Penrose Victorian Inn
Bed and Breakfast

Turn back the pages of history and enjoy a resplendent era at Penrose Victorian Inn, an "Elegant lodging experience" nestled in Haydenville, Massachusetts, only ten minutes from downtown Northampton and in The Heart of The Five College College Area - Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.

Penrose was voted "Best Bed and Breakfast in the Northeast" and "Best Near a College or University" by Arrington's Bed and Breakfast Journal. "Be pampered in a home of warm hospitality."

All spacious guest rooms are air-conditioned and have large private baths. Each guest room has its own personality. The Bride's Room in the front tower features an ornate crystal table chandelier found in Jerome, Arizona, a former Arizona mining town. Set off by large ornate windows, a fireplace, and antiques, The Eleanor Purrington Room is named after the lady of the house in 1900. The Painted Lady Room is just that, an exciting array of pink and lavender colors.

It was Wilbur and Eleanor Purrington who had the Victorian vision to lift up the entire house to create a new first floor with high, stately ceilings in 1900. Showered in Victorian details and carefully chosen paintings and antique pieces, the Parlor's elegance remains the same as it did back then. The magnificent fireplace is set off by tall Corinthian columns featuring ornate ram's head capitals. The Music Room showcases a turn-of-the-century pump organ, a Victorian doll house built by Nancy's father, antiques, and, of course, a fireplace. The formal dining room, with its Strauss crystal chandelier, fireplace, grandfather clock, and leaded glass china cabinets, has hosted many special occasions. Going up the stairs to the second floor, you pass by yesteryear pictures of the Zimmer's relatives.

A full breakfast is served every morning at the Penrose. Savor freshly brewed coffee as you dine by candlelight on divine breakfast fare.

Penrose offers an inviting array of things to do for all of its guests. Stroll through the fountain garden, play croquet, lie on the hammock, swim in the pool, or just relax with a good book on the comfortable front porch. Those wanting a more active vacation may want to survey the landscape with a hike or a bike through the countryside. Some guests will want to venture ten minutes to Northampton, famous for its dining, entertainment, arts and crafts, and annual film festival.