Happenings round or near our Placerville bed and breakfast

This just in the email from our pals at Colibri Ridge Winery…

“We have now released our 2007 Estate Syrah Rose and our 2005 Fair Play Merlot.  Our Syrah Rose is in the European tradition being totally dry and full of wonderful fruit aromas and flavors.  It has the light aromas of watermelon and strawberry. On the pallet you will find the flavors of fresh raspberries and cherries.  This is a wonderful wine that pairs well with most lighter meals.   This vintage of our award winning Merlots continues in the tradition of providing you with big full flavored Merlots.  Again you will find the flavor of plumbs and vanilla in this wine, with a wonderful lingering finish.  This wine will pair well with most heaver meals including pasta.

Syrah’s got’ a go sale.  Just in time for the holidays our award winning 2003 El Dorado Syrah is on sale for 50% off.  Yes, that’s only $9.50 a bottle and $114.00 a case.  Hurry in as this wine will not last long at this price.”  So how about at stay at the Albert Shafsky House to go with a trip to get a case or two of wine?

And if you are free this weekend….Western States Trail-Hike

Saturday, November 1st

9 am – 1pm
This hike will be off the American Canyon Trail in Cool. Tom Peterson will lead you through beautiful trails with fall sights, views of the Middle Fork American River canyon, and will make a brief stop at the Barbara Schoener memorial site. This will be a fairly easy 6-mile round trip hike. FREE – Please call to sign up and for meeting location 530-621-1224.

RAIN OR SHINE 

CABBI Conference in January

It is that time of year when Rita and I like to start thinking about the California Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns annual conference for new and experienced innkeepers.  We love going to see old friends and make new ones.  Once again I am speaking about blogs and social networks and will be encouraging others to “join the conversation”.  It is fun for us to take a moment from the Albert Shafsky House bed and breakfast and get some new ideas to keep the experience fresh for us and our guests. 

Won’t you join us for the 2009 InnSpire Conference and Trade Show in beautiful Monterey, California where the famous 17-Mile Drive meets 17 years of CABBI’s dedication to educating innkeepers?

The 2009 InnSpire Conference and Trade Show will take place February 1-3, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa, located at One Old Golf Course Road, Monterey, CA 93940.

The Innkeeping As a Profession (IAP) workshop is being held January 31 and February 1, 2009, also at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa.

Bedandbreakfast.com serves “Breakfast” award to Albert Shafsky House B&B

Placerville, CA — The Albert Shafsky House Bed and Breakfast of Placerville ,CA, was selected as one of the BEST BREAKFAST winers in the annual Best of BedandBreakfast.com Awards, 2008-2009. The Best of BedandBreakfast.com Awards are based upon a qualitative and quantitative review of the nearly 50,000 independent reviews submitted to BedandBreakfast.com, the leading online B&B directory and reservation network worldwide.

“We know how important independent reviews are. We’re delighted that inngoers concurred that Albert Shafsky House Bed and Breakfast is a favorite among those seeking the B&B experience,” explained BedandBreakfast.com’s Sandy Soule, one of the most highly recognized authors and a spokeswoman for the B&B industry. “It’s clear that the Albert Shafsky House Bed and Breakfast earned high marks from inngoers for their fine accommodations, breakfasts, amenities, and wonderful hospitality and service,” commented Soule. 

“We are pleased that we were chosen for a Best of BedandBreakfast.com Award and are proud that our guests posted reviews that resulted in this award,” stated Rita Timewell. “It is gratifying that our attention to the details that make a difference to guests were recognized by inngoers who took the time to write reviews of the Albert Shafsky House B&B,” commented Timewell. Here’s an excerpt from one of our reviews: “Completely, totaly, singularly, fully, all encompassingly outstanding. Rooms and home were inviting in every way, breakfast and wine were to “dine” for. Thank you so much for a stay that was better than home away from home.”

About the Albert Shafsky House Bed and Breakfast: A unique Bed & Breakfast experience awaits you at the historic “Albert Shafsky House Bed & Breakfast Inn” in the heart of California’s fabled Gold Country–Placerville California. Warm hospitality, comfortable and tastefully appointed guest rooms, and a fabulous homemade breakfast you’ll not soon forget will draw you back again and again. Stay at the Albert Shafsky House B&B Inn in Placerville and be treated like GOLD

The Best of BedandBreakfast.com Award winners are not ranked but are listed alphabetically by state or country within each category. The 2008-2009 Best of BedandBreakfast.com Awards went to:

Best Breakfast
Albert Shafsky House Bed and Breakfast Inn, Placerville, CA

For a complete list of Best of BedandBreakfast.com winners, and thousands of perfect choices for your next B&B getaway visit BedandBreakfast.com, the leading online bed and breakfast directory and reservation network worldwide, listing nearly 7,000 B&Bs and inns. Travelers can make reservations online, purchase The Getaway Gift Card from BedandBreakfast.com, welcomed at nearly 4,000 B&Bs in the U.S. and Canada, and read up-to-date trip reports on the BedandBreakfast.com blog, read and write independent reviews, and post questions on expert-hosted message boards.