Cherry Bear B&B - All 4 Rooms *Special*

Room in Mendota, Illinois

  1. 4 bedrooms
  2. 5 beds
  3. Shared bathroom
1 review
Stay with Carmen
  1. Superhost
  2. 1 year hosting

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Calm and convenient location

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Room in a bed and breakfast

Your own room in a home, plus access to shared spaces.
Cherry Bear B&B is a traditional Victorian bed and breakfast with 4 guest rooms, common areas including a sun porch, dining room, piano room, sitting room/TV room, and back yard.

Full breakfast is included in all weekend stays; continental breakfasts are served Monday-Friday. Your hosts stay on site, but it is up to you whether or how much you wish to interact. See our website, FB or Insta for more pics.

*Booking all 4 rooms means Meadow and Sunrise Rooms don't worry about sharing a bathroom.

The space
Cherry Bear Bed and Breakfast is a traditional Victorian bed and breakfast featuring 4 guest rooms that can be reserved separately or together, with common areas that include a sun porch, dining room, piano room, sitting room (TV room), and back yard.

This home was built in 1883 and has stunning woodwork that has been immaculately maintained for nearly 150 years.

Full breakfast is included for all weekend stays, and continental breakfasts are included Monday through Friday. Breakfast is typically served, family style, at 9:00am. Your hosts live on site, but it is up to you whether or how much you wish to interact. Please see our website, FB or Insta for a better sense of the place.

Our guest rooms are:
*Heritage Room (queen bed, en suite bath, 1st floor)
*Garden Room (queen bed, en suite bath, 2nd floor)
*Meadow Room (queen bed, washing up sink, semi-private bath a few steps down the hall, 2nd floor)
*Sunrise Room (2 XL Twin beds, semi-private bath down the hall, 2nd floor)

Guest access
Guests are welcome to use any common areas including the dining room, piano room, sitting room/TV room, sun porch and backyard. (Your host is a musician and would love to sing and/or play the piano for you, and would be especially happy if you brought your own instrument and would like to make some music.)

During your stay
Your hosts live on site, but it is up to you whether or how much you wish to interact.

Other things to note
*Booking all 4 rooms means Meadow and Sunrise Rooms are guaranteed to know the other party using the semi-private bathroom.*

*With the exception of our Heritage Room, all guest rooms are on the 2nd floor. There are 6 steps up to enter the house.

You may park in the driveway or on the street. Cherry Bear Bed and Breakfast's front door welcomes you into the elegant but cozy living room. After a quick tour of the tastefully furnished public spaces - sun room, dining room and music room (featuring a 1931 Knabe grand piano) - by your hosts, and a confirmation of breakfast time, you will be shown to your room.

After that, it is entirely up to you whether and how much you wish to interact with your hosts, or be left to yourselves.

You will have a key to your room, your own code to the front door, and complete freedom to come and go as you wish.

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Lock on bedroom door
Wifi
Free parking on premises
Air conditioning
Indoor fireplace

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Where you’ll be

Mendota, Illinois, United States
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Meet your host

Superhost
55 reviews
5.0 out of 5 average rating
1 year of hosting
Born in the 60s
My work: Music teacher, ret.
Lives in Mendota, Illinois
What's for breakfast: Homemade, locally sourced, and delicious
I’m happy to spend time with my guests or give them space
We (DH and I) are retired teachers and owners/hosts of Cherry Bear Bed and Breakfast and a Charming 1940s Bungalow Airbnb in Mendota, IL. After living in the Chicago suburbs for 25 years, this is our retirement dream and we are thrilled. When traveling, we love to support local communities and get a bit off the beaten path. We like to check out good restaurants, museums, concerts and interesting places but won't be going to clubs or sporting events. Thanks for staying with us!

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Host details

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Responds within an hour
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
8 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm