My wife and I stay at B&B's all along the Pacific Coast, and the Coolidge House in Ashland, Oregon is on our very short list of places we intend to return to again and again. It has everything I look for in a memorable B&B experience: A lovely, ornate and historic home, well-appointed gardens, a friendly innkeeper and a delicious, unusual breakfast. The Coolidge House scores on all accounts. My wife and I were driving from Seattle to the Sacramento area, and we wanted to break up the trip with an overnight stay in Ashland, a scenic hamlet just north of the California border perhaps most famous for its Oregon Shakespeare festival. We stayed in the upstairs suit behind the main house and it was very spacious, comfortable and well-appointed. The Coolidge House is close to downtown, so we weary travelers didn't have far to go for a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant. Back at the B&B, the beds were comfortable (both my wife and I are picky on this point), and the suite area made for a nice place to relax and catch up on a good book. The breakfast was sumptuous, from the fresh-squeezed juice to the red grapes adorned with feta cheese (yes, that's exactly what I thought until I tasted them -- yum!). The croissant French toast was sinfully delicious. We shared the breakfast table with another couple who uses the Coolidge House as a home base for day trips around the region, and I can see why. But perhaps the best part was our host, Jordan. I can't recall meeting a more relaxed and personable Innkeeper, who chatted with us after breakfast, cheerfully filled us in on the rich history of the property and even sent us on our way with some fresh-baked cookies. He's not a relative, but I wish he was -- he'd certainly be in the running to be my favorite! All in all, a great B&B experience, which was sweet salve for some weary travelers.
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