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Weekend Brunch

Weekend Brunch

It is Memorial Day Weekend - a long weekend for a lot of us and another weekend at home. So let's do something special to perk ourselves up and plan a nice weekend brunch - you have three days to schedule it! Amy and Mark love brunch - that perfect meal that combines...

Quarantine Update

Quarantine Update

I thought I would take some time during this quarantine to update everyone on what is happening here at the B&B - how we are spending our days while we wait for the time when guests can return. Of course, for Picco and myself, life remains much the same but for...

So Many Options – Make Sure You Get It Right

I know there are a ton of lodging options out there for you to choose from when you are planning your next vacation. Of course, I am an advocate for the local Bed and Breakfast but I understand it is not for everybody. Just quickly though I want to point out its...

Vacationing in Bath Like a Local

Vacationing in Bath Like a Local

Hopefully everyone is in the midst of planning a summer getaway and hopefully, your getaway brings you to Bath Maine! We are always looking for ways to help our guests have the best experience possible and this article, How to Vacation Like a Local, Even When You're a...

Getting Inspired

Getting Inspired

Amy and Mark just returned from vacation and are gearing up for the busy season here in Maine. The end of March is usually the time they get away and come back ready to tackle last minute projects and start to get the patio and gardens ready for the season. We hope...

Stay and Play

Stay and Play

Wanted to let you all in on a great offer happening soon! We are teaming up with the Chocolate Church Arts Center for a Stay and Play deal! This special offer includes 10% off your room rate, and that is our Wicked Quiet Season rate, plus a discount on tickets to Neil...

Lucky Thirteen

Lucky Thirteen

It is hard to believe that Amy and Mark have had the Benjamin F. Packard House for 13 years! They closed on the property in May of 2005 and opened July 1st of that year. That must have been a hectic 6 weeks getting it ready to open since they purchased it as a private...

Cold Weather Comfort

Hello from snowy Bath, Maine! We survived the bomb cyclone (or the blizzard as we usually say here in Maine) and have dug out and are now preparing for another deep freeze. It seems like we went from a warm wonderful fall to the deep freeze of winter - no gradual...

Christmas at the Packard House

Christmas at the Packard House

The Christmas holiday is a special time at the Benjamin F. Packard House. Amy and Mark have the house fully decorated by the first weekend in December just in time for guests arriving for an early holiday getaway. Each of the common rooms downstairs has a least one...

Slowing It Down

Whew! Summer and Fall flew by and now we are slowing things down here at the B&B. Most people think more time to relax but that is not always the case. We are open year round and still have guests coming and going but not like the hectic busy season months. I am...