Review: The Three Angels Inn
What you’ll find: loads of history and a gorgeous setting. What you won’t find: children.
The Three Angels Inn is a welcome step into the world of B&Bs that are often sky-high in price but bargain basement low in service. Not here. Owners Tom & Pat Krewson aim to make you feel right at home from the moment you walk in and they do so in fine style.
The Krewsons have investigated the history of the house, and will regale you with stories of its past owners and the uses to which they put the property. Huge trees dot the acreage and guests are encouraged to wander wherever they like.
Each room is decorated with antiques and each has a fireplace. The house also offers lounges, libraries, and porches in which to read, sit, and relax. Tea and coffee facilities are located throughout, and if you can’t find what suits you in your room, you are encouraged to rifle through the tea caddy in the breakfast nook for something you like better.
Breakfast was huge, and included lots of fresh berries, coffee cake, French toast, and sausage patties. A newspaper was also available for our enjoyment. On the second floor, a small seating area accompanies a bookcase full of paperbacks. We were invited to read the books, and to take any with us we weren’t finished with by the time our visit was over.
Best of all, you are treated like royalty for between $95-110 a night. We’ve paid more than that to be too hot, too cold, or otherwise uncomfortable, and once for a room where “en suite” meant a toilet and a claw-foot tub sitting exposed in the middle of the room. You won’t find any of that at Three Angels Inn.
And the icing on the cake? Check this out from their website: The age and historic nature of the house make it inappropriate for children. Now, can you beat that?
The nearest town, Lawrenceville, has a coffee shop, a small museum, and a community college. Otherwise, there’s not much to see or do right in the immediate area. But nearby you’ll find Lake Gaston, where you can engage in water sports or go fishing. You can also go scuba diving at Lake Rawlings. If history is your passion, you can travel throughout the area following Civil War and Civil Rights heritage trails. And when you’re ready to sit down for a meal, why not try Kahills, which is in South Hill, about eighteen miles away. It’s a bit pricey, but the food was excellent.
Then, when you return to the inn, make yourself a cup of coffee or tea, read a book, sit on a broad porch and watch the stars, or wander through the fields and be absolutely spoiled by the location, the amenities, and the innkeepers. Plus, there’ll be no children running around the halls and stairs at night.
What more could you want?
Copyright . Published 1 April 2008 in What’s New.
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