Magnolia Springs Bed & Breakfast Magnolia Springs, Alabama A 200yr old historical residential community where even the mail is still delivered by boat! Near Gulf Shores/Orange Beach AL Contact Info | Email this page to a Friend | Click to see a map  | Additional Pages... Guest Rooms/Rates Common Areas Our Favorite Recipes Special Packages How to Find Us   Availability Search: See which rooms are available during your stay. Check in: Check out: Powered by Webervations Clear search results Rooms Available from  to

Classic Southern Hospitality Halfway between Fairhope, Alabama and Gulf Shores, Alabama in southern Baldwin County you will find the historical community of Magnolia Springs. This 100 year-old house which was known as "Sunnyside Hotel" in the 20s and 30s was authentically restored in 1980 and transformed into a bed & breakfast in 1996. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

At Magnolia Springs Bed and Breakfast, these are a few of our most popular amenities: The canopy of oak-lined streets. Days that begin with the smell of homemade breakfast. Cool drinks and sultry afternoons on a wraparound porch. A welcome as warm as the mid-day sun. We welcome you to come enjoy these for yourself and pick a favorite of your own. But it won't be easy. After a tour of the house, you'll be impressed with the stained glass of the den and the wood work of the great hall. Once in your specially appointed accommodations, you may never want to leave. . . . But when morning comes, the dining room is everyone's favorite place! Starting the day with a three course homemade breakfast might make you wonder if it could get any better! The day's schedule is up to you, but you've got lots of options. This historic landmark offers an idyllic setting in an ideal location. If you choose to venture out you're just a short drive from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico or scenic Mobile Bay. An abundance of shopping, golf, natural wonders and historic sites are close by. We'll help you find just the right journey. Magnolia Springs is a small Southern river town that has inspired the likes of Fannie Flagg and Winston Groom. Magnolia Springs Bed and Breakfast has caught the fancy of many a writer, too. Take a step back in time and let it inspire you, as well, as you enjoy charm, comfort and southern hospitality you'll long remember.

Uniquely furnished for your comfort, each of our five guest rooms features original pine walls and floor and has: luxury high thread count linens Private baths Cable television Telephone Complimentary high speed wireless internet Iron & ironing board Lighted magnifying mirror Guests also enjoy: Three-course Southern breakfast Well-stocked refrigerator in the dining room Afternoon teas Evening desserts Nightly turn-down service Deciding your favorite thing about a visit to Magnolia Springs Bed and Breakfast might not be easy, but we promise it'll be the only thing difficult about your stay. Leave the rest to us. Schedule your visit today. We look forward to seeing you. Magnolia Springs Bed & Breakfast has been featured in Southern Living 3 times (November 1998, March 2001 and October 2007) Coastal Living in March 2007, and was featured on Bob Vila's Restore America on HGTV. The B&B was also awarded best B&B by both Gulf Coast Newspaper and Southern Breeze magazine. Magnolia Springs is a picturesque place and one of the few remaining places to receive mail by boat. If fishing is your style there is plenty of fresh and salt water fishing. Only 1 1/2 blocks away is Magnolia River offering easy access to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

A heart-pine porch extends across the front and east side of the house and the impressive glass paneled door with a transom above opens to the great hall. Walls and ceilings are made of beaded heart yellow pine. The floors are of tongue and groove heart-pine and most of the woodwork is rare curly pine. All balusters, rails and newal posts are original. Large old oak trees surround the house and the well-known canopy arch of oaks extends past the structure and down Oak Street.

Magnolia Springs offers five guest rooms each named after a family who has lived here: Harding, Worthington, McNair, Cowen and McLennan. The McLennan bath has the original claw-foot tub, retrieved from the back yard, and an authentically restored elephant trunk toilet. All rates include a Three Course Breakfast, a Private Bath, well stocked Guest Refrigerator available in the dining room 24 hours a day, afternoon teas, evening desserts such as cookies or brownies fresh from the oven Iron & Ironing Board, Hairdryer, Lighted Magnifying Mirror, Cable TV, Telephones, High Speed Wireless Internet, Turn Down Service when you return from dinner w/Chocolates, and high thread count linens!

Magnolia Springs Bed & Breakfast is a member of the following associations:
   Bed & Breakfast Association of Alabama
   Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII)

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