
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, May 8, 1994                   TAG: 9405120009
SECTION: DISCOVER NRV                    PAGE: 34   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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BED AND BREAKFASTS

Bed and breakfast inns have become a popular alternative to hotels and motor lodges for travelers looking for a more homey atmosphere, terrific breakfasts and a more personal host. Innkeepers are generally quite familiar with local restaurants, country roads, attractions and activities.

The New River Valley boasts 10 bed-and-breakfast homes.

Bell's, Dublin. Old-world charm in a stately Victorian brick home, five guest rooms with private and shared baths. Helga and David Bell, hosts. 674-6331.

Brush Mountain Inn, Blacksburg. Rustic timber frame home in the woods, two guest rooms with private patios and forest views. Mode Johnson, host. 951-7530.

Count Pulaski, with gardens. Eighty-year-old house in Pulaski's historic district, three guest rooms. Florence Stevenson, innkeeper. 980-1163.

L'Arche, downtown Blacksburg. Large Federal-revival-style property with gardens and gazebo, five guest rooms with private baths. Vera Good, innkeeper. 951-1808.

Blue Spruce, Floyd, less than a mile off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Country home nestled among blue spruce trees, mountain views, four guest rooms with private and shared baths. Pam and J.B. Simpkins, owners; Ruby Simpkins, hostess. 745-4377.

The Oaks, Christiansburg. Relaxed elegance in a historic home, circa 1889, five guest rooms with private baths. Margaret and Tom Ray, innkeepers. 381-1500.

Per Diem, downtown Blacksburg. Three houses clustered around patios and swimming pool, seven guest rooms and suites with private and shared baths. 953-2604.

Stonewall, Floyd, on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Rustic setting in new log and stone home, log gazebo and hiking trails out back, five guest rooms with private and shared baths. Ray and Joy Batiato, innkeepers. 745-2861.

Sycamore Tree, Blacksburg. Country home in a mountain meadow on 126 acres, six guest rooms with private baths. Charles and Gilda Caines, innkeepers. 381-1597.

Twin Porches , downtown Blacksburg. Turn-of-the-century folk Victorian house, three guest rooms with private baths. Susan Mattingly, innkeeper. 552-0930.

by CNB