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For the budget-minded, you can find a cozy room with shared bathroom in the hall. (Private baths are available at most accommodations; shared baths will be indicated in the accommodation description.) Or you can book a deluxe suite with in-room amenities, including whirlpool bath.
While bed-and-breakfast accommodations usually serve meals only to overnight guests, inns open their dining rooms to the general public and frequently offer lunch and dinner as well as breakfast.
If you need a phone in your room, or can’t live without a television or high-speed Internet connection, check with the accommodation before booking. Some guests prefer to totally relax out of range of today’s sometimes-intrusive technologies.
“Breakfast” can mean anything from a buffet spread of muffins, cold cereals, and coffee to a multicourse candlelight feast. Some vary the format according to the day of the week. All kinds of refreshments, ranging from midday tea to a help-yourself cookie jar to an elegant nightcap liqueur, may be included. If you’re going to be on the go all day, some owners will even fix you a boxed lunch to take along.
Some bed-and-breakfasts and inns are not set up to accommodate young children. Others accept young guests above a particular minimum age. And some welcome children with special amenities such as cribs, high chairs, play areas, and kid-friendly snacks and breakfast food. Each accommodation description will spell out the specifics.
If you have any particular physical, dietary, or other lifestyle restrictions or requirements, call ahead to make sure the operator can handle them. Most bed-and-breakfasts and historic inns prohibit smoking indoors. Since that ban is so widespread, we will designate any lodgings that do permit smoking.
Many bed-and-breakfasts and inns have their own resident pets but are unable to accommodate additional animals, no matter how well trained. So if you are allergic to dogs or cats, be sure to check to determine if your accommodation of choice already has a pet. Accommodation descriptions in this book will also indicate if there is room at the inn (or B and B) for your Fido or Fifi.
Credit cards are welcome in many bed-and-breakfasts and inns, but some smaller lodging places may prefer traveler’s or personal checks, or even cash. Check before you book.
Some accommodations have two-night stay requirements for weekends, particularly during peak seasons. Holidays may also require minimum two or three-night stays.
Finally, as members of their communities, operators usually have great connections for dining and other activities. In Pennsylvania Dutch country, many hosts can arrange for you to have dinner in an Amish home, a countryside bus tour, tee time at the local links, or a romantic winter sleigh ride.
Ask about the availability of off-street parking and whether it is included in your daily tariff. Parking spaces can be at a premium — in terms of both availability and price — in some of the area’s more populated and visited areas, so be sure to factor that in when comparing room rates.
Although rates are subject to change, we use the following pricing code to indicate the average rate for a one-night stay, in season, for two adults. Note that these rates do not include taxes, gratuities, or add-on services, such as room service or premium TV channels, unless otherwise indicated. Off-season rates are lower. October (especially weekends) and June through August are usually considered peak seasons. Many accommodations offer seasonal packages that may include dining, theater, golf, tours, and other extras.
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Click on the links below for more in-depth information on the bed-and-breakfasts and inns listed, and the area of Lancaster County where they can be found.
- Adamstown: The Barnyard Inn B and B and Carriage House, Adamstown Inn
- Bird-in-Hand: Bird-in-Hand Village Inn and Suites, Greystone Manor Bed-and-Breakfast, Mill Creek Homestead
- Churchtown: Churchtown Inn Bed-and-Breakfast
- Columbia: Belsnickel Inn Bed and Breakfast, The Columbian Bed and Breakfast
- Elizabethtown: Conewago Manor Inn, West Ridge Guest House
- Ephrata: The Inns at Doneckers, Twin Pine Manor Bed and Breakfast
- Intercourse: Amish Guest House and Cottage, Carriage Corner Bed and Breakfast, Intercourse Village Bed and Breakfast Suites
- Lancaster: Country Living Inn, E.J. Bowman House, O’Flaherty’s Dingeldein House, Secret Garden, 1725 Historic Witmer’s Tavern Inn-Bed and Breakfast, Walnut Lawn Bed and Breakfast
- Lititz: Forgotten Seasons Bed and Breakfast, General Sutter Inn, The Lititz House
- Mount Joy: The B and B at Groff’s Farm, The Cameron Estate Inn, The Olde Square Inn
- New Holland: Rocking Horse Bed and Breakfast
- Paradise: Frogtown Acres
- Strasburg: Limestone Inn Bed and Breakfast
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