Winner: An unreturnable shot. B&B version: Cameo Rose Victorian Country Inn - Belleville just won the prestigious 2012 Certificate of Excellence award from TripAdvisor. [caption id="attachment_789" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cameo Rose Victorian Country Inn, Belleville[/caption] Mini-break: Server loses a point in a tie-break. B&B version: Escaping midweek and taking advantage of the great promotional packages at Door County Inns like: Inn at Cedar Crossing & Sawyer House B&B both of Sturgeon Bay, and Trollhaugen Lodge - Ephraim. [caption id="attachment_786" align="alignright" width="570"] Inn at Cedar Crossing (left), Sawyer House B&B (center) both of Sturgeon Bay; Trollhaugen Lodge B&B, Ephraim (right)[/caption] Anticipation: Receiver anticipates where the next ball will land. B&B version: Anticipation is half the fun of your B&B getaway.  Plan all the things you want to do by perusing the appropriately titled Things to Do section of our site. Nice return: Receiver hits a strong return. B&B version: If you love a particular B&B, by all means do return.  At the Albany House B&B - Albany, an impressive 65% of their visitors are return guests. [caption id="attachment_782" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Albany House, Albany[/caption] Nice touch: Usually refers to a deft drop shot. B&B version: SevenOaks - Lake Geneva, offers its guests heated floors and heated towel bars to warm your soft, fluffy towels which we think is an especially nice touch. [caption id="attachment_790" align="aligncenter" width="524"] SevenOaks, Lake Geneva[/caption]  

Second serve: Second chance to get serve in. B&B version: In addition to breakfast, the Westphal Mansion Inn B&B - Hartford offers an evening wine and cheese reception for their guests.

[caption id="attachment_781" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Westphal Mansion Inn B&B, Hartford. Their complimentary "Wine & Cheese Social Hour" is available daily from 4:00-5:00pm.[/caption]

In this year’s travel trends forecast from TripAdvisor.com, one of the top trips being planned by respondents for 2012 is a cultural trip, meaning a getaway built around a visit to a museum or historic site.  They even gave this category of travelers a catchy name – “culture vultures.”  This is a trend that Wisconsin B&Bs can really get behind.  After all, 26 of our member inns are National Historic Register properties, so a visit to one of them is already a cultural trip in and of itself.    If you’re interested in Wisconsin Historic Sites, there are 10 of them, from the Madeline Island Museum in the northernmost tip of the state to the First Capitol in Belmont in the southwest corner of Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Historical Museum   is located on the Capitol Square in Madison and it’s full of wonderful information about the state’s rich history. We recommend the exhibit “Wisconsin innovations: From the Iconic to the Unexpected” which runs through August. [caption id="attachment_459" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Strawberry Lace Inn in Sparta is an opulent Italianate Victorian built in 1875 by a Major in the Civil War. Innkeepers Elsie and Jack searched the entire country for the home to complement their antiques."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_461" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Four Gables B&B in LaCrosse is a 1906 Queen Anne home built by the Munstocks made their money, at the time, from strawberries. It remained in the Munstock family until 1981 when the present innkeepers, Jerry & Nancy, saw the potential for a B&B."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_460" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Rochester Inn in Sheboygan Falls, the first general store and post office in the county, was built in 1848 - the same year Wisconsin became a state - and is the 2nd oldest building in Sheboygan County."][/caption]