Getaway or Extended Stay in our Vintage Mansion in the Historic District (Serenity)

Stay Small Stay Safe in our vintage mansion. Relax in your 2nd floor suite, private bath & private sitting room. Hospitality is our hallmark. Our award-winning inn has a reputation for high service standards, including enhanced cleaning protocols due to COVID. It’s easy to social distance while enjoying your own private space, the common areas and the outdoors. Stroll through our historic neighborhood. Our neighbors include Ayers Mansion, Illinois School for the Deaf and Illinois College. The space Climb the steps to your second-floor suite for a your beautiful suite of rooms, great for a getaway or for an extended stay! Each Blessings Suite includes a private sitting room and full private bathroom, with access to the front parlor, formal dining room, front wraparound porch and garden gazebo. Each suite has an all-season fireplace. Love old architecture? We've got it, from front columns to pocket doors to fireplaces with stunning mantels and tile work to traditional wood floors and chandeliers in every room. Today's "necessities," including complimentary Wi-Fi and digital satellite TV, are all wrapped in the ambiance of a restored mansion in the heart of the historic district! Guest access Contact-less guest access is available. Climb the carved Victorian staircase to the second floor to your own private haven - a guest suite with a beautifully appointed bedroom, full private bathroom and private sitting room. During your stay One role of an experienced innkeeper is to judge how much or how little guests wish to interact with us. We live here, so we're at your service throughout your stay. We can help you live like a local by offering insider tips for shopping, dining, touring and events. Porch sittin' is a part of the Blessings lifestyle and with the wraparound front porch you have your choice of street view chat with the neighbors passing by or the more secluded side seating area. We consider the front parlor the guest area, so feel free to sit and visit or play the baby grand. Not a pianist? No worries - that baby plays itself! Put your feet up and read while listening to a little piano jazz in the background. Discounted gym passes, historic site tours, movie and concert tickets, based on local event calendar. Other things to note Iris, our rescue Chiweenie, resides in the innkeeper quarters. She is not allowed in guests suites or in common areas, but would be delighted to meet you in her world! Extended stays welcome! We operate a professional full-service Bed & Breakfast, and lodging taxes are collected and remitted.