George Brooks House Bed and Breakfast
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The George Brooks House is a very comfortable B&B Inn on the outskirts of town - quiet, peaceful with lovely swimming pool, hot tub and gardens on 8 acres of land. Enjoy our 3 course gourmet breakfast then take our 7 speed bikes to explore the area.
Relax poolside and enjoy our swimming pool and hot tub in the summer and early fall. Enjoy dinner at one of many fine restaurants in the area, then return to the inn and select a movie from an extensive DVD movie library. We have a stocked guest refrigerator and ice machine on our covered brick patio. You can always get a cold drink at GBH.
In the last 25 years, the town of St. Michaels has become a major destination for boaters and travelers in the Mid-Atlantic area with many fine inns, retail shops, marinas and restaurants. The George Brooks House is known for wonderful hospitality, full gourmet breakfasts, superb swimming pool and hot tub surrounded by gardens and excellent value on our Special Packages.
Distinctive Features
- Historic Property a half-mile north of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
- Guest Bedrooms feature hand-carved mahogany furniture
- All Guest Bedrooms have Cable TV with DVD (Extensive DVD movie library)
- Five guest bedrooms have gas fireplaces with remote control
- Advanced Geothermal Heating/Cooling System - each room has a thermostat
- Internet access via wireless router to 3Mb/S cable connection (ask for password)
- Dramatic decor featuring Waverly bed comforters and window treatments
- Large outdoor pool and hot tub open from May through October
- Teak tables with market umbrellas, chairs and chaise lounges around the pool
- Common rooms open to guests include parlor, garden room and covered brick patio
- Pima cotton sheets (425 thread count) and luxury towels
- Formal Victorian gardens with teak benches around pool and hot tub
- Two person whirlpool tub in two large King "Jacuzzi" bedrooms
- Eight 7 speed Raleigh bikes for our guests to explore this area
- Stocked guest refrigerator with sodas and bottled water available day and night
- Mobil Travel Guide Two Star Rating
A full gourmet breakfast is served from 8 to 10 AM each morning. Coffee service with freshly baked muffins or coffee cake is on the counter in the garden room starting around 8 AM with breakfast served from 8: 30 to 10 AM on weeekends (around 9 AM during the week). We start with a fresh fruit course and then serve a hot entree with orange juice on the tables. If you have any dietary restrictions or special requests, please let the innkeeper know.
We typically prepare in advance and serve our Lemon Ricotta Souffle with ham, or red raspberry and chocolate chip pancakes with sausage, or Chile Cheese Puff with potatoes and sausage, or French Toast with bacon, or Eggs Venetian with potatoes and sausage. If you would prefer cereal with fresh strawberries or just vanilla yogurt with fresh fruit, let the innkeeper know when you check in or before breafkast is served.
Breakfast is served in the Garden Room, Main Dining Room or alfresco on the Covered Brick Patio by the pool in warmer weather. For groups that rent the entire inn, we can also provide lunch or dinner service or poolside cookouts by prior arrangement with the innkeeper. Our CIA trained chef from our other inn assists on special food service for groups renting the entire inn.
The main inn provides six large guest bedrooms, five with gas fireplaces and two Kings with 2-person whirlpool bathtub. All guest bedrooms have cable TV with DVD player, CD clock radio and private bathrooms with custom tiled shower along with toilet, pedestal sink and Victorian era light fixture. We provide WiFi Internet service at 3Mbit/S throughout the inn and by the pool.
The main building provides good sound isolation with no common walls between bedrooms. There are three common rooms on the first floor of the building for our guests plus the covered brick patio by the dining room. We have an advanced geothermal heating or cooling system with thermostats in every room for optimum guest comfort. Our Inn is smoke-free with smoking allowed outside away from other guests
Our inn provides a romantic and unforgettable setting for those special events
in our lives or a few day escape to the Eastern Shore of Maryland.In warmer weather (May to October), most guests spend time sitting around the pool and hot tub next to the gardens or on the veranda overlooking the pool. In the winter months, the parlor with wood burning fireplace provides a comfortable place to read or enjoy some hot tea and cookies. Our swimming pool is 20' by 40' with 5 foot depth in the middle and 3.5 feet at the ends with large set of steps. You can swim laps, use our floating lounge chairs or we can set up the volleyball net in the middle for groups. The pool is normally open 11 AM to 10 PM subject to weather conditions. If you want to use the pool or hot tub outside of these hours, please discuss this with the innkeeper. We have an extensive DVD movie library for in-room entertainment.
We can also provide lunch or dinner food service for groups that book the entire inn for meetings, family reunions or wedding rehearsal dinners. Small weddings (up to 70 in warm weather) can be accommodated with several months’ notice. A superb deep tissue body massage is available in the privacy of your bedroom by prior arrangement.Parking is provided along our circular driveway in front of the inn along Rolles Range Road or next to the garage or adjoining the driveway. Parking in town is generally not a problem except on busy Saturday afternoons in the summer or special events at the maritime museum.
For Additional Guest Accommodations Please Visit Our Sister Inn ~ The Parsonage Inn
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