One of six available bedrooms in a large, stately, quiet home in Hollidaysburg. Five miles from Altoona. Private bathroom with shower. Fine breakfast with freshly ground coffee included. No in-room TV, but there's high-speed Wi-Fi. Ceiling fan, window AC. The space This enormous Second Empire home is full of nooks & crannies to explore. There are six large bedrooms to choose from, each with a private full washroom. There is a large dining room, a parlour and an even larger "great room", with 12-foot pier mirrors and a baby grand piano, we use for receptions and recitals. Guest access There's no TV on offer here, but we have high-speed internet. Plenty of books and periodicals, too, with interesting places to sit and read. We also have many folk instruments - guitars, banjos, mandolins, dulcimers - around the house that guests are welcome to play. During your stay We have two kids of our own to look after, so we won't be in anyone's hair. We will serve guests a very nice breakfast, better than you'll find anywhere else in the area. We use fresh ground Quartermaine coffee, turkey bacon, fresh fruit and organic free range eggs. Other things to note LANGUAGES: We are multilingual. We can communicate in French, Mandarin and Hindi. FOOD: Our breakfast is made from mostly certified organic ingredients. Most basics like milk, eggs and butter are organic. Sourcing things like organic cheese, turkey bacon and bread is more difficult where we are, but we do our best to ensure quality. We are very sensitive to dietary restrictions of any kind. Just tell us in advance, and we can provide a full scrumptious breakfasts that are suitable for vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, diabetics, and those on gluten-free, low-carb or low-fat diets. We pay close attention to every ingredient. We do not serve any processed food. We don't eat beef or pork and don't generally serve them, but if you require them in your breakfast diet, please let us know in advance and we will accommodate you. We do serve turkey products and, occasionally, seafood, but we maintain separate utensils for vegetarians. MUSIC: The house has many folk instruments, especially mountain dulcimers, that guests are welcome to play. There's a baby grand piano, kept tuned a half-step down, that is missing some ivory skins but is nonetheless a joy to play. There are also guitars, fiddles, citeras, a nyckelharpa, a sitar and various other folk instruments from around the world.