Holidays Are Over – Now It’s You Time

If you are looking for an excuse to get out of town and you want to capitalize on a long weekend, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is fast approaching. With that in mind, The House on the Hill Bed & Breakfast is giving you the excuse. If you are lucky enough to have the three day weekend, why not come Up North (as we say) and join in on Winter instead of trying to beat it.

We are offering all of our rooms at a discount of $150 per night, which includes a three course gourmet breakfast, free snow shoe usage,  free snacks and hot and cold beverages all day and night.

Here’s one more reason. On Friday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m., our local establishment, A Matter of Taste at Tapawingo, will be holding a Farm to Table dinner for $38 per person (not including alcohol and gratuity). Have a dining experience in their beautiful building right on the lake. Since you will be dining literally 3 minutes away from The House on the Hill B & B, you won’t have far to drive (or we can shuttle you!).

Come and get away to the beautiful, natural scenery of northwest Michigan. Hike on our 53 acres of private land. Get a restful, quiet sleep and let us pamper you!

For reservations, book online at thehouseonthehill.com or call us at 231-588-6304. If you are reserving for the dinner, please call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Kitchen – New Ideas and Reshaping Old Ones

It’s finally done! If you’ve been following my posts, you will know that we had our Bed & Breakfast’s kitchen totally remodeled. Going down to the studs of the 1800’s and putting up new walls that shouldn’t need to come down anytime soon. The goal was to have the modern conveniences of today’s kitchens but strive to maintain the farmhouse look. Since our style of Bed & Breakfast is French Country Farmhouse, we included white bead board cabinets and rustic tile (wood looking) floors. Take a look for yourself.

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I have also spoken about a little extra something that began as an idea and blossomed into a showpiece with a lot of function. We had this laundry room with closet doors right in the foyer of the guest entrance. This is probably the worst place in the world to be sorting laundry. You certainly wouldn’t want guests checking in and hearing the washing machine or dryer churning away. Since I have a laundry room in the Carriage House, it was decided to do away with the foyer laundry. And here is what we came up with!

                                                                                    

  

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We now have a Guest Center complete with a beverage center, ice maker and a sink. This is a guest haven. They can help themselves any time they want. It is amazing how you can change spaces to match your needs. A good builder helps, of course. Which we definitely had! We are up and operational now and can’t wait for a beautiful northern Michigan summer.

Almost There: New Renovations Towards a Fresh Energy

If you’ve read my previous blog posts, you know that my Bed and Breakfast is undergoing a new look. I’ve chronicled the findings of past lives within the walls that were torn down. Torn down walls now lead to a new personality of a house that is very loved by the owners that now occupy it. It’s time to make it ours with our print on it. I find a new, fresh energy forming within these new walls and within me. The kitchen of a Bed and Breakfast is the heart of the house, just like it is for any house. Creativity is born there. So, we are almost there. The floor is in and the cabinets are up. We also have a new little surprise for our guests to use. Instead of having a closet with a washer and dryer at the guest entrance (worst place in the world to do laundry!) we have had it gutted and will turn it into something else. I won’t reveal that until it has been transformed! Stay tuned….

Here is the progress so far.

Here is the side project that will turn out to be a brilliant idea:

Laundry room that was unused space

Laundry room all cleared out and ready for new ideas

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