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District of Columbia

Bed and Breakfast Accommodations, Ltd.

P.O. Box 12011
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 877/893-3233 or 413/582-9888
Web: bedandbreakfastdc.com
Email: reservations@bedandbreakfastdc.com
An assortment of about 30 homes in every major area of the city; some of the houses are rambling Victorian mansions featured on local house tours. Most rates range, in this high-priced city, from $65 to $300 a night for singles, or $75 to $400 for a double.

Hawaii

Bed and Breakfast Hawaii

P.O. Box 449
Kapaa, HI 96746
Phone: 808/822-7771, or toll-free 800/733-1632
Web: bandb-hawaii.com
Email: reservations@bandb-hawaii.com
This firm pioneered in developing a broad network of bed-and-breakfast accommodations in Hawaii, at considerably lower nightly costs than are offered by hotels. Double rooms start at $65 and go up to a top of $150 in most (not all) cases. Bed and Breakfast Hawaii will send you a free listing of their homes upon request.

Be Back Hawaii

3429 Kanaina Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: 808/732-6618 or 877-4-BEBACK
Web: beback.com
Email: beback@lava.net
Be Back specializes in placing guests on all the islands, mainly in the undiscovered locations of Hawaii, that tend to be less touri"ty. They"represent over 300 properties on all the islands. Average cost per room is between $75 and $125, although they can place guests for as low as $55 per night.

Bed and Breakfast Honolulu

3242 Kaohinani Drive
Honolulu HI 96817
Phone: 800/288-4666 or 808/595-7533
Web: hawaiibnb.comEmail: BnBsHI@aloha-bnb.com
Represents 410 private homes at locations ranging from beachfront to mountainside, for a flat fee of $10  per unit actually reserved. Honolulu B&B has branched out in recent years and can now make bookings not only on Oahu, but on all the islands.

Hawaii's Best Bed & Breakfast

Phone: 800/262-9912 or 808/692-0100
Web: bestbnb.com
Located on the so-called Big Island, this firm represents 100 rather upscale properties on all the islands. But while some of the rooms rent for $175 and $470 a night, the bulk range from $90 (like the private wing of a rambling ranch house, with exercise room and use of hot tub) to $105 (private cottage overlooking the high slopes of Mauna Kea.)

Liz Hey's Bed & Breakfast Kaui

Phone: 808/822-1177 or 800/822-1176
Web: bnbkauai.com
Email: heyliz@bnbkauai.com
All of Kauai is represented by Liz Hey and she charges between $65 and $400 for a double, but with 90% of the doubles available for under $130.

Illinois

Chicago Bed and Breakfast

Phone: 800/375-7084
Web: athomeinnchicago.com
Email: citybnb@sbcylobar.net
Fifty properties in brownstones, Victorians and high-rises, more than half of which are unhosted apartments with continental breakfast left in the refrigerator. Apartments overlook key neighborhood attractions, often with views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan. Double occupancy rooms range from $105to $205; self-contained apartments, from $115 to $325, for the most part, but remember, many of the apartments are two bedrooms or larger.

Indiana

B & B Midwest Reservations

Phone: 812/378-5855 or 800/342-2632
Web: bandbmidwest.com
Represents more than 55 homes throughout all of Illinois except the city of Chicago proper, and Indiana. Owner Martha McDonald-Swan claims that her service offers one-stop shopping for travelers. Website includes customer comments with a rating system.

Lousianna

Bed and Breakfast Reservation Service

P.O. Box 52257
New Orleans, LA 70152
Phone: 800/729-4640
Web: historiclodging.com
Email: web@historiclodging.com
In business for nearly 25 years, Bed and Breakfast Reservation Service is one of New Orleans' oldest reservations services. It lists approximately 30 properties (over half of which are viewable on their website) located all over New Orleans, including the French Quarter, the Garden District, and the St. Charles Ave district. Co-owner Susan Smith stresses that while all of the properties are owner-occupied, they are all very private, many including private entrances. Prices in high season for the modern homes, Victorian mansions and all other properties range from $71 to $262 a night, and are lower in the off-season but higher during festivals and special events.

New Orleans Bed & Breakfast & Accommodations

828 Rue Royal, Suite 259
New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: 888/240-0070 or 504/561-0447
Web: neworleansbandb.com
Email: nobba@cox.net
This reservation service has properties ranging from traditional bed and breakfasts to private cottages and efficiency apartments. Prices range from $75 to $400 a night, but the majority of the properties fall in the $125 to $150 range, with prices higher during festivals and events like Mardi Gras and Bowl games. A two-night minimum is normally required during the regular season, and varying by special event and property.

Massachusetts

Bed and Breakfast Cambridge & Greater Boston

Phone: 617/720-1492 or 800/888-0178
Email: bandb@gis.net
Sixty homes located mostly in Cambridge, with rooms available in Boston and the suburbs. Rates for rooms with shared bath are: $80 to $100 for singles, $75 to $95, doubles. Single or double rooms with private bath range from $130 to $150 a night. 

Bed and Breakfast Associates Bay Colony

P.O. Box 57166
Boston, MA 02457-0166
Phone: 781/449-5302 or 888/486-6018
Web: bnbboston.com
Email: info@bnbboston.com
Has over 150 homes, inns and unhosted apartments, both downtown and suburban, Victorian and Federalist, modern as well. Double rooms range mainly from $100 to $160; singles, from $78 to $175. Also handles Eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands.

New England Bed and Breakfast

P.O. Box 1426
Waltham, MA 02454
Phone: 617/244-2112
Fifty generally less-expensive homes in Boston, Cambridge or other New England towns, charging $55 to $95 double, $50 to $65 single, with no extra fees or taxes (but there's a $10 surcharge for a one-night stay). All are within 15 and 20 minutes of downtown Boston via public transportation, and always within walking distance of a subway or bus stop. 

Berkshire/Folkstone Bed and Breakfast Homes

37 George St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Phone: 413/731-8785 or 800/762-2751
Web: berkshirebnbhomes.com
Represents homes in western and central Massachusetts and eastern New York. It specializes, in particular, in aiding parents with college-age students to tour schools in the area (Amherst, U. Mass., Smith, Wellesley, and others.) Homes range from Victorian houses to working dairy and sheep farms.

Mississppi

Natchez Trace Reservation Service

P.O. Box 193
Hampshire, TN 38461
Phone: 800/377-2770
Web: bbonline.com/natcheztrace
Representing about 40homes along the Natchez Trace Parkway, most properties are in Mississippi with a handful in both Tennessee and Alabama. Houses include early eighteenth century properties, antebellum and plantation homes, as well as Victorian structures and modern homes. While some accommodations start at $75, the average price is $100 a night for a single or a double.

New Mexico

New Mexico Bed and Breakfast Association

P.O. Box 70454
Albuquerque, NM 87157
Phone: 800/661-6649
Web: nmbba.org
Email: info@nmbba.org
Has over 60 guest houses throughout New Mexico, charging an average of $115 a night in high season. Choose an adobe casita, expansive hacienda or a cozy suite in a historic Victorian inn. Each New Mexico Bed & Breakfast Association inn is inspected, assuring high quality accommodations and standards. A free member directory is available on request.

New York City

Abode Limited

P.O. Box 20022
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212/472-2000 or 800/835-8880
Web: cimarron.net/usa/ny/adobe/html
Unlike its competitors, Abode offers only unhosted B&Bs in town houses, high-rises and brownstones in Manhattan, requiring a minimum of a four-night stay. Groups can be lodged in a fashion that keeps all members close to one another. Unhosted apartments (they come with a refrigerator stocked with staples) start at an average of $100 a night for a studio, to way, way up for the two-bedroom and three-bedroom variety; most visitors rent the studios or one-bedrooms.

City Lights Bed and Breakfast

1562 First Ave., #244
New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212/737-7049
Fax: 866/513-6538
Web: citylightsbandb.com
Email: frontdesk@citylightsemail.com
Claims to be New Yorks olde't B + B registry, founded in 1985. City Lights represents 350 homes, most in Manhattan, but also in Brooklyn and Queens, and charges $95 to $135 a night for a double room in hosted lodgings, $75 to $125 for singles. 

New World Bed & Breakfast, Ltd. & All Around the Town

270 Lafayette Street, Suite 804
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212/675-5600 or toll-free 800/443-3800
Web: newyorkcitybestbb.com
Email: aroundtown@worldnet.att.net
One of the largest of the New York City firms, representing 60 fully inspected Manhattan apartments. B&B prices range from $100 to $175 double occupancy. If those seem high, wait until you inquire about rates at a hotel! 

Manhattan Getaways

Phone: 212/956-2010
Web: manhattangetaways.com
Owner Judith Glynn, a former travel writer, personally inspects each of the 100 homes she represents. Of those 100, approximately 80 are unhosted apartments. Before booking, Ms. Glynn has all potential guests fill out a detailed questionnaire so that she can better match guests with hosts. She also has abundant photos of every B&B option. Rates start at $95 per night for hosted B&Bs and can climb up to $125 for the unhosted apartments. As the name suggests, all are in Manhattan.

North Carolina

Carolina Mornings/Asheville Cabins

109 Circadian Way
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone: 800/770-9055
Web: asheville-cabins.com
Email: info@asheville-cabins.com
100 varied properties, which range from traditional houses to log cabins in Asheville and western North Carolina. She emphasizes personalized services for her clients. Rates average at $120 per night for two guests and $180 for cottages housing groups of four or more.

Oregon

Ashland's Bed and Breakfast Network

Phone: 800/944-0329
Web: abbnet.com
A cooperative group of more than thirty Ashland-area bed and breakfasts that will provide recommendations and availability information for any B&B in the network, as well as connecting customers to the inn of their choice to make reservations. The service lists properties of all types and price levels, from hand-crafted log cabins to Victorian or contemporary homes. Summer high season prices range from $100 to $300 a night, but a significant percentage are in the $125-$140 a night range.

Pennsylvania

A Bed and Breakfast Connection of Philadelphia

Box 21, Devon, PA 19333
Phone: 800/448-3619 or 610/687-3565
Web: bnbphiladelphia.com
Email: bnb@bnbphiladelphia.com
Represents 120 townhouses, historic homes, Victorian inns, quaint cottages, high-rise apartments, and estates in the Philadelphia area. Offers accommodations in Valley Forge and the Main Line, Brandywine Valley, Lancaster County, New Hope and Bucks County, the Pocono Mountains and Lehigh County, and Susquehanna.

Rhode Island

Bed and Breakfast of Rhode Island

Phone: 401/849-1298 or 800/828-0000
Web: bnbnewport.com
Lists over 90 homes throughout Rhode Island. Many are historic structures from the 1700s. Yo"re'never far from the water in Rhode Island, r"marks president Rodney Wakefield. Rooms range, for the most part, from $135 to $225 for a double.

Bed and Breakfast Newport, Ltd.

7 Park St.
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 800/800-8765 or 401/846-5408
Web: bbnewport.com
Email: info@bbnewport.com
Lists 48 different properties largely in Newport with a few in surrounding Middletown and Portsmith, including colonial, Victorian, and modern homes in some of Newport's most central locations. Rates range from start at $85 per night in high season, but can get as high as $300 for the most deluxe accommodations.  

South Carolina

Historic Charleston Bed and Breakfast

5341 Mt. View Road
Suite 150
Antioch, TN 37013
Phone: 800/820-8144
Web: tennesseeinns.com
Email: stay@tennesseeinns.com
Eighty-five member bed and breakfasts, with the average price ranging from $90 - $120. Inns located all across the state, ranging from secluded mountain cabins and gracious log homes to elegant Victorians and contemporary city inns. While this is not a reservation service, if you call the Association it will suggest B&Bs in any area you please.

Tennessee

Tennessee Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers Association

5341 Mt. View Road
Suite 150
Antioch, TN 37013
Phone: 800/820-8144
Web: tennesseeinns.com
Email: stay@tennesseeinns.com
Eighty-five member bed and breakfasts, with the average price ranging from $90 - $120. Inns located all across the state, ranging from secluded mountain cabins and gracious log homes to elegant Victorians and contemporary city inns. While this is not a reservation service, if you call the Association it will suggest B&Bs in any area you please.

Texas

Bed & Breakfast Texas Style, Inc.

6374 Ivanhoe Lane
Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone: 800/899-4538
Web: bnbtexasstyle.comEmail: info@bnbtexasstyle.com
Offers bed-and-breakfast homes in 61 Texas cities, from Austin to Wimberley, from Dallas to Waxahachie, in every important location. Rates extend from $70 to $170 for a double.

Washington 

Pacific Reservations Service

Phone: 206/439-7677 or 800/684-2932
Web: seattlebedandbreakfast.com
Features a wide variety of private rooms starting at $60 to luxury suites at $350, most averaging in the $75 to $100 range. Handles more than 225 properties including waterfront cabins, private apartments, condos, houseboats, and full scale houses located throughout the state, and in Victoria and Vancouver, B.C.

United Kingdom

Bed and Breakfast (GB)
500 Chiswick Road
London W45 RG
Great Britain
Phone: 011-44-871-781-0834
Web: bedbreak.com
Email:bab@bedbreak.com
Handles over 1,000 affiliated hosts throughout Britain, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. Offers rates beginning at $29/night in London, and as little as $27/night outside of the capital, including B&Bs in I'eland, Scotland, and Wales.

BedandBreakfasts.co.uk

Web: bedandbreakfasts.co.uk
Offers B+Bs throughout Britain and Ireland, including many close to airports. Lodging ranges from modern city hotels to manor houses and castles, and national parks, including the Lakes District, Sherwood Forest, Scottish lochs and the Yorkshire moors.

Home From Home

75 Wilton Road
London, UK SW1V 1DE
Phone: 800/748-9783 or 011-44-207-233-9101
Web: homefromhome.co.uk
Email: info@homefromhome.co.ukhout Chelsea, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, and Kensington. Rates start at 840 pounds/week and vary depending on the location. Apartments can be rented for a minimum of one week to a maximum of six months.

Canada

The Downtown Toronto Association of B & B Guest Houses

Phone: 416/410-3938 or 888/559-5515
Web: torontobedandbreakfast.com
Email: info@torontobedandbreakfast.com
Represents 30 homes, apartments, and condos in downtown Toronto within walking distance of popular shopping centers, restaurants, and tourist sights. Owner Linda Lippa believes the greatest asset to her services is its accuracy in meeting the needs of its guests. Single rooms range from $55 to $120 CDN and double rooms range from $65 to $100 depending upon property and guests' needs.

Blue Dolphin Reservations Service

Phone: 250/479-1986
Web: bluedolphin-travel.com

Email: gardencitybnb@shaw.ca
Provides a variety of accommodations in Victoria, as well as some in Vancouver, San Diego and Temeula, CA. Rates for double rooms start at $48 USD and vary depending on location.

Italy

Bed & Breakfast Association of Rome

Via A Pacinotti, 73, SC. E
00146 Roma, Italy
Phone: 011-39-0-655-302248
Web: b-b.rm.it
Email: inquiry@b-b.rm.it
A terrific service, representing over 100 apartments--hosted B&B style and unhosted--throughout Rome. The staff is efficient, friendly and all speak excellent English. Single rooms start as low as $37/night, doubles start for $62/night per person. Most B&B lodgings have a two-night minimum. Unhosted apartments (a minimum of three-night stay) as low as 42 euro/night for accommodations that sleep two, 300 euro/night for triples and quads.