Bed & Breakfast in Chicago Area 2-3 Night Stay
Item Number: 601
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Description
This silent auction item will be presented for final bidding at our annual picnic on Thursday, August 4th.
When you think of Chicago, what comes to mind... perhaps the striking skyline rising from Lake Michigan, world class museums, fantastic restaurants, great colleges, shopping extraordinaire, all kinds of diversity, "da Bears"(O.K., the Cubs,too), the great architectural riverboat tour, Oprah, it's rich history, beautiful parks, friendly people, or memories just waiting to be made? Chicago has something for everyone!
Owner Nancy Fleming is graciously offering a 2-3 night stay at
her Chicago area (Hinsdale) Bed & Breakfast plus a $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant. The accomodations include a lovely apartment with a small kitchen, a spacious living room/dining area and a private bedroom and full bathroom. So, pack your bags and head to that "toddling town"!
This “B & B” is a large, contemporary-style home in the western Chicago suburbs, approximately 25 miles west of Chicago’s Loop, convenient for both auto and train travel into the city. Your hosts are a retired couple, whose vacation home is in Leelanau County. Join an “Up North” vacation resident for days of Chicagoland adventure.
- Discover Chicagoland
- Explore museums (Museum of Science and Industry, Art Institute, Museum of Natural History, Aquarium)
- Play in Millennium Park
- Bike the lakefront path
- Visit our zoos
- Hike in the famous Morton Arboretum
- Shop the “Magnificent Mile”
- Delight in our multitude of restaurants
Included for a couple or couple with one child willing to sleep on a blow-up mattress:
- 3 days/nights -- visitors will be staying in a self-contained guest suite which includes a queen bedroom, full bathroom, kitchenette and living/dining area.
- 3 gourmet breakfasts
- gift card for $50 to spend at a restaurant of your choice
- car and/or bikes available for use
Small print items:
Dates to be determined by mutual availability within 1 year from the Auction.
No smoking
Must be willing to share the house with two standard poodles (non-shedding)
About Nancy Fleming and Bob Smallwood
Nancy is a retired nurse-midwife. She and her husband Bob Smallwood care for their grandchildren (ages 9 and 11; and 1-1/2 and 6 months) three days a week while her daughters, who both live nearby, work. They have two friendly standard poodles (non-shedding).
"We live in a contemporary-style home we built set in a older neighborhood approx-imately 25 miles west of Chicago’s Loop. The location is convenient for both auto and train travel into the city and has many possibilities for outdoor activities (such as hiking and biking) as well as sightseeing or shopping in Chicago. We have an extra car as well for guests arriving by plane who would like some auto independence, and also have bikes available for guests to use. Chicago has some great restaurants and wonderful entertainment – We can help you with typical “tourist information.” We are also familiar with both hiking and biking (and shopping!) opportunities.
The back yard is completely fenced and planted with both vegetables and perennials – no grass. We have 3 small fish ponds, one of which is 4 feet deep, so small children would need to be supervised while playing."
Special Instructions
Testimonial from past winner:
"My husband and I were the high bidders on this destination in 2006. We, along with our 6-year old daughter, took our trip in May of 2007. We decided to make a little adventure of it and drove to Grand Rapids to take the train into Chicago. We were met at the station by our hosts Nancy Fleming and Bill Schafer and they chauffeured us to their home. They have a lovely apartment with a small kitchen, a spacious living room with pull out couch/dining area and a private bedroom and full bathroom. Nancy and Bill were gracious hosts and very accommodating. Our daughter loved their 2 standard poodles! Nancy made a delicious breakfast each morning, different every day, and they provided a car for us to use. We used the vehicle to go out to have a delicious dinner one night, included in the "package", and to get to the train station each day so we could head into Chicago. They also had bikes for us to use and we rode to the Lincoln Park zoo on the day we arrived. We packed a lot of fun into the 3 days and nights we were there. We went to The Aquarium, The Museum of Natural History, The Planetarium and to the top of the Sear's Tower, amazing views. We rode buses, took taxi's and train's, ate good food and wandered around downtown Chicago. It was a great experience for our daughter, Anna, she loves the city, and we all had a wonderful time. We will definitely bid on this offering again!"
—Kathy Rymal
Certificate must be fulfilled by the end of August 2017