Gainesville Florida - Bed and Breakfast Blog http://www.gainesvillebnb.com Bed and Breakfast Information & Things To Do in Gainesville Fl Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Arrg-ust Treasure Hunt http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=52 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=52#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:19:57 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=52 Ahoy, mateys! We’d like to invite you on our Arrg-ust treasure hunt this month in honor of our own pirate story at the Inn. As legend has it, on a hot summer day in the 1800s, an old Scandinavian pirate suffering from malaria staggered into a saw mill in Hague, a small town about 15 miles north of here. Emmett Baird, the mill owner — and later prominent owner of our main house here at Magnolia Plantation — offered him well-engrained southern hospitality in his last hours. Lying on his death bed, he gave them a map to a treasure he buried years before on Fowlers Bluff, a few miles away, near the Suwannee River.  Baird and his partner dug up the treasure and allegedly hid it somewhere around the main house on his estate. Although Joe and Cindy gutted the house in 1990, over 100 years since the treasure was found, they didn’t manage to get their hands on the booty. So, in honor of the treasure, we’re sending you on your own treasure hunt around the inn; not for gold and riches, but for some major discounts on your stay. When you check in, we’ll hand you our own GPS and a list of coordinates and send you on your search for one of eight doubloons on the property, each containing a different discount on your stay. For those who book a one-night stay, we have coordinates to doubloons with discounts ranging from $20 to $30 off your say. If you’re staying two or more nights with us, we have them ranging from $30 to $50 per night. There’s even one doubloon somewhere around here for a free night with us on a future stay. So, grab your cutlasses and your eye patches and book a stay with us this August. Who knows, you may even find the Baird treasure (if you don’t share it with us, though, you may have to walk the plank). 

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=52 “We need a night away” Contest Winner Announced http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=48 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=48#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:11:26 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=48 The contest has ended for this month and we have picked a winner…Emily and her mom will be spending a night in June with us at The Magnolia Plantation as our guest!  Congratulations Emily! 

We will keep all current submissions for next month’s contest…Good luck and thank you for trusting me with your stories.  Picking a winner was very difficult.  I want to meet you all someday. 

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=48 Do you really want to help the economy? http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=50 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=50#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 18:25:38 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=50 Here is a sure fire way to start the economy moving again.  Don’t do what one of my guest just did to me! 

I just got a call from a guest who has a standing reservation with me every month.  He said he had to cancel this month because his boss thought staying at a B&B would look like he was pampering himself and they did not want the client that he was coming to see think that they were spending his money foolishly….Are you kiddig me, I asked?  Nope, he was not kidding.  He is now staying at a chain hotel for the same price as what he was staying with me for.  Ok, business people, where is the common sense?  You want to get things moving again, start helping the local business.  The chains have corporate backing and will make it through this whatever you want to call it.  I’m not finished with this one yet!

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We are so excited that summer is here; we are doing an amazing promotion!  If you stay for 2 nights we will give you the 3rd night Free!  Plus we will rent your canoe or tube for a trip to the amazing springs in the area!  Memorial Day Weekend is a great time to enjoy the crisp clean springs in the Gainesville area!  There are numerous springs within 20 minutes of Gainesville.  The springs are 71 degrees, beautifully clean, and clear all year long!  Check out these websites for more details about the springs:                                                       GainesvilleSunArticle                    SpringsInfo                         PoeSprings                                                                                                                                                                       This special is only valid for reservations made between May 20th and May 26th.  One canoe per discount or 2 tubes per discount will be included.  Not valid with any other discounts.                                                                        For more information please call or email us!  352-375-66531 (800) 201-2379  info@magnoliabnb.com

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=49 “We need a night away” Contest! http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=44 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=44#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:24:36 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=44 Help us celebrate the 125th Birthday of The Magnolia Plantation-Baird Mansion!  Every month, beginning May 1, 2010, we will give away a free night stay at the Magnolia Plantation Bed and Breakfast Inn.  You will have fifteen days (starting with the first of each month) to email us (info@magnoliabnb.com) and tell us why you deserve a complimentary night away as our guest!  We will announce the winner on the 16th of each month on our Facebook page and the winner will receive a personal e-mail.

The Night Away Contest is not the only way we are celebrating.  Anyone who turns 125 years old deserves to celebrate for an Entire Year!  Watch our blog and Facebook page for more monthly celebrations. 

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=44 Tell me what you want and I’ll give you what you need! http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=43 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=43#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:49:17 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=43 Yes, I know it is a line from The Doobie Brothers but this line keeps knocking around in my head.  I love running specials and have had some pretty sucussful ones in the past year.  Why don’t you all e-mail me and tell me what your favorite special is….even if you saw the special somewhere else.  I’ll look them over and run a few this summer in time for everyone to get away from the crowds and head to the springs.   

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=43 Come spend the weekend and enjoy the best Garden Festival! http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=42 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=42#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:25:10 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=42 This weekend, March 20th and 21st is the

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Festival

Each spring, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens hosts the 2-day Spring Garden Festival. Over 10,000 of your friends and neighbors join us annually to stroll the festival, purchasing plants, garden supplies, garden related fine arts and arts and crafts and many other items from vendors that are experts in their respective areas.Admissions to the park and festival is $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for children 6-13, and children 5 and under are admitted free (when accompanied by parent)

From 9am-6pm March 20th to 10am-5pm March 21st.
$7 adults, $4 children through 13, children 0-5 are free!
http://www.gardenfestival.org/guide

We still have some rooms open for the weekend.  Come out and enjoy the dogwoods and redbuds as they burst into color! 

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=42 Do you love historic homes? http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=41 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=41#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:29:59 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=41 Come take a walk through the Historic Duck Pond District neighborhood and tour a few personal homes! Stay at Magnolia Plantation and walk just a few blocks to the Thomas Center for the Spring Promenade Tour of Homes. There are seven beautifully restored historic homes on the tour. While walking along the streets of the Duck Pond neighborhood you will have a chance to imagine what the streets of Gainesville were like back in the early 1900’s. You will also learn the history of the homes and the owners. If you missed the Holiday Homes Tour in December, this is your chance to see a personal side of Gainesville.
There are two tours:
Candlelight Tour Friday, March 5th at 6pm ($15)
Daylight Tour Saturday, March 6th from 10-4 ($10)
Please contact us if you would like to make reservations or if you need more information. Please check out this link for more information on the tour:
Spring Promenade Homes Tour 2010

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=41 It’s time to start thinking about Spring!! http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=40 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=40#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:05:25 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=40 20th Annual Spring Garden Festival: March 20 (9am-6pm) & 21 (10am-5pm), 2010

Every spring, Kanapaha hosts its Annual Spring Garden Festival, the region’s premier horticultural event. The weekend affair features more than 200 booths offering plants, landscape displays, educational materials, arts and crafts, and food. Educational seminars and entertainment are offered throughout and both live and silent auctions offer many bargains on arts, crafts, plants, and gardening supplies. About 10,000 individuals usually attend the event; parking is free and two off-site parking areas are serviced by shuttle buses. Pets are not allowed at these festivals.

]]> http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?feed=rss2&p=40 Happy Birthday to The Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=39 http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=39#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:19:06 +0000 Magnolia Plantation http://www.gainesvillebnb.com/?p=39 The Magnolia Plantation’s house, which is historically known as The Barid Mansion is turning 125 years old this year.  Along with this milestone, Joe and Cindy, the owners will be celebrating their 20th year as innkeepers.  Both of these anniversaries are unique.  The house survived 30 years of parties and it truly is remarkable that it is still standing.  Joe and Cindy have run their inn longer than any other innkeepers in the state of Florida and again, it is remarkable that they are still standing.  When you have made it as long as the house and the innkeepers, you deserve a really big party.  We will begin in May 2010 with a year long celebration.  We hope you can join us at one of our monthly celebration parties.  More information will be provided as we progress into the year. 

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