For Marilyn and Don Breese, the proud new owners of the Oak Ridge Bed and Breakfast, dreams do come true. They spent more than a decade nurturing the idea of owning a bed and breakfast inn, a place where they could provide a charming, comfortable home away from home for travelers and visitors. After searching in Colorado, West Virginia, Maine, and the North Carolina mountains, they found themselves in Oak Ridge, where a licensed bed and breakfast was available for purchase. “I guess this was mea
Before Marilyn and Don Breese ever came to town, there was an Oak Ridge Bed and Breakfast. Built in the early 1930s as a private residence, the stately brick home drew in a respectable number of weekend guests. The Breeses purchased the business at the end of 2001. Although they kept the name and the phone number, they redid nearly everything else. According to Marilyn, they’ve broken almost all the rules involved in getting into the bed and breakfast business, but by all accounts have been tru
Marilyn and Don Breese say things fell into place so smoothly when they decided to buy the Oak Ridge Bed and Breakfast it must have been serendipity. Oak Ridge is about 90 miles from Charlotte, and the B&B is six miles north of the Greensboro airport. The Inn, which they've renovated and landscaped extensively, is a Colonial Revival built in the early 1930s.
Two outstanding features of this place are the downstairs library and a huge kitchen large enough for catering and cooking class
For Marilyn and Don Breese, the proud new owners of the Oak Ridge Bed and Breakfast, dreams do come true. They spent more than a decade nurturing the idea of owning a bed and breakfast inn, a place where they could provide a charming, comfortable home away from home for travelers and visitors. After searching in Colorado, West Virginia, Maine, and the North Carolina mountains, they found themselves in Oak Ridge, where a licensed bed and breakfast was available for purchase. “I guess this was mea
Before Marilyn and Don Breese ever came to town, there was an Oak Ridge Bed and Breakfast. Built in the early 1930s as a private residence, the stately brick home drew in a respectable number of weekend guests. The Breeses purchased the business at the end of 2001. Although they kept the name and the phone number, they redid nearly everything else. According to Marilyn, they’ve broken almost all the rules involved in getting into the bed and breakfast business, but by all accounts have been tru
Marilyn and Don Breese say things fell into place so smoothly when they decided to buy the Oak Ridge Bed and Breakfast it must have been serendipity. Oak Ridge is about 90 miles from Charlotte, and the B&B is six miles north of the Greensboro airport. The Inn, which they've renovated and landscaped extensively, is a Colonial Revival built in the early 1930s.
