Red Creek Inn, Vineyard & Racing Stable Long Beach, Mississippi (Biloxi/Gulfport) An 1899, three-story, raised French cottage surrounded by ancient oaks and fragrant magnolias! Contact Info | Email this page to a Friend | Visit our Web Site Availability Search: See which rooms are available during your stay. Check in: Check out: Powered by Webervations Clear search results Rooms Available from  to

This circa 1899, three-story, raised French cottage is built of brick and cypress and situated on eleven acres of ancient live oaks and fragrant magnolias. Six fireplaces, usable antiques, and a 64-foot porch with swings aid relaxation. A 125' sidewalk extends from the front of the inn to "Friendship, Too," a magnificent live oak that's registered with the Live Oak Society.

Open since 1986, Red Creek Inn was the Mississippi Gulf Coast's first bed and breakfast. It has been featured in The Jackson Daily News, Inn Times, Men's Magazine and The Bridal Directory, and on WLOX-TV 13 and Mississippi ETV's Southern Expressions. Red Creek has also been on The Spring Pilgrimage.

Karl and "Toni" Mertz are the owner/innkeepers. Karl grew up alternating between Mendham, New Jersey and Long Beach, Mississippi, spending most of his life in the Atlanta, Georgia area. "Toni," originally Maria Antonia Martinez of Mexico, was raised in Monmouth and Galesburg, Illinois. A recent early retiree from federal civil service, Karl has written two books that are available through Amazon.com, etc. Besides being the inn's yard boy, he's a graduate of Perkinston Jr. College, The University of Southern Mississippi, Emory University, and Vanderbilt University, and has appeared on "20/20" and in The Wall Street Journal. The real innkeeper, "Toni," is a graduate of the Atlanta School for Floral Design and was working as a designer when she and Karl met. They have four "grown" sons.

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