January 10, 2008 – Laguna Beach, Calif. – American Historic Inns, Inc., publisher of more than 2.7 million bed & breakfast guidebooks, and companion Web site iLoveInns.com has announced the most coveted bed and breakfast award of the year – “2008 Top 10 Romantic Inns.” This marks the 15th straight year that the prestigious award has been given. These romantic inns were selected for attributes such as their scenic settings, interior beauty, sense of place, hospitality and overall romantic mystique.

The 2008 Top 10 includes a private getaway near waterfalls nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina, a Romanesque castle in Pennsylvania, an Alaskan inn offering glacier and garden weddings, and a Bali-inspired island inn in the West Maui Mountains with panoramic Pacific Ocean views.

2008 Top 10 Romantic Inns

The Red Horse Inn – Landrum, South Carolina

Ho’oilo House – Lahaina, Hawaii

Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast – Valparaiso, Indiana

Garth Woodside Mansion – Hannibal, Missouri

Buhl Mansion Guesthouse & Spa – Sharon, Pennsylvania

Run of the River – Leavenworth, Washington

Hydrangea House inn – Newport, Rhode Island

Lake Pointe Inn Bed and Breakfast – McHenry, Maryland

The Reluctant Panther Inn and Restaurant – Manchester, Vermont

Pearson’s Pond Luxury Inn & Adventure Spa – Juneau, Alaska

The staff at iloveinns.com spends countless hours with inns, innkeepers and guests and on the road, on the phone, on the web, and in debate among its staff and its travel writers. According to AHI President Deborah Sakach, “We believe our efforts have produced a wonderfully unique selection of the country's best inns that will give each guest the opportunity to experience the ultimate in romantic travel. All the inns we’ve selected specialize in the gift of romance for you and the love of your life.”

For more information on each inn, visit www.iLoveInns.com for full descriptions and photos. Of the 19,000 B&Bs on iLoveInns.com there are several thousand especially romantic small inns.

Media: For free review copies, interview appointments, photo requests or general information, call Barbara Naylon at (949) 497-2232, ext. 305. E-mail: barbara@iloveinns.com.

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