by Jane Leisteiner
There never seems to be enough time to just sit and enjoy a good book. For some of us, there could hardly be a better way to spend a vacation than immersing oneself in literature. If ever you have longed to spend a few comfortable days, relaxing and catching up on your reading, a stay at these bookish bed and breakfasts will be sure to fit the bill.
Read, relax at Alexander House Booklovers' Bed and Breakfast
What is in a name? Well, by any other name The Alexander House Booklovers' Bed and Breakfast would be just as sweet. However, the name does say it all. This is a retreat for those who love everything about reading, from the sweet, musty scent of old books to the magic of being transported to faraway lands and other times. Each of the guest rooms has its own literary theme. The Jane Austen room is decorated with touches of Regency England and includes a bathroom with a clawfoot tub. The Langston Hughes room is 1930s Harlem, with vintage furnishings and large portrait of the famous writer. The Robert Louis Stevenson room is a nautical-themed retreat. There is a Mark Twain Reading Room filled a vast collection of books, from classic or contemporary fiction to history to politics to art and music. Afternoon tea and an evening refreshments are all part of the fun. If you can tear yourself away from your favorite novel, the village of Princess Anne, Maryland, offers much to attract. Travelers can take the ferry to Smith and Tangier Islands, walk along the seashore, rent a kayak and take tour of the Tangier Sound and much more.
The Book and Blanket Inn Caters to Readers
This Adirondack Mountains inn served as the town's post office for many years and also as a barracks for state troopers. Thankfully, it is now a restful bed & breakfast catering to the literary set. It offers three spacious guest rooms: the Regency inspired Jane Austen room, the sophisticated F. Scott Fitzgerald Room and the rustic Jack London Room. There's also a library and James Thurber nook (Thurber wrote one of his short stories on a stay in town), a large porch--complete with swing, and a friendly basset hound on the premises. But most of all there are books - in every room. Many of the books may be borrowed by guests "indefinitely" and guests are encouraged to leave a book for the next booklover.
Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast - Washington, D.C.
Akwaaba, is a word of welcome in the West African nation of Ghana, and guests are sure to feel welcome at the Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Booklovers will be especially fond of the literary theme. Many of the guest rooms are named in honor of famous African-American authors. From the delicate beauty of the Zora Neale Hurston room to the 1930s charm of the Langston Hughes room, there's a room to please everyone. The beautiful Inspiration Room includes a clawfoot soaking tub. Two other rooms offer a two-person Jacuzzi. The bed and breakfast is located in a stunning, four-story restored Victorian row house, and is close to the myriad attractions, shopping and restaurants of this Capitol city.
Oregon's Sylvia Beach Hotel is Perfect for Readers
Perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and a pristine beach, this historic hotel is an homage to all things literary. Named after Sylvia Beach, a patron of literature during the '20s and '30s in Paris, it offers twenty rooms celebrating such authors as Dr. Seuss, Agatha Christie, Tennessee Williams, Alice Walker, Hemingway, Shakespeare, Tolkien and our favorite--The Edgar Allan Poe Room, with black walls, a stuffed raven and an imitation pendulum axe over the bed (pleasant dreams?). The oceanfront attic library, contains comfortable chairs and sofa, a fireplace, and of course, lots of books. Enjoy the roar of the sea while enjoying one. The inn's Tables of Content restaurant overlooks the ocean and serves up gourmet breakfasts and dinners.
Concord's Hawthorne Inn Beckons to Booklovers
There could hardly be a more quintessential writer's town than Concord, Massachusetts, once home to Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Hawthorne Inn, named for the aforementioned author, and rests across the street from that author's home. The house next door was residence to both Alcott and Margaret Sydney, who wrote The Five Little Peppers books. The inn itself rests on land once owned by its namesake, and features charming guest rooms decorated in period style with antiques. Several rooms are named with literature in mind, from the romantic Sleepy Hollow room with its canopy bed to the Alcott Room, which includes original paintings and a view of Nathaniel Hawthorne's home.
Try a roomy vacation rental.
Jane Leisteiner loves reading and loves to stay at inns. For further details on (http://iloveinns.com/oregon-bed-and-breakfast) Oregon bed and breakfast inns or to enjoy a (http://iloveinns.com/portland-oregon-bed-breakfast.htm) bed and breakfast Portland or Newport-style, go to the iLoveInns website.
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