Newport RI Romantic Getaways Valentine's Week Include Champagne

Escape to the romantic world of Newport RI's luxury bed and breakfast Cliffside Inn the week of Valentine's Day, and the bubbly's on us. Enjoy a bottle of Italy's red hot sparkler Domenico Prosecco as part of all one-night romantic getaways Feb. 10 to 14 -- including Valentine's Day -- with our compliments. Cliffside Inn is Newport's only luxury bed and breakfast named both America's Top 10 Most Romantic Inn and Romantic Hideaway of the Year.

All Cliffside guest quarters feature fireplaces, grand beds, Italian linens, and all suites have 2-person whirlpools. The romantic interlude special includes multi-course breakfast, acclaimed afternoon tea, complimentary Champagne, artisan chocolates, and evening turndown. The grand Victorian Manor House and cottage are peacefully perched above the Atlantic Ocean and Newport's Rhode Island's dramatic Cliff Walk.

Book Now or call 401-847-1811. DINE Founding member Cliffside Inn was Rhode Island's first AAA Four Diamond luxury inn and is the flagship property of the Legendary Inns of Newport RI. The Romantic Getaway Special is available at all Legendary Inns including Abigail Stoneman Inn and Adele Turner Inn. Other Romance Package options.

Vermont Romantic Getaways and Hot Deals

Rabbit Hill Inn now offers savings with Hot Date Specials and Romantic Getaway Packages!

This Four Diamond rated Vermont Inn is now offering two great ways to save on your next romantic getaway. Whether you desire days filled with fun and adventure or a peaceful, low key escape, the innkeepers at Rabbit Hill Inn will gladly assist you will all the details. This is the perfect Valentine's Day gift you've been searching for!

First, check out the Hot Dates Special. Save 20% off regular rates on the specific dates listed below. Discounted rates start at $156 per night for 2!

January 27th-30th
February 4th-7th
March 3rd-6th, 10th-13th

Your visit includes:
* A Beautiful Guest Room
* Afternoon Tea and Pastries
* Candlelit Breakfast daily
* Signature Turndown Service
* Gratuities for Staff

If you are unable to getaway during the Hot Dates, then be sure to check out the Romantic Getaway Package. This two night getaway is the perfect blend of romance, terrific dining, relaxation, and time to enjoy a variety of fun activities.

This Romantic Getaway Package includes:

* Two nights in a magical guest room

* Chilled champagne and fine chocolates
* Afternoon tea and pastries daily
* Intimate dinner on one evening
* Our signature turndown service nightly
* Full candlelit breakfast daily
* A romantic music CD to take home
* All gratuities and service charges

Package Rates start at $519.00

Visit Rabbit Hill Inn or call 1-800-76BUNNY for more information

Gain up to $400 off from Innsiders Club

Guests of the Distinctive Inns of New England (DINE) save significantly when they become members of the DINE Innsiders Club. All they need to do to enjoy the Innsider benefits is to pick up a DINE brochure during any stay at a DINE inn and use it to keep track of their visits.

Each time Innsiders stay at four different DINE inns, they receive $100 off their next DINE visit of two nights or more. They can do this up to four times, for a total off of $400. This allows Innsiders to explore new inns while also returning to inns they enjoy particularly well.

All DINE inns offer all the services of the finest bed and breakfasts and luxury inns. Their guests enjoy opulent accommodations and a wide variety of recreational activities. The inns themselves are located in historic buildings set in lovely New England settings.

DINE Innsiders already get their money’s worth in comfort and relaxation, plus the inns offer getaway specials, romantic packages, and other lodging discounts. The Innsiders Club provides a bonus savings to recognize Innsiders’ loyalty to the 10 DINE inns.

The inns are (in Rhode Island) Cliffside Inn, (in Vermont) Windham Hill Inn and Rabbit Hill Inn, (in New Hampshire) Chesterfield Inn, Manor on Golden Pond and Inn at Thorn Hill and Spa, (in Massachusetts) Captain’s House Inn, Gateways Inn and Deerfield Inn, and (in Maine) Camden Maine Stay Inn.

The fine print to the Innsider offer is minimal. Some blackout periods and restrictions may be applied by the individual inns. Only $100 DINE dollars can be redeemed at a time. Innsiders need to present their DINE Innsider Card, which is part of the brochure, and have it stamped when they visit inns. There’s no cash value to this offer, and the card expires two years after its issue date.

Innsiders who already use their Innsiders Club card find it an easy process and rewarding too. That extra hundred dollars can buy a special bottle of wine, an afternoon of spa treatments, or some other treat that will make their time away particularly memorable.

New Pillow Menu At Newport RI's Top Luxury Bed And Breakfast Hotel Abigail Stoneman Inn

Hospitality innovators Abigail Stoneman Inn, Newport RI's leading luxury bed and breakfast small hotel, are at it again. The Inn, one of the originators of hotel pillow menus and bath bar butler services, has elevated its personalized sleep service up to dreamy new heights with the debut the Dreamy Night Pillow Menu.

The Dreamy Night menu continues the Inn's focus on personalized sleep with relaxing pillows of all kinds but re-emphasizes and expands the collection of premium goose down -- the luxury B&B guests' top pillow pick.

"The world's finest down pillows are handcrafted for us right here in New England by our new pillow partners Cuddledown, " said Abigail Stoneman General Manager Win Baker. "Our Dreamy Night down pillows feature 800 fill power, hypoallergenic, white European goose down. They are quite simply, the best of the best. An incredible night of rejuvenating sleep."

In addition to the down collection, the complimentary pillow menu features a wide variety of memory foam, buckwheat, pregnancy and anti-snore pillows, 15 selections in all.

The other one-of-a-kind services at the Inn, known for its relaxed elegance and warm hospitality, include the bath bar with 30 of the world's finest soaps, salts and spa products; water menu with two dozen international bottled waters; and exotic tea collection featuring 30 premium estate teas.

All guest quarters have grand king beds, fine Italian linens, bathing salons with whirlpools or steam bath, fireplaces, antiques, and iPod sound systems. The Inn has a private tea room for two, acclaimed afternoon tea, and Rhode Island's only water bar.

Abigail Stoneman Inn is a sister property to Distinctive Inns of New England founding member Cliffside Inn, and the newest luxury Inn opened by the Legendary Inns of Newport.

Newport RI Getaway Sale: Holiday Gift Certificates With 20% Savings

New from Cliffside Inn and the Legendary Inns of Newport RI... For the luxury and romance lover in your life, Holiday Gift Certificates with automatic getaway savings to Newport, Rhode Island's most luxurious Bed and Breakfast Inns.
Buy a Holiday Gift Certificate for $500 - $999 and you receive $100 in Preferred Guest reward savings, good for any Legendary Getaway in 2008. Certificates $1,000+ provide you $200 in rewards.
Gift Certificates $250 - $499 receive $50 in 2008 getaway savings. Available for a limited time only by phone 401-847-1811. Details
The Legendary Inns of Newport Rhode Island, is Newport's premier collection of small luxury Bed and Breakfast hotels. In addition to Distinctive Inns of New England founding member Cliffside Inn, the Newport Bed and Breakfast group includes Abigail Stoneman Inn, and Adele Turner Inn. Check availability or Book Online for all three Legendary Inns.

Tips for Inn Owners: Youth is no deterrent for good innkeeping

James and Jill Meyer of the Captain's House Inn are not your usual innkeepers. They did not spend long years in other careers before their dream of owning an inn came true.

Since dating in high school in New Jersey, Jill and James vacationed with James' family in Chatham on Cape Cod, where the idea of becoming innkeepers took hold. But first there was college, with James majoring in hospitality management and Jill entrepreneurial studies and marketing.

James went to work for the prestigious Boston Harbor Hotel, becoming the manager of three departments. Jill held corporate positions, sharpening her skills in Internet marketing, a key to today's innkeeping.

Four years ago, when James was only 27 and Jill only 25, they bought a small inn. Jill says, "We worried that guests would be apprehensive about booking because of our ages, but luckily that wasn't the case." Last year, they were able to sell their first inn and buy the four-diamond Captain's House Inn, located in their beloved Chatham.

Although they are young, they know the age-old key to good innkeeping -- great hospitality. Says James, "Customer service is what the Captain's House Inn is built on. We provide twice daily housekeeping, gourmet breakfasts, and afternoon cream tea. Our concierge services include booking day trips and dinner reservations. Our rooms are well-appointed and include everything we can think of to make our guests' stays as comfortable as possible."

The previous owners of the Captain's House had joined DINE, and the young couple continued the membership. "When we went to our first meeting," Jill says, "we saw that it was a good network of innkeepers to be a part of."

Rabbit Hill Inn: An "Off The Grid" Destination

 Rabbit Hill Inn Attracts Vacationers Who Desire a REAL Getaway.

Lower Waterford, VT – June 2007 - Travel Gurus now report that destination choices have come full circle. A few years ago, travelers sought vacation spots offering endless technology and connectivity. Now, the trend is the opposite - a getaway destination that allows them (and perhaps, forces them) to be out of touch with the world that consumes them 24-7.

Vermont’s double Four Diamond Rabbit Hill Inn attracts guests from far and near for this very reason. Upon arrival, guests notice the absence of TV & telephone. The cell phone has “no bars” and the blackberry is useless. The soft music is playing, the smile grows large and their tensions begin to melt. They have been officially granted permission to break away and enjoy themselves, uninterrupted. For those who MUST know... telephone rooms are available and wireless internet can be found in a few areas of the Inn. A secret only shared if necessary.

This internationally acclaimed country inn goes above and beyond to provide relaxation in its purest form. They begin with the basic needs; luxurious accommodations and amenities, fantastic dining, pampering personalized service, and a tranquil setting known as the Northeast Kingdom.

The ever-present innkeepers and staff provide customized concierge services, creating the ideal getaway for each guest. This includes individual day trip planning, in-room massage services, and extensive touring and outdoor activity offerings. Several packages are designed to highlight popular seasonal activities.

“Whether our Guests seek fun and adventure, romantic lazy days or something in between, it can easily be found here.” says Innkeeper, Leslie Mulcahy. “The most important discovery they make is the joy of being out of touch. For once...time was their own – without intrusion!”

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As noted by travel expert, Peter Greenberg, the Rabbit Hill Inn offers “Rooms for romance that just might get your loved one in the mood. Most cell phone carriers won’t work – and there isn’t any internet access. So there’s no chance of your romantic getaway turning into a working weekend!”
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Rabbit Hill Inn is a AAA Four Diamond Inn and Dining Room and a proud member of Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, and Distinctive Inns of New England. To learn more about this romantic luxury Inn (circa 1795), current seasonal menu, romantic Vermont getaway packages, and culinary getaways - visit their website at http://www.rabbithillinn.com/.

Innkeeping comes with surprises

As soon as Jim & Ibby Cooper crossed the covered bridge to Jackson, New Hampshire, and saw the Inn at Thorn Hill, they knew they wanted to buy it. Hospitality is in Jim's blood, being from a family in the business and working for 20 years for various hotels. Ibby was a teacher whose skills would be applied to training staff and developing programs.

Yet there were surprises to come. the Coopers had three children in college and one in seventh grade when they bought the inn, and shortly after, Ibby became pregnant with their fifth. Their new son was popular with their guests, as Ibby waited tables with him on her back.

"I thought I could do this for five years," Ibby says, "but it's now been 16 years. New England was an adjustment, as we'd lived before where it was warmer. But we've learned to enjoy the four seasons."

An even bigger surprise occurred on October 13, 2002, when a fire destroyed the inn. All guests and staff were safe and sound, but the Coopers faced a decision, whether to walk away or rebuild. They chose to build a new inn like the original but with a long-range vision for growth.

Now the main building at the Inn at Thorn Hill and Spa has 16 guests rooms (up from 12), an award-winning restaurant, a wine cellar, a cooperage, and a spa with exercise room and dry sauna. After more than a year, the inn reopened on December 22, 2003 to welcome new and previous guests.

Jim & Ibby see their warm and attentive hospitality, which they instill in their staff, as key to the fact that 35 percent of their guests have been there before. "They come back to try different rooms, new menu items, and the various seasons here," Jim explains.

The Coopers were among the three inns in northern New England that founded DINE. The group encouraged Europeans with their long vacations to come to the U.S. and stay at all three inns. The DINE idea grew, and now guests (like you) from anywhere in the world can plan a vacation with stays at Distinctive Inns throughout New England.