• Bed and Breakfast Inns often have luxuriously decorated guest rooms.luxurious bedroom image by Paul Hill from Fotolia.com
  
  Avoid long check-ins and impersonal service at the typical chain hotels, and stay at a bed and breakfast inn on your next trip. Cozy bedrooms, hospitable hosts and homemade, hearty breakfast served daily are just some of the benefits of staying at a B&B. When you have an idea of where you are planning to travel, research online for bed and breakfast inns located in your destinationarea. Several websites have nationwide and even worldwide listings of bed and breakfast inns.
  
  

Bayberry House Bed & Breakfast

• Located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the Bayberry House Bed & Breakfast is housed in a large Victorian home built in 1886, and has four guests rooms and one suite. Each room has a marble bathroom and country-style furnishings. A full breakfast includes the innkeeper's specialty, Bananas Foster Creme Brulee French Toast. The B&B is just steps away from the Boothbay Harbor waterfront. Guests can take a boat tour of the harbor, or go whale and Puffin penguin watching. Shop along the waterfront and main streets for antiques and locally made salt-water taffy. Eat Maine Lobster with corn on the cob outdoors at the Boothbay Lobster Wharf. For a more formal dining experience try the Fisherman's Wharf Inn restaurant for Creamy Lobster Risotto and Lobster Pie.
  
  

Annabelle Bed & Breakfast

• This upscale, elegant Bed & Breakfast is located in the Upper Cape Cod area known as Sandwich, Massachusetts. Annabelle Bed & Breakfast features six guests rooms with luxurious bedding and fancy furniture. A large formal breakfast is served every morning with menu items such as Orange Blossom waffles and Spectacular Baked Dutch Babies. The B&B takes great lengths to ensure that they accommodate any guests with food allergies. Annabelle B&B is within walking distance to all the attractions in Sandwich, such as the Sandwich Glass Museum, showcasing hand-blown glass, and the Dunbar Tea Room for a formal afternoon tea. Nearby in Cape Cod, spend a day at the beach or take the Cape Cod Clambake Cruise. Dining options include the Roadhouse Cafe serving upscale Italian cuisine and seafood; and the Beehive Tavern for casual American cuisine.
  
  

Americus Garden Inn Bed & Breakfast

• Built in 1847, the Americus Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast is located in Americus, Georgia and offers guests the opportunity to slow down and enjoy southern hospitality. The inn features nine guests rooms and suites; one with an in-room jetted tub. The hot breakfast served each morning includes freshly baked breads and buttermilk cornmeal pancakes. Plenty of activities are available, in and out around Americus. Take a stroll through the historic district to see all the other historic homes, many built before the Civil War. Visit the nearby Andersonville National Historic Site, where the Civil War prison Camp Sumpter once stood. Dining options close to the B&B include Trellis Restaurant, a chic modern American restaurant and Zaxby's, a Southern chicken chain.