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Picture yourself on the sunny porch of a gracious Victorian home. Beyond the flowers and broad expanse of lawn, sunlight sparkles on the Chesapeake Bay. You're in historic St. Michaels, Maryland enjoying the luxury and warm hospitality of the Victoriana Inn.
We serve a hot breakfast from 8:30 to 10 a.m., complete with fresh fruit, juice and coffee, and is served every morning. Typical breakfast menus include Blueberry Pancakes, French Toast, or Eggs Benedict, all with Fresh Fruit, Orange Juice, Bacon and Coffee, or Tea. We have Coffee available by 7:45 am. In the kitchen there are snacks, coffee, tea and sodas available at all times. We can help you with dietary needs and special requests. Just let us know in advance so that we can provide for all the correct ingredients.
We welcome you to the Inn for your weekend getaway on Fridays with hors d'ouvres and beverages. You can socialize with other guests inside, out on the lawn, or either of our porches. The deck is private for our guests who rent the Junior Suite. For those lazy days, we do have a nice collection of DVD's, board games, and books for your enjoyment. Or take a blanket and lay under one of our shady trees.
One of the Inn's attractive features is the spacious grounds and great harbor views that afford you a wonderful way to just "chill out." The sun room inside, the porches and the lawn are there just for that purpose. We take great care to keep the Inn attractive and clean. We service the rooms every day. If you want fresh towels just put the used ones on the floor. We are open year round - call for specials.
We want to know about anything you think is wrong or can be improved. Please don't be shy about letting us know. I can be reached on my cell phone at all times or found in the little house off of our parking lot. We also do have wireless internet access for your convenience. You can use our telephone for important calls--just let us know and try to keep the call brief. If you need to hook up your computer for a short time, we can accommodate you. I hope this helps you enjoy your stay with us. I look forward to having you stay in my home, where you are always welcomed as family. ~ Aida
The Victoriana Inn gives you the best St. Michaels has to offer - its Victorian style typifies the architecture of the town. We are situated next to the harbor and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, just two blocks from the main street of St. Michaels. Located on almost a full acre, the Victoriana Inn is removed from the bustle of town and guests can enjoy the splendid bayside ambience. Our two porches are filled with comfortable wicker furnishings. You can relax on the lawn or enjoy the view of the harbor from the picture window of our sunroom.
Our property is a wonderful spot to host your family functions, group getaways and
special occasions. We would love to help you celebrate your special occasions. -
Only our Junior Suite is Pet Friendly. Please let us know when you are making your reservation that you plan to bring your pet, so that we may approve/accommodate him/her. A small $20 preparation fee may be assessed. Otherwise no pets in our other guest rooms.
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We serve breakfast from 8:30 to 10am. Typical breakfast menus include Blueberry Pancakes, French Toast, or Eggs Benedict. All served with Fresh Fruit or yogurt parfait, Bacon or Sauguge. Orange Juice, and Coffee, or Tea. We have Coffee available by 7:45am, but your welcome to start the pot at any time of day.
You should let us know of any dietary restrictions, we can cater your individual needs and with advanced notice we can provide all the correct ingredients. If you don’t like the special dish of the day, just let us know and we can make you something else we always have fruit and cereals.Our snack shelve is always full of delicious items to choose from. Cookies, chocolate, crackers and cakes are there to tempt you to enjoy with your complimentary drink.We also host an Innkeepers Reception on Friday evenings complete with drinks and hors d’oeuvres for all our guests.For your convience we welcome you to store items in our refrigerator space and encourage you to bring your favorites along to enjoy, while staying with us. -
Restaurants--Reservations at the best restaurants are a must for weekends. To be sure your are accomodated, you may call them directly or ask us to make them. St. Michaels and surrounding areas have many fine restaurants ranging from very casual to almost formal (but never coats and ties). A brief summary:
- Some places for dinner in St. Michaels are: Town Dock 410-745-4545, Theo's 410-745-2106 and Sherwood's Landing 410-745-2200. Reservations well in advance are a must for the above. There are many other restaurants as well which are less expensive but have excellent food. We have most of the menus on the premises.
- For lunch,there are a number of nice spots: Characters, C Street Saloon, Key Lime Café, St. Michaels Crab & Steak House, and Ava’s.
- In Easton, just a 15 minute drive, there are number of excellent restaurants. My favorite for fine dining is Out of the Fire 410-770-4777,for sushi, General Tanuki's 410-819-0707. Easton also has a movie theater- Premier Cinemas-410-822-9950.
Boating--there are many options for enjoying the waterways around St. Michaels.- The cruises--the easiest and cheapest is the Patriot, which leaves its dock about 100 yards from the Inn every 2 hours or so and takes about one hour. There is a sailboat the Selina that leaves from the harbor for a two hour cruise, you will need reservations as it only take 6 people at a time.
- If you want to sail on a skipjack from Tilghman Island, there are three options: the Rebecca Ruark(an entertaining Captain Wade pilots the boat); the H.M. Krentz(a great and informative skipper as well); and the Lady Patty. Most of these leave three times per day and have a sunset cruise.
- There are a couple of charters that can take you for longer cruises. There is also an all day fishing trip you can reserve--4 to 6 people, that leaves about 4 miles from the Inn.
- You can rent boats from the Tilghman Marina. Kayaks can be rented on site and launched rright in front of our property.
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is a wonderful place to spend several hours, only 100 yards from the Inn. Climb the lighthouse or browse through the many shipbuilding exhibits, reviewing the history and activity related to the shipping on the Bay. It is open every day from 9 to 4:30. Cost is minimal.The Shops--Shopping is the major activity for the St. Michaels tourist. We have a wide variety of stores that offer a marvelous array of gifts, antiques and items of interest. You can walk to all of them. They are open daily from 10 to 5:30.Carriage ride--There is a horse and buggy tour of St. Michaels that can be reserved almost any time. We will be happy to make the arrangements.Golf--there are two courses-Harbortowne is less than two miles from the Inn. Hog Neck is about a 15 minute drive from the Inn but is considered by most to be a more challenging course.Tennis--There are six courts in the area.Town Tours--Saint Michaels Museum offers historic tours for you to enjoy our local stories and On weekends you can enjoy the ghostly spirits which roam our town with a narrated walking tour.Evening entertainment--St. Michaels has two bars that feature live music on the weekends--the C street Saloon and Characters--you can walk or stagger home from them to your comfortable bed at the Inn.