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12 vernonia’s voice business november 2008 Rock Creek Bed and Breakfast: Home Away From Home, Only Better... in Vernonia By Scott Laird When Patti Davis welcomes you into the Rock Creek Bed and Break- fast, it feels like you have entered your own small apartment- which, in a sense, you have. Only, the Rock Creek Bed and Breakfast is decorat- ed with great taste and style, with ex- tra details everywhere you look, and special amenities most of us prob- ably would not take time for in our own living space. “We wanted to have all the spe- cial touches, and try to give our guests what they need,” said Davis during a recent tour of the newest B&B in Vernonia. And Patti and her husband Gary have done just that, providing all the comforts of home- and then some. The Davis’s have created a space for guests that is part warmth and welcome, is homey and comfortable, but also makes you feel luxurious and pampered. “We want people to feel comfortable, but also give them special things they would not have at home. We want them to come here and feel refreshed.” The Davis’s have turned the downstairs of their two- story mill house, on State Street in Vernonia, into a private oasis, with bedroom, living room area and dining area, all closed off from the rest of “Special touches can mean so much. And sometimes peo- the residence. There is ac- ple just need to get away- have some comfort and privacy, cess to the deck, yard and in- and be pampered.” credibly beautiful gardens, The entire guest area is located on the ground floor, mak- and a private entrance. And ing it easy for visitors with mobility concerns to access- it’s since the Rock Creek B&B just a few steps up to the front porch. has just one guest room, it Back to those breakfasts- Davis prides herself on serv- means guests have the en- ing gourmet full-course breakfasts for her guests. A typical tire downstairs and guest menu might include an Artichoke Baked Omelet, Chicken and areas to themselves. “When Apple Sausage, Baked Apple Oatmeal, Best Blueberry Muf- we started thinking about fins, and Fresh Fruit Compote. Other items you might come this, we were told to make across: Ham and Cheese Strata, Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes our B&B a place we would with Apple Cider Sauce, or Blueberry Creme Cheese Bread want to go and stay,” said Pudding. “I try to serve homemade foods, or products that are Davis. “And that’s what special,” said Davis. “And we are very flexible with dietary we’ve tried to do: provide needs or preferences- including vegans and vegetarians.” privacy, comfort and special touches.” The Davis’s are targeting travelers to the Pacific Regular B&B visitors will find that Northwest, friends and family of lo- the Rock Creek has the usual amenities cal residents who want to treat their you look for in a special getaway spot: visitors to someplace special, couples queen size bed, electric fireplace in the who want to be pampered, and “Just bedroom, separate shower and vintage Married” couples looking for that claw-foot tub in the bathroom, satel- special honeymoon suite. “We have lite TV/DVD, wireless internet, and a nice room right here in Vernonia air conditioning. But the Davis’s have for after the reception,” said Davis. taken it all just a few steps further, with They also hope to cater to bicyclists, a beverage tray and newspaper outside offering secure, off-street bike park- your bedroom door in the morning; cof- ing, healthy breakfasts, and easy ac- fee, tea and fresh-baked cookies always cess to the Linear Trail. “Vernonia is available in your dining area; handmade a wonderful destination for bikers, soaps and bath amenities like bubble and we hope to offer them something baths and lotions; gourmet picnic bas- when they visit,” said Davis. kets that can be arranged for day trips; Patti and Gary Davis have created fresh flowers every day (“In my mind, a home away from home for visitors fresh flowers are a necessity, not a luxu- to Vernonia, a place where visitors can ry,” says Davis); a piano for you to play Patti Davis, owner of Rock Creek Bed relax and enjoy themselves, feel and in the living room; use of a BBQ grill be treated special, and leave refreshed and Breakfast on the deck to cook your own private and rejuvenated. dinner; and breakfast always served to you on china. 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