Weekends For Two In The Mid Atlantic States

Filled with 150 color photos shot on location, this informative guide showcases 50 romantic destinations on the coast, in the cities, and in the countryside of the much-traveled Mid-Atlantic region.

Imagine fresh-cut flowers brightening your room, quaint villages with picturesque covered bridges, cozy country inns, quiet strolls down shady lanes or across isolated beaches, intimate restaurants, enchanting harbors full of sailboats, and days capped by gloriously romantic sunsets. They can all be part of your perfect weekend getaway. Whatever your mood, taste, or budget, Larry Fox and Barbara Radin Fox can help you find just what you're looking for. Their bestselling Romantic Getaways series has helped thousands of couples create unforgettable weekend trips. In this revised and updated edition, they share a wealth of new material, including special places even local residents don't know about. As always the authors have personally visited and revisited all the places they recommend. Romantic Weekend Getaways: The Mid-Atlantic States covers Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and portions of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia. Almost every destination is within a half-day's drive of the region's major cities. The easy-to-use, theme-based format highlights beautiful scenery, city activities, sports, shopping, the arts, and more. Here's where you'll find complete information on the best romantic inns and hotels, restaurants, museums, and local activities —including phone numbers, addresses, price ranges, and special features.

Whether it's a weekend getaway or a month-long excursion you're planning, this guidebook has all the practical, detailed, and interesting information you need for the optimum travel experience. From Ste. Marie, a 1656 French mission nestled among the Iroquois in New York; to Sotterly, a tidewater plantation in Maryland; to the U.S. Holocaust Museum, the Foulkes bring you all the history, culture and beauty of the Mid-Atlantic states.

Setting the standard for bed-and-breakfast guides everywhere, this definitive book features information on more than 450 inns, providing travelers with all the facts they need to plan a memorable overnight or extended stay. Covers Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C, and West Virginia. 17 color photos. 36 color illustrations. 10 maps.

A decandent meal by the flicker of candlelight, a private terrace awash in sea breezes, the radiant warmth of a wood-burning stove...the magical ingredients of a perfect romantic escape. From Old Drovers Inn in New York to Little Palm Island in Florida, the authors have selected the most idyllic hideaways in the Middle Atlantic and South Eastern states, visiting each one personally to ensure no detail is left to chance. The fifty-two inns, hotels, and bed-and-breakfasts included here each have their own distinct personality, ranging from a rustic coveside home to a luxurious country manor. Each is described fully, with an emphasis on intimate rooms, working fireplaces, claw-foot bathtubs, first-rate dining rooms, and other special touches so you can plan your ideal getaway. Includes enchanting lodgings in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

- A B&B guidebook with a difference, containing great places to stay and things to do in the area: museums and galleries, historic sites, beaches, restaurants, nightlife, performing arts, festivals, shopping, parks, gardens, and biking, fishing, and other sports. You'll find everything you need in a B&B guidebook: - A handpicked selection of wonderful places to stay, chosen by professional travel writers. No inn can buy its way in--and that can't be said of all B&B guides. - Critical reviews of each B&B, unlike those in other guides, where innkeepers often write themselves up. Here, writers with lots of experience in judging inns tell you what's wonderful about each spot they inspect (fireplaces and four-poster beds, hot tubs and antique armoires, gourmet breakfasts and lavish teas, and more). They also point out the quirks and counsel you on which rooms to reserve--and which to avoid. - Loads of information on the innkeepers, location, ambience, decor, restrictions, rates, amenities, baths (private or shared), and recreational facilities. - Comprehensive charts comparing B&Bs' facilities and features, to make it easy for you to find the B&B that suits you best. - All inns visited anew for each revision. - State maps. - Illustrations of top B&Bs. - B&B reservation services. - Covers seven states.