Laurel Lodge: Beautiful, quirky and wonderful

So, I had never actually stayed in a Bed and Breakfast before, but Laurel Lodge in Harpers Ferry just set a new standard that will be nearly impossible to match.  From the moment we rolled up (in our sweet Chevy Aveo rental car), Laurel Lodge fit that ideal I had in my head for what a B&B should be.

The house itself was built in 1914 by Eugene Shugart who was a 7-term mayor of Harpers Ferry and a very strange dude.  He clearly had a lot of worries about being worried, so there are all kinds of inscriptions around the house to remind him not to worry.  He also was a collector of bizarre things — like souvenirs from major fires — and he attached lots of random items to pillars of the house.

But the house also has some incredible views of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers (Harpers Ferry is where the two meet). 

If the house weren’t enough, the innkeepers made things even more unbelievable — not the least of which through the daily breakfasts.  On Sunday morning we were greeted with hot coffee and juice and three courses that successively got better and better.  The first dish consisted of drop scones with salmon-dill cream cheese.  If it weren’t for the next two things, these scones would have an entire paragraph dedicated to them.  Course number two were poached asian pears in a mango juice reduction with raisins and cinnamon.  I could have stopped there and been quite satisfied.  But then came the coup de grace: a french toast casserole.  It’s honestly not even worth trying to describe it.  Just picture how delicious you think a french toast casserole would be.  Then add about 10 points.  That’s how good it was.  

If you’re ever in Harpers Ferry just go stay at Laurel Lodge.  You can thank me later.

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