If you're looking for a place that will pamper you in elegance and charm and feed you world-class fare, you can go west to the Inn at Little Washington, or east to the Inn at 202 Dover. It's just as far, and just as good.
At the Inn at 202 Dover in the charming town of Easton, you can stay in an Asian-themed suite with paper fans and watercolors, or an African suite that's all dark wood, lions and musk, or an English suite exploding with Victorian flowers. Every room has an astonishing level of detail and real heirlooms – the decorator was truly obsessed. We stayed in the French suite, powder blue with white trim, with an armoire, art nouveau lamps, gleaming puti sink faucets, and an antique hand-mirror set that must have been used 150 years ago by some mademoiselle. And a jacuzzi and steam-bath shower. And complementary sherry.
Dinner was spectacular – a delicate crab cake, and a lobster special, tender and lemony. For breakfast, Shelby's husband Ron prepares it himself – he's got some mad talent, whether it's making pancakes with strawberries and bananas, or a lighter-than-air crab and spinach omelette.
Shelby and Ron sure know how to make people feel welcome. The rooms are gorgeous and very comfortable. The steam shower is a nice treat after a day of swimming. They offer great suggestions for dining in town and also for activities in the area. The next time we go, we'll be sure to bring our bicycles and fishing poles.
Drift through the rest of this mansion and you'll find a library where you can sip scotch and play scrabble on a deluxe rotating set, and a music room where you can sit at a brand-new Kawai baby grand piano, or on a chair made from an old cello. Everywhere you'll see miniature dioramas on display – Shelby (the proprietor) spent hundreds of hours putting her love into crafting these boxes.
This big yellow house is just down the street from the Avalon Theatre, and you can be sure that the top headliners have stayed at the Inn, though Ron refuses to divulge names. If you're prepared to splurge on a luxury weekend, how can there be any other choice? We couldn't imagine a rock star or king wanting for anything here.
Ron and Shelby are big-city professional folks – she was a partner in a law firm and he was an economics professor and before that a real Mad Man on Madison Avenue in the 60's – who took this 10,000-sf mansion that was dilapidated, made it over top to bottom, and retired into the top floor of their dream house. And they were born to host. Ever gracious, they love to chat with their guests about anything. Ron will go on at length about how proud he is of his chef. Or get him talking about his boyhood days in Brooklyn when the Dodgers let him spend the summer sitting in the dugout.
Wonderful service and a wonderful inn! Will stay again in the future
First class ....
We have promised to return and we will.
Inn At 202 Dover is a US Lodging based in Easton, Maryland. Inn At 202 Dover is located at 202 E Dover St, Easton, MD 21601, USA.
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