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| Patti P., owner/innkeeper of Trinkle Mansion with Barb G. freelance writer and BTS blog author |
Chandeliers dripping with Swarovski crystal, an open staircase with a "Romeo balcony", gleaming wood floors and a sunroom filled with white wicker, red toile and TeaTime magazines - that's just a sample of the charming decor, along with welcoming smiles from owners, Patti and Bernie Pizinger, that greet guests within the first few minutes of entering the Trinkle Mansion.
Last week, we had the pleasure of staying and exploring this historic home and we're already planning when we can go back.
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| The Trinkle Mansion foyer features crystal chandeliers and an open staircase with a "romeo balcony" |
Located in Wytheville, Virginia, a scenic spot at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Trinkle Mansion is rich in history both in its origins and its restoration.
Built by William Trinkle, a gentleman farmer, between 1910 and 1912, the mansion was constructed in the "Classical Revival" style with many impressive features, including seven fireplaces, steam heat and, for the time, a relatively novel convenience of two bathrooms on the second floor.
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| The Conservatory is filled with white wicker furniture, red accents and TeaTime Magazines |
Almost a century later, the Trinkle Mansion, in a state of great disrepair, caught the eye of Patti, who, since childhood, felt destined to own a home that would welcome "weary travelers . . .in a comfy environment."
After a year of restoration, taking much of the house down the studs, Patti and Bernie did welcome their first weary travelers in 2007. Their craftsmanship and attention to detail shows in every corner of the mansion. It's not only "comfy", but absolutely beautiful.
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| Chris unpacks in our beautiful room - one of the four bedrooms on the second floor. |
The Trinkle Mansion has four bedrooms available to guests on the second floor, each with their own private and luxurious bath, as well as a small cottage just a few steps away.
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| Travel companions, Ed and Sandy, taking pbotos of the impressive foyer |
Breakfast is included in the accommodations fee and ours was absolutely delicious, served up on a festive tablescape filled with flowers, china, and my new, must-have place setting accompaniment, crystal knife rests.
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| The dining room and stunning tablescape await guests for scrumptious breakfast |
Patti and Bernie also maintain a cozy custom of having coffee (or tea!) ready to go and available on the second floor parlor one hour before breakfast.
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| Spent some time in the Conservatory catching up on TeaTime Magazine |
During our stay (myself, along with husband, Chris, and brother and sister-in-law, Ed and Sandy, respectively), we made use of almost every common room. We read Tea Time magazines in the Conservatory (sunroom), chatted away in the ladies' parlor and reclined, after dinner, in the gentlemen's parlor. The latter is also a place where you can view the Trinkle Mansion restoration, slides of which continually run via a computer laptop on display.
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| Front parlor |
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| Gentlemen's parlor |
The crystal chandeliers are not the only items that sparkle at the Trinkle Mansion. This bed and breakfast is spotlessly clean and everything shines.
We readily give the Trinkle Mansion our white gloved thumb's up and eagerly await our next visit to this B & B, where weary travers are provided both a comfortable and stunning environment with a generous helping of southern hospitality.
Patti had just received the May/June issue of TeaTime that features the article on Herend porcelain, penned by your humble BTS blog author and we signed a copy for the B & B.
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