Alley-McKay House Bed and Breakfast Inn

Alley-McKay House Bed and Breakfast Inn

Breakfast at the McKay House
Enjoy our sumptuous breakfast here; sit and enjoy the spring and summer gardens or a crackling fire during the winter.

Historic Texas Vacation
Choice bedchambers are offered in two venues. The McKay House has five guest chambers. The Sunday House Victorian Garden Cottage has two guest chambers. All rooms and suites have private baths. The Inn has seven fireplaces, including one in the Garden Conservatory.

Grand Gable Suite
Largest and grandest of the upstairs "gable suites," with features a rare 1890 tall pine bed, queen size and flanking wall sconces for bedtime reading. A step-down sitting area, defined by antique railing and curley pine wainscot, is an intimate retreat for quiet reading and social intercourse. Large bath, complemented with stained glass windows, has a glass-enclosed shower and antique marble wash stand. Balcony overlooking the garden is perfect for quiet, romantic interludes.

Lady Bird Johnson
Original master bedchamber, and the favorite of Lady Bird Johnson. The king-sized four poster Rice bed with lace canopy is majestic under the 14-foot ceilings. Enjoy the romantic sitting area, browse the in-room library, select a book and relax by the original coal-burning fireplace. Documents from the notorious 1870s "Diamond Bessie" murder trial (Hector McKay, was a defense attorney) are displayed. Soak in the claw-footed bath tub, with shower. The room is located downstairs in the Main House just steps away from the front porch.

The Parlours/Spinning Room Suite
The Original Formal Parlour, is furnished with an extravagant, matched bedroom set: a "half-teaster" canopy bed (queen size), a break-down amoire, plus marble-topped dresser and wash stand -- all purchased on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, about 1880 and brought here to Jefferson by covered wagon. You will be "inspired to greatness" by the rich ambience of the bedchamber, with its sitting area and original coal-burning fireplace. The bathroom, with glass-enclosed shower, provides a private repose. This room is also available as a two bedroom suite featuring a connecting room, the Gentleman’s Smoking Parlour, with a full sized 1860s Birthing Bed which is original to the house. The rooms connect through the bathroom and are located downstairs in the main house.