Whether its for your Valentine or any time treat the one you love to a break from routine and escape to the award winning Historic Lincoln Hotel B&B for time to focus on each other.  Arrive to the comforts and charm of a fully restored original Lincoln Highway hotel.  Enjoy the fragrance of a dozen roses in your private room with private bath, the taste of gourmet chocolates on your pillow where you sleep on the comforts of a pillow top mattress, and waken to a full gourmet breakfast.  Spend a relaxing day in the country on scenic byways, at antique shops, and local wineries. We will be happy to make dinner reservations at one of our fine nearby restaurants.  Reservations required. All inclusive:  $179-$219/one night (add’l nights $120-$160)    www.lincolnhoteliowa.com

Historic Lincoln Hotel B&B Honeymoon Suite

Elderberry Inn Bed and Breakfast Forest City Iowa has a Sweet Deal for a Valentine Day celebration. Valentine Day is uniquely for sweethearts and February is the love month. A perfect way to say “I love you” is a stay at Elderberry Inn, where you can unwind in the privacy of your room, relax in the soothing two person whirlpool, and snuggle with your sweetheart by the fireplace. Awake to a special Valentine breakfast with chocolate as dessert. Escape the winter by booking a night at the Elderberry Inn during February for $125.

Barn on the Bluff B&B is located on Highway 13 just 4 miles south of Elkader in Clayton County near Iowa’s Welcome Center.  It is a 100 year old “post and beam” barn that has been renovated to maintain it’s rustic character and turned into a rural getaway for groups of family, friends, quilters, hunters, retreaters and more.

Ranging from three private bedrooms to two dorm-style bedrooms to two lofts, 20+ could sleep quite comfortably.  Barn on the Bluff has however, accommodated a family of 30 on several occasions. Guests have a fully stocked kitchen, dining room with a capacity for 20-30 people, 4 bathrooms, a fireplace, game room, 60’x12’ covered porch, firepit, grills and games and many many more amenities…all of this and a stupendous view.

Barn on the Bluff features unique sleeping arrangements - when you reserve the Barn you get the whole place to yourselves.  Rates begin at $400, please contact innkeepers at 563-245-2820 for rate quotes and to check on availability.

And, don’t forget that Northeast Iowa puts on a marvelous fall color show around early to mid October. Iowa has a link for foliage.
http://www.iowadnr.com/forestry/fallcolor.html

Also, Oct 4-6 is Hawk Watch at Effigy Mounds.

http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/annual-hawkwatch-weekend.htm

Treat yourselves to a break from routine and escape to the Historic Lincoln Hotel B&B for a day of golf.  Arrive to the charm of an original Lincoln Highway hotel listed on the National Historic Registry.  Enjoy golfing at the 3-30 Golf and Country Club where you will have all day access for two to the beautiful 9-hole course, pool, lounge and supper club.  Return after a wonderful dinner to the pleasing ambiance of a Lincoln Hotel suite.  After a restful night waken to a fabulous gourment breakfast for two.   For more information, call toll free:  877-941-7563.   

The Historic Lincoln Hotel B&B in Lowden, Iowa is featured in the Iowa Banker’s Association (IBA) Explore Iowa 2008-2009 Edition.  The IBA distributes their annual publication to  nearly 35,000 families from Iowa banks.  The 2008-2009 Explore Iowa describes 32 packages from 27 cities through out the state.  The packages offered by the Lincoln Hotel are a “Wine Tour Weekend for Two” and a “Couples Golf Package.”  This is one of the ways that the Iowa Bankers Association promotes commerce within Iowa.  The Lincoln Hotel was proud to be selected for this promotion.

The Lincoln Hotel in Lowden, Iowa offers guests a Wine Tour Weekend for Two.

Treat yourselves to a relaxing weekend in the country and escape to the Historic Lincoln Hotel for a day of wine tasting and good eats.

Arrive to the charm of an original Lincoln highway hotel listed on the National Historic registry. Enjoy touring the scenic Hoover Highway as you cruise north to the Tabor winery for wine tasting and a tour. Depart leisurely and proceed down the Grant Wood Scenic Bywqay to the Daly Creek winery for more wine tasting at the wine bar where you can view wine making in action through the window at the bar. Relish dining at either the Daly Creek Bistro or at Tyler and Dowining’s Eatery, just a short walk past antique and gift shops in Anamosa. Return after a wonderful dinner to the ambiance of one of the lovely Lincoln Hotel suites with pilllow-tops, and waken to one of Liz’s fabulous gourmet breakfasts.

All inclusive: $205-$255 + tax. Prices include: Tabor tour, wine tasting and Tabor wine voucher; Daly Creek wine tasting and wine voucher; 1 night stay and gourmet breakfast for 2 at the Lincoln Hotel. Reservations required. 877-941-7563. Wine tours and room subject to availaility. www.lincolnhoteliowa.com