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Welcome to the Blooming Garden Inn, nestled in the heart of Durham North Carolina. For the past decade, Dolly & Frank Pokrass have welcomed fascinating guests from all over the world at their inn. Such Victorian features as a huge wraparound columned porch (with swing), high curved-top ceilings, original mantles, handcrafted woodwork, and spacious rooms give some insight to life a hundred years...
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Business Description from the Web
They have amazing food. I'm looking forward to making my way through the menu. Creative entrees usually reserved for the upper echelon restaurants are affordable here. The escargot appetizer was fabulous as well as the scallops laden with lobster & crab.
Posted by 10best
on October 23, 2008
Relax in one of the spacious guest rooms or two-person jacuzzi suites with private baths available at this beautiful Victorian bed and breakfast. Features of the inn include original coal burning fireplaces with oak mantles in all of the rooms except the Scandinavian Suite. A full gourmet breakfast is included.
Short and long-term B&B stays in a university area.
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The furniture is antique and the bedding is firm, with goose-down pillows. Some of the rooms have Jacuzzi tubs. With the exception of the Morning Glory Suite, TV viewing is restricted to the parlor on the first floor.
Smoking is allowed only outside--if lighting up is a must, check into the Ivy Room (with porch access) or the Morning Glory (with a balcony).
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short This bed-and-breakfast is located in the Triangle district a few minutes from Duke University. It has four suites and an extended-stay facility--Holly House--which requires a one-week minimum booking. The property is surrounded by an open porch, a well-landscaped yard and beautiful blooming gardens. Many of the accommodations have their original coal-burning fireplaces and...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited November 25, 2006)
Other Reviews from the web
I would think twice before staying here.
I was especially bothered by the owners. They were over concerned about my personal business and kept bothering me to check in (knocking on my door when I was ready to call it a night). They also were constantly sharing information about guests with the other guests (oh, they are thinking of relocating here, did you know that their dad is having...
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If you are expecting a nice, comfortable and relaxing visit, don't stay here. The facility is not clean. We requested a 'pet free' room and received a room that stunk of cat spray and was covered in fur. Carpets, bedspreads, drapes. It was a very unpleasant experience. We were not able to stay but a few hours due to a pet allergy we informed them of ahead of time. We were promised the cats did...
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Posted by lpaton25
on April 21, 2009, (Edited November 12, 2007)
I was looking for a place to stay while my son was at a Duke University football camp. I found The Blooming...
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