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If you are still stumped about what to give friends, family or newlyweds, consider giving them the gift of travel. Bed & Breakfast gift certificates, available at ILoveInns.com, are an easy and thoughtful gift for anyone who loves travel and adventure. The certificates, which can be printed instantly after purchase, are valid at thousands of country inns, B&Bs and boutique hotels.
The gift certificates have no blackout or expiration dates and are valid seven days after purchase. This activation date will be listed on the certificate. Gift amounts begin at $50 and are available for as much as $1000, so you can pay for part of a trip or give someone a whole weekend away. The best part is that all you have to do is buy and print, and you have a little instant seasonal joy. Here are just a few of the inns that accept iLoveInns.com’s gift certificates:
Located in a historic, late 19th-century farmhouse, Graycote Inn is a charming Bar Harbor bed and breakfast. This Maine inn offers guest rooms with period dcor, canopy beds and clawfoot tubs. Multi-course breakfasts include locally grown and produced items, such a fresh blueberries, buckwheat and coffee. The home is located just a few blocks from the main part of Bar Harbor on a quiet side street, and guests can walk to shops and restaurants. Borrow one of the inn’s bicycles and explore the area or hike along one of the scenic “Carriage Roads” of nearby Acadia National Park. These special, unpaved roads cover more than 60 miles and afford excellent walking, biking and snowshoeing.
Enjoy country comforts at the Corner Oak Manor, located a half mile from the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The grounds are dotted with pine, maple and oak trees, creating peace and privacy. The guest rooms feature country dcor with quilt-topped beds, antiques and hand-made crafts. The innkeepers also offer a cottage with a bedroom, bathroom, small kitchen and living area. Breakfasts feature an ever-changing menu with specialties created by innkeeper Karen Spradley, who is a culinary school graduate.
If you long to spend some time at the beach, you can’t get much closer to the shore than at Casa Tropicana Boutique Beachfront Inn in San Clemente, California. Just step outside and cross the street and you’ll arrive at the city’s main beach, which features the town’s trademark pier. Restaurants and shops are all within walking distance, and you are just a short drive away from a myriad of popular attractions, from the galleries of Laguna Beach to the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano to even Disneyland. Located in between San Diego and Los Angeles, the inn offers eight guest rooms, most of which have an ocean view and many also have whirlpool or soaking tubs and a fireplace. The Casablanca suite, the inn’s most opulent retreat, has a private, ocean-view deck with a Jacuzzi.
Another fun gift idea to consider is iLoveInns.com’s award-winning guidebook, “Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns,” which retails for $24.95. The book includes listings to more than 1,400 B&Bs, inns and boutique hotels. Best of all, it also features a buy-one-night-get-one-night-free certificate which can be used to receive one night free off a two-night stay at any one of the listed properties. Depending on which inn you choose, travelers can save more than $400 and the average savings is around $140.
































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