With their romantic four-poster beds, cozy comforters and soothing whirlpool tubs, bed & breakfast rooms in New England often don't come cheap. If your travel budget is tight, though, here are 10 inns in New England that offer affordable rooms priced under $100 including breakfast. Keep in mind that these rooms may be smaller and have fewer amenities than other rooms at the same B&B. These rates were updated during the spring of 2009; be sure to confirm rates when you book.
All
four rooms in this 1887 Victorian home in
Barre, Vermont, are priced affordably at $88 per night. And here's an added deal. You'll save 10 percent if you're a librarian, quilter or magician!
This small B&B near colleges, shopping and more in
Northampton, Massachusetts, is big on value. The inn's four rooms, which share two baths, are all priced at $85 per night.
Get away on the cheap at this historic, antique-furnished
Bethel, Maine, B&B. Even in high season, the inn has
two rooms priced at $99 or less including a full gourmet breakfast. These rooms are priced as low as $59 per night during non-peak times. Some rooms have private baths, but most share a bath. In-room wireless Internet access is available.
You don't have to give up much to save a few bucks at this
Fairfax, Vermont, B&B. The inn offers Vermont country breakfasts, four-poster beds, a heated pool, an outdoor Jacuzzi, an antique shop and a fireplaced sunroom. All this, and
cheap rates. The Blue, Foliage and Yellow rooms are priced at $93 for two. You'll save $10 if you're traveling alone. From November through April, the Canadian dollar is accepted at par.
What does $99 buy these days? Well, at this bed & breakfast inn in
East Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, it's the
room rate you'll pay 365 days of the year. Echo Ledge Farm Inn is located on the edge of the VAST snowmobiling trail system, so you can ride right from the back door. Also nearby: the
Dog Chapel, skiing at
Burke Mountain,
Maple Grove Farms and more. The inn's affordable rates include an all-you-can-eat home cooked breakfast and free high-speed Internet access.
Located in
Ledyard, Connecticut, near
Foxwoods Casino and Mystic-area attractions, Abbey's Lantern Hill Inn offers its
Lucy room at a rate of $79 weekdays or $99 on weekends. The room features a full bed and shared bath.
An antique, late 1700s farmhouse is the centerpiece of this lodging property in
Fairlee, Vermont. Whether you choose one of the eight rooms in the original farmhouse or one of the seven knotty pine cottage rooms, you'll pay
rates under $100 per night. Some rooms have private baths, and several of the cottage rooms have working fireplaces.
Located in
Riverton, Connecticut, this former stagecoach stop on the post road between Albany and Hartford has twelve guest rooms with private baths, including five
double bed rooms priced at $99 per night including a full breakfast.
The Meadow Room at this
Chesterfield, Massachusetts, B&B is cheaply priced at $95 per night. It sleeps two in an antique white iron double bed. The second-floor room is air-conditioned. One drawback--it has a shared bathroom.
This lodge-style B&B is tucked within New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest. All seven rooms at this
North Woodstock, New Hampshire, inn have private baths, and two of the rooms--the Austrian Room and the New Zealand Room--are priced under $100, even in high season.