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Rhinebeck This attractive 1845 Federal house started as a
farmhouse and once was an Episcopal church parsonage. Yvonne Sarn,
originally from One room contains an original marble sink like one at the nearby Clermont mansion. Four rooms have a variety of queensize beds, from four-poster Shaker with lacy canopy to antique brass. The side White Heron Room that gets both morning and afternoon sun has twin beds convertible to a king. Two bedrooms, one downstairs in what had been a dining room and the other above, are architecturally notable for their bay windows attached to a five-sided bay. The main-floor common areas are furnished with period antiques. The living room opens onto a breakfast room as well as a TV room/library with books specializing in history and art. Oriental and Persian rugs dot the original parquet floors and antique porcelain is on display throughout. Yvonne puts out wine and cheese for guests in front of the fireplace or on the wicker-filled front veranda in season. Dry and sweet sherry are available anytime. Yvonne prepares a full breakfast, taken in the dining room or on a terrace outside. It starts with juice, a fruit plate and a homemade pastry, perhaps muffins or sour-cream coffee cake. Orange-yogurt pancakes, assorted blintzes and crêpes could be the main course. Apple or pecan strudel might follow. Five rooms with private baths. Doubles, $130 to
$150. Two-night minimum weekends, May-December. Children over 12. No
smoking. (845) 876-4133 or (877) 985-6800. Fax (845) 876-4133. E-mail: visit@verandahouse.com For more information: www.verandahouse.com or www.rhinebecknychamber.org Material excerpted from Getaways for Gourmets in the Northeast, by Nancy and Richard Woodworth. Copyright 2003. Wood Pond Press E-mail feedback to: Home
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