Hubbard Mansion Bed-and-Breakfast
3535 St. Charles Ave.
504-897-3535
Built by Don and Rose Hubbard, this is the premier African-American–owned and –operated B&B in New Orleans, with a façade modeled after a nineteenth-century Natchez, Mississippi, mansion. The establishment, with two two-bedroom cottages in the rear, offers five bedrooms, two luxurious suites and a N’Awlins-style breakfast to die for. Room rates start at $129
Akwaaba Mansion
Brooklyn, New York
www.akwaabaa.com
718-455-5958 and 866-466-3855
Located in Brooklyn's historic Stuyvesant Heights, Akwaaba Manson is a 1860s elegant Italianate villa that has four beautifully themed guest rooms: Jumping the Broom Suite, Regal Retreat, Ashante Suite, and the Black Memorabilia suite. Akwaaba means "welcome" in Ghana's Akan language. Monique Greenwood and husband Glenn Pogue opened this B&B in 1995 and have four other inns: Akwaaba by the Sea & Akwaaba at Buttonwood Manor in West Cape May, New Jersey (across the street from each other), Akwaaba DC in Washington, D.C. and Akwaaba in the Bayou in New Orleans. Rates for the Akwaaba Mansion are $175 Monday-Thursday, and $190 Friday-Sunday.
Tea Cakes Bed & Breakfast @Historic Washington Park
Atlanta, GA
www.atlantaluxuryinn.com
404-932-2245
Tea Cakes Bed & Breakfast @ Historic Washington Park is a beautiful bed and breakfast located in the first African-American subdivision in Atlanta. In fact, Washington Park is on the National Registry for Historic Places. Innkeeper and college History Professor Karcheik Sims-Alvarado is the youngest B&B owner in Georgia. Located one mile from downtown Atlanta, Tea Cakes Bed & Breakfast is the closest B&B to downtown Atlanta. It has three guest bedrooms and is known for serving gourmet breakfast (sweet potato waffles topped with bananas, pecans, whipped cream and maple syrup) prepared by the owner on the very finest china. Tea Cakes' backyard features bamboo trees and an organic garden. Fresh herbs from the garden are used in their gourmet dishes. Rates range from $125-$175 per night.
The Oak Bluffs Inn
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts (Martha's Vineyard)
www.oakbluffsinn.com
800-955-6235 and 508-693-7171
The luxurious Oak Bluffs Inn is no stranger to the rich and famous. This B&B made history when the Obama's made this one of their favorite getaway spots. The Oak Bluff Inn is the perfect place to stay while visiting Martha's Vineyard. The inn features nine guest rooms and one apartment and a large wrap-around porch where guests enjoy their morning or evening drink of choice. The Inn is a five minute walk from the beaches and a hop and a skip away from entertainment, dining, and night life. Rates range from $100 to $600 April 15-June 17; from $225 to $600, June 18-September 11; and $100 to $600 September 12-October 31.
The Inn of Treasured Memories
Harwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
www.innoftreasuredmemories.com
508-430-1004 and 866-703-1004
The Inn of Treasured Memories is a Cape Cod style home located in historic Harwich. It has three guest bedrooms that features queen size Sleep Number Beds, private baths, and a salt water resistance pool with adjustable currents, an elevator, wheelchair accessibility, satellite TV, and parking on premises. Cape Cod's beaches and golf courses are close by. In season per night rates range from $185 to $200 per night, and off season from $130 to $160.
Quintessentials B and B Spa
East Marion, Long Island, New York
www.quintessentials.com
631-477-9400 and 877-259-0939
Former Wall Street banker and native Jamaican Sylvia M. Daley opened Quintessentials on the North Fork of Long Island in 1994. This romantic Caribbean-style get away is a 1830s manor house that has five spacious rooms and suites with fireplaces and private decks, whirlpool baths, and gourmet meals. Quintessentials offers spa packages, water therapy and a Japanese meditation garden. It is located near beaches and 33 Long Island vineyards. Rates range from $265 to $310 per night.
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