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| Welcome… ...Located in downtown historic Ypsilanti, just minutes from Ann Arbor, Livonia, Belleville and Canton, The Queen's Residence Bed and Breakfast, is a unique relaxing experience that can not be duplicated anywhere for any price! The inn is ideally situated in the Ann Arbor area for University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University visitors and parents as well as convenient to the Detroit Metro Airport. The exclusive amenities make The Queen's Residence Bed and Breakfast popular for getaway weekends as well as for business travelers to the Ann Arbor area. Here you can enjoy the one of a kind experience of a fireside chat in our original 1700's tavern. Each guest room is unique in its décor and does not have a common wall with any other guest room increasing your privacy during your stay. The Queen's Residence Bed and Breakfast is famous for its level of guest service and attention to detail. |
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The Queen's Residence B & B is a spacious 5500 square foot manor house with an abundance of pleasing social areas, including two downstairs parlors, two dining rooms, an upstairs library, brick-walled courtyard and large veranda. The owners, Joe and Marla Queen, have purposely limited the guestrooms to three to preserve the historic integrity of the house. The design allows for maximum privacy in that no guestroom has a shared wall with another guestroom. Moreover, each of the rooms has a private bath and sitting area. All are decorated in period antiques. Each room has a work space with wireless internet for business travelers and a queen size bed featuring Egyptian cotton linens and down bedding. Down alternative is available upon request! A satellite radio is an added feature in each guest room. |
| Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan feature numerous festivals and events which make this a fun vacation destination. This summer visitors can look forward to Ann Arbor 's Top of the Park, a three week long outdoor music and entertainment festival. In Ypsilanti, visitors can look forward to the Crossroads music festival each Friday night, Wednesday jazz in the park, the Michigan Elvis Fest, the Brewers Fest, the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival and the Historic Home Tour. There are numerous museums, canoeing, golf, horseback riding, and parks in Ypsilanti and nearby Ann Arbor, Canton, and Belleville. |
| Special PackagesRomantic One Night Getaway 1 night lodging, chocolates, bottle of bubbly, one hour massage, romantic candlelight dinner....(more) Couples All-Inclusive Weekend Retreat Romantic Weekend Getaway (2 nights) The Henry Ford Package Girlfriends Indulgence Weekend Getaway |
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The Wild Turkey Tavern, an authentic private historic Colonial tavern, is located in the lower level of the Queen's residence B and B. Originally purchased for Greenfield Village from New England in the 1920's, the tavern was a gift from Henry Ford to Charles Newton (previous owner of the house). Delight your friends or business colleagues with a novel experience! Schedule your own private event for lunch or dinner in this historic tavern. Step back to a time gone by and enjoy your dinner by a roaring fire in our original 1700's tavern. You can order your dinner from Haab's or The Sidetrack Bar and Grill (or we can) and it will be delivered to the Queen's Residence. Then Marla and Joe will serve your meal and drinks in a romantic candle lit atmosphere. A delivery and service charge may apply. The Tavern does not sell food or alcohol and is not open to the public. Events are scheduled by reservation only. |
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The Queen's Residence, a historic Ann Arbor area Bed and Breakfast, was built circa 1870 for Samuel Barnard, a vice president of the Peninsular Paper Company. The house was originally a brick Italianate Victorian. However it was modified to its present day Classical Revival form during the tenure of Charles Newton in the 1920's - 1940's. Charles Newton was a key employee of Henry Ford. He was a real estate broker and chief buyer for properties for Greenfield Village. The 1700's New England tavern in The Queen's Residence was a gift from Henry Ford. The story goes that Newton and Ford both bought taverns on separate buying trips. Since the Eagle Tavern, bought by Ford, was bigger than the Wild Turkey Tavern, bought by Newton, it earned a place at Greenfield Village. The latter tavern found its way to its present day location at 220 S. Huron Street in Ypsilanti. Local history tells that Henry Ford sat on a keg of nails and supervised the tavern's reconstruction! The plantation veranda was also added by Charles Newton in the 1920's. To long time residents of Ypsilanti, the house has been known as "Tara" ever since. We think that is fitting since Marla's oldest daughter's name is Tara! The Queen's Residence has been featured on several Ypsilanti Heritage Festival Home tours and Meals on Wheels Christmas Home Tours. |
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