Vacation Rental Description
Magnificent restored home built in 1935, fully air conditioned • Newly furnished bedrooms; 2 with king beds and 1 with two twin beds • High thread-count cotton sheets and exceptional pillows • Fully equipped kitchen for meals in • Wireless internet • PC and printer • Cable television • Spa/bathtub • Elegantly tiled bathroom • Magnificent wood floors • Spacious dining room seats six • Beautiful ceiling fans throughout • Comfortable and relaxing living room with a classic President JF Kennedy rocking chair • Laundry room available for longer stays • AND an outstanding timeless front porch!
The Armitage HdG is located in downtown Havre de Grace: Concerts in the Park • Art galleries • First Fridays downtown Street parties • LPGA and public golf course at Bulle Rock • Family bicycle rentals • 10 minute drive to Susquehanna State Park • The Promenade boardwalk • East Coast time-pieces restorator, Horologist • Yacht harbor charters and sailing school • Entertaining History! Al Capone and the like • Havre de Grace haunted history and ghost tours • surrounding farms • Wine tastings • Thouroughbred farms • Guided kayaking tours • Canoe crafting club • Fishing and Boating • Crab houses and restaurants • Amish green grocer and furniture maker • Traditional Chesapeake bay handicrafts and shopping • Duck carvings • Decoy Museum • Stained glass art • Historic oyster boat tours and charters on the Susquehanna River • Riverboat tours and charters • Famous Maryland lighthouse and Museums • Chesapeake Bay Antiques • Antique book shops • Farmer’s market • and much much more!
History and elegance in this fabulous America town: Visiting Havre de Grace while staying in The Armitage HdG Guest House will give you and your family an unforgettable American experience. She is the America the world should see; shaded sidewalks on quiet tree lined streets, beautifully restored classic homes, parades on the main street and a caring and active community where everyone knows everyone else. And there's more! You may not have known this interesting fact, Havre de Grace tied in a vote with Washington DC to become the nation's Capitol. However, Washington DC's classical train station, on the same route as Vice President Joe Bidon's commute, is an hour away. There's plenty more to know about the history of this incredible little town!
Downtown charm and plenty to do: The Armitage HdG has recently been honored with the 2009 residential preservation award by the Havre de Grace Historic Preservation Commission, and is situated in historic Havre de Grace; located just 2 blocks from the heart of downtown art galleries, cafés, restaurants, antique shops, book stores. Only a stone's throw from the Susquehanna River, at the top of the Chesapeake bay where you'll find the Promenade boardwalk, the yacht harbor, and museums. Boat and Kayak tours, biking and hiking. There's more to do than restaurants and shopping!
Fantastic location and on the NYC/DC Amtrak line: The Armitage HdG in Havre de Grace is a 90 minutes car drive to DuPont Circle in Washington DC or, if you prefer Amtrak, a 10 minute drive to the Aberdeen station servicing NYC Penn station, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington
GOLF: Bulle Rock Golf course is a newly built public course that hosted the LPGA until 2009 and gives a different elegance to Havre de Grace.