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In a prime spot by the lighthouse, and only minutes on foot from the Village and the beaches, this European-style inn is made up of privately owned guest rooms—nothing fancy, but they're clean, comfortable, and individually decorated, many with furnishings and art that give off a beachy vibe. "Deluxe" rooms are swankier, most with a very modern appeal. There's a two-night minimum during high season on weekends. Discounts are available for longer stays, depending on the season.

Though one side of this aged beauty sits right on busy Conwell Street, the interior is all serenity, bathed in white, an ideal backdrop for the brilliant wood floors, statement furniture, and art pieces—think Colonial farmhouse with a decidedly modern edge. Guest rooms range from the standard double, tiny but lovely at 125 square feet, to deluxe king, with a small sitting area. Outside there are several very private seating areas on brick patios, shaded under a pergola of greenery.

Recharge, rest, and enjoy the local scenery at this ultra-popular lodging that books up months in advance. In addition to six pristine motel rooms, there are two studio cottages with pull-out twin sofas, a pair of two-bedroom cottages, and a two-bedroom 'Casita' cottage with an open floor plan, all with gas fireplaces. Some rooms have kitchenettes.

This Queen Anne mansion, complete with wraparound porch and rocking chairs, is in the historic Heights neighborhood and 4 miles from Downtown. Each room has its own theme and is decked out with antiques and floral-patterned linens.

At the edge of Langley, this cedar-shake, Nantucket-style inn features cozy decor and fireplaces in every room and is just a short walk from the town's shops and restaurants. It overlooks the waters of Saratoga Passage and the stunning North Cascades. Wraparound porches lend a neatly blended Euro–Northwest ambience. The carriage house, which has a deck as well as a bedroom with a king-size bed, a bathroom with a claw-foot tub, heated floors, full kitchen, and a sitting area with a sleep sofa, offers more privacy (at about double the cost of a regular room). Included in the price of all rooms are breakfast and a daily wine reception with hors d'oeuvres, plus DVDs.

Way off the beaten path within the Savage River State Forest, this quaint B&B began as a farmhouse in 1934. Today the bed in breakfast portion is closed, but the owner welcomes visitors to the on-site Fox Den Log Cabin. It's well furnished with rustic but modern decor, and splendid views of mountain scenery. Outside, enjoy a landscaped garden, pool, and hot tub. Rooms are decorated with country furnishings, and two have sitting areas and fireplaces.

Halfway between Grantsville and Frostburg, this upscale lodge is tucked away in Maryland's largest state forest. Nestled on the wooded 45-acre plot are 18 cozy, two-level log cabins and an excellent restaurant that includes vegetarian menus and a nationally-recognized wine list. The handsome three-story lodge, with a towering stone fireplace that splits the room, is a short walk from the cabins. They boast oversize furniture, queen-size beds draped with down quilts, gas log fireplaces, oversize soaking tubs, and porches with rocking chairs. Muffins, orange juice, and newspapers are delivered to your room each morning. Activities range from birding, sleigh rides, and horseback riding to stargazing.

On the two floors above Chick and Ruth's Delly in the heart of the historic district, this family-owned B&B is cozy and characterful. Rooms are papered in pastel colonial prints and furnished with high beds topped with fluffy comforters and lots of pillows. Chandeliers in each room and marble floors in the private bathrooms show how far the place has come since its first days as a boardinghouse with only two bathrooms. Check-in is in the famous deli downstairs.

In the heart of Madison, this historic (1833) inn run by pastry chef Michael Hafford offers a restful retreat within walking distance of the beach and shops. Seven tastefully decorated rooms include luxurious bedding, flat-screen TVs, and private baths—three also have whirlpool tubs. Sumptuous breakfasts are included, and cooking classes are often offered.

In view of the harbor and just a short walk away, the Sea Parrot Inn is hard to miss. The proprietors, Tim and Mary, have painted the rooms in comforting colors such as blueberry, pine, cranberry, and cappuccino. All rooms have private bathrooms, and one room was designed specifically for guests with limited mobility while the Sea Otter Room is for travelers with dogs. The daily rate includes a selection of complimentary breakfast items from Perry's Cafe, which serves food all day.

Outside, this 1895 sea captain's home looks like many other historic houses on the Cape; inside is a surprisingly upscale boutique B&B appointed with reclaimed barn wood, leather furnishings, and two gallery rooms filled with fine art photography. Innkeepers Adrian and Xenia D'Ambrosi have created an adults-only haven featuring beautiful plants (Xenia is a garden designer) and excellent four-course breakfasts (Adrian is a chef who has worked for Jean-Georges Vongerichten.)

A self-described "barefoot paradise," Sea View is a no-frills beachside boardinghouse (there are no TVs or in-room phones) with long porches. Rooms in the main inn, with views of the ocean or marsh, have half baths; showers are down the hall (private beach showers are also available outside). Cottage rooms are marsh-side and now have air-conditioning. Three meals, served family style—with grits, gumbo, crab salad, pecan pie, and oyster pie—make this an unbeatable deal. There's a two-night minimum stay during May and September and a one-week minimum from June through August.

It's impossible not to be charmed by this gorgeous European-inspired bed and breakfast surrounded by cypress trees in the small town of Moss Beach. It's located directly above coastal walking/biking trails and the JV Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. With plush beds, fireplaces, and cozy sitting areas in each room, it's a wonderful retreat from the coastal chill. Each suite also has its own patio and balcony (some are just Juliette balconies) to take in the refreshing salt air and quiet surroundings.

This historic Mediterranean-revival inn has lovely Old Florida original touches like cypress ceilings and pine floors. It's run by Jonnie Wall Flewelling, an Indiantown native whose family has owned the property for decades. Hunters, fishers, and birders are fans of this spot for its location, but it's got enough Southern charm to attract everyone—and the restaurant serves the finest fried-green tomatoes around. Carpeted rooms are done in country ruffles, and there are rocking chairs on the porch and a sitting area on the second floor. Indiantown memorabilia decorates the lobby, and there's good local art throughout, including a mural depicting the Seminole tribe's history.

Since moving from England to Lake Geneva, Amanda and Leon Lavallin have put their hearts and souls into making their 21-and-over, nine-suite luxury bed-and-breakfast one of the best romantic getaways around. The seven one-bedroom and two two-bedroom suites are lovingly named after their favorite English towns, including Cambridge, Oxford, Windsor and their own hometown of St. Albans. The personal details carry over into the rooms where each guest is greeted with a cheese and cracker tray, and breakfast is delivered each morning. Comfortable furnishings beg for lounging in front of the stone fireplace, while bathrooms feature two-person spa tubs and heated floors. Take a short walk into town or enjoy the tranquility from the rocking chairs outside your suite.

The opulent guest rooms and suites on the second floor are large, with private baths, antique furnishings, Oriental rugs, huge windows, and lush details like ornate four-poster beds; third-floor rooms, while lovely, have a more contemporary country feel, but still have private baths and large windows. Downstairs, guests have plenty of room to lounge and enjoy round-the-clock snacks, coffee, and tea in the library and salon of this gorgeous Grand Tudor Revival mansion, steps from Capitol Hill's Volunteer Park. The expanded continental breakfast includes the standards plus extras like smoked salmon and prosciutto, conveniently served over an extended period of time.

Close to Kailua Beach, this cozy bed-and-breakfast has been around since the 1990s and has two suites that are attached to the main house but have their own private entrances. The Garden Suite has a full kitchenette, while the Ginger Studio has a breakfast bar. Both have Wi-Fi, TV, air-conditioning, and beachy decor. The larger, open-air suite is spacious enough for a family of four. You can also reserve both spaces together. You can borrow bodyboards, beach towels, and beach chairs.

With whimsically sumptuous decor styled by celebrity fashion designer Randolph Duke, this early-19th-century farmhouse inn and restaurant has 21st-century Instagrammability. Located in the village of Shelter Harbor, 5 miles from downtown Westerly, it was first established in 1911 as part of a music colony. The 22 rooms are in the main building and a converted barn; some rooms have en-suite fireplaces. The third-floor Ascend Spa is a soothing retreat that can be enjoyed solo or with a partner, and guests have access to a nearby private beach and an outdoor tennis court. The Farmhouse Kitchen + Bar serves dinner Wednesday--Sunday.

In the heart of downtown, this historic property is within walking distance of shops, restaurants, and attractions. Built in 1887 as the stable and carriage service of prominent Lexington businessman John Sheridan, the historic structure was carefully renovated and opened as an inn in 1997. Rooms are spacious, with high ceilings, and include the charm of 19th-century furnishings along with modern amenities like Wi-Fi. A Continental breakfast is included in the room rate.

Three levels of broad decks mean that every room has a place from which to relax and watch all manner of watercraft, including international shipping vessels, sail in and out of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal just yards away. (A canal-side hot tub offers an even closer view.) Built as a residence in 1920, this elegant, waterfront B&B blends eclectic furnishings with modern amenities. The decades-old black-and-white photos hanging in the public areas reveal much about the roles the owner-innkeepers' families played in the history of Chesapeake City. The Ship Watch is one of several B&Bs in Chesapeake City.

Giving a generous nod to its name and its 19th-century heritage, this inn is full of nautical and historic touches: seaside artwork and furnishings, steeply pitched roof lines, wide-plank floors, antiques, and a good deal of painted furniture. Sleep with your windows open and you'll likely hear the waves of nearby Nauset Beach, a five-minute walk from the inn—have your morning repast inside the homey pine-paneled breakfast room, or outdoors on the stone patio.

This 1831 home exudes history: it was built for whaling captain Obed Starbuck on the site of the birthplace of abolitionist Lucretia Mott. Guest rooms, named for the ships Starbuck commanded, are furnished with period antiques and pretty wallpaper, and the basement restaurant of the same name (delighted murmurings waft up) generates a wonderful continental breakfast and afternoon tea.

A bed-and-breakfast with an artistic theme, this restored 1917 brick town house in Italian Village is near Downtown. Each room is named for an artist—Ansel Adams, Degas, Picasso—and furnished with antique and modern furnishings. Downstairs, a gallery displays the works of local artists in exhibitions that change every two months. The cobblestone patio off the rear of the house is a fine place to sit and ponder whether life really does imitate art. All rooms have private baths.

Log furniture and wood paneling give the rooms in the cozy and rustic 1940s ski lodge just down the road from Solitude and Brighton a warm and inviting feel; the views are unbeatable and the food in the excellent restaurant is a major attraction year-round (you can dine on the patio in summer). Service is attentive, but not overbearing.

Take a deep breath and relax at this red-roof adobe. It's perched on a cottonwood-covered sandstone cliff 30 feet above the junction of the San Juan River and the La Plata. Rough-hewn timbers, fluffy quilts, and complete privacy make this rustic getaway ideal for romance or rumination, though the property and the proprietors are definitely kid-friendly. The proprietors, Diana Ohlson and David Beers, are smart, down-to-earth, and excellent sources of information about adventures and explorations in the area. Organic, home-style breakfasts such as light and puffy Dutch Babies, waffles, crepes, peach clafoutis, pumpkin bread, or Tuscan apple cake are a great start to the day. Those interested in sustainability will appreciate the inn's use of solar collectors and the temperature-balancing adobe construction.

A small world all its own, this adults-only maze of accommodations and four swimming pools makes you feel deliciously sequestered from Key West's crasser side but keeps you close enough to get there on foot. The "basic" rooms are in an old cigar factory, and each has its own unique decor (and street noise). There's also a restored shotgun house, cottages, and a town house. An over-the-top continental breakfast is served on the brick-paved courtyard.

Each room in this family-friendly downtown Victorian inn (once a not-so-family-friendly bordello) is named after a different gold-rush gal. The creaky building, one of Skagway's oldest, was built in 1897 and has been lovingly restored. The small rooms have no televisions and share a Victorian motif, with period antiques and cast-iron beds. A big homemade breakfast is served downstairs each morning in Olivia's Bistro.

Opened as a stop along the stagecoach route back in the 1880s, this property was turned into the state's first ski lodge in the 1940s by skiing pioneers Max and Edna Dercum. The rooms in this charming log cabin have been given quaint names like "Edna's Eyrie." Recently renovated rooms include some two-bedroom suites and feature light and bright decor with neutral bedding, vintage skis on the walls in some rooms, and wood trim that keeps the cabin feel. In winter you can relax in the sitting room in front of a wood-burning fireplace. In summer, retreat to the patio for a view of the surrounding mountains. A delicious breakfast is included in the room rate.