Wow! My wife and I just spent a weekend at the Royal Folly bed and breakfast and were delighted in every way. We are very busy professionals and booked rather last minute. We had wanted the Queen's chambers but it was booked, so we stayed in Lord Dana's suite. May I say we had a wonderful romantic and relaxing weekend, we felt like royalty...
From the very beginning proprieters Ed and Pat Mullen made us feel at home. They were quite friendly, knowledgable and helpful when it came to planning our trips out. Right down to making reservations. Their recommendations for resturaunts were excellent. Incidentaly, you must eat at Galway Bay during your stay. Not a block from the house and absolutely delicious Irish food. Great shopping along the way.
The home itself is lovingly restored and comfortably furnished. The house has a lot of character, beautiful architectural detail and an interesting history. Our room was clean, spacious, well decorated and sported a very compfortable pillow top matress on which I got the best two nights sleep in my life. A complimentary CD of romantic music was a nice touch. We spent early mornings sipping coffee on the balcony overlooking the campus of St. John's University. All in all we were quite pleasantly surprised by Lord Dana's suite, it was perfect. Breakfast was absolutely delicious. Hot coffee was served promptly each morning, followed by a gourmet delight such as crab frittata. We enjoyed mingling with the other guests, who were couples like ourselves.
The location is an ideal 5 minute walk to Main street shopping and eating. Its another 5-10 minutes to the City dock. Annapolis is quite charming and scenic. Town was easy to navigate and not overrun with tourists. We expected more of a crowd given that it was a holiday weekend. Parking was convienient at a garage located one block away which is free on weekends. If you are like us, in love but too busy to enjoy it, you simply must get away for a weekend at the Royal Folly.
Thanks again Ed and Pat, we'll see you soon, A and M C
P.S. thank you too Samson... woof!
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