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Snow Hill/Berlin A two-acre, 700-foot-deep lawn slopes down to the Pocomoke River behind this 1850 Victorian beauty, blessed with a wraparound veranda in front and screened porches upstairs and down in the rear. Larry and Susanne Knudsen from Ohio bought the residence and turned it into an elegant B&B with an expanding complex of four guest buildings. Besides the porches, they offer a bevy of attractive, comfortable public rooms on two sides of a green center hallway: a parlor with TV, a rosy red sitting and game room, a formal dining room and a breakfast room with draperies puddled on the floor. The breakfast room, which would be a fairly formal dining room in anyone else’s lexicon, was the site for an impressive feast of orange juice, cantaloupe, blueberry muffins and a cheese omelet with bacon or sausage, toast or English muffins. A recent visited yielded a choice of huevos rancheros and shirred River House eggs, both sensational. As the Knudsens gradually converted outbuildings into luxurious guest quarters, they now deliver breakfast to the rooms in a basket. The accommodations vary, but each has a queen bed, TV/VCR and numerous amenities. The River Cottage, fashioned from an 1890s carriage barns, is now a deluxe cottage with antique bed, mini-refrigerator, entertainment center with radio and TV, and a neat wicker porch looking onto the lovely lawn with its Adirondack chairs and hammocks. The Ivy Cottage, formerly the owners’ quarters, includes a sitting room with fireplace, large hot tub, dining area and full kitchen. The second floor has a queen bedroom with TV and soaking tub. More accommodations are called the Riverview Hideaways, a new building with two substantial rooms offering queen beds, whirlpool tubs, gas fireplaces, thick carpeting and TV/VCRs, and each with a private 28-foot porch overlooking the Pocomoke River. The upstairs hideaway has a corner jacuzzi right in the room. The canopy bed in the downstairs unit is draped with ivy. New accommodations are the Little House suites. Billed as cozy and historic, each occupies one floor of an 1834 cottage. The Lilac Suite has a kitchen and a sitting room with fireplace, while the Dover Suite has a microwave and mini-fridge plus a fireplace in the bedroom. Each comes with a TV/VCR. Dinner for house guests is available upon request. A prix-fixe dinner is $30, including wine. The meal might start with scallops seviche or crabmeat gratin and a salad. Barbecued steaks or salmon could be followed by frozen yogurt with fresh berries and homemade chocolate sauce. The Knudsens have put in water gardens, lily ponds, fountains and
walkways to supplement the lavish landscaping behind the main house.
"Our objective is to make a home where guests feel
comfortable," said Larry. It is a goal they quickly realized. Six suites and cottages with private baths. Doubles, $150 to $250. Two-night minimum summer weekends and holidays. (410) 632-2722. Fax (410) 632-2866. E-mail: innkeeper@riverhouseinn.comFor more information: www.riverhouseinn.com
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