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Bluefield, WV

Princeton, WV

 
Bluestone Country

Inns, Bed & Breakfasts (B&Bs)

Country inns and a variety of Bed and Breakfasts (B&Bs) complement Bluestone Country's lodges, cabins, and hotels. Each imparts its own particular charm and convenience. All will make for a wonderful, restful stay.
 
Country Chalet B&B
Route 1, Box 176B
Bluefield, West Virginia (WV) 24701
Tel. (Toll Free) 866-240-8455
Email: info@countrychalet.com 

Midway between Bluefield and Princeton, the Country Chalet B&B is among the region's most convenient bed-and-breakfasts. A cozy A-frame, only 10 miles from Interstate 77, the chalet includes two second-floor guests rooms that share a bath and a third floor suite with a balcony and private bath. Dinner is available by reservation. A hearty breakfast is included. Smoking is permitted outside and pets by permission. Children are welcome if closely supervised, and children three and younger stay free. Major credit cards accepted. Five minutes from Historic Bramwell, WV.
 
Dian-Lee House
2109 Jefferson St., Bluefield, WV 24701
Tel. 304-327-6410
E-mail: sandra@dianlee.com 

Southern elegance has not perished from the halls of the Dian-Lee mansion in historic Bluefield, WV.  Richly appointed guest suites, a gourmet breakfast menu, and grandly furnished salons welcome guests to escape into a world long-gone. Only 30-minutes from Winterplace Ski Resort,  Pipestem Resort, and the Bluestone National Scenic River, the Dian-Lee is convenient for skiers and outdoor enthusiasts. However, executives particularly enjoy our facility for corporate lodging and entertaining. Many wonderful shops, restaurants, and  cultural and natural historic sites are to be found within minutes of the mansion.

 
Foxwood Bed & Breakfast
Ellison Ridge Road, Flat Top, WV 25841
Phone: 304-466-5514
Email: foxwoodwv@aol.com 

Eight luxurious suites welcome vacationers to the elegant Foxwood Inn, the perfect location for touring the southern New River Gorge and Bluestone National Scenic River. The 12,000-square-foot manor contains eight bedrooms, most with adjacent sitting rooms, fireplaces, satellite TV, VCR, and private baths. Foxwood amenities include a library, a magnificent dining room, a gallery with a baby grand piano, and a living room overlooking ponds and waterfalls. A screened porch and wrap around deck afford spectacular mountain views. The inn may also be rented for large groups as one unit or in conjunction with two lodges on the estate.
 
Linden House
Ellison Ridge Road, Flat Top, WV 25841
Phone: 304-466-5514
Email: foxwoodwv@aol.com 

The four-bedroom Linden House, perfectly located off I-77 for touring the southern New River Gorge, features a living room with a vaulted ceiling, a log-burning fireplace, hardwood floors, and pine tongue-and-groove walls. Great for smaller groups, the facility also includes a fully equipped kitchen, large dining room, a den with a fireplace and beamed ceilings, satellite TV, VCR, a screened porch, decks, and spectacular mountain views. Guests may fish our stocked ponds and hike over more than 250 wooded acres.
 
Mullberry House
Ellison Ridge Road, Flat Top, WV 25841
Phone: 304-466-5514
Email: foxwoodwv@aol.com 

This large brick accommodation, perfectly located off I-77 for visitors touring the southern New River Gorge, contains eight guest suites with private baths and king-size beds. Spacious gathering rooms and an extremely large, fully equipped kitchen make the Mulberry perfect for large groups. A 16-x-8-foot veranda with a beautiful view is a great gathering place in warm weather. The 10,000 square foot house is perfect for family reunions, conferences, weddings, retreats and church groups. For convenience, the lower levels have three-and-a-half baths. 
 
The Farmhouse in Green Pastures
P.O. Box 177, Ghent, WV 25843
304-787-3009

Our historic farmhouse near Winterplace Ski Resort seems a world-away from the bustle on the slopes, but it's only 1.5 miles from Interstate 77 and fewer than five minutes from the resort entrance. Rafters, anglers, hunters also love us for our proximity to nearby state and national parklands. The farmhouse sleeps up to 17 guests in its three bedrooms and on sleeper sofas. It includes a dining room, living room, two full baths, and a kitchen with toaster, microwave, and coffee pot. Upstairs and downstairs porches clad with swings and rockers provide even more gathering space. Historians will love the old springhouse at the back of the kitchen and the original woodwork inside and out. You can also sled in the back pasture or hike through miles of highland forest around the farm. Our cabin in the woods at the far edge of the pasture behind the farmhouse sleeps up to eight in two bedrooms and on a queen sleeper-sofa. It includes a full bath, a dining room, living room, and kitchen with a microwave, toaster, and coffee pot.


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The Pence Springs Grand Hotel
P.O. Box 90 - Pence Springs, WV 24962

Tel: 304-445-2606 -- 1-800-826-1829
Fax: 304-445-2204

From 1897 until The Great Depression, The Grand Hotel at Pence Springs was among West Virginia's most popular and expensive resorts. Today, it is among its most romantic inns. Custom-designed rooms and suites include private baths and unparalleled views of the Greenbrier Valley. After an invigorating day, relax among spacious porches, gracious parlors, or in the Cider Press Lounge. Opt for an evening of shopping, or catch a live performance at Carnegie Hall in the Lewisburg National Historic District. The Riverside Dining Room provides dinner and breakfast for house guests. Dinner includes trademark duckling, rainbow trout, and char-broiled black angus streak. A 10 a.m.-2 p..m. brunch is served Sundays, and daily high tea for house guests is served from 3-4 p.m. The 400-acre plantation and its mineral spring have been featured in such magazines as Gourmet, Southern Living, and Mid-Atlantic Country. Recreation packages include hiking, golfing, biking, caving, and fishing and canoeing on the Greenbrier River. Check in is 4 p.m.; check out, at 11 a.m. On-site camping is also available. Also of interest, the adjacent Pence Springs Flea Market, on the old polo grounds, has attracted more than 135,000 annual visitors for more than 20 years of Sundays. The hotel is 20 miles west of Lewisburg and the State Fairgrounds on W.Va. 3 and 30 miles south of Interstate 64.

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The View Bed & Breakfast
PO Box 876
Athens, West Virginia (WV) 24712
Tel: 866-766-7960

Three beautiful guest rooms with private baths, one with a spa-tub, have been carefully designed for individuals, couples, and families visiting Pipestem State Park and the Winterplace skiing area. Our home is well known for its beautiful view of the mountains, but guests come back for the clean, comfortable, friendly atmosphere. On the outskirts of the charming small town of Athens, WV, home of Concord University, The View Bed and Breakfast serves a complete home-cooked breakfast to every guest and is convenient to many of the area's best restaurants and wonderful shops and cultural sites. We're less than 10 minutes from beautiful Pipestem State Park and less than 25 from the southern New River Gorge.

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