Laguna Beach 3/25/2008 1:00:00 PM
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Candlelight & Whirlpools Offered by Best Budget-Friendly Bed & Breakfasts in Michigan

With financial experts predicting a recession, the state of Michigan offers an economical invitation to stay at one of its many bed and breakfasts.  First of all, off-season or mid-week travelers are almost always able to find budget-friendly rates at comfortable bed and breakfasts and inns. Secondly, by using the Buy-One-Night-Get-One-Night-Free Certificate available from iloveinns.com you can save even more. Call any of the bed and breakfasts listed below, all of whom accept the certificate, to check room availability and details.

Gourmet Candlelit Breakfast in Bellaire

Stay at the glorious
Grand Victorian Bed & Breakfast in Bellaire, Michigan and treat your loved one to a memorable romantic getaway that you can afford. Besides a fabulously relaxing atmosphere in this 1890 Queen Anne Victorian mansion, you will be served a gourmet candlelit breakfast on china and crystal. Pay in full for the first night and the second consecutive night is free from November through May, based on availability.

Adventures in Cheboygan

If you are looking to have a fun-packed adventure, head to
The Gables B&B in Cheboygan. From this bed and breakfast, located at the “top of the mitt” (Michigan is the mitt), you can enjoy a range of activities from casinos, to birding, to hiking or skiing or even go mushroom hunting. And back at this affordable bed and breakfast you enjoy a large outdoor hot tub, free wireless Internet access, as well as a bottomless cookie jar and a full morning breakfast.

Soothing Whirlpools Hidden in Saugatuck

If you would like the convenience of having Saugatuck’s downtown shops and restaurants within walking distance, then stay at the
Hidden Garden Cottages & Suites. Here you will find that your dollar stretches far in providing intimate bed and breakfast overnights with relaxing whirlpools for two, cozy fireplaces to curl up in front of and luxurious robes and linens to complete the experience. A continental breakfast as well as your own mini kitchen and cable TV are included in the affordable room rate.

Best of Breakfast Cookbook Chef Found in Ypsilanti

Next door to Ann Arbor’s University of Michigan is the charming community of Ypsilanti where your wallet and your appetite will both be satisfied at the Parish House Inn. All 8 rooms, each with a private bathroom, are decorated with period antiques as well as comfortable beds with handmade quilts.  And you will be treated to a bountiful breakfast prepared by Owner/Innkeeper/Chef Chris, who has published the “Best of Breakfast Cookbook”.

Scenic Casual Deck Dining in Lakeside

If you’d like to kick back and enjoy a casual and relaxed atmosphere, head to the
Lakeside Inn, which boasts a stone fireplace in its ballroom overlooking Lake Michigan. The Buy One Night Get One Night Free Certificate is accepted here Sundays through Thursdays, based on availability, and weather permitting, you can enjoy your Homemade Cherry Sausage or Stuffed French Toast breakfasts on the deck. The long porch has rockers for the readers or steps that lead to a private beach for the lake enthusiasts.

Quiet Oasis in Ludington

The
Inn at Ludington provides a variety of guest rooms, all with private bathrooms, cable TV and wireless Internet access. The warm hospitality of the owner/innkeepers, Kathy and Ola, extends to breakfast, which will be prepared individually as you request. Escape back in time at this 1890 Victorian inn and your bill will not seem liked it was created in 2008.

Dock Your Boat at this B&B in Algonac

From May through October you can dock your boat at
Linda’s Lighthouse Inn located on the St. Clair River in Michigan. Hosts Linda and Ron will even drive you to area restaurants if you come by boat! This B&B features 4 bedrooms with private bathrooms, a large hot tub on the deck and best of all you can sit on the dock and feed the mute swans or just enjoy the sparkling Caribbean-blue waters.

These are only a few of the many bed and breakfasts throughout the state of Michigan where you can enjoy an affordable getaway and still be spoiled and pampered.  Browse through the 19,000 B&Bs and country inns that specialize in other locations that may also interest you. Most of the properties listed above are also in the best-selling bed and breakfast guidebook Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns with a Buy-One-Night-Get-One-Night-Free Certificate. ILoveInns also offers Bed and Breakfast Gift Certificates, a perfect solution to help celebrate any occasion.

About American Historic Inns and iLoveInns.com
American Historic Inns, Inc. (www.iloveinns.com), founded in 1981, is the leading publisher of bed & breakfast guidebooks, with more than 2.5 million bed & breakfast guidebooks sold, and runs iLoveInns.com, a top bed & breakfast and country inns directory.

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