Placerville’s Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast Awarded the Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating

For more information contact: Stephanie Carlson, Albert Shafsky House Bed and Breakfast 2942 Coloma Street, Placerville, CA 95667 530-642-2776 ***

Placerville’s Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast Awarded the Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating

Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast has earned a 2 Green Eco-Leaf Rating this week by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by iStayGreen.org – the online social network of environmentally friendly travel.

Placerville, CA January 07, 2009 – Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast becomes one of the 1st lodging properties in Placerville, CA to receive the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Currently Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast is first of the hotels in Placerville (http://www.istaygreen.org/getcityus.cfm/city/Placerville …) to complete the comprehensive environmental audit administered by iStayGreen.org. The property earned 2 Green Eco-Leafs, which is a “Good” rating.

All Green Eco-Leaf Rated properties are committed to environmentally friendly initiatives. Richard Varner, founder of iStayGreen.org states: “Simple changes helped Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast earn their 2 Green Eco-Leaf Rating and become one of 1st lodging properties rated. It’s great to see they’re intent on insuring a more sustainable future in travel.”

To insure a more sustainable future some of the eco-initiatives put in-place at the property include: an on-site Green Team has been created – low energy lighting initiatives are in-place – energy efficient lighting is installed when replacing old lighting – sheets reuse option for multiple night stays – towels reuse option for multiple night stays – water conservation initiatives are in-place – recycle containers are located inside guestrooms – recycle containers are located around the property common areas – reusable food & beverage service is used in lieu of disposable service items – compostable disposable service items are utilized – environmentally friendly chemicals are used in cleaning – environmentally friendly detergents are used for laundry – the entire property is non-smoking – cotton bedding and towels (non-synthetic) are utilized – plus much more. The complete audit can be viewed at Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast Environmental Self-Audit (http://www.istaygreen.org/ecoaudit.cfm/hid/11339376).

The lodging industry recognizes the need to create a sustainable future for travel. While the Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast is one of 1st Placerville lodging properties to achieve the Green Eco-Leaf Rating, it is anticipated that many other properties in the area that are promoting eco-friendly initiatives also will seek to be rated. This eco-rating allows the public to know the specific environmental initiatives in place at a property, which enables the environmentally conscious traveler to make informed lodging decisions.

For additional information about Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast contact them at 530-642-2776 or visit http://www.shafsky.com. To find out how a property can earn the Green Eco-Leaf Rating, contact Richard Varner at 602-864-5553 or visit http://www.iStayGreen.org.

About Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast:
Take a step back in time as you explore the beautifully restored landmark property, The Albert Shafsky House. In the heart of California Gold Country, Historic Placerville, CA, this lovely Queen Ann Victorian Bed and Breakfast is the perfect setting for your El Dorado County escape.

Contact: Albert Shafsky House Bed And Breakfast
530-642-2776
Stay@shafsky.com

About iStayGreen.org:
With iStayGreen’s rapidly growing searchable directory of 100,000 lodging properties and over 3,000 already Green Eco-Leaf Rated, it’s easy for anyone to quickly locate and compare “Green” lodging worldwide. To earn a Green Eco-Leaf Rating, hotels must complete a thorough self-audit, and then are rated based on their eco-initiatives. The site also provides an effective way for hotel owners and operators to promote all of the good “Green” things they are doing. Visitors to the site can create their own profiles, add friends, recommend properties, upload photos, form groups, create and respond to forum threads, make reservations, and add comments and reviews to hotel profiles.

Contact: Richard Varner
602-864-5553
rvarner@istaygreen.org

Innkeeping Conference in Monterey Super Bowl Weekend

Yes, it is that time of year when we put away the decorations at the Albert Shafsky House and think about heading to the California Bed and Breakfast (CABBI) which will be held in Monterey later this month…This year it happens to fall on Super Bowl weekend and we are so looking forward to wearing our favorite team jerseys to the event.  Go Niners!

This year the conference will be combining the aspiring innkeepers with the “old hands” (like us I suppose now).  Rita is going to be speaking this year about what it is like to live where you work, a topic we are intimately familiar with and I will we hosting a workshop on Blogs and Social Networking.

If you are interested in attending this great, informative, networking, trade show event, please click here.

FACTS:
17th Annual CABBI InnSpire Conference
Date: February 1-3, 2009
Where: Hyatt Regency Monterey
Website: www.innspireconference.com
Direct them here where they can register, look at the schedule & workshop descriptions, Hyatt info etc.
Or this link is right to the schedule and workshop descriptions:

http://www.innspireconference.com/conference-schedule.php

Red Hawk Casino opens near our Placerville bed and breakfast

Just about 5 miles from our Placerville bed and breakfast lies a new draw to El Dorado County’s Western Slope.  The Red Hawk Casino opened yesterday to the public and we will be visiting the facilities to tell you about the experience and the food for your next visit with us.

Here is a bit of the SacBee article that ran….

Red Hawk Casino draws 10,000 on first day

By Diana Lambert and Loretta Kalb 
dlambert@sacbee.com

Published: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 | Page 16A

The Red Hawk Casino drew a full house Wednesday night as thousands braved the cold, fought traffic and opened tight pocketbooks to check out the state’s newest Indian gambling site.

Casino officials estimated that 10,000 people arrived by 6 p.m. The Shingle Springs facility allowed guests in hours earlier than its scheduled 7 p.m. opening in hopes of avoiding traffic backing up on Highway 50 near the casino’s offramp. But by 8:30 p.m., eastbound traffic on Highway 50 was backed up about one mile.

Inside, guests queued up at the 2,000 slot machines, squeezed into seats at 75 gambling tables and sampled fare at the casino’s six restaurants.

“I think it’s marvelous, absolutely gorgeous,” said Sue Ball of Shingle Springs as she watched gamblers put coins into the slots. “It’s a shorter trip than Tahoe or Jackson.

 

Watch for our upcoming posting on our experience with this facility.

Murder Mystery Weekend Jan. 2009

magine spending a quiet weekend in Beautiful Historic Placerville “Hangtown” located in California’s Gold Country.

All of a sudden you find yourself in the middle of a murder!!! It’s up to you to solve the crime before any else!

Who was the victim? Who wanted them dead? What is the history behind the brutal murder? What are the facts that will solve this case? It’s up to you to find out!!!!

Are you up for the challenge?

Murder Mystery Weekend Placerville, Ca
A Weekend of Mystery in California’s Gold Country.
The Murder Mystery Weekend starts January 24, 2009. Your ticket will include the Friday nights “Murder Mystery Dinner”, Saturday nights dinner, ice cream social on Sunday where the murder is solved and the best sleuth of the murder mystery weekend is announced. And two nights stay at either the Albert Shafsky House B and B or another of the local B and B’s or hotel is also included. This package is $395.00 and covers 2 people.

For Reservations, call our pals at “What’s The Scoop?” Ice Cream & More 530 – 621 – 4400

Sample breakfast at the Placerville Bed and Breakfast

THe reason people stay at B&B’s is partly breakfast, always a special treat at the Albert Shafsky House in Placerville.

Yes, we are haunted…but by friendly spirits!

The team also found this out about our bed and breakfast in Placerville.

Now let’s see what Robert’s FINDINGS and CONCLUSION are. Did Robert’s team capture EVPs or any photographic evidence? Let’s see, Robert take it away:

ROBERT REPPERT’S FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION:
ROBERT REPPERT: There was a great amount of voice phenomena in the kitchen area, and also in the area where the piano once was. The voice phenomena was extremely audible on the stairs, and it is clear that you can hear Albert Shafsky say “Christmas party” which was interesting in itself, as he was Jewish. He speaks of a “holiday party” for the children, his and his friends, keeping them upstairs until the downstairs is ready for them to see. He also says the word “Memorial”. Both these are clearly heard when he was on the stairs, and in the kitchen his voice is heard as well, as is his wife ‘Kitty’. We will do further work on getting those words clearly off our equipment, this is a preliminary finding.

There was a great amount of orb actrivity at the bottom of the stairs where the unseen steps go under the building, as well as in the Albert Shafsky bedroom. Shadows appear in the kitchen, stairs, and living quarters which will need further investigation. As we go through the voice phenomena with a fine tooth comb, it is clear there are other words. This is truly a haunted building.

One more thing. Nancy was able to identify that there was a piano in the living room, and was surprised it was on an outside wall. She was concerned as she plays the piano herself, and knows that all pianos must be kept on an inside wall so as not to allow for moisture. However, she has a clarification for the door next to the piano. On first observation she thought it was opened with shelves inside and perhaps some brass parts for instruments. Upon looking at it closer she is certain at 100% that what she thought was shelves, was WOOD PILED UP SIDEWAYS, making it appear to be shelve like. The shiny objects are at the end of what appears to be a wood holding device, so the opening next to the piano held firewood, and the cabinet led to the outside of the building.

This is a truly haunted Victorian building with wonderful clear and happy energy. We do not have Brian or Rodney’s findings on their equipment as yet. We intend to come back and spend our anniversary here in November with Stephanie and Rita over a glass or two of wine, our two new friends, seeing what else may be going on.

Robert Reppert

One more thing, let’s see what our Evidence Analyst Brian Abeel and Technician Rodney Roberts have to say:

BRIAN & RODNEY’S NOTES (found at this link):

http://forums.jazmaonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=633

Photos of the Shafsky House can be found here:

http://ghosts.meetup.com/231/photos/

For more information on Gold Rush Ghosts please visit
www.GoldRushGhosts.com

Paul Dale Roberts, GRG Paranormal Investigative Reporter, Ghosthunter
WPRT Paranormal Radio – Content Editor
Email: JazmaPika@cs.com
www.GoldRushGhosts.com
www.nancybradley.org
www.wprt.com
Paranormal Cellular Hotline: 916 203 7503 (for comments on this story).

Copyright © 2008 Paul Dale Roberts, GRG Ghostwriter/Gold Rush Ghosts/Nancy Bradley Copyright © 2008
all rights reserved.

Upcoming events near our Placerville bed and breakfast

March  28,29 30Imagination Theater presents “Little Women”Evening performance times vary, call theater for specific time Imagination Theater, El Dorado Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Dr, Placerville $16 for adult, 13 for Senior, $9 for children For more information contact: Box Office (hours are 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday – Friday) (530) 642-0404March 29 & 30El Dorado Winery Association’s 17th Annual Passport Weekends 2008The two weekends are March 29 – 30 and April 05 – 06 Twenty wineries located in El Dorado County. Must have already pre-purchased your tickets….visit the website listed for more information www.eldoradowines.org For more information contact: El Dorado Winery Association (800) 306-3956April 5 The 30th Annual Bon Voyage Ball 2008All proceeds to benefit the Rotary Community Projects. This is a great evening to get dressed up, have a wonderful dinner, dancing, and participate in many drawings for great prizes. The theme is April in Paris. Raffle win a trip for 2 to ParisMusic by Aftershock, catered by Old Town Grill. No host bar, Hors d’oeuvers & Cocktails 6:00 p.m., Dinner 7:30 p.m. and Dancing 8:00 p.m. El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Drive, Placerville. Dinner/Dancing Ticket $60, Drawing Ticket $100, Couple’e Special 2 dinner tickets & 1 drawing ticket $200 www.placervillerotary.org For more information contact: Placerville Rotary Club, Syd O;Brien (530) 622-1694April 5 & 6El Dorado Winery Association’s 17th Annual Passport Weekends 2008The two weekends are March 29 – 30 and April 05 – 06 Twenty wineries located in El Dorado County. Must have already pre-purchased your tickets….visit the website listed for more information www.eldoradowines.org For more information contact: El Dorado Winery Association (800) 306-3956April 19 Third Saturday Art WalkArt galleries and merchants stay open late to host changing art show. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, demonstrations, and entertainment. Sponsored by local galleries and merchants. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Historic Main Street, Placerville. Free to the public. www.placerville-downtown.org For more information contact: Placerville Downtown Association (530) 642-0177

Reviews can equal reservations–here are some recent ones.

Some recent reviews of our B&B…

“I stay at the Albert Shafsky House any time I am in the area (which is usually twice a year).  I have been going for at least 8 years.  The innkeepers are fabulous hostesses, the rooms are spotless and wonderfully decorated and the food is delicious!  I go back every year and feel like I am visiting old friends.  I always recommend the Albert Shafsky House to friends and family.”

“Rita and Stephanie are the greatest hosts. We were greeted with a wonderful wine tasting when we checked in and the rooms were cozy, comfortable, clean and nostalgic. We took our parents who stayed in the larger suite and they too were truly impressed by the warm welcome and cozy atmosphere. Breakfast was delightful and the other guests were as pleased as we were at this charming B&B.”

“We had a lovely time and a great stay at Shafsky House B and B. Hope to return.”

It is comments like this, that make running a bed and breakfast the best profession one could have.

Saturday, March 7, 2008

Here is a fun way to spend a weekend.  Why not stay over at the Albert Shafsky House B&B and go to this fun run event. 

 

Wofford Acres Vineyards

Along with

 Ursa Winery,

Fenton Herriott Winery,

Crystal Basin Cellars,

and

Findleton Winery

present the

Spring  High Rollers’ Run

 

We invite you to take this opportunity

to visit these 5 excellent wineries in the Camino area. 

Receive playing die and a bottle of wine at each stop

and enjoy prize drawings throughout the day!

At the end of the day

sit down to a delicious dinner and more prizes!!

Tickets for the day of fun are only $84.50 per person

and additional dinner tickets may be purchased!

Tickest are purchased through Wofford Acres Vineyards.

 

You may order tickets in the tasting room itself

or by sending a check made out to Wofford Acres Vineyards

at

1900 Hidden Valley Lane

Camino, CA  95709

 

For more information please contact through info@wavwines.com.