Special
Savings
Catch Spring Fever - Save $10 on any room Sunday through
Thursday nights ($20 on the Garden Suite and $25 in The Olde Stone Cottage) and shop our
local greenhouses and nurseries for spring plants. We'll share our favorites with you. A
flower auction (one mile from the inn) is held most dayss at 9 starting in March. Buy at
wholesale prices and you'll be sure to catch spring fever! Good until June 1.
Our Bloomers Are Showing! The
Artist's Inn has won a local garden award for our flower beds. Stay with us during the
week (Sunday through Thursday) from June 1 through
September 1 and save $10/night (excluding holidays, $20 on the Garden Suite and $25 on the
Olde Stone Cottage and Carriage House). Use
that money at our local wholesale flower auction (hardly one mile from our inn), at one of
the many greenhouses in the area, or at Longwood Gardens and enjoy over 1,000 acres of
beautiful gardens. You'll also receive a bloomer of your own to take home!
Procrastinator's Special - We all put off things we need to do.
If you've put off getting away, here's your chance to save 20% off our room rates when you
book within 24 hours of check-in. So if you call on Friday after 4 p.m., you may be able
to stay Saturday night for 20% off. Be sure to tell us about this special when you call.
Subject to availability. Discount applies to first night only.
With Six You Get Pix - Accumulate 6 points (earn a point for
every night paid) and you will receive a gift certificate for $50 toward the purchase of
artwork in the gallery or your next stay. Here's the good part: You don't have to stay six
nights in a row! The points will add up with each visit, season after season, year after
year - and we keep track of them for you! Well, our computer does, anyway. So
visit us often and one night at turndown, after you've returned from a great dinner,
you'll receive our gift certificate in your room.
Stay four nights and receive a 10% discount. Cannot be combined
with other discounts.
Military/Police/Fireman Appreciation Discount - We are proud to
host you and will deduct 10% from your stay. Anytime. Period. It's our
way of thanking you for the important jobs that you do. Cannot be combined with other
discounts.
Culinary Tours and Special Events
Wine and Cheese Tour - Join us April 12, June 12, May 31 or
November 15 and discover all that Lancaster County has to offer - great cheese, wine and
everything in-between. We'll explore local cheese-makers, a winery and tie it all
together with a wonderful dinner at a local restaurant. Cost is
$275/couple. We are also putting together a wine camp and culinary tour for
September 14, 15 and 16. See details on our Wine and Cheese Tour
page.
Chocolate Covered Romance Weekend - On February 29 and March 1,
we'll explore the sweeter side of Lancaster County. Join us as we gather for a
"getting to know chocolate" party, tastings, culinary tours of local candy
factories, special "chocolate" breakfasts, and an over-the-top chocolat-
inspired dinner on Saturday night.Cost is $250/couple - see Chocolate
for details
Herb Weekend - We'll take a walk on the Green Side of Lancaster
County on May 9 and 10 as we learn all about herbs - for cooking, medicinal purposes,
fragrance and just for their beauty in the garden. $250 per couple covers all tastings,
demonstrations, tours, lunch, dinner and transportation. For details see Herb Weekend
Beer and Pretzel Tour - Join us on June 21 to learn about the
early brewing days of Lancaster County, tour two microbreweries and two very different
pretzel factories, and end the day with a fabulous meal at Stoudt's Black Angus. We'll
join another inn for this fun tour. All expenses are covered in the tour, including
tastings and transportation. Cost is $250/couple. See details on our Beer and Pretzel Tour.
Cajun Weekend Fun - Grab your best friend and head to Lancaster County -
Cajun Country is closer than you think! Join us on Friday night for extensive
munchies and mystery - for murder is in the air while we dine on the porch at The Atist's
Inn. On Saturday we'll visit The Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast for a Cajun Cooking
demonstration by the owners of Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen - their Unlce is the one and
only Paul Prudhomme. For details, see Cajun Weekend.
Special-Occasion Gift Baskets
Anniversary Basket - Celebrate that
special occasion with a wonderful book that details each anniversary including room for
photographs. You'll cherish this book for years to come. A disposable camera to make new
memories, romantic candle, and a bottle of sparkling bubbly will also be included in the
package. All wrapped in a basket and waiting in your room. $75 My Forever
Valentine Package - We celebrate Valentine's Day all year long! Stay with us
for two nights and find romance in an Art Gallery! Gourmet chocolates, a bottle of bubbly,
aromatherapy candle and a long-stemmed rose will be placed your room. A romantic sleigh
(weather permitting) or buggy ride awaits you. We'll supply directions for a tour of
covered bridges. It's good luck if you kiss in the middle of the bridge. All available for
$70 plus room cost.
Romance Basket - Our Romance package includes a basket waiting
for you on your arrival. It is filled with gourmet chocolates, a disposable camera,
picture frame other romantic gifts and gift certificate of $50 toward dinner in your
choice of three of our favorite restaurants. Upon returning from dinner, you'll find your
bed turned down, music playing on the CD player and a bottle of sparkling bubbly chilled.
A sample menu from each restaurant is featured below. $125.
Happy Birthday Basket - Let us do your shopping for you. Shown
is a woman's birthday basket containing aromatherapy candles, notecards, stationery,
picture frame, disposable camera, bubble bath, and gourmet chocolates. All wraped in a
hatbox and waiting for her. $60 We also have boxes for men that include masculine gifts.
$60
Lover's Basket - Enjoy savory treats in your suite. This basket
tempts you with cheeses, crusty bread, crackers, fresh fruit, a sparkling beverage, and,
of course, GodivaŽ chocolates for dessert. Everything you'll need for a romantic dinner
for two, (including the tablecloth!) without leaving your room. Only available in suites.
$70.
Pampering Basket - Ah! Feel the stress melt away with a basket
of soothing bath salts, special soaps, back massager, aromatherapy candle, GodivaŽ
chocolates, and stress relieving sachets. A wonderful reminder of your weekend away. $60.
Gardener's Basket - We've collected some wonderful treasures
for the gardener in your life. The basket may include hand-made plant tags, special
stationery, birdhouses, quirky vegetable watering can, a book of garden poems - and a
seasonal plant - all in a unique gardener's basket. $60
Pennsylvania Dutch Basket - This basket is filled with all the
special things that make Lancaster County unique - especially of the eating variety! Apple
butter, chow-chow, locally made pretzels, home-made spaetzel, Wilbur chocolates, we could
go on, but we're getting hungry . . . It makes a great gift for the babysitters or a
remembrance when you get back to the "real world". $40.
Just Because Package - Whatever the occasion, or for no reason at
all. Surprise that special someone with a balloon tied to a box of five gourmet
candy bars. Dark Chocolate with Raspberry, Milk Chocolate with Coconut and
Macadamia Nuts, and three more . . . ah, come to think of it, that's reason enough to
celebrate! $25.
Favorite Restaurants
Use your $50 gift certificate at one of these delightful dining establishments.
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Stoudt's Brewery is located in Adamstown, about ten minutes away. They
are known for their steaks, great bread, German food, and award-winning beer. They
also feature a seafood bar and wonderful cheese plate. Some of our favorites include:
- Seared Scallops - Seared jumbo scallops and grilled shitake
mushrooms in a puff pastry shell, with fresh snow peas, and finished off with saffron
cream & roasted pepper drizzle.
- Traditional German Schnitzel - Twin medallions of center cut
pork loin pounded & breaded, lightly fried and seasoned with shallots & garlic
served over spaetzle.
- Beef Wellington - Oven-roasted Filet Mignon with our Chef’s
special stuffing, wrapped in puff pastry, finished with a Burgandy demi-glace with herbal
essence. Not recommended for Medium-Well or Well Done..
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The Green
Hills Inn is located in a 200-year old stone house, about 1/2 hour from the inn. Set in
the countryside, our favorite room has a fireplace, and the new patio room overlooks the
gardens. Jay Schaeffer raised his family here and has won the Zagat award several years
for his wonderful country French cuisine. Some of our favorites:
- Lump crab and asparagus baked in a puff pastry tart with lemon basil hollandaise.
- Grilled beef filet mignon with gratin dauphinois potatoes and green peppercorn sauce.
- Fresh Maine lobster cakes served on a chiffonade of field greens with a warm tartare
sauce.
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Lily's on
Main is a fun, interesting place to dine. Decorated in art deco style, it is located in
the heart of downtown Ephrata in one of the only new buildings amidst a town of century
homes. Steve named the restaurant for his daughter, Lily. It is located about 15 minutes
from the inn. Here are our recommendations:
- Lily's crabcakes sauteed with roasted peppers, grilled corn, served with fresh tomato,
basil tartar sauce.
- Raspberry chicken sauteed with almond bread crumbs, brie, Chambord sauce.
- Ravioli du Jour always creative and yummy.
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