Great little b&b within easy walking distance of downtown. We were pleasantly surprised by how lovely the room was, and the next day we enjoyed their amazing breakfast outside in the backyard garden. I would definitely stay here again!

My only experience in B&B's has been in Europe, and we were pleasantly surprised by the amenities offered at this quiet, quaint B&B. We were just looking for a reasonably close getaway (we live in San Diego) for a romantic weekend and we were very happy with the result. Our 9 children had joined together to get us a weekend in a bed and breakfast, and my wife ended up picking this one. From the attentive and friendly staff to the bougainvillea covered walkways our first impression was of quiet elegance. Our room (the Castaway) was tastefully decorated with a nautical motif and the King size bed was as comfortable as our own. The jacuzzi tub shower had an amazing supply of water pressure and hot water, and my wife happily luxuriated in the jacuzzi tub with bubbles piled high. They had a well appreciated gas fireplace that kept us nice and warm on the cold beach night. It was an easy 5 minute walk to the State Street downtown section, and we thoroughly enjoyed a full day of easy walking, shopping (and yes, the occasional stop for a drink!) all the way down to the beach pier. 25 cents each, and an electric trolly dropped us off within 5 or 6 blocks of the B&B for an excellent dinner and a great arm in arm amble back to the rooms. The manager and owner of the place took pains to offer an excellent full breakfast delivered at your convenience in the morning in a basket. They also had a wine and cookie meet in the main house in the evening, but we missed it due to our walk downtown. The friendly and loquacious manager was eager to give us ideas of what to do and tried to do anything possible to make our stay exactly what it was, fun and relaxing. All in all a great weekend (or any other time for that matter!) getaway. About the only negative thing I could say was that the TV was small, not that we cared. Never turned it on! Just listened to music and enjoyed the ambiance!

Reception - no smile/word of welcome, but immediate demand for balance of rental - before we saw it. No offer to help carrry 2 80-year olds' bags across to 1316 Bath St, 2 rooms and a bathroom in a delapidated old house with a daybed in living room (ancient flannel sheets!) and a cold bedroom with no apparent outlet for electric heater. No instructions about how to light gas fire, trailing wires everywhere. No choice of breakfast food or drink; instead, just an urgent desire to escape immediately and leave us to it. Shower was good, though. $160/night - paid same price for palatial accomm at Indian Springs Grand Champions Resort a few days later.

We really enjoyed our stay. We picked our room that was cozy and cute; we had breakfast brought to us every morning; wifi; good location; nice and accommodating staff; pretty gardens surround the house. Great for couples!