filled with cozy chairs in front of a river-rock fireplace; and ten rooms in our newer section, which have more room and are decorated in soothing earth tones.

Our on-site restaurant reminds guests of a French country barn, and we serve down-to-earth wine-country cuisine in a warm, comfortable atmosphere.

The Applewood Inn Bed & Breakfast is also the perfect setting for romance, whether you’re celebratin an anniversary, escaping for your honeymoon, or just planning a weekend in the wine country.

Each of our rooms offers fine Italian linens, down comforters, soft monogrammed bathrobes, imported bath products, cable TV, a telephone, CD player, wnd wireless internet access.

Your stay also includes a hearty country breakfast, access to our swimming pool and hot tub, and our concierge service – let us book a tour or restaurant for you.

Applewood Inn Bed & Breakfast is also close to the dramatic Sonoma Coast, the wonderful old-growth Redwoods at Armstrong state park in Guerneville, and the many great wineries of the Sonoma Valley on the Russian River Wine Road. We’re also an easy drive to Napa Valley and the famous wineries there. We’ll be happy to help you plan a day or a weekend in the wine country.

If you want to take some time to just relax on site, you can sunbathe by our pool, play a game in our game room, read a good book in the solarium, stroll through our organic gardens and orchard, sip a galss of wine in the Mediterranean courtyard, or just relax with your partner in our great room and meet other guests.

If your travel plans bring you to Sonoma County and the Guerneville/Russian River area, come stay with us at the beautiful Applewood Inn B&B.

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La Casita Del Sol LC – Tucson, Arizona

La Casita Del Sol LCPeriodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: Stay with us at La Casita del Sol, an historic 1880’s adobe rowhouse home in the El Presidio Historic Neighborhood in downtown Tucson, Arizona. La Casita del Sol has five hundred feet of living space, with two rooms and a bath, reflecting the simple lifestyle of the late 19th century workers who lived here – tradesmen, blacksmiths, bartenders, and more. La Casita del Sol keeps its original simplicity and charm, combined with beautiful, comfortable aesthetics and modern amenities that travelers today expect. Our guests are close to everything: Tucson’s unique culture, natural beauty, historic sites, and flavors our wonderful Southwestern Cooking. There are many great sights within easy walking/cycling distance from La Casita del Sol, and many more an easy drive away. Walk through our hundred-year-old doors, hand crafted in Mexico into your own private patio, where you can sip a cup of coffee or tea in the sunshine on a warm winter morning, or relax in the shade in the summertime. The courtyard is decorated with beautiful Southwestern pottery and local plants, and at night, the courtyard becomes a magical place with the twinkling of tiny lights and the flicker of candles – the perfect place for a cocktail or nightcap. When you enter the bedroom/sitting area from the patio, you’ll see beautiful wood floors, a historic beam and saguaro rib ceiling, and our charming beehive wood-burning fireplace – a warm and cozy Tucson adobe home. Unpack and relax in our soft guest robes. For entertainment, La Casita del Sol comes with satellite TV (with movie channels, music, and 24 hour news). We also have WiFi internet access, so you can stay connected to work or friends and family back home. At night, you’ll relax in our queen-sized bed, with plenty of plump pillows – it’s also a great place to watch TV or to snuggle up with that book you’ve been meaning to read. Our bright, Mexican-tiled bathroom offers more relaxation – soak for an hour in our antique claw-foot tub, or shower away the day’s cares. There’s also an antique table and glass shelves for your toiletries. La Casita del Sol also has a fully equipped kitchen and dining area, with artisan furniture and beautiful wooden cabinets. The kitchen has a complete set of dishes, silverware, linens and cups and glasses – make yourself coffee or tea, or a full meal at home, or enjoy one of the great downtown restaurants within easy walking distance. We supply our guests with a welcome basket filled with fresh fruits and local pastries, bottled juice and water, coffee and tea to get you started, local soaps and bath products, and paper towels, cleaning supplies and dish soap for the kitchen. There’s also an iron and ironing board for guest use. Come stay with us in the heart of Tucson, the Old Pueblo, and enjoy the great sights and flavors of Southwestern culture!

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Sonoma Orchid Inn – Guerneville, California

Sonoma Orchid Inn Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: Come to the Russian River where redwoods tower over the forest, where you can relax in the warm afternoon sunlight and where the nights are clear and cool. Sonoma Orchid Inn Bed & Breakfast sits on over 2 acres of meadow on a hill-top, below more stars than you’ve ever seen. We’re close to local vineyards, where you’ll find premier Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. Or take a short drive to the Pacific Coast. The Russian River flows nearby, and Korbel’s vineyards surround us on the west and north. You’ll find it all here in Sonoma County – the Russian River Valley is a vacation playground for wine lovers, outdoorsmen, and anyone who enjoys the beauty of the Pacific Coast. The Sonoma Orchid Inn is a historic 1906 farmhouse that has been completely renovated with wifi internet access, private bathrooms, hot tub, fireplaces and a guest kitchen open all day and night. Step into our gorgeous living room and you’ll feel like you’re standing in the middle of the redwoods – floor to ceiling windows open onto coastal oaks and towering redwood trees on our grounds. Both the living room and guest kitchen are for our guests’ use – play a game on the oak table, curl up and read a book on one of our overstuffed chairs, and snack on fresh-baked cookies from the kitchen. Chill a bottle of wine in the refrigerator for a romantic evening, or use the glasses, plates, silver and trays to put together a picnic to enjoy at our outdoor picnic-table in the shade of the coastal oaks. Our Russian River inn offers ten guestrooms – each one has private bathrooms, pleasant colors and textures, and views of the redwood forest outside. Red chairs are sprinkled throughout our property – sit down and enjoy the mountain air Stay with us at Sonoma Orchid Inn B&B and do it all, or do nothing at all!

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The Garden Loft – Bristol, Rhode Island

The Garden Loft Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: The Garden Loft is a lovely studio which offers privacy and comfort. Located in the downtown Historic District overlooking the garden, The Garden Loft is within walking distance of restaurants, shops and the waterfront.

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Anchor House B&B – Dublin, Ireland

Anchor House B&B Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: The Anchor House Dublin is regarded as one of Dublin’s most charming City Centre Bed & Breakfasts. This former 1790’s home is located within a few minutes walk of Dublin’s popular tourist attractions, which include Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Henry Street, Trinity College, The O2, Dublin Convention Centre, Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Guinness Storehouse, Stephen’s Green, Dublin Castle, Croke Park Stadium, & the Aviva Stadium on Landsdowne Road. The Anchor House B&B is perfectly situated in the city centre, 200 metres from The Central Bus Station Tram Stop, to the rear of Gandon’s Custom House. The easiest & most economical way to reach us from Dublin Airport is by using the Dublin Bub No. 41. It may be better to use the Dublin Bus Airlink No. 747 with heavy baggage. A Taxi will cost 20 to 25 Euro, which might best suit a group of 3 or 4.

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Aerie Guesthouse – Gay Provincetown Guesthouse

Aerie Guesthouse Periodically we’ll feature one of our properties here to let our readers know about some great gay friendly places to stay: Aerie Guesthouse offers Provincetown visitors accommodations for all budgets – from affordable double rooms with shared bathrooms to extravagant two bedroom suites, perfect for romance. Aerie Guest House is the perfect place to relax – enjoy a great book, or just sit on your balcony and stare out at the bay. Our elegant common room has a warm fire to welcome you in the cooler winter months, and Steve’s beautiful orchids are in bloom year-round, courtesy of our greenhouse. Walk our landscaped grounds and gardens and small on-site vineyard of chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and concord grapes. Dave makes concord grape jelly that is renowned locally. Start off the morning with an expanded continental breakfast with fresh baked goods. Each of our guest rooms has oh-so-comfortable pillow-top mattresses, a/c, refrigerators, coffee makers, cable television, and DVD Players. Some rooms also offer their own fireplaces. We also offer a DVD library, wireless internet access, bikes for guest yse, a hot tub, laundry facilities, and our own private beach. We greet guests with complimentary champagne when you arrive. We have guest parking (one space per room), and allow smoking only in the outside ares of the property. One parking space is available per room and complimentary champagne awaits you upon arrival. Come stay with us at the Aerie Guesthouse on your next visit to Provincetown – we’re right in the heart of it all.

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