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Versailles, Kentucky Bed and Breakfast: Built in 1843, the Storybook Inn Bed and Breakfast is located in the historic Rose Hill section of quaint downtown Versailles, Kentucky. Storybook Inn is minutes from the famed picturesque Keeneland Racecourse.

A Storybook Inn


Versailles, Kentucky

Selected in the Top Ten Best Overall B&B in the United States 2007/2008! Selected Best of the South for 2008/2009!Location!

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Introduction

Due to the need for more space at A Storybook Inn, and to accommodate renovations and additions,
the inn will be closed starting June 1st, 2009. We plan to re-open l ate summer of 2010.
Thank you for your patience with us as we make A Storybook Inn even more “storybook” for you, our cherished guests.

A Storybook Inn ~ Historic Amsden-Haupt House, Circa 1839

Experience the ultimate in tasteful elegance and accomodating service in an exquisitely restored Antebellum Mansion owned by a prominent Versailles/New York family for over 140 years!

"A delight to the senses!" "Elegant" "Amazing!" "A Real Treasure!" are all descriptions used by guests to describe A Storybook Inn. Come see why our guests give us rave reviews and tell their friends about us, and keep coming back again and again!

Congratulations to Storybook Inn for being voted Best Overall Top Ten Bed and Breakfasts in the United States.

A Storybook Inn was featured in Knoxville Magazine, Today's Woman, and
Kentucky Monthly Magazine, LA Magazine, Lexington Herald Leader and Back Home in Kentucky.

Gardens At A Storybook Inn, you will find the ultimate in style and service. Upscale in every way, from the thick, top of the line mattresses, high thread count sheets, manicured private gardens, wonderfully appointed, private suites to the "insanely amazing" breakfasts [as one of our L.A. guests termed them], Storybook Inn is a special respite from the busyness of life that is beyond our guest's expectations. Not your garden variety B&B, some of our well-traveled guests have remarked that "A Storybook Inn is more like a small luxury European hotel than a Bed and Breakfast."

It is a challenge to balance exquisite elegance and comfortable welcome, but Elise, the Innkeeper, has accomplished just that. And A Storybook Inn is minutes from the picturesque Keeneland Racecourse, Bluegrass Airport, quaint Midway, Shaker Village, The Kentucky Horse Park and historic downtown Lexington. Though minutes from everything, A Storybook Inn is worlds apart!

A Storybook Spring The Perfect Place For Your Morning Coffee

Enjoy our lovely grounds with paths and benches for walks, reading, daydreaming, birdwatching or playing lawn games. Beautifully restored 100+ old stone pond with waterfalls and lovely water lilies and hyacinth. Sit on the curved teak bench beside the ivy covered wall along the Koi stocked pond and enjoy a book to the sound of the waterfalls and singing birds. Lovely Big Spring Run Park with 2-mile walking trail behind Inn.

The Innkeeper at A Storybook Inn deeply respects the heritage of Southern Living and the special quality of life enjoyed in the Bluegrass. She understands what true gracious Southern hospitality is...she was born and raised in the South! A true Kentuckian that grew up in the heart of Horse Country! Elise has owned and raised horses and has a love for all things equine. She can arrange private horse farm tours for you or show you self-guided horse farm tour routes with free maps included. In the recent past, Elise gave tours of the Lexington and surrounding areas for out-of-town guests for a large Lexington business, so is familiar with the countryside.

A Storybook Inn is not just an incredibly pleasant place to stay, there is a special delightful ambience that keeps our guests returning again and again. And with the Innkeeper's extensive background in holistic nutrition and love of cooking, if you have special dietary needs, she will make every effort to accommodate. If not, feel free to indulge in what Elise terms "healthy decadence" from the freshly made whipped cream, 5 Cheese/Veggie Frittata to the Apple Cinnamon Bourbon Breakfast Pudding! Or as simple as you like it!

Dining Room

Insanely Amazing Breakfasts Enjoy A Delicious Breakfast Each Morning

The Grand Entrance A Storybook Inn is a quiet respite from the rest of the world. The well-stocked library invites reading and relaxation, though high-speed Internet is available as well! And as a perfect end of your 'storybook' day, have Elise schedule an ensuite massage with a licensed professional Massage Therapist! [Please request this days in advance.]

Enjoy leisurely gourmet breakfasts in our beautiful and inviting, European-style dining room. Homemade goodies (homemade cake, cookies, or chocolate with fresh fruit. Bottled water, soft drinks, and premium coffee or tea from our wonderful Flavia machine) are available at all times. We have fresh ground, organic coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice with breakfast every morning.

Special Packages

Romantic Getaway Gold Package
Upon arrival, your beautiful storybook suite will have gourmet truffles or homemade chocolate dipped strawberries....(more)

Romantic Getaway Platinum Package
Upon arrival, you are greeted in your suite, with a bottle of quality wine or sparkling cider or grape juice & much more....(more)

Romantic Getaway Packages

True Southern Hospitality After a long, lovely day in the Bluegrass, enjoy a complimentary glass of wine while restfully swinging in the extra long wicker porch swing on our gorgeous Victorian porch. Enjoy the song of the katydids and gentle waterfalls on a balmy summer evening while relaxing beside the ancient restored stone pond.

The guest rooms at A Storybook Inn all have private baths and King or Queen size beds, top of the line thick mattresses with built in memory foam and luxury high thread count sheets. My Fair Lady Suite has a hypoallergenic feather bed atop a thick Sterns & Foster mattress. All rooms contain armoires with satellite television and VCR, DVD, desks, walk-in closets and mini-refrigerators. And, at over 7,800 sq. ft., Storybook Inn also features a working elevator! Travel Writers and other well traveled B&B critics have told us repeatedly that we are "the cleanest and the nicest decorated Bed and Breakfast" that they have seen in all their travels!

Tea Time!

We have beautiful, tastefully created Full Teas at the inn. Our quality loose teas are served in clear infusion tea pots kept hot on clear blown glass lighted bases. Our delectable sweets, savories and scones are made fresh at the inn using quality ingredients and no trans fats, and are utterly delicious! Our teas are held seasonally: Valentines, Spring, Summer, and Christmas teas. Please send us an email to storybookinn@aol.com to inquire about specific tea dates that you may be interested in.

Teas are 3-Courses, starting with hot freshly made scones with handmade toppings. We use loose leaf tea served in our clear teapots that sit on a lit hand blown glass base. We serve a selection of savories next and last of all a tier of sweets last. The teas are $19.95 plus tax and gratuity.

A Storybook Inn was painstakingly restored with adult guests in mind. Having said that, we love children! I raised 3 fantastic ones! Well-behaved children over the age of 10 that are under adult supervision are welcome and younger children are certainly considered on an individual basis.

For our allergy prone guests, we don't house cats inside the Inn. We love kitties, and have two outdoor sweet "people-friendly" kitties named "Tiger Lily”, our older, quiet, born-on-the-farm kitty, and incredibly sweet younger kitty named “Patti-Cakes.” She was our barn cat at the farm. We have Nicholas or Sir Nick as some call the big guy. He is a gorgeous black Standard Poodle that loves our guests and is well behaved. Some guests say that they come to the inn just to take Nick for a walk...really. To further aid in your comfort, health and peace of mind, we use Hepa filter vacuum cleaners, hypoallergenic scent free detergents, we sanitize doorknobs, remote controls, and all guestroom surfaces between guests.

Plenty of Places To Relax How About A Game of Chess?

Breakfast Table Delight in first class accommodations with beautiful hand-selected furnishings and exceptional antiques, many fabulous oil paintings [23 in guest areas!], first class bedding and extra thick top of the line mattresses that our guests rave about!

Every morning enjoy freshly squeezed juice, freshly ground coffee, gourmet ingredients such as freshly whipped cream and real Maple Syrup, chilled fresh fruit - much of it from the local peach and apple orchard - and, freshly made custom entrees!

Amenities Offered Include:
  • High Speed Internet Access
  • Fully stocked Library w/books & movies
  • King & Queen beds w/luxury linens
  • Large remote-controlled Satellite TVs/VCRs
  • Desks & Armoires in every room
  • Daily Homemade Goodies
  • Refreshments available at all times
  • Minutes from Airport & Keeneland
  • Close to major attractions
  • Meeting facilities
  • Massage Therapist on call
  • Working, wood paneled elevator

Dining Room Drawing Room

Other Features Include:
  • Fresh fruit available at all times.
  • Full European style breakfast along with custom specialties.
  • Homemade snacks available daily.
  • Refreshments and pure water available at all times.
  • Guest rooms equipped with TV, VCR, and clock radio with "nature sounds".
  • All rooms have private baths with large thick towels, bathrobes & fine toiletries.
  • Library is well stocked with books, over a dozen premiere monthly magazines, daily newspaper, classic movies, bird guides & guest computer.
  • Professional, licensed Massage Therapist on call. Couples or individual massage available.
  • Massages include: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Integrating Shiatsu, Reflexology, and Neuromuscular Therapy.
  • All massages ensuite on professional massage tables for your comfort, privacy and convenience.
  • Massage reservations must be made at least 5 days in advance.

A Storybook Inn is a member of the following associations:
   Bed & Breakfast Association of Kentucky
   Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII)

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A Storybook Inn
277 Rose Hill Avenue
Versailles, Kentucky   40383
email:
C. Elise Buckley, Owner/Innkeeper

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www.storybook-inn.com

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