Spice Merchants of Saugatuck a great Michigan culinary stop

While in the Saugatuck Michigan area, we highly encourage guests to stop in to Spice Merchants, which is located on Butler in downtown Saugatuck.  For any cooks (or wannabe cooks), this is a shop that is well worth a visit.  Our bed and breakfast has also worked with Bill of Spice Merchants in creating our cooking class packages.  He incorporates the herbs and rubs that are sold at the store to show our bed and breakfast chefs just how to create wonderful culinary delights without a great deal of extra effort.  Their rubs are also and excellent choice for the barbeque chef as well.

Saugatuck midweek specials year-round at our bed and breakfast

For guests who are able to stay midweek and enjoy a slower pace of life, less traffic and more availability choices, we offer year-round midweek specials at our Saugatuck area bed and breakfast.  For guests who like to enjoy the warmth of a west Michigan late spring, summer or fall visit, we offer a graduating discount weekdays (the more days you stay, the higher your discount).  For bed and breakfast guests who prefer the coziness of the winter months, we offer numerous specials midweek including overnight interludes, two-for-one offers and free massages, just to name a few.  Whatever the time of year, our guests should always ask what midweek discounts we are offering and we will be sure to help arrange a great special while staying at our West Michigan Inn.

Recent bed and breakfast review of Kingsley Inn posted on bed and breakfast .com

We love to get hear about the great experiences guests have at our bed and breakfast.  Here’s an example of one couples’ experience on their Romantic Michigan getaway and our Inn:

Felt like a King at the Kingsley House <Bed and Breakfast>:  We received our stay at the kingsley house as a Christmas present.  One of the best presents we ever received! The whole  <bed and breakfast> had a scenic atmosphere and was just beautiful. The gourmet breakfast was first class and has us craving for more.  We will definitely go back!

Area florist the best in the Saugatuck Douglas area

A great addition to a romantic getaway at our Michigan bed and breakfast is a beautiful bouquet of flowers for you luxury suite.  Our florist, VS Flowers, was voted the best in the Great Lakes and is located in the Saugatuck area just off of Blue Star Highway in nearby Douglas Michigan.  Make your getaway weekend memorable by adding a dozen long stem red roses, seasonal bouquet of flowers or any of your partner’s favorite flowers to your stay.  VS Flowers does outstanding work and we a re proud to have partnered with them to make our guest’s Michigan getaways as special as possible.

Memories of Chicago before moving to Saugatuck Michigan area

Our guests are always curious what I did prior to being an Innkeeper in a Saugatuck area bed and breakfast.  My background is that of a CPA and I worked in operations of the tax function at Deloitte in the Chicago Loop prior to moving across Lake Michigan to the Saugatuck area to become a bed and breakfast owner/Innkeeper.  So April 15th (aka “Tax Day”) continues to bring back lots of memories of my Chicago corporate days.  I was reminded of this again today as I saw joyful facebook posts by my former colleagues.  Needless to say, my life as a bed and breakfast owner in West Michigan is far less stressful than the life I led in the corporate (and yes, political) world of a large Chicago firm.

Sprucing up the Bed and Breakfast exterior

We in Southwest Michigan feel very special this year as we have been blessed by very mild spring weather.  Taking advantage of the weather, a crew is working feverishly as we speak to spruce up the bed and breakfast inn’s exterior with a fresh coat of paint on the porch railings, wrap-around porch, garage and more.  We pride ourselves on keeping the bed and breakfast clean inside and out, and many of these exterior beautification projects go unnoticed to a lot of our guests, but we know it is just as important to who and what we are as the full buffet breakfasts, the romantic getaway packages we offer and the wonderful hospitality we provide to our guests.

Saugatuck Douglas Area Bus Assoc Spring Opener

One of the Michigan association memberships of the Kingsley House bed and breakfast is the Saugatuck Douglas Area Business Association.  The group sponsors and promotes the many small businesses including restaurants, shops, bed and breakfast and other lodging within Saugatuck and the surrounding West Michigan area.  One of the annual events is the spring opening social of the association and today is the day it is being held for the 2010 season.  It is always a delight for us to see old and new fellow business members as we all celebrate the beginning of another exciting year.  This year’s spring opener is being held at the Mermaid Bar and Grille in downtown Saugatuck, on the harbor off of Lake Michigan.

Bed and Breakfast website review posted today…

Every so often, we like to gloat about a recent review posted on a bed and breakfast website by one of our guests.  Sometimes it’s the best way to promote what we have to offer for any future guests who are considering staying with us while visiting the Saugatuck Michigan area.  This is the review posted today on theinnkeeper .com bed and breakfast website:
“Love staying here as they do everything to make us comfortable.  We stay in B & Bs whenever possible and know that not everyone is as hospitable.
We love the wonderful, innovative dishes they serve for breakfast and especially the delicious cookies they have ready for us when we arrive.”

Spring fever visit to Wavecrest Nursery on Lake Shore

Today is another beautiful sunny spring day here in West Michigan so we just had to pay a visit to one of our favorite nurseries.  Almost directly west of the bed and breakfast, just south of Saugatuck and near Lake Michigan is Wavecrest Nursery.  The bed and breakfast property has always had a crabapple tree that sheds way too much fruit on the driveway and walkways for us to keep up with so we need to move it and replace it with something else more seasonal.  A fantastic nursery that features unique and one-of-a-kind trees, shrubs and flowers, Wavecrest has lots of interesting ideas and are always extremely helpful as well.  In the end, we decided that a red bud tree will provide spring flowers, summer greenery and fall golden leaves.  We also have a fern conifer pine and a varigated holly coming for great winter color in this area of our Inn’s driveway as well.

Romantic Anniversary/Honeymoon Package

We specialize in romantic getaways for couples while vacationing in West Michigan and the Saugatuck area.  One of the popular yet simple packages that couples enjoy while at our bed and breakfast is the Romantic Anniversary/Honeymoon package.  It includes two one-hour in-house massages and a champagne basket filled with cheese, crackers, fresh fruit, chocolates, mints and a complimentary bottle of champagne (or Fenn Valley wine or sparkling juice if you prefer).  It’s a great add-0n while staying here in one of our luxury suites and beautiful rooms.