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The Thanksgiving of your dreams, treat yourself, you deserve it!

Saturday, October 20th, 2012

You’ve spent your time making everyone happy at Thanksgiving – this year let us treat you on the holiday!

Wake up to a 2 course gourmet breakfast and then spend the day strolling the sights of historical fernandina, the serene sandy beaches or relaxing on the gingerbread laden porches with a good book and conversation.

Saunter back to the parlor decorated for the Christmas season to partake of afternoon tea with sweets and savories such as cucumber dill finger sanwiches, honey pecan chicken salad in flaky pastry cups, bacon and tomato on crostini not to mention the decadent dessert offering of pecan tassies, strawberries stuffed with creme fraiche and assorted homemade cookies. Carriage tours of the town will be offered to guests wishing as well to get a old fashioned view of the beautiful historic homes in Fernandina and imagine days gone by.
Time to rest up and ready yourself for the wine hour followed by Thanksgiving meal with your dinner certificate at a local restaurant!
The next morning you can regale in the festivities of the downtown shopping district which is having a Black Friday Pajama Party with discounts and specials galore. Wear your PJ”s in public-WHAT FUN!

Williams House Honored in Food and Wine Magazine and Yahoo

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Williams House wedding

Food and Wine Magazine featured an article on the Top Ten B&B’s in America this summer and the Williams House was listed as the number two in on their list.  Yahoo then picked up this article and put it on their website under travel and again listed the Williams House as one of the top ten Inns in America. Our internet traffic picked up considerably and we have had numerous people call to  congratulate us, and others to book rooms at our Inn based on these rankings.  It is always a pleasure for us to receive such an honor and we know we have to earn it with every guest and the way they experience the Williams House.  A few weeks ago we were sitting on the front porch with a couple who were married at the Williams house one year ago, Ken and Joann.  They were kind enough to share a bottle of very nice champagne as we relived their beautiful and memorable wedding.  Like many couples they find that friends and family treasure the memories created by having their wedding at our B&B and enjoy the special interaction and experience of staying here.  They said wedding guests not only remember where the wedding was held but also which room they stayed in.  We really enjoy the personal relationships we develop with guests and it is perhaps the most rewarding part of our job.  It’s always fun to see a returning guest knowing we will have the opportunity to catch up on their lives and share what’s been going on in the B&B and the area.  We appreciate the honor bestowed on the Williams House by Food and Wine Magazine and Yahoo and look forward to providing an excellent experience to many new and returning guests in the near future.

Amelia Island Williams House Featured in Miami Herald

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

 

Williams House B&B

 

The Amelia Island Williams House was recently featured in an article on Romantic Getaways in the February 13 Sunday edition of the Miami Herald.  Covering Inns across the state for Valentine’s weekend, the Williams House was described as “the perfect introduction” to B&B stays.  The author describes guest’s first reaction as “wow” and building from that to the amenities, breakfasts and wine hour that create a double “wow”!  A picture of our parlor was included and we appreciate all the nice things said about our Inn.  We enjoy creating a romantic and relaxing B&B experience for guests while they discover quaint Fernandina Beach and the slow paced beauty of Amelia Island.

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