Baywood Shores B&B is a waterfront inn located in Lincoln City, Oregon. Situated right on Siletz Bay, the inn offers guest enjoy up-close views of the beach and placid water. It's also a prime location for birding and watching harbor seals.

The inn has an overall perfect rating on BedandBreakfast.com. This glowing review was left for a stay at Baywood Shores B&B last month!

"The Best B&B Ever!!!"
What can we say, [nnkeepers] Judy and Gary are awesome and their bed and breakfast rivals 5-star hotels anywhere! We stayed in the Captain's Quarters, which was immaculately clean, charmingly decorated and we think must be the best room in the house with its ocean view! The breakfast both days were gourmet and very filling, again with a view of the ocean. Judy welcomed us with open arms the day we arrived and both she and Gary treated us like old friends during our 2-day stay. We truly did not want to leave and absolutely will be booking again with them, not to mention telling our friends and family. A must stay!

By Emily Starbuck Crone

This decadent breakfast recipe comes from The Craftsman Bed & Breakfast in Pacific City, Oregon. It's the B&B's signature breakfast dish. According to the innkeepers, "A popular New Orleans dish, it combines bananas, vanilla ice cream, rum, butter and sugar. Our version excludes the rum and ice cream, but we add pecans." Enjoy!

Servings: 4
Prep time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 8 Slices French toast bread or Texas toast
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 banana, sliced 1/8" thick
• 1/4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, cube in 1/4" pieces
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prep 2 9x13 baking dishes with butter-flavored Pam.

2. For batter, beat eggs smooth and add milk, cinnamon, and vanilla.

3. Dip 4 slices of bread in batter, coating both sides, and place in baking dishes. Place sliced bananas, covering bread. Cover with brown sugar, sprinkle with pecans and dot with butter pieces. Dip the remaining bread in batter, coating both sides and place on top.

4. Bake for 25 minutes. Cut diagonally and dust with powdered sugar.

This gorgeous photo is of a sunset over the water at Stone Crest Cellars Bed and Breakfast in South Beach, Oregon. The oceanfront B&B has cathedral windows, a 30-foot stone fireplace, and an intricate pine ceiling.

Chehalem Ridge Bed and Breakfast is located in Newberg, Oregon, and provides sweeping views of the Willamette Valley and Coast Range. The contemporary house sits on eight acres in the wine country. There are over 45 wineries within just a 20-minute drive from the B&B. Nearby activities include balloon rides, wine tasting, gourmet dining, and more.

The following is a guest post by Wendy Harrop, owner of It’s Your Day! and Director of Wedding Planning Instruction for New Wedding Planet.

As a California event planner for 20 years, I’ve had the pleasure of planning wonderful weddings with creative clients at a variety of unconventional venues. Naturally, winery weddings are popular here. So are beach weddings, parties in the park, and receptions at ranches and farms. But for three reasons, bed & breakfasts have a special place in my heart.

1. For small weddings, B&Bs are intimate, economical, and distinctive.

For a wedding of fewer than 50 guests and a couple on a budget, an owner-operated B&B with the necessary permits makes planning easy and economical. Ambience and atmosphere are built in, saving significantly on décor expenses such as flowers. Small ceremony and celebration spaces at a single location reduce time and transportation costs. Beautifully restored Victorian B&Bs–and California has more than any other state–provide the kind of theme that’s easily carried out, from invitations to attire. In addition, I’ve found B&B venues to be quite flexible about the vendors I’m allowed to hire for the event. (I wish hotels were equally open-minded!)

2. B&Bs near wineries help larger weddings work especially well.

Although legendary Napa is strict about winery weddings, nearby Sonoma County–like several other California wine-growing areas–has an abundance of wineries with facilities for a ceremony in the vineyard followed by a party in the tasting room. Some can accommodate as many as 200 attendees. By definition, most are far from cities, so it’s really helpful when there are block-bookable B&Bs located nearby to accommodate overnight guests. It’s safer for partiers at a winery wedding held in Healdsburg to drive the short distance to any of a dozen attractive Russian River B&Bs than having to make their way back to a hotel in San Francisco, hours away, following a reception featuring a dozen local wines!

3. B&B owners are friendly, fun, and well-informed.

Because they’re passionate about their properties, the B&B owners I know are a joy to work with in planning a wedding on-site, or simply blocking guest rooms for overnight guests. Like me, they’re hands-on managers used to rolling up their sleeves to get the job done. Unlike hotel catering staff, they tend to stay put in one place. And they often know more about restaurants, attractions, and transportation options in their area than anybody else around. Most aren’t shy about sharing local lore, opinions, and advice. Like their properties, they have personality!

I wish even more B&Bs offered weddings. And I love helping B&B owners become wedding planners. That’s why we created a dedicated video course tutorial on B&B weddings for the online wedding planning course I helped develop.

First photo: Nunan Estate in Jacksonville, OR
Second photo: Inn on Crescent Lake in Excelsior Springs, MO