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Deer Creek Inn (Nevada City)                        Red Castle Inn Historic Lodgings (Nevada City)   

Elam Biggs Bed & Breakfast Inn (Grass Valley)

Emma Nevada House (Nevada City)                Risky Business Bed & Breakfast (Grass Valley)        

Flumes End Bed & Breakfast Inn (Nevada City)       Swan Levine House   (Grass Valley)    

Grandmere's Inn (Nevada City)                                  US Hotel B & B Inn (Nevada City)

Piety Hill Cottages (Nevada City)

116 Nevada St., Nevada City, California 95959
Hosts: Chuck and Elaine Matroni
Email: deercreek@gv.net

Phone
(530) 265-0363
(800) 655-0363
Fax
(530) 265-0980

A spectacular Queen Anne Victorian, a warm friendly atmosphere, a beautiful creekside setting, all footsteps from downtown Nevada City is what awaits you at the "Deer Creek Inn." The Inn attracts everyone from lovers wanting a romantic getaway to history buffs seeking the charm of the Victorian Gold Rush Era, business travelers yearning for a home away from home to anyone looking for a peaceful retreat and change of pace.

Each of the light and spacious guest rooms has a private bath, king or queen bed, is distinctly different and individually decorated. Room features include: Air Conditioning, private verandas with creekside or town views, antiques, ceiling fans, marble baths, claw-foot tubs, four poster and canopy beds with down comforters and plenty of overstuffed pillows.

Fresh gourmet coffee and tea are available for early risers while a delicious gourmet breakfast can be enjoyed on the deck overlooking the creek or in the formal dining room.

Situated on one of the most picturesque creeks, Deer Creek was also famous in gold rush days, referred to as a "pound-a-day" creek for the quantity a miner could expect to pan in a day. Guests are invited to try a little panning of their own, play a game of croquet, fish, or simply relax and enjoy the lawn and landscaped gardens along the creek.

Facilities and the park-like setting are perfect for small weddings or business groups, private seminars, or parties. When you call to make your reservation please let us know if there is anything we can help you with in making your stay at the "Deer Creek Inn" a memorable one.

Elam Biggs B & B Inn
220 Colfax Avenue, Grass Valley, CA. 95945
Hosts: Peter & Barbara Franchino

Phone
(530) 477-0906

The Elam Biggs Home was built in 1892 by one of Grass Valley's foremost successful merchants. This beautiful Queen Anne Victorian is set amidst a large yard surrounded by tall old shade trees and a rose covered picket fence. All this is just a short stroll to historic downtown Grass Valley.

This grand home is a perfect setting for that special time away, or a stepping stone to the history of the Gold Rush Era. When Elam Biggs built this house for his family it was said to be "the most modern and scientific of its time." Each of the cozy and spacious rooms has a private bath, and either a king or queen size bed.

In the morning you will be greeted by the aroma of fresh brewed coffee and a hearty breakfast served in the lovely dining room or outside on the private porch.

There are many places to go in this beautiful California mountain valley. Visitors enjoy shopping and wandering through Grass Valley's Historic District, riding the horse-drawn carriages and partaking of local restaurants, live theatre, and historic points of interest.

The Elam Biggs Home is a very attractive setting for intimate weddings, receptions, and private gatherings. Delightful tea parties and magical entertainment are also available. Your hosts will be very happy to assist you in any way possible to make your stay at Elam Biggs a memorable one.

528 E. Broad Street, Nevada City, California 95959
Host: Laura DuPee
Email: mail@emmanevadahouse.com

Phone
(530) 265-4415
(800) 916-EMMA
Fax
(530) 265-4416

For the ultimate in gracious living and relaxation, plan your next getaway at the Emma Nevada House. This charming Victorian, built in 1856, is considered childhood home to 19th-century opera star Emma Nevada. The home has been completely restored to reflect its original elegance and beauty.

This newly restored and elegantly decorated 1856 Victorian sparkles like a jewel from an abundance of antique windows, one of many marvelous architectural details. The home's casual elegance is complemented by rich carpeting, Douglas fir flooring, fresh flowers, and exquisite window coverings and linens.

Many antique items were refurbished and modernized, including gas-lit chandeliers, clawfoot tubs, transoms, and doors. Rare glass windows throughout create a light and airy atmosphere.

Emma Nevada House is a mix of grand, high-ceilinged and cozy, intimate rooms, all with private baths (jacuzzi and clawfoot tubs), queen beds and fluffy down comforters. Spacious living areas and porches allow guests to relax and observe horse-drawn buggies touring the Victorian neighborhood.

A delicious gourmet breakfast is served overlooking the forest-like setting behind the Inn.

In-room phone and TV are available (also fax), plus special arrangements for small weddings, parties and business conferences.

Emma Nevada House has been awarded a three-diamond rating by AAA. Guests also rave about the Inn's gracious hospitality, gourmet food, quiet location, and comfortable elegance.

    
317 S. Pine Street, Nevada City, California 95959
Hosts: Carol Wyrick and MaryAnne Kelly

Phone
(530) 265-9665
(800) 991-8118

One of the Gold Country's most unique Bed & Breakfast Inn's, Flume's End rests on a picturesque hillside sloping down to the natural waterfalls of a famous creek meandering through three wooded acres of natural beauty. Nevada City History, interesting shopping and dining is only a stroll away. The historic flume beside the inn brought Sierra mountain waters of good fortune rushing to gold miners in the 1800's and the ambiance you will experience at Flume's End will make your visit equally bountiful.

This inviting Victorian inn offers six charming, clean and comfortable rooms with private baths (two with Jacuzzi), romantic private decks, a common room with piano and fireplace, a secluded living room over the waterfalls with television, wet bar, and refrigerator. There is central air conditioning.

A generous full breakfast buffet is served between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Freshly ground French Roast coffee or tea piping hot at 7 or earlier. This B&B is family operated and the owners live on the premises. Reservations held five days pending receipt of one night's deposit for each room. Two night minimum on most weekends and holidays.

Flume's End is a very attractive setting for intimate weddings, receptions, private gatherings and small group meetings. We will be happy to make reservations for a romantic carriage ride, dinner, theatre, concert and other Gold Country events.

The Aaron Sargent House
449 Broad Street, Nevada City, California 95959

Diane Barham, Innkeeper
Email

Phone
(530) 265-4660
Fax
(530) 265-4561

Grandmere's Inn is a lovely colonial revival home in California's Northern Gold Country and one of Nevada City's most respected inns. The estate contains a large garden with many flowering plants, shrubs, and trees and outstanding botanical specimens.

The Inn is decorated in an elegant country style with antique pine, 4-poster beds and American folk art. All guest rooms have queen-sized beds and private tiled bathrooms, some with large tubs. In the morning guests enjoy a delicious full breakfast in the dining room.

Grandmere's has been honored a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This impressive home was built in 1856 by Aaron Augustus Sargent, one of California's first U.S. Senators. The guest roms at Grandmere's have been named for Sargent and his family; e.g., the Senator's Chambers, Ellen's Garden Room.

Grandmere's is a lovely setting for weddings, receptions, and business meetings, graciously arranged with your individual needs in mind. You are invited to experience the romance of a bed and breakfast inn, the warmth of an elegant and stately home, the pleasure of an afternoon spent relaxing in the Victorian garden, and the gracious personal service of the past. Create for yourself a cherished memory-Grandmere's.

523 Sacramento St., Nevada City, California 95959
Hosts: Steve and Joan Oas

Phone
(530) 265-2245
(800) 443-2245

Piety Hill Inn offers its guests both warm hospitality and quiet seclusion in a relaxed setting.

The Inn's charming cottages are clustered around a grassy tree shaded court yard garden. Originaly built in 1933 as an auto court, Piety Hill Inn is one of the area's oldest continously operating hostelries. Each of the one, two, or three room cottages has its own kitchenette and is decorated in a fresh country style: early American, French, English, Maine or Farm House.

A delicious breakfast basket is delivered to each cottage at a time the guest requests between 8:30 and 10:00 AM. Breakfast includes fresh fruits, fresh juice, homemade breads and an entree or orange sourdough french toast and homemade chunky apple sauce.

In the garden areas are picnic table, barbecues, comfortable chairs, and a gazebo covered spa. This creates a comfortable atmosphere for reunions, small business conferences, and retreats.

Guests can walk to town for cultural events, fine dining or shopping. Gold Mine Tours, hiking & bike trails, lakes and rivers are near by. Come visit this unique bed and breakfast inn nestled in the foothills of historic Nevada City.

Red Castle Inn Historic Lodgings

109 Prospect St., Nevada City, California 95959
Hosts: Conley and Mary Louise Weaver

Phone
(530) 265-5135
(800) 761-4766

You are invited to dwell in the past in the renowned Red Castle Inn, the incomparable four story mansion crowning forested Prospect Hill. Return to the 19th century, celebrate amid the real splendors and sentiments of that most romantic era in rooms and suites furnished like cherished memories in the Gothic Revival landmark completed in 1860 by Judge John Williams, a mine owner who crossed the Great Plains with his family in 1849.

As one of the first Bed & Breakfast Inns in California, Nevada City's Red Castle has received national recognition not only as one of two remaining Gothic Revival brick homes in the State but also for its award winning unique style of hospitality.

The Inn experience at the Castle focuses on local history, authentic 19th century romantic style, innkeeping that is attentive without being intrusive and fabulous food all prepared on the premises by our own chef and served from a bountifully laden buffet in a style reminiscent of a time when dining was an event to remember.

Guests are frequently joined for late afternoon tea and conversation in the main floor parlor by Mark Twain, the famed 19th century story teller, humorist and lecturer who appeared onstage in the Nevada Theater in 1868.

Surrounded by terraced gardens with fountain ponds, winding footpaths to town lit by fairy lights, unsurpassed views from vine draped verandas on four levels, the Inn's seven rooms and suites offer guests the opportunity to become reacquainted in a setting far removed from 20th century stimuli. Acclaimed for its strong sense of time and place, awarded SF FOCUS' Grand Hotel Award, named one of ten top Historic Country Inns and praised as "tops on my list of places to stay in the Gold Country" by GOURMET MAGAZINE, the Inn attracts guests who treasure each other and appreciate the era that was called the "Tasteful Interlude".