Irish Rose Bed & Breakfast
- Main (828) 758-2323,
- Fax (828) 758-2326
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The Irish Rose is located in a brick Colonial Revival home, built in 1925 by Archie Coffey, one of Lenoir's early furniture magnates. The home is decorated with traditional furnishings in a way that is both elegant and welcoming. Enjoy a full breakfast each morning cooked to order in the beautiful dining room. Coffee, tea, sodas, ice and homemade cookies are always available to guests. Guests may feel free to curl up with a book in front of the fire in the library, relax in the comfortable living room, or enjoy the spacious front porch or rear patio. All guest rooms have TV, DVD/VCR players and Wireless Internet Service. Wireless network cards will be provided for use with your personal computer.
In April, 2007, Blue Ridge Electric, in conjuction with the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce,
awarded Rose Noakes their annual Customer Service Star for her exceptional customer service to her guestsRose Noakes is the owner/proprietor of The Irish Rose Bed & Breakfast. Rose is of Irish extraction, born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She married an American, adopted our country as her own and lived with her husband for twenty years in the Chicago area before moving to Florida. After becoming a widow, she traveled the East Coast looking for a place to create the B & B of her dreams and found it in Lenoir, North Carolina at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The beautiful, historical, two story brick colonial revival home has gone through many months of renovation and refurbishment and opened for business Memorial Day weekend 2006.
Lenoir is tucked into the foothills of the Blue Ridge -- bounded by mountains, Pisgah National Forest and the Catawba River.
You'll find many enjoyable attractions and activities as well as a variety of restaurants and shopping nearby.