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Concord, MA: Hawthorne Inn
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Breakfasts: Fresh-roasted, organic, free-trade coffee from Guatemala, Colombia, Hawaii, or Kenya (depending on the growing season), mixed with a cupful of dark roast for added pep. Breakfast treats, served on hand-painted Dedham pottery around a common table, include scones, coffee cakes, cheeses, hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, cereals, fruit crisp with mascarpone, and the inn's original award-winning creation, "Hickory Dickory Bosc" (pears prepared with spiced shagbark hickory syrup and a fresh raspberry-peach sauce).
Room essentials: A coffee-and-tea tray at check-in is the perfect welcome. Each guestroom has a phone, bottled water, snack plate, bathrobes, hair dryer, iron and board, clock/radio, DVD player, wireless Internet service, and toiletries.
Cleaning: The Hawthorne's housekeeper swears by simple white vinegar and Mrs. Meyers All Purpose Cleaner (mrsmeyers.com), an aromatherapeutic formula made from essential oils and biodegradable ingredients, for floors, windows, and nearly everything else.
Pricing: Rooms range seasonally from $110 to $245. Lodging information is online, but Marilyn and Gregory make all reservations by phone to be sure they're meeting their guests' needs.
Resources
Gregory and Marilyn refer prospective innkeepers to the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII) for information on inn essentials -- everything from insurance to paying staff.
Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII)
207 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, NJ
800-468-7244, 856-310-1102; paii.org
Future Innkeepers Seminar, Oates & Bredfeldt LLC
584 Main St., Damariscotta, ME
866-563-2772; oatesbredfeldt.com
Hawthorne Inn
462 Lexington Road, Concord, MA
978-369-5610; concordmass.com
Reader Comments
Comment from Mary Ann Hasbrouck on April 7, 2010
What a wonderful inn you are running. I can only imagine the work that goes into every day. It was once a dream of mine to run a B&B but over the past 10 or so years I have changed my mind. I have recently retired from being an administrator for an organization that was located in a 150 year old building. One of my responsibilities was to oversee, with no maintainence crew, the upkeep of the buildings and grounds. We held conferences there and sometimes let people use the facility for weddings and other parties. I found out how VERY HARD that work was and I was not responsible for paying all of the bills!
I am so impressed at what I have just read about your inn and the detail you put in it. My husband and I LOVE to visit B&B's and I hope we will be able to visit your's one day in the not too distance future.
Sincerely, Mary Ann Hasbrouck
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