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...crannies of small-town, rural life--to get acquainted with quirky characters, little shops and lively cafes. That's half the fun. For a different set of people, a small town represents something else entirely: a cultural dead end with little to offer beyond the historic walls of the inn where they happen to be trapped. For those folks, who want to enjoy a country-home feel and personalized service but don't want to miss out on museum exhibits and theater tickets, the urban bed-and-breakfast is fast becoming the perfect solution...
...Linda Ecker of Fountain Valley, Calif., enjoy the Robin's Nest in Houston precisely because it is close to shops, museums and restaurants. They have stayed there several times over the past couple of years while visiting their daughter and son-in-law. The location, coupled with the inn's down-home appeal, keeps them coming back. "There's a real neighborhood feeling at this B&B, like you're back in time, sitting and chatting on someone's front porch," says Marc, 54, a school superintendent. "I also appreciate the fact that there is no one with their hand...
...look inside many of these inns reveals not only a more personalized atmosphere but also an homage to the cities in which they are located. The Windy City Urban Inn in Chicago's trendy Lincoln Park features such memorabilia of the city as old photographs and World's Fair items. The inn consists of two separate buildings that date to 1886, with four guest rooms in the main building and three apartments in the coach house. Rates range from $145 to $225 a night, including breakfast, and about 70% of the guests are 50 or older...
...feel of the Chicago inn was so appealing to Marion and Jack McCartney of Washington that they selected it to accommodate seven family members who were in town for their daughter's wedding in February. "You're in the heart of this big, bustling city, but you feel like you're staying at a friend's house," says Marion, 59, a nurse and midwife...
...some instances, urban B&Bs aren't just small structures with limited numbers of rooms available. The Hopkins Inn in Baltimore, Md., which is a converted Spanish Revival apartment building dating to 1911, features 25 guest rooms, according to Mike Marshall, president of Marshall Management Inc. in Salisbury, Md., which operates the property. A management company called Joie de Vivre runs four B&Bs in San Francisco, ranging in size from 10 rooms to 23 rooms, says Greg Horner, brand marketing manager...