Bed & Bed Gift Certificates – The Perfect, Easy Holiday Surprise

It\’s an hour until you have to be at that holiday party and you still don\’t have a proper gift for your hostess. Well, don\’t worry – simply go online to iLoveInns.com and purchase a gift certificate for a stay at a bed and breakfast inn. The certificates and good at thousands of inns throughout the United States and Canada and are the easiest gift of the season. Simply purchase and print it out … and voila, you have the gift of a vacation right in your hand! nnThe certificates can be purchased for as little as $50, but go up in increments of $50 to as much as $1,000. So you pay for part of a stay, a night away or even several days of travel, whatever you choose. There are no blackout dates and the certificate has no expiration date, so your loved ones have plenty of time to pick a perfect bed and breakfast. The certificate becomes valid seven days after you purchase it, and this date will appear on the certificate. Best of all, there\’s no rushing around crowded stores and fighting traffic, you just purchase, print and watch faces light up as friends open their certificate. The following inns are just a small sample of the thousand of ILoveInns.com properties that will accept the certificates:nnThe historic Graycote Inn, located in Bar Harbor, Maine, offers guests a mix of romance and country hospitality. The beautiful guest rooms, which are decorated in style befitting this 1881 home, feature canopy beds and clawfoot tubs. Views of the grounds, lush with trees and gardens, can be enjoyed from a comfortable chair on the veranda or from an intimate table for two in the cheerful breakfast room. The full breakfasts are prepared using the best local ingredients, including local coffee and the fresh, Maine blueberries. Guests can walk to local shops and restaurants or spend the day enjoying Acadia National Park. nnCorner Oak Manor, a 1920s-era English Tudor home, rests on a large lot surrounded by oak, pine and maple trees. This Asheville, North Carolina, bed and breakfast is just a half-mile from the famed Biltmore Estate. Cozy guest rooms are decorated with soft quilts and country furnishings. In addition to rooms in the main house, there is a cottage with a bedroom, living area and kitchenette. Innkeeper Karen Spradley is a trained chef and prepares a memorable morning meal, with entrees ranging from buttermilk French toast to a four-cheese herb quiche. nnLocated midway between Los Angeles and San Diego, Casa Tropicana is directly across the street from the beach and scenic San Clemente Pier. The rooms feature romantic beach dcor, and many feature an ocean view. Fireplaces and Jacuzzi tubs are among the other amenities. For a special occasion, consider booking the posh Casablanca suite, which encompasses the entire fifth floor of this Southern California inn and includes a private deck with a Jacuzzi. Guests can walk to restaurants and shops or stroll across the street and enjoy a picnic at the beach. nnIn addition to offering printable gift certificates, iLoveInns.com, which has published more than 60 travel guides, also offers the guidebook \”Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns.\” The book, which can purchased on the website for $24.95, includes a buy-one-night-get-one-night-free certificate which can be used at any one of the more than 1,400 boutique inns and B&Bs. The average savings is more than $150, so consider purchasing a copy for yourself, as well as a friend. ILoveInns.com also features detailed listings to more than 19,000 unique lodging choices, from lighthouse bed and breakfasts to posh city boutique hotels.