The Aerie Bed & Breakfast, Guest House and Conference Center

The Aerie Garden and Courtyard
Our outdoor spaces provide a perfect spot to cozy up with a book or to enjoy the evening air. The courtyard, with its tables and café umbrellas, is in full bloom for the greater part of the year and may be used as a gathering place to meet friends or even for wedding ceremonies.

The Parlor
A wonderful room to relax with the warmth that is The Aerie. Each evening join other guests for wine, lemonade and assorted snacks while meeting new friends. Review the menus of the great dining spots within easy walking distance and let your hosts make dinner reservations for you.

The Breakfast Dining Room
Each morning, guests awake to a gourmet breakfast in an elegant, dining room where the Innkeepers offer a daily choice of three hot entrees made with seasonal local ingredients. Table linens, Franciscan china and antique silver are set to make your dining experience extra special.

The Carolina Suite
The Carolina Suite shares its name historically with the colony named after its sovereign King Charles II (his Latin name "Carolus") but also after the Steet-Ward home’s matriarch Carolina Ward. Originally the home's dining room, this spacious, ground floor suite features a king bed with a beautiful one-of-a-kind crown canopy and sitting area with two wingback chairs in a alcove of bay windows overlooking the Attmore-Oliver House Museum. Room highlights include an ornate fireplace mantle. antique 19th century amoire and a comfortable wingback chair at the fireplace. A Whirlpool bath and shower in a tiled enclosure invites you to luxury and romance in this large, comfortable bedchamber. ROMANTIC GETAWAY PACKAGE IS ONLY $479 FOR TWO NIGHTS. Ensuite massage spa services are also available.

The Tuscarora Suite
The Tuscarora Suite is named in recognition the ancestral native people who inhabited the peninsula, which later became New Bern. One of the home's three original upstairs bedrooms, this guest suite features an antique, Austrian king-sized bed, wide-planked wooden floors and elegant Oriental rug. A spacious sitting area centered around the room's Sheridan settee, Late Victorian chairs and Empire marble topped coffee table heightens the ambiance of the Tuscarora. A wonderful deep Whirlpool double size bath and shower make for a perfectly elegant and romantic suite. ROMANTIC GETAWAY PACKAGE IS ONLY $479 FOR TWO NIGHTS. Ensuite massage spa services are also available.

The Duck Inn Room
The Duck Inn Room, was the room of Mary Ward whose family purchased the residence from Samuel Street in 1900. Mary Ward (1891-1979) lived in the home her entire life and during her later years, she divided the house into several apartments, renting them out during World War II. In fact, the current door to the room was once a closet and now guests over six foot may need to 'duck' their heads to enter a room with an eleven foot ceiling! Tasteful appointments and refined decorative treatments make this quaint, warm-hued room one of our most popular. A smaller room, but delightful in every way. Private bath, of course, with a cast iron tub ideal for a long soak and a great shower in a tiled enclosure. ROMANTIC GETAWAY PACKAGE IS $435 FOR TWO NIGHTS. Ensuite massage spa services are also available.

The Magnolia Suite
The Magnolia Suite with its massive Magnolia tree outside the window pays tribute to the beautiful white blossoms that embody North Carolina's southern traditions of grace and sophistication. This suite is one of the original upstairs bedrooms of the home. The second story of the front porch, which was enclosed years ago, now houses the romantic, two-person sized corner whirlpool bath and rain shower in a bathroom that will truly pamper you. An ornate, four-post, canopy queen bed, antique Victorian settee, comfortable sitting area with two wingback chairs and mirrored artwork by the owner Marty, make The Magnolia Suite uniquely special. Perhaps the most romantic and impressive of all our bedchambers! ROMANTIC GETAWAY PACKAGE IS $479 FOR TWO NIGHTS. Ensuite massage spa services are also available.

The Kennebec Room
The Kennebec Room was one of the three original upstairs bedrooms in the home. It is named after the current innkeepers' first bed and breakfast in Long Beach, California, which housed the stunningly carved four-post king, canopy bed now in this room. The antique Empire walnut chest was an heirloom piece from the home's Ward family and beautifully complements the bed. The handsome, bright and airy three-sided bay window beckons you to sit, relax, and enjoy your step back into the elegance, charm and romance of the late nineteenth century. Private bath with a jetted whirlpool bathtub and shower. ROMANTIC GETAWAY PACKAGE IS $479 FOR TWO NIGHTS. Ensuite massage spa services are also available.

The Basin Street Room
The Basin Street Room harkens back to when Samuel Street built the home c.1882, and this cozy room was the upstairs bath, kept comfortable by the fireplace, decoratively in place today. The name refers to the room's original purpose (Basin) and owner (Street) and also to New Orleans' famed promenade where your innkeepers enjoyed their honeymoon. Stylish artwork depicting the French Quarter lends sophisticated charm to this quaint room with a pencil-post queen bed. The private bath with a walk-in shower features a shower tower with six body jets, rain shower head and a hand-held shower...no bathtub, but who needs one with luxury like this? ROMANTIC GETAWAY PACKAGE IS $435 FOR TWO NIGHTS. Sorry, ensuite massage spa services are not available in Basin Street.

The Hidden Room
The Hidden Room offers secluded quarters with a private entrance just off the upstairs deck. The Williamsburg blue and ivory toile drapery reflect the New Bern's colonial heritage while the romantically swagged four-post canopy bed and period furniture allow guests the opportunity to be part of a tranquil bed and breakfast experience with a little extra intimacy. Private bath with a combination bathtub and shower. ROMANTIC GETAWAY PACKAGE IS $479 FOR TWO NIGHTS. Ensuite massage spa services are also available.

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