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[quote=Anonymous]I've stayed in a bunch and the only bad experiences were in Ireland.  (One was a lady that kind of pressured us into eating her baked goods, which were not good, and chit-chatting with her--sort of like visiting a great aunt you don't really know-- and the other one sort of pressured us into ordering a complicated breakfast, and then guilt tripped us about it!).  Excellent ones I've stayed at:

-- a historic mansion in New Orleans, which had a pool and did a gorgeous breakfast around the pool.  Our room was in the carriage house, so no neighbors.  Gorgeously decorated.  This one is sadly since closed -- it's probably someone's actual house now.

-- Pomegranate Inn in Portland, Maine.  Crazy fun hand painted walls (like wallpaper but all hand done) and beautiful antiques -- big poster beds, etc..  Delicious breakfast.  Looking online, I see this one is now undergoing what they call a "face lift" -- I hope they keep the painted walls!

-- house in downtown Hilo, Hawaii.  Run by the husband of a professor at Univ Hilo -- he was the trailing spouse and decided to just run this b & b.  He was very low key.  All the rooms decorated with Hawaiin quilts but a very open, airy look.  Balcony and nook with a fabulous "take one, leave one" bookshelf.  Really great breakfast in a sunroom with tons of fresh fruit, smoothies, baked banana or pineapple bread and yogurts, french press coffee, etc.  This one has also closed -- I think the professor wife got a different job!  We had also stayed a the fancy hotel in Hilo for a couple of nights, and we liked this B&B better--better location, better breakfast and we didn't have issues like needing to call guest services to get the a/c adjusted.

-- Brickhouse Inn in Gettysburg.  This one is a little more crowded than some of hteo thers I've stayed at, but the location is perfect and it's so much more charming than the awful motels in that area.  The breakfast was great (served on a lovely patio), and the hosts have cake and drinks out every afternoon.

In general, I think they work well in the small, historic towns where there are not a lot of hotel options, and where it's fun to stay someplace historic to get the "vibe" of the city.  But you really need to check reviews to make sure that it is well kept up (not dusty/musty), the breakfast is good, and the beds are good.[/quote]

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