Airville Plantation, 6423 TC Walker Rd., Gloucester. 2 guest rooms, one w/fireplace and one w/canopy bed in a large c.1756 Colonial-style waterfront plantation house with period antiques and oriental rugs & 1 suite with a kitchenette in a private cottage. Location: 200 rural, mostly wooded acres. Amenities: Veranda, swimming pool, various dependencies, gardens, meadows, beach, deepwater dock & fishing. 804.694.0287. email the Airville Plantation

Atherston Hall Bed & Breakfast, 250 Prince George St., Urbanna. 3 guest rooms, one with a canopy bed in a two-story Victorian guest house formerly a sea captain's home built c.1880 and furnished with American antiques. Location: In the heart of the Historic District in a quaint rural town. Amenities: Porches, gardens with copper fountains and benches. Complimentary bikes. Sail boat charter with notice. 804.758.2809. email the B&B partial

Buckley Hall Inn, Buckley Hall Rd., Mathews Court House. 4 guest rooms & suites, two with a fireplace, two with a four poster bed and one with a whirlpool tub in a c.1830 Colonial farmhouse decorated in a Colonial Williamsburg style. Location: 4 residential acres in a small country village. Amenities: Front porch, rockers, deck and shaded grounds. Bikes. Year-round. "Honeymoon" and "I Love You" Packages. 888.450.9145. email the Buckley Hall Inn

Dragon Run Inn Bed & Breakfast, Routes 17 at 602, Church View. 4 guest rooms featuring Jacuzzi tubs in a colonial-style farmhouse built in 1913 and furnished with antiques with a farm animal motif. Location: Situated on a large lot in a rural area on the main road. Amenities: Large wrap-around porch with porch swing, gardens, picnic area & lawn games. Box lunches & evening hors d'oeuvres available. Packages. 804.758.5719. email the Dragon Run Inn

Essex Inn Bed and Breakfast, 203 Duke St., Tappahannock. 8 rooms, all with a fireplace and some with poster bed in a c.1850 Greek Revival mansion and an adjacent restored servants quarters. Period antiques, reproductions, oriental rugs & heirlooms. Location: In town. Amenities: Two common rooms, sunroom, screened-in porch, private brick courtyard. Pantry with a beer tap, refrigerator, microwave and snacks. 804.443.9900 or 866.ESSEX.VA. email

Heaven Scent B&B at Chick Cove Manor, 14180 General Puller Highway Deltaville. 3 rooms and 1 suite, two with king platform beds in a renovated 1940 farmhouse consisting of two attached buildings furnished in Liberty and contemporary styles with original artwork throughout. Location: On 10 rural acres. Amenities: Screened porch with rockers, grounds with swings, lounge chairs, gardens & barn. Seasonal. 804.832.6200. email the B&B limited

Inn at Warner Hall, 4750 Warner Hall Rd., Gloucester. 11 guest rooms, most w/fireplaces and some w/steam showers or Jacuzzis in a 19th century Colonial Revival Manor furnished in an eclectic style with antiques, art & Schumacher fabrics and wall coverings. Location: 38-acres on the Severn River. Amenities: Riverfront porch with wicker and rockers & gardens. Horseback rides, kayaks & canoes. 804.695.9565 or 800.331.2720. email

Ivy Cottage on the Piankatank River, Route 3 at Hinton Lane, Hartfield. 800 sq. ft. two-person cottage built in the 1940's, renovated in 2002 and furnished in a traditional style with custom window treatments and coordinated upholstery. Includes bedroom with king bed, living room & kitchen. Location: On the Piankatank River. Amenities: Porch & private pier. Snacks. Year-round. Romantic Packages. 757.472.7211. email the Ivy Cottage limited

Kinloch Farm, 2442 Quarter Hill Rd., Caret. 2 rooms, one w/king bed and whirlpool tub and 1 suite w/private entrance and porch in an executive-style guest house built in 1950 and fully upgraded in 2004. Location: On 1,400 rural acres. Amenities: Indoor sunrooms, screened porches, outdoor brick patio with 2 fire pits, swings, tennis court, 20 acres of lawns & 2 large ponds. Pool table & bar/entertainment room. Year-round. Packages. 804.445.1107. email

Linden House Plantation, 11770 Tidewater Trail, Champlain. 3 guest rooms and 1 suite, some with a fireplace, poster bed or Jacuzzi in a c.1750 Colonial plantation home & 2 rooms and 1 suite in a coach house all furnished in a country style. Location: On a 204 acre rural estate. Amenities: Porches, pool, Jacuzzi, gazebo, brick patio with fountain, English gardens, arbor, pond and trails. Packages. Wedding and reception facilities. 804.443.1170.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1648 Tappahannock Blvd., Tappahannock 63 guest rooms and suites, each with a coffee maker, microwave, refrigerator and some suites with whirlpools in a three-story hotel built in 2007. Location: Suburban area one mile from Tappahannock less then 2 miles from the Rappahannock River. Amenities: Indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and fitness center.