Places to Stay : Sturgeon Bay

Reynolds House
111 S. 7th Av
Sturgeon Bay
920-746-9771

"This inn has been voted the "Best Place to Stay in the Midwest" under the "Country Inn, Lodge & B& B Category" by the readers of Midwest Living Magazine! The results appeared in the June 2001 issue! This is a prestigious recognition for one of our favorite inns as well! Read on and see why!"

Built in 1900, the Reynolds House is a beautiful example of Victorian charm with original maple floors and wainscoting. The original owner, Mr. Reynolds, owned apple and cherry orchards, and each of the 4 rooms in this gracious B and B are names after apples in his honor. We first toured the entire home with the innkeepers, Jan and Stan Sekula, who threw a 100 years birthday party for the house in 2000!

Stan and Jan, who owned the inn, sold it in August 2003. We met with the present owner, Heather Hull, who is excited to have such a beautiful inn and continues its excellence. She is also a great cook, so get ready for more great breakfasts at this B&B! Heather also informed us that the inn won the Arrington Inn Traveler award for "Best Breakfast in the Midwest" for 2004, and the results appeared in their "Best of the Midwest 2004 edition!

And Heather goes the extra mile and helps guests literally map out their days, helping guest to plan their perfect stay! Based on the guests' interests, Heather will make recommendations of restaurants, things to see and things to do! Wow - that is wonderful service!

Onto to the Tour!
From its formal sitting parlor packed with antiques to and a cozy more casual sitting room with a fireplace - guests gather at night to relax, read a book or chat. The dining room, and solarium are used to serve a full gourmet breakfast to the guests, which include fanciful creations like Amaretto stuffed French toast with raspberry syrup, blueberry streusel, or egg strudel! We were getting hungry just listening, so sampled some cherry chocolate chip cookies, which were just baking – the aroma filled the inn, and the cookies were nothing less than fabulous!

On to the rooms, which each have a private bath! The Granny Smith room, decorated in a rich green and tan motif, housed a beautiful tiger-oak sleigh bed, and had a fireplace as well. The Cortland room had wide pine board floors, a dark wood sausage spindle bed that was handmade in Wisconsin in 1875, and a fireplace as well! It is a beautiful, warm room indeed! On to the Macintosh, which had an antique oak, bed frame with a 6 foot Chamfer headboard (maybe Rococo revival), an airy and fresh yellow and green motif, and a whirlpool! The Winesap room is an upstairs suite – you have the whole upstairs - with a huge bathroom with whirlpool, guest robes supplied for use by the innkeepers, antique oak furniture everywhere, a fireplace and well-appointed accessories, like lamps, wall décor and more! There was even an antique piece that looked like a bureau of some type, but actually opened miraculously to reveal a Murphy-style bed (not useable) that was originally purchased from a Sears catalogue in 1900! The curtains throughout the house are handmade!

We paged through the guest book comments and the theme was loving the hospitality and the breakfasts! One comment in particular, was that the Reynolds House was "like coming to a friend’s home," or "a perfect, rare find." It doesn’t get much better than that!

Kids 12 and older are welcomed. Check for rates with the innkeepers, as they vary during the seasons and day of the week. We think you will find Reynolds House a delight! Click on their link and go directly to their website for more information, and please tell them that DoorCountyNavigator.com sent you! We love this place!
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