It's not fair or always the case, but when I think of Bed and Breakfasts I tend to conjure up mental images of musty, older properties with somewhat cramped rooms. The Applegate Inn in Lee, MA is the antithesis.
We chose this inn almost by accident but are so glad we did. The entire B&B was spotlessly clean; the public rooms were on a grand scale and were painstakingly maintained.
The Skyview room we stayed in was huge, beautifully appointed with the highest four-poster bed I've seen and a wonderfully comfortable love seat, soft colors, huge walk-in closets, and a balcony overlooking manicured gardens. It had a bathroom so large that the full two-person Jacuzzi tub, raised on a tiered marble base next to a wall of windows and under two opening skylights, flanked by two huge candelabras complete with a dozen candles each (with a book of matches inviting them to be lit), was perfectly in proportion to the size of the room.
The amenities included all of those "little things" that we find almost nowhere else, from wine and cheese on arrival to brandy waiting in the room (truly!). And the proprietors were wonderful.
Oh yes, the breakfast -- varied, unusual, and simply suburb.
We will certainly be back.
(I know, this is a somewhat gushy review, but we were that impressed, and we have no association with the Inn other than as supremely pleased customers.) read more