An Introduction to B&Bs

Arizona 

Mi Casa Su Casa

P.O. Box 950
Tempe, AZ 85280-0950
Phone: 800/456-0682 or 480/990-0682
Web: azres.com
E-mail: micasa@azres.com
Owner Ruth Young boasts her service is one of the oldest in the country. Operating since 1981, she currently represents over 250 host homes, inns and cottages throughout the Southwest, including Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada, as well as California, Mexico and Spain. Rates vary widely depending on location and type of lodging. 

California

California Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns

2715 Porter Street
Soquel, CA 95073
Phone: 831/462-9191
Web: cabbi.com
This non-profit association represents over 300 B&Bs throughout the state. Victorian homes in the Napa Valley, inns in the midst of redwood forests, the former home of San Franciscos A'chbishop&CABBI can book em all. Double rooms range from a modest $55 up to $500 for the most luxurious of accommodations.

Connecticut

Nutmeg Bed & Breakfast Agency

1204 Main Street South
Woodbury, CT 06798
Phone: 203/263-4479 or 800/727-7592
Web: bnb-link.com
Email: nutmegbnb@comcast.net
Nutmeg represents about 85 host homes ranging from simple rooms to luxurious suites in mansions, with both private or semi-private baths. Average cost is $80 to $100/night. The fifteen-year-old company has homes in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts.

Delaware

Bed and Breakfast of Delaware

2701 Landon Drive, Suite 200
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: 302/479-9500
Email: bnbofde@juno.com
Millie Alford handles a mix of comfortable modern and period homes in the quaint old town of New Castle, as well as Wilmington and in the Chadds Ford area of Pennsylvania. Ten of her properties are on the National Historic Registry, several are near museums, and others are near or on the beach. Rooms average $75 a night for singles, $95 to $160 for couples or families.