Ampthill Plantation, 501 Ampthill Rd., Cartersville. 8 guest rooms, some with fireplaces in a brick manor house designed by Thomas Jefferson adjoined to a c.1735 frame house furnished with antiques, folk art and collectables. Location: 60 rural acres on the James River. Amenities: Porch, sun porch, landscaped grounds and gardens, historic icehouse and dependencies. Golf privileges and complimentary canoes. 804.375.3539. some limited

Babcock House Bed & Breakfast Inn, 106 Oakleigh Ave., Appomattox. 5 guest rooms and 1 suite, one w/gas fireplace and one w/four poster bed in a two-story guest house built in 1884 and decorated in period antiques. Location: In town a few blocks from the visitor’s center. Amenities: Restaurant, outside deck dining, front porch with wicker, rockers & porch swing, deck. Dinner, picnic basket with notice. 434.352.7532 or 800.689.6208. email some

Inn at Three Bridge, 3081 Three Bridge Rd., Powhatan. 2 guest suites, each with a queen size bed and private entrance in a Colonial home built in 1959 with traditional decor. Private cottage with a king bed, romantic brick gas log fireplace & equipped kitchen. Location: On a ten acre estate. Amenities: Veranda and in-ground swimming pool. All rooms have a coffee maker and refrig. Massage w/notice. Packages. 804.598.1171. email the Inn

Longacre Bed & Breakfast, 107 South Church St., Appomattox. 5 guest rooms, one with a canopy bed, two with a fireplace & two with a whirlpool in an English Tudor cottage built in 1933 and decorated in antiques and carved pieces in a country style. Location: On 2 acres a couple blocks to the center of town. Amenities: Porch, patio, courtyard, gazebo, large landscaped lot, secluded gardens & picnic area.

Longwood Bed and Breakfast, 608 High St., Farmville. 6 guest rooms, one with hand carved mahogany furniture and a canopy bed & two with king beds in an 1880 Classical Revival furnished with antiques. Location: Across the street from Longwood University, 6 miles from Hampden-Sydney College and about 4 blocks to the shops on historic Main Street. Amenities: Porches, verandas and spacious parlors. 434.395.2617. email the Longwood B&B partial

Maysville Manor, 23 Courthouse Rd., Buckingham. 3 guest rooms in an unique H-shaped Federal structure built in 1815, furnished with period antiques and reproductions. Gas and electric log fireplaces. Location: In Historic Village of Buckingham and backed by 200 acre working farm on the Slate River. Amenities: Front porch with wicker, walking trails, gazebo, large yard for picnic area. Massage with notice. 434.221.8942. email Maysville Manor limited limited

Spring Grove Farm B&B, Spring Grove Rd., Appomattox. 11 guest rooms & suites, most with a wood burning fireplace, some with Jacuzzi tubs, steam showers and/or canopy beds in an 1842 Greek Revival plantation house and 1 suite in a carriage house all furnished in antiques & reproductions. Location: On a 200-acre farm. Amenities: Porches, terrace, decks, fitness room & garden. Lunch or dinner with notice. 434.352.7429. email Spring Grove Farm

Winterham Plantation, 11441 Grub Hill Church Rd., Amelia. 2 guest rooms and 2 suites, one w/hand-carved four poster bed and two-person bath and all w/remote-controlled gas log fireplaces in an Italianate mansion built c.1848 and furnished with antiques. Location: On 800 rural acres. Amenities: Six porches and verandas, landscaped grounds, lakes & woods. Chauffeured tours. Romantic getaway packages. 804.561.4519 or 866.561.4519. email

Comfort Inn Farmville, 2108 S. Main St., Farmville. 51 guest rooms, all with coffee makers and some with a whirlpool tub in a two-story modern hotel built in 1985 and renovated in 2004. Location: Suburban location about 2 miles from downtown and 3 miles to Longwood University. Amenities: Seasonal outdoor pool, hot tub and fitness center. Free coffee in the lobby.