If you like historic restoration and very personal service in your choice of accommodations, please give us a call. Excluding major duke weekends, call for more information at 919-687-0801. Open for business since 1990, after nearly a 3 year restoration of a significant c. 1890 home, now an inn, we host folks from all over the world, melding the best of the past with the conveniences of the present.
Gardens abound our gated property and now mature plantings in front provide privacy on our huge columned wraparound porch. At Blooming Garden Inn you'll find Luxury suites featuring oversize jacuzzis are unique among local Bed and Breakfast. All rooms have private baths, antique beds with firm mattresses (and down pillows), and a strong wi-fi signal.
Breakfast can be served as late as 10 AM, by arrangement. No pets please. Daily rates range from $140 to $225, plus tax. We are pleased to offer a variety of suites, including The First Floor, Morning Glory, The Ivy Room, and The Moroccan Room.
Gardens abound our gated property and now mature plantings in front provide privacy on our huge columned wraparound porch. At Blooming Garden Inn you'll find Luxury suites featuring oversize jacuzzis are unique among local Bed and Breakfast. All rooms have private baths, antique beds with firm mattresses (and down pillows), and a strong wi-fi signal.
Breakfast can be served as late as 10 AM, by arrangement. No pets please. Daily rates range from $140 to $225, plus tax. We are pleased to offer a variety of suites, including The First Floor, Morning Glory, The Ivy Room, and The Moroccan Room.
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The house was built by James N. Umstead around 1890 in the 'Queen Anne' style.
The Durham Bed and Breakfast features a huge wraparound porch with 21 Tuscan columns.
Dolly and Frank spent nearly three years in intensive restoration of the property and opened for business in the fall of 1990.
High curved ceilings, heart-pine wainscotting, raised wood panels, nine original mantels, doors (put together with pegs) with original hardware, and all-original Southern Pine flooring will delight the historical buff.
The Durham Bed and Breakfast features a huge wraparound porch with 21 Tuscan columns.
Dolly and Frank spent nearly three years in intensive restoration of the property and opened for business in the fall of 1990.
High curved ceilings, heart-pine wainscotting, raised wood panels, nine original mantels, doors (put together with pegs) with original hardware, and all-original Southern Pine flooring will delight the historical buff.
The Inn is located approximately one mile east of Brightleaf Square, the designated center of Durham.
We're the first residence on the left, just after the church, as you turn onto Holloway Street from Roxboro Street.
The '500' block in which we are prominently situated was once referred to as 'Mansion Row' and is a designated Historic Area.
Within a few miles of the Inn is a wide variety of excellent restaurants and shops.
Even closer is the main public library (one block).
The Durham Visitors Bureau and the local YMCA are just 4 blocks away.
We're the first residence on the left, just after the church, as you turn onto Holloway Street from Roxboro Street.
The '500' block in which we are prominently situated was once referred to as 'Mansion Row' and is a designated Historic Area.
Within a few miles of the Inn is a wide variety of excellent restaurants and shops.
Even closer is the main public library (one block).
The Durham Visitors Bureau and the local YMCA are just 4 blocks away.
We are now offering, we are offering a couple of our rooms, as available, for extended stays of two weeks or more.
These are the Ivy, Moroccan, Morning Glory Luxury Suite (as available).
This should particularly appeal to persons on academic sabbaticals, Duke University-related visits, tech consulting at RTP or the American Tobacco Campus which is just a mile away, within easy walking distance.
The Duke Medical Center is about a 10 minute drive from our inn; RTP takes about 15 minutes, depending on traffic; and the East Campus of Duke University is just 1.6 miles away.
These are the Ivy, Moroccan, Morning Glory Luxury Suite (as available).
This should particularly appeal to persons on academic sabbaticals, Duke University-related visits, tech consulting at RTP or the American Tobacco Campus which is just a mile away, within easy walking distance.
The Duke Medical Center is about a 10 minute drive from our inn; RTP takes about 15 minutes, depending on traffic; and the East Campus of Duke University is just 1.6 miles away.
A restful night followed by a special breakfast at the Blooming Garden Inn is a delightful experience.
We have two rooms for single and double occupancy, and the luxury suites can accommodate up to three people.
We accept checks and charge cards.
Check in time is 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Check out time is noon.
So when can you join us?
We have two rooms for single and double occupancy, and the luxury suites can accommodate up to three people.
We accept checks and charge cards.
Check in time is 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
Check out time is noon.
So when can you join us?
Morning Glory is a three-room suite that spans the whole front of the on the second floor.
It includes a balcony that overlooks the serpentine walkway and front yard of the Durham North Carolina Bed and Breakfast.
The bedroom is decorated in engaging purple, mauve and pale pink and has a sitting area in a bay wall and contains a collection of antiques that includes, in addition to the bed, a French armoire, a marble-top dresser, and a "fainting couch".
Each corner room boasts an original coal fireplace.
It includes a balcony that overlooks the serpentine walkway and front yard of the Durham North Carolina Bed and Breakfast.
The bedroom is decorated in engaging purple, mauve and pale pink and has a sitting area in a bay wall and contains a collection of antiques that includes, in addition to the bed, a French armoire, a marble-top dresser, and a "fainting couch".
Each corner room boasts an original coal fireplace.
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