Castle Marne (CLOSED)

A stone-walled mansion built in 1889 sets the gorgeous stage for this bed-and-breakfast near City Park, lovingly restored and run by a multigenerational family since its centennial in 1989. Its nine rooms are exactly as you’re probably picturing them right now: a brass bed and a clawfoot tub there, a bay window and a private balcony there, and all sorts of richly patterned fabrics, heirloom pieces and flowers from the courtyard garden. (Okay, and some hot tubs.) And you can imagine the folksy hospitality, too: Beyond breakfast service, the Peikers and Feher-Peikers host regular teas and holiday feasts as well as arranging picnics and candlelight dinners by advance request. (Of course, they also have myriad colorful stories to tell about their property.)