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

Even though the leaves are turning color, there’s still time to take advantage of the golf package at Elderberry Inn Bed and Breakfast Forest City Iowa. Stay a second night at the B&B and we will pay for the rental of your golf cart for one day. The Inn is located close to several great golf courses. Bear Creek in Forest City, Rice Lake at Lake Mills and Gruis Recreation Area at Britt.

Bedroom of Honeymoom suite

The Innkeepers at the Lincoln Hotel B&B in Lowden, Iowa are pleased to share with you our new suite.  We invite you to share time with a loved one in the comfort and peace of a weekend in the country.   You will enjoy a fabulous gourmet breakfast, day trips through the rolling hills that inspired Grant Wood, and sleep wrapped up in the comfort of a queen size canopy bed.   The suite features a beautiful sitting room; private eating area with a refrigerator, microwave and in-room coffee; private bath with a dressing area; and quiet bedroom retreat.  Come enjoy a weekend in a space that will sooth your soul.  For information or reservations call 877-941-7563 or look us up at: www.lincolnhoteliowa.com.Â

The Innkeepers at the Lincoln Hotel in Lowden, Iowa are pleased to announce a new Honeymoon Suite is avilable for their guests.  Complete with a sitting room, an eating area with a microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker, a dressing area off the bedroom and private bath, and a lovely bedroom with a canopy bed and pillow top mattress.  The suite is spacious, plush and affordable, and will be perfect for a special weekend away, or for couples travelling with a child.  The room is available with a gourmet breakfast or without.  Call us for the details at (877)-563-7563.  Or check us out at www.lincolnhoteliowa.com. 

The Barrett House
830 Main Street    Osage, IA 51360
Phone 712-330-5674

We welcome all scrap booking enthusiasts. Come get away and relax while enjoying time with friends and completing page after page of your masterpiece!  We provide ample work space and will supply snacks and beverages while you work.  For a break wander down two blocks to the heart of our Main Street community. Osage offers many shops, several eateries, and has a newly renovated movie theater that has been recognized by USA Today as being one of the Nations top ten restored theaters.  It’s a perfect way for ladies, moms, and grandmas to get away and wind down from a busy week!