| The Wonderful Variety of Hummingbirds |
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. . . Inns, That Is! |
By our count, more than 25 Hummingbird Inns . . . or lodges, hotels, and bed and breakfasts . . . are found in places as diverse as Georgia, Colorado, Dominica, Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas, British Columbia, and Tobago.
Our inn here in Goshen, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley was actually named after a train. In the 1980s a woman ran a restaurant and inn here and named this place The Hummingbird Limited Ordinary, melding the name of a passenger train that used to run on the Louisville & Nashville Line with an old-fashioned word for an eating house or tavern providing meals at a fixed price.
So, when former owners Jerry and Diana Robinson bought the near derelict house in 1991 and learned its history, they retained the Hummingbird part, added the Inn, and dropped the archaic “ordinary” from the name. Since ruby-throated Hummingbirds are everywhere in the gardens and frequent the feeders on the porches and verandas, it seemed an appropriate moniker.
Not long ago, current Hummingbird Inn owners (Pam and Dick) found themselves on the Caribbean island of Dominica as guests of Jeane Finucane, proprietor of . . . you guessed it . . . The Hummingbird Inn. Intrigued by the possibility that other accommodations might bear the same name, we did a search and found no fewer than 27 such establishments in the western hemisphere, ranging from Wisconsin to California and Ontario to Grenada. For fun, we’ve started contacting some of the proprietors of those Hummingbirds, learning what we can of their inns and planning—someday—to visit as many of them as we’re able. Below we’ve listed a little information about each. You might care to visit their websites and check them out. And if you happen to be in their neighborhood, you might consider dropping in. If you do, say hi from us. Note: Information changes and we can’t vouch for the complete accuracy of all our numbers and sites, though they’re as accurate and complete as we can make them.
Hummingbird Inn Bed and Breakfast – 6 rooms
P.O. Box 2022
Branson, Missouri 65615
Web site: www.bransonhummingbirdinn.com
E-mail: info@bransonhummingbirdinn.com
Phone: 866-550-4148
Hummingbird Ridge Bed and Breakfast – 4 rooms
E11981 Sunset Drive
Lafarge, Wisconsin 54639
Web site: www.hummingbirdridge.net
E-mail: hbirdridge@mwt.net
Owner: Stephanie Purner
Hummingbird House Bed and Breakfast – 4 rooms
120 Church Street
Lexington, Georgia 30648
Web site: www.bedandbreakfast.com/Georgia/hummingbird-house-bed-and-breakfast
Phone: 706-743-8524
Owner: Linda (Titus) Parish
Hummingbird’s Home Bed and Breakfast – 4 rooms
4273 W. Genesee St.
Skaneateles, New York 13151
Web site: www.hummingbirdshomebandb.com
E-mail: info@hummingbird’shomebandb.com
Owners: Sabina and Stan Ciszewski
Hummingbird Hill Bed and Breakfast – 3 rooms
254 Edmond Road
Astorville, Ontario POH 1BO
Web site: www.hummingbirdhill.com
E-mail: luxury@hummingbirdhill.ca
Phone: 705-752-4547
Hummingbird Hollow Bed and Breakfast – 2 rooms
36125 Galleon Way, RR2
North Pender Island, British Columbia VON 2M2
Web site: www.hummingbirdhollowpender.com
E-mail: info@hummingbirdhollowpender.com
Hummingbird House Bed and Breakfast – 2 rooms
217 Hummingbird Drive, P.O. Box 1354
Breckenridge, Colorado
Web site: www.hummingbirdhousebandb.tripod.com
E-mail: hummingbirdbandb@aol.com
Phone: 970-453-6957
Owners: Bob and Betty Flint
Hummingbird Inn of Ojai – 31 rooms
1208 E. Ojai Avenue
Ojai, California 93023
Web site: www.hummingbirdinnofojai.com
E-mail: reservations@hummingbirdinnofojai.com
Phone: 800-228-3744
The Hummingbird Lodge Bed and Breakfast – 3 rooms
1597 Starbuck Lane
Gabriola, British Columbia VoR 1X5
Web site: www.hummingbirdlodgebb.com
E-mail: Janice@hummingbirdlodgebb.com
Phone: 877-551-9383
Owner: Janice Raven
Hummingbird House Desert Haciendas – 6 guest houses
Tucson, Arizona
Web site: www.hummingbirdhouse.com
E-mail: hummingbirdhouse@aol.com
Phone: 877-486-6464
Hummingbird Heights – 1 apartment, 1 B&B guest room
Tobago
Web site: www.hummingbird-heights.com
E-mail: info@hummingbirdheights.com
Phone: UK +44 (0) 1291-626669
Owners: Shirley and Neil Rogers
Hummingbird Lodge Bed and Breakfast – 4 rooms
8778 NC Highway, Hwy 194 South
Banner Elk, North Carolina 28604
Web site: www.hummingbirdlodge.ws
E-mail: lodgeinfo@hummingbirdlodge.ws
Phone: 828-963-7210
Hummingbird Hotel – 21 rooms
631 Lucerne Avenue
Lake Worth, Florida 33460
Web site: www.hummingbirdhotel.com
Phone: 561-582-3224
Hummingbird Inn – 10 rooms
Rock-a-Beach and Cliffs
P.O. Box 1901
Morne Daniel Rose
Dominica www.thehummingbirdinn.com.dm
Phone: 767-449-1042 (For guest reviews, check out Trip Advisor)
Owner: Jeane Finucane
Hummingbird Lodge – 3 rooms
1101 Hickory Knoll Ridge Road
Franklin, NC 28734
Phone: 828-369-0430
Hummingbird Inn – 10 rooms
P.O. Box 857 Grand Anse
St. Georges, Grenada
Phone: 473-444-4216
Hummingbird Beach Resort – 11 rooms
Anse Chastanet Road
Soufrier, St. Lucia
www.cavip.com/en/hotelshummingbird
Phone: 800-434-6835 (a Hotels.com booking number)
For photos: www.tripadvisor.com
Hummingbird Bed and Breakfast Inn
132 Lakeview Drive
Grand Lake, Colorado 80447
Phone: 970-627-3417
Hummingbird Haven Bed and Breakfast
374 Greenwood Drive
Penticton, British Columbia VZA 8HI
Phone: 250-490-9818
Hummingbird Hide-a-Way
4384 Valley Road SW
Baltic, Ohio 43804
Phone: 330-897-0514
Hummingbird Hill Bed and Breakfast
891 Main Street South
Woodbury, Connecticut 06798
Phone: 203-263-3733
Hummingbird House
36 Catalina Drive
Sherwood Park, Alberta T8H 1RZ
Phone: 403-464-4031
Hummingbird Inn and Pub
47 Sturdies Bay Road
Galiano Island, British Columbia VON 1P
Phone: 250-539-5472
Hummingbird Inn Bed and Breakfast
37 W. Main
Rockville, Utah
Phone: 435-772-3632
Hummingbird Inn
1230 Bandera Highway, Hwy 173
Kerrville, Texas 78028
Phone: 830-257-8575
The Hummingbird Inn
106 E Pennsylvania Avenue
Roslyn, Washington 98941
Phone: 509-649-2758
For those who want to learn more about hummingbirds (that’s the actual bird, mind you), you might check The Hummingbird Society, www.hummingbirdsociety.org/ in Newark, Delaware. Or for some truly remarkable photos of Hummingbirds close up and friendly (two of them reprinted above) have a look at Abigail Alfano's site (added here by permission) at www.abigailsings.com/hummingbirds/ You'll be astonished at how sociable these amazing birds can be. And for a look at a hummingbird "farm" in the Netherlands, check out www.jack-roovers-hummingbirds.nl.
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