Posted in Great Oak Manor, Luxury Accommodations, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Aug 31st, 2010
Well it certainly has been hot here on the shore’s of the Chesapeake. May, June, and July… and early August have been HOT. Friday the weather broke and it has been beautiful. The Eagles are flying, the Rockfish are running and Charly is swimming at the beach every day. There are still rooms left for [...]
Posted in Great Oak Manor, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Jul 19th, 2010
Thank you from Frisch Family; they have been coming here for fourteen years. Just wanted to tell you and Cassandra how very much we enjoyed our stay at Great Oak. It was the very best weekend yet; but I do think we must feel that way every year. Certainly it was the finest weather we [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Great Oak Manor, Historic Inn Maryland, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Jun 27th, 2010
Great Oak Manor is rich in history dating back to the first recorded land grants. Lord Baltimore granted the land to Joshua Felton and Marmaduke Tylden in the 1600′s. The current Manor House was built in 1938 for the heir to the W. R. Grace shipping fortune. His name was Russell D’Oench, and Great Oak [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Historic Inn Maryland, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast, Weddings on Jun 9th, 2010
The first wedding of the season was last Sunday. The Clerk of Courts, Mark Mumford joined our guest in matrimony and Charly was best man. The four of them Bride, Groom, Mark and Charly with the setting sun in the background… a beautiful site. Congratulations to the Rakitsky’s on their nuptuals. The Hahn family reunion [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Eastern Shore, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on May 28th, 2010
Great Oak Manor Here is what guests had to say… Having just returned from Great Oak Manor we have nothing less than glowing comments. The innkeepers made us feel totally at home and ensured we were both settled in and fully informed on activities at the inn and in the surrounding area that would be [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Great Oak Manor, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on May 17th, 2010
Great Oak Manor Here is what guests had to say… I’ve stayed at Great Oak Manor 3 times and each visit is one of the most pleasant weeks of my life. Everything about the Inn is perfect in my opinion. The wonderful hosts, John & Cass, make you feel like it is your home. If [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Eastern Shore, Great Oak Manor, Historic Inn Maryland, Luxury Accomadations, Luxury Accommodations, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Mar 29th, 2010
Great Oak Manor Inn was one of the most romantic, most beautiful and inviting inn ever. The host, John and Cassandra were very warm. The fireplace of our room added to the ambiance. Riding up to the grand manor and walking in the front door makes one gasp at its beauty. The food was absolutely [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Great Oak Manor, Historic Inn Maryland, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Mar 15th, 2010
We are from Colorado but family lives in the Baltimore area so we were married at the Milton Inn in Baltimore. We wanted a place to go for one night and found the Great Oak Manor on the internet. This was March so there weren’t many people staying but we were treated with great warmth. [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Eastern Shore, Great Oak Manor, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Jan 25th, 2010
WASHINGTON POST Going Our Way: Searching for a romantic B&B getaway By K.C. Summers Sunday, January 24, 2010 Who: Susan of Falls Church. Where: A romantic B&B in the mid-Atlantic. Why: To celebrate work projects completed and surviving a painfully expensive heat pump replacement. When: A long weekend in mid-March. Budget: $500. “We’re trying to [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay Bed And Breakfast, Chestertown, Eastern Shore, Great Oak Manor, Historic Inn Maryland, Luxury Accommodations, Maryland, Waterfront Bed and Breakfast on Jan 18th, 2010
To a friend: “…I watched a marvelous sunset this afternoon in icy cold weather and biting wind, only a little away from the Inn, atop its private beach, overlooking frozen-over water…went as close as I could get to the water. What a feeling! …” To myself: after monotonous several hours (yet, still colorful, thanks to [...]