This year’s best romantic getaways at a bed and breakfast announced at iLoveInns.com
American Historic Inns, Inc., publisher of more than 2.7 million bed & breakfast guidebooks, and companion Web site iLoveInns.com has announced the most coveted bed and breakfast award of the year – “2008 Top 10 Romantic Inns.” This marks the 15th straight year that the prestigious award has been given. These romantic inns were selected for attributes such as their scenic settings, interior beauty, sense of place, hospitality and overall romantic mystique.
The 2008 Top 10 includes a private getaway near waterfalls nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina, a Romanesque castle in Pennsylvania, an Alaskan inn offering glacier and garden weddings, and a Bali-inspired island inn in the West Maui Mountains with panoramic Pacific Ocean views.
2008 Top 10 Romantic Inns
The Red Horse Inn – Landrum, South Carolina
Ho’oilo House – Lahaina, Hawaii
Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast – Valparaiso, Indiana
Garth Woodside Mansion – Hannibal, Missouri
Buhl Mansion Guesthouse & Spa – Sharon, Pennsylvania
Run of the River Inn and Refuge – Leavenworth, Washington
Hydrangea House inn – Newport, Rhode Island
Lake Pointe Inn Bed and Breakfast – McHenry, Maryland
The Reluctant Panther Inn and Restaurant – Manchester, Vermont
Pearson’s Pond Luxury Inn & Adventure Spa – Juneau, Alaska
Each year American Historic Inns chooses the top ten romantic inns from its membership listings on iloveinns.com. “We believe our efforts have produced a wonderfully unique selection of the country's best inns that will give each guest the opportunity to experience the ultimate in romantic travel,” states Deborah Sakach, President of American Historic Inns. “All the inns we’ve selected specialize in the gift of romance and represent the best this year in choices for your romantic getaway.”
For more information on each inn, visit www.iLoveInns.com for full descriptions and photos. Of the 19,000 B&Bs on iLoveInns.com there are several thousand especially romantic small inns. Many of this year's winners are included in America’s best selling bed & breakfast book: Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns, 19th edition, available online at www.iLoveInns.com. Each book includes a Free Night certificate that allows travelers to Buy-One-Night-Get-the-Second-Night Free, with an average savings of $142.
Media: For free review copies, interview appointments, photo requests or general information, call Barbara Naylon at (949) 497-2232, ext. 305. E-mail: barbara@iloveinns.com. If readers mention the source for this press release they will receive an additional free night certificate with the purchase of the Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns, 19th edition guidebook. A $19.95 value, two-night minimum stay required.
