Country Victorian Bed & Breakfast

Rest, relax and refresh at the Country Victorian Bed and Breakfast where comfort, value, and friends come together. The Country Victorian Bed and Breakfast is a turn-of-the-century, fully updated Queen Anne Victorian-style home loaded with charm, and original character. Our location on Main Street in Middlebury, Indiana makes the Inn the perfect place for exploring the area and the Amish Countryside.

Rest in one of our five comfortable antique-appointed rooms with private baths. Relax on the front porch of our Indiana inn to watch the Amish buggies clatter by, or sit by the fire in the colder months to chat, curl up with a good book, or work on a puzzle. Refresh yourself with a scrumptious freshly prepared full breakfast with one of our wonderful teas or a cup or two of our freshly brewed, specially blended coffee.

Come celebrate over 100 years of lovely Victorian living near Shipshewana, South Bend and the Notre Dame campus, many local colleges/universities and area attractions. Our Indiana Bed and Breakfast is located in the center of Middlebury, in the heart of Amish Country. We offer complimentary coffee, tea, cold drinks, and sweet and savory snacks available throughout the day and are now serving dessert each evening to our guests. We are looking forward to making you feel comfortable while resting, relaxing and refreshing yourself at our home away from home!

Grab your favorite book and beverage and head out to the front porch where you can gain appreciation for the slower pace of Amish Country living. When the weather is nice it is a great place to sit and chat with friends or other guests, or play one of the board games available for guest use. If you prefer some peaceful solitude you can read a book and watch the world go by. You won't have to sit for long before you'll hear the clip clop of the Amish horses and can watch the buggies as they travel past.

Porch sitting is particularly rewarding in old, urban neighborhoods like Main Street Middlebury Indiana, where there is enough interactions to provide a constantly unfolding show. The allure of watching the world go by the front porch is a nostalgic one. Where on warm evenings families relax exchanging sweet pleasantries with neighbors and passers-by.

We hope you'll join us for this slower pace and nostalgic past time.

Each meal at our Indiana Bed and Breakfast is specially prepared every morning from scratch. There is no set menu, but the following are examples of a breakfast that might be available. If you have any special dietary needs or special preferences, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. Breakfast is usually served in the family dining room at 8:30 am Monday-Friday and 9 am on Saturday & Sunday. Should you need an earlier breakfast time please request it when making your reservation. Enjoy our sample menus below.

Sample One: French Toast Breakfast

Baked French Toast with Pralines & Maple Syrup
Sausage links
Fresh Fruit Cup
Assorted juices
Assorted Teas and Coffee

Sample Two: Omelet Breakfast

Garden Vegetable Omelet
Southwestern Hash Browns
Crispy Bacon
Curried fruit
Assorted juices
Assorted Teas and Coffee

Sample Three: Pancake Breakfast

Irish Oatmeal Pancakes
Berry Topping
Yogurtini
Sausage Links
Assorted juices
Assorted Teas and Coffee

Sample Four: Egg Casserole Breakfast

Country Victorian Egg Casserole
Canadian Bacon
Assorted Muffins/Scones
Breakfast Banana Split
Assorted Juices
Assorted Teas and Coffee

Middlebury:

• A Town of Beauty and Hospitality – A Center for Local and Visitor Trade
• Friendly People Loving Where They Live and What They Do
• Plenty of Family-Friendly Green Space-Play and Picnic Right Downtown

Middlebury is everyone’s idea of a small town: the neighborhood butcher, the Main Street hardware store, the proud shop owner; all busy serving residents and visitors alike in a thriving Main Street historic district. Amish and “English” come to Middlebury to do business and trade; visitors stop in to be part of the action for a while.

A tight-knit bunch, the locals take pride in their quality merchandise-and in the hometown service they promise with every sale. Much of their business is the plentiful repeat business of local farmers, factory hands and professional artisans. Visitors and locals alike seek the unique products and locally made foods-pies, muffins, ice cream, cheese and smoked meats.

All around town, the sights are familiar to the locals: people enjoying the “Middlebury life”. Amish women and children wading in the Little Elkhart at RiverBend Park; couples strolling hand-in-hand at the immaculate Krider Gardens or along the new bike trail; and families picnicking in the downtown gazebo in Memorial Park.

Above text courtesy AmishCountry.org.

 

Summer Attractions

• Shipshewana Flea Market (Tues/Weds)
• Antique Auction (Weds.)
• Hiking and biking trails
• Antiques shopping
• 7 area golf courses
• Art Galleries
• Numerous museums
• Elkhart County 4H Fair
• University of Notre Dame (35 minutes away)
• Great local restaurants
• Menno-hof: the Amish and Mennonite story
• Bonneyville Mill

Winter Attractions

• Cross country ski trails (gently rolling)
• Great sledding hills with warming pavilion
• Nibco Ice Skating Rink
• Downhill skiing (30 minutes North)
• Horse-drawn sleigh or carriage rides
• Outlet malls (45 minutes east)
• Middlebury/Shipshewana shops
• Over 75 different gift, antique, craft, quilt and specialty shops within 15-minutes drive
• Notre Dame home football/basketball games

Year-Round

• Amish Acres (March 1–December 31)
• Theatre in the Round
• Ruthmere
• Amish buggy rides
• RV Hall of Fame
• Elkhart Community Theatre/Bristol Opera House
• South Bend area 35 minutes away

Easy access to I-80/90 (Indiana Toll Road), take the Middlebury exit, #107 (SR13) south to Middlebury, 6 miles, continue south past the main light 4 blocks, we’re on the right.

From US20 at SR13 turn north. We are 1 mile up on the left. Just 7 minutes from Shipshewana, 10 minutes from I-80/90 Indiana Toll Road.

From the Chicago Area
I-90E/194/Dan Ryan Expy E toward Skyway/Indiana Toll Rd.
Exit 59A toward Indiana Toll Rd.
Take exit #107 Constantine/Middlebury US-131/IN-13
Turn Right onto IN-13
We are approximately 6 miles south of toll road on the right.

From the Detroit Area
I-94 W toward Chicago
I-96 W/Jeffries FWY exit 213 B toward Lansing
MI 14 W towards Ann Arbor
MI 14 exit 45 towards Ann Arbor
I-94W to I 69 S (exit at 108 towards Ft. Wayne)
Merge onto I-80W-I-90W/Indiana Toll Road via exit 156
Indiana Toll Rd to exit 107 Constantine/Middlebury US131/IN-13
Turn Right onto IN-13
We are approx. 6 miles South of toll road on the right.

From the Grand Rapids
US 131 S
Left onto N. Washington/US 131 S crossing into Indiana
US 131 becomes IN 13
CVBB approximately 7 miles from the Michigan/Indiana border on the right.

From the Toledo Area
I-75 toward Dayton
OH-795/I-80/I-90/Ohio Turnpike
Exit at 195 toward Perrysburg
Take I80/I90 Ohio Turnpike toward toll road
Merge onto I-80W/I-90W toward Chicago crossing into Indiana
Take Exit 107 Constantine/Middlebury US 131/IN 13
Turn right onto IN-13
We are approximately 6 miles from toll road on the right.

From the Cincinnati Area
I-75 toward Dayton
Take OH 696 at exit 135 toward Delpho/Upper Sandusky
Turn right onto E. Lincoln Hwy/OH 696
Merge onto US 30 W toward Ft. Wayne crossing into Indiana
Merge onto I-469N/US30W
Merge onto I-69N/US27N via Exit 31 A toward Lansing, MI
Take US 20 via exit 148 toward Lagrange/Angola
Turn left onto US 20 W
Right onto IN13/S Main St.
We are about 1 mile from light at US 20 & IN 13 on left.

From the Indianapolis Area
Take US 31 N to the US 20 Bypass East towards Mishawaka/Elkhart
Take Us 20 Bypass East to IN 13/S Main St (light at intersection)
Turn left onto IN-13/S Main St.
We are approximately 1 mile from light on left.