Once again Longwood Gardens and Winterthur, a DuPont Country Estate, have joined together to offer two glorious DuPont gardens at terrific savings.  Located just minutes apart, you can purchase a special pass that will get you entrance to both estates for only $25.00, a savings of $11.00 per adult.  Click here to print your coupon and take to either Longwood or Winterthur for the savings.  This promotion will run through April 30, 2012.  Keep checking back because there will be another terrific promotion that includes 10 different attractions in the Brandywine Valley that will start May 1.

Hamanassett is only 10 1/2 miles from Longwood and about 15 from Winterthur so check our availability here.

Travelers Can Win 300-Plus Free Nights At Leading B&Bs

Travelers can win a “vacation of a lifetime” with a new contest from Select Registry Distinguished Inns of North America. The grand prize winner will be entitled to a free night stay at each of the nearly 350 inns and B&B’s in the Select Registry™ portfolio for a full year.  Hamanassett Bed and Breakfast has been a member of Select Registry since 2005.  With all the wonderful attractions in our area such as Longwood Gardens, Nemours, Winterthur, Hagley, the Brandywine River Museum, and Philadelphia in our back yard,  we would be a great spot to begin your vacation.

“It’s a dream vacation – an opportunity to explore exciting new places and visit family and friends, with complimentary accommodations at the most celebrated inns and bed and breakfasts throughout the U.S. and Canada,” says Will Carlson, executive director, Select Registry.

To enter the Vacation Of A Lifetime Contest, you must register with the Select Registry Golden Quill Loyalty Program at www.SelectRegistry.com/GoldenQuill. After that, each of your qualified Golden Quill nights throughout 2012 will count as an additional entry. It’s that easy.

One grand prize winner will be entitled to a free night’s lodging at each of the nearly 350 Select Registry inns, B&Bs and boutique hotels throughout North America, redeemable for a full year. Additionally, three first-place winners each will get a $500 Select Registry Gift Certificate good at all the portfolio’s properties. Five second-place winners will each receive a $250 Select Registry Gift Certificate.

Select Registry’s Vacation Of A Lifetime Contest is open to travelers ages 18 years of age and older in the U.S. and Canada. The promotion ends midnight EST, Dec. 31, 2012, and winners will be announced in early 2013.

Whether you’re looking for adventure or rest and relaxation, Select Registry inns offer unforgettable escapes. Only 350 inns in North America have earned this designation, passing rigorous inspections to gain and then maintain membership. The result: When you check into a Select Registry inn, you know you’re in for a special travel experience.

For a quick video on Select Registry’s Vacation Of A Lifetime Contest and a look at the portfolio’s celebrated inns, visit http://www.selectregistry.com/Vacation-of-a-Lifetime.asp

January 20-March
25,2012

Orchid
Extravaganza

You can still enjoy visiting Longwood Gardens. Even though the outside gardens are resting for the winter there is the spectacular indoor gardens in the conservatory. Did you know it is 4 1/2 acres under glass and includes 20 indoor gardens and 5500 varieties of plants? It takes about an hour and a half to stroll through the entire conservatory. The Orchid Extravaganza  runs through March 25.  And don’t forget about the Philadelphia Flower Show which runs March 4-11, 2012.  Hamanassett Bed and Breakfast is a short 30 minute drive into Philadelpia and about 15-20 north of Longwood Gardens so we are the perfect location if you are going to visit both shows.

For more information and to purchase tickets click here.

To all our friends and guests who helped make 2011 such a success, thank you so much.  We enjoyed having you stay with us and will look forward to seeing you and your friends next year.  I’ve uploaded many pictures of Hamanassett decked out for Christmas on our face book page.  Tried to upload pictures here but word press is acting persnickity.  All the attractions with Christmas decorations such as Longwood Gardens, Winterthur, Hagley Museum, and the Brandywine River Museum keeps their decorations in place through the first week of the New Year so you still have time to visit us.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/Hamanassett.  And while you are there would appreciate your “Liking” us.

We were honored at Hamanassett Bed and Breakfast to take part in the Bed and Breakfasts for Veterans program.  Started last year in West Virginia, the program is now part of the Better Way to Stay program at the Professional Association of International Innkeepers.   As a result, hundreds of bed and breakfasts across the United States offered free rooms to our veterans on 11-10-11 to thank them for their service to our country.  This year we had the Army, Navy, and Air Force represented. 

  In addition to the rooms offered by Hamanassett, the good people at the Delaware County’s Brandywine Valley Conference and  Visitor’s Bureau secured donations from many of the attractions and local businesses in the area.    Included were  items like a WALK FOR THE WOUNDED T-shirt (a major fundraising event that draws thousands of people to Delaware County each year to honor soldiers who have been wounded overseas), plus a bottle of Chadds Ford wine, a box of Fudge made by a local candymaker – and a variety of free admission passes to places like Longwood Gardens, the Simeone Car Museum, the American Helicopter Museum, the Brandywine River Museum and more!   There was also a $20-25 gift certificate to a local restaurant in each bag.  

B&Bs for Vets Couple

Retired Army Veteran and his wife

The final fireworks and fountains light and sound show for this season will be Labor Day weekend, Saturday September 3.  If you don’t catch this show you’ll have to wait until the Christmas season for their spectacular shows.  The annual multi-sensory evening series is an absolutely-can’t-miss summer event. And you’ve got one last chance to enjoy it: 

Enjoy the fountains and fireworks at Longwood Gardens

• Summer Pops (September 3): A night featuring American composer Leroy Anderson’s best known works, including “Blue Tango,” “The Syncopated Clock,” and “Home Stretch.”   Bring or rent a folding chair for a front-row experience of the gardens’ lights and sounds!  Tickets are $38.00 per person and can be purchased online at www.longwoodgardens.org or by calling 610-388-1000.

Hamanassett only has one room left for that weekend plus the two cottages which are each 2 bedrooms with 2 baths so grab your friends and family and don’t delay in making your plans.

Enjoy an evening of the classics on Friday, April 15, 2011 in the conservatory at Longwood Gardens.  Olga Kern is the Russian Gold Medal winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano competition.  The program will include the music of Robert Schumann, Sergei Rachmaninoff and others.  You may start your evening with a preshow dinner at Longwood’s 1906 restaurant.  For more information http://www.longwoodgardens.org/OlgaKern.html.  Hamanassett Bed and Breakfast is only 15-20 minutes from Longwood Gardens and we have a few rooms left for next weekend.  We also have a couple of rooms for Friday night only also.

Both Longwood Gardens and Winterthur are fabulous DuPont estates located only 10 minutes apart in the beautiful Brandywine Valley.  Between now and April 30 they are offering a Twice As Nice package which allows you to go to both gardens for the low price of $25.00 per person, a savings of $11.00 per person.  Now through March 27 is the Orchid Extravaganza  which culminates in the  Orchid sale on April 2 from 6-9 PM.

Hamanassett Bed and Breakfast is about 15 minutes from Longwood Gardens and 20-25 minutes (depending on traffic) from
Winterthur.  While you are here add in a visit to one of the Brandywine Valley wineries or visit Philadelphia which is 30 minutes from Hamanassett.  So much see and do in such a small area of southeast Pennslyvania.  Check out our Activities button to see everything there is to do in the Brandywine Valley.