My wife and I had the pleasure of taking a short vacation at a wonderful Bed and Breakfast in St. Michaels, MD. The name of this treasure is Wades Point Inn. The mini-vacation was a gift from our kids last Christmas and one that we really enjoyed. I'll have to remind them that Christmas is only a couple of months away :)
Not to be political but Vice President Cheney and previous Defense Secretary Rumsfeld both own houses in St. Michaels.
Just a few minutes from downtown St. Michaels you'll find the welcoming sign greeting you to a restful stay. Turn in and enjoy the stay.
No tv or phone in the rooms. Just peace and quiet.
At the end of a long driveway you'll find the main house welcoming you. Sweeping lawn in front with a huge waterfront access on the Miles River in back. Yes, that's a screened porch where guests can sit and chat in the cool evening breeze. There are guest rooms in the main house as well as another guest building to the left just out of view. We were greeted at the main house by the owner's beagle who hardy lifted her head.
Here's another view of the main house. Wonderful 19th century architecture.
Can't you just see yourself just sitting here and rocking after a hard day of doing nothing? If only there was a bar with Mint Juleps I might never leave.
Laying in the hammock I didn't even think of real estate once. Was that bad?
I don't know about you but I could watch a sunset like that every day and never get bored.
It just doesn't get any better than this.
This is the "breakfast room" of the Wades Point Inn Bed and Breakfast. Not exactly the view from Denny's now is it? Breakfast included fruit salad, cereal, eggs and a view to die for.
What a shoreline. This was taken from the guest house we stayed in and is only about half the shoreline of the property.
Some interior shots.
Until next year at the Wades Point Inn...keep my chair warm.
Rich Iarossi is a full time licensed REALTOR®, working in Crofton, MD. My coverage areas are: Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, Howard, Calvert, Queen Anne, and Baltimore City and County. I specialize in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers. Use the registration free search on my website at www.RichSellsHomes.com. If you’re not already working with a REALTOR®...I can help. Call me at 443-995-9595 (Cell) or 410-451-6255 (Office).
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Richard, looks like a gorgeous place. Thanks for sharing with us.
Tim/Pam, I've never been a do-nothing kind of vacation guy but I think I could get used to this place.
We usually try and stay at Bed & Breakfasts when we travel. This looks like a lovely place.
Last time I went to St. Michaels we stayed at Bed and Boat. It is such a beautiful little town and you obviously enjoyed every minute of your stay.
Looks beautiful!
Been there, done that, MISS IT!!!
I can;t imagine a better porch for reading a book in a rocker, in all the world. Great place, and to think people go to Perry Cabin...
Rich: St. Michaels is a quaint town with a lot of unique shops.
Cindy: I'm not sure where Bed and Boat is but you're right...we enjoyed every minute.
Andy: I preferred reading out by the water because the weather was wonderful.
WOW .. wow ... fabulous photo's and thank you for sharing! pippa
WOW .. wow ... fabulous photo's and thank you for sharing! pippa
Stunning photos! Congrats on your featured post.
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Richard, this is just lovely. I love the old Plantation style and the grounds are awesome. A get away sounds like something I need...really need. Great idea. Thanks,
Later in the rain~Deb
Richard - Congratulations on this wonderful Localism featured post! Your photos and description definitely would prompt me to want to spend A Few Quiet Days At Wades Point Inn, St. Michaels, MD.
looks beautiful
What beautiful pictures. It really looks like an idyllic retreat. Congratulations of the "Localism feature."
Wow, that looks like a wonderful place to rejuvenate. Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
Diane: Every once in a while we do need to get away and rejuvenate.
Ellie: Not that far from Ellicott City either.
Donna: There are a lot of wonderful B&Bs in the area. This one stands out for the location.
Deb: It does have the feel of a 19th century plantation. It was a slower time then.
Richard, perhaps I'm getting old, but those rocking chairs on the screened porch look really good! Nice present, and you guys obviously raised your children right!
Richard, what an absolutely magnificant place to vacation, eat, and relax. The mansion looks amazing plus being on the water. When are you purchasing it?
Patricia: The hammock overlooking the water was calling me.
Robert: I'm doing a CMA right now.
Richard, I went to St. Michaels forever ago and it is beautiful. Did not stay at that B&B, but did drive out to it and check out the view. It was awsome. I also rember a great crab place in St. Michaels. I will have to make a trip back, thanks for reminding me.
Wow, what a gorgeous property and what a relaxing vacation that must have been. I can definetely see why this was featured. Great job on this post and wonderful pictures. Thanks Richard for showing us a glimpse of Maryland.
Richard: I had no idea that such a beautiful and relaxing place was within a reasonable drive of Northern Virginia. I'll have to see about getting out there.
Absolutely beautiful pics,it looks like a very serene place to get rid of all the negativity this market keeps on bringing on us
Richard, We attended a wedding there, at a small resort, a few years ago. I cannot remember the name of it, but it was waterfront. It seemed to be a lake. The couple were married on the edge of the water. It was lovely. The resort did not have the capacity to host all of the guests overnight, so, most of us stayed a few minutes away at hotels. The bridge and groom had their own cottage, so, it was very sweet.
It's a Good Life!
Fran
Christine: I grew up in NJ. You have the good pizza and MD has the crabs.
Cast: Not too far from Amish country when you need a rest.
Chris Ann: I didn't know it was there and it's only an hour from where I live.
James: I did have a bit of withdrawal but I left my cellphone in the room.
Fran: It is very picturesque for a wedding.
Richard, I grew up in Maryland, and yes Jersey does have the Pizza but Maryland has the BEST Crabs. Where is Jersey did you grow up? I grew up in Baltimore County, just outside of Towson.
Richard,
Awesome place. I would love that for my Christmas gift too!
Ann
Hi Richard - what beautiful pictures, and what a lovely place to spend a few days! Looking at your pictures, I could almost feel like I was right there. Ahhh, I can feel the cares melting away........
Ann
Just a very lovely place to relax and contemplate your life. The photos are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Richard, What an absolutely beautiful vacation spot. I'm jealous! So often we need to just pack up and take some time to gather our thoughts and get away from the hectic lives we have. I bet you're feeling terrific right now! Have a wonderful week and thanks for the post!
Ann: Much better than coal in your stocking.
Ann C: When you're laying in a hammock nest to the water there are no cares...or at least you don't think about them.
Linda: I contemplated that's where I want to retire.
Sandy: When I need a break now I just take out the pictures again.
Richard,
I am certain it beats the coal in the stocking unless the coal has been under pressure for a lonnnng time, then it would be okay...;-)
Ann
Ann: Game, set, match to you.
I had heard about The Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michael's in the 1980's from Bob Willis, who was head of the tourism bureau in Baltimore. Bob was also a travel writer, and raved about the Inn when he was invited to preview it. Bob said Laura Ashley fabrics, bedspreads and curtains were featured at the Inn and it felt like an English country house where you were a guest, but it was verry expensive.
It took me ten years to get there, via a book I wrote about meeting a man in the want - ads and marrying him and choosing the Inn for a rather expensive honeymoon. I noticed a flyer in the lobby, which is notably absent of any brochures or tourist literature. As you will soon learn I am very curious. That flyer told me about a special January weekend in a few months when the Inn was targeting the local St. Michael's merchants at a ridiculous price. $99.00 for any room you chose, with dinner and breakfast. I know a bargain when I see one! We went to that special weekend and mingled with the locals, and I told the general manager that he ought to do this again and why. He had only planned one weekend, he said, but would think about it and call us. He did, and we went back in February. And in March. The next winter, we spent lots of bargain weekends at the Inn, (at $150.00 and the next year at $199.00) and the next and the next. One Christmas in lieu of gifts, we gave all the kids a weekend at the Inn at Perry Cabin.
Shopping is great fun in St Michael's, and I learned to bargain while living in Iran, so after checking out ALL of the shops once or twice (remember that I had met the owners at the INN,) I selected a handful of favorites to pop into each time we visited the town, and got that done pretty fast.
With lots of time left, I ate where the locals ate, and one day began to chat with a woman eating alone at the next table. A few months later, we were invited to her house, during a special opening and what a marvelous house it was! Each time we went to St. Michael's I studied some specific part of the town or its history. I met and got to know the woman who cared for the flowers at the Inn and other places in town. I talked to the help and learned where they lived, and visited that part of town. James Michener had written about the Eastern Shore, so that was a must read. And as a Baltimore historian, I knew there were connections between the towns.
I wandered through church graveyards and read tombstones. I found the Hershey Kiss house. We went on the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage in Talbott County. Once I began, things just fell into my lap. My curiosity beckons me to go down country lanes and I find people who are fun to talk to, and so friendly. so unless someone has a NO TRESPASSING sign posted, I'll venture to see where lanes lead, and in St. Michael's, they lead mostly to the water. We took the ferry to Oxford, checked out Easton and Tilghman Island, Chestertown and every nook and cranny where we could drive or walk. We ate at 208, a favorite, and loved the antique stores.
At the Inn one time, I had a special request: I like to watch professional chefs and they let me go in the kitchen to watch. It's been a decade since I was in St Michael's but I still recall that Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward stayed at the Inn. I saw their room, and could have chosen to sleep there, but liked other rooms better. They're all different. I said we would keep going to the Inn until we had stayed in every room. What fun to be reminded of all those off-season trips to St. Michael's, the quiet streets and fascinating history.
Zippy, Sounds like a great experience. I'm sure there are a lot of stories and history about many of the small Eastern Shore towns. I wish I had the time to check into all the nooks and crannies of St. Michaels during my visit.
Richard,
So you agree with the coal then???
And what did I win in the match?......;-)
Ann
Ann: I'll provide the coal, you provide the pressure.
Richard,
Hmmmm.... Must be a lot of coal in Maryland since you are willing to share.
Oh my gosh, more pressure to create pressure.....LOL
Ann
Richard,
Your beautiful photos really took me back to MY space along the Miles River. I think there is a rhythm to a vacation: you check in, unpack your stuff and look around for a spot to put down a few tentative roots. That seat on the St. Michael's waterfront looked promising.
You've left all concerns of YOUR everyday life at the door of the INN, to be gathered up in a few days. As an RN, I was told that when I left my car, all concerns not related to care of my patients were left on the parking lot for 8 and 1/2 hours. At the hospital doors, I was ready to give 100%. Total focus on patient care.
Same with vacation. Leave all your cares and concerns outside the INN. I know the feeling of arriving stressed and exhausted. But remember that the folks there KNOW you, and have created a soft space for you to fall. And they are pros at reading your needs. So I take advantage of their expertise, let them pamper me and love every minute of it.
Then, I get curious about how they run the place, what their goals are for guests and voila! I learn stuff I didn't know before that may be useful in my life and my business. It's a nice and easy way I learn. We are all about marketing, all day, every day, aren't we? And if I want to stand out in MY field, what I learn about running an INN, about interior design, listening to people's needs, may just be useful, do you think? 'Course I will stand out as the guest who expressed a real interest in their work. Next time I come down to the Inn, my first question may be, "How's your business?" So I'm both 'return guest' (they LOVE that) and a little bit business colleague,
Zip