Enjoy Dinner at Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast

Grilled Salmon and Shrimp with asparagus and rice are sure to please that seafood lover. Or you may be a meat lover, bacon wrapped filet or macadamia encrusted white fish, whatever you choose for your entrees, our chef will expertly prepare and serve you! Dinner for two is $150.00 in the comfort of the Inn and served in our sunroom. No buttoning up your overcoat when the wind is free… We’ll take good care of you! 219-759-4274 Then saunter up to your guestroom and relax with couples massage and slip into the whirlpool with thymes bath salts then wrap yoursleves into our comfy robes. We can have a bottle of sparkling beverage waiting for you to celebrate the two of you or you may bring your own bottle of white wine! Your chocolate truffles at bedside will satisfy the chocolate lover with smooth fudgy center and candy nest on top. Drift off to sleep and awaken to the smell of Costa Rican special blend of full bodied coffee, and our gourmet breakfast, sure to please even the most fastidious connoisseur.

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U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds to perform on the south shore/Stay at Songbird Prairie $75.00 off

                                                                    Gary Air Show Special

                                                  This year’s South Shore Air Beach Bash

This year’s South Shore Air Beach Bash for regional charities July 6th is the event of the summer! Do you have your ticket? Tickets for the Beach Bash formerly known as the South Shore Air show’s VIP night are now available. Beach Bash for Regional Charities benefits local organizations, including Indiana Ballet Theatre. These organizations will receive proceeds from the ticket sales. Each $75.00 ticket (a portion tax deductible) includes parking, two drinks a catered beach picnic, and a prime viewing area of the entire twilight show beginning at 5:30 pm and ending with a fireworks finale. This is also the only opportunity to meet and greet the pilots of the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds. Interested? Purchase tickets only at www.garyairshow.com/twilight Stay at Songbird Prairie and You will receive $75 off of your room rate. 877-SONGBRD

 Warm sand, cool drinks, dazzling fireworks, what a great summer night. Stay at Songbird Prairie and awaken to the sweet sounds of peeps and operas of our feathered friends. Then enjoy breakfast watching their antics! 877-SONGBRD

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Elopement or Vow Renewal Package

Elopement or Vow Renewal  Package $1,000.00

The  Elopement/Renewal wedding package event is $1,000.00 This includes two nights in the Cardinal Suite for the bride and groom, a local minister, the bride’s bouquet and the groom’s boutonniere, a small wedding cake for the two of you and a bottle of sparking beverage. Any additions are at an additional cost. This package is for the bride, groom and two witnesses if they so desire. Also available are massage in the comfort of your guestroom, chocolate covered strawberries, cheese and cracker tray, rose petals scattered around your whirlpool and more. Call 877-SONGBRD OR 877-766-4273 219-759-4274

Tags: Award winning Bed & Breakfast, Best Romantic Inn, Dunes National Lakeshore, Elopement package, Midwest Living’s 30 Favorite B&Bs, Romantic Bed & Breakfast, Vow Renewal

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Songbird Prairie’s Romantic Bluebird Suite

Stay in the romantic Bluebird Suite for your next anniversary, birthday, or any celebration! Order a cheese and cracker tray to await you in your room while you prepare for your in-room massages, then fall into bed to relax or slip into the whirlpool before going to dinner at one of our fine restaurants here in Valparaiso, IN. Or why not order dinner right here at Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast? You may choose your own selections for a custom tasted dinner. Watch a movie from our extensive collection while enjoying complementary popcorn, Orville’s of course. Awaken in the morning to fresh coffee brewing and enjoy your breakfast in the sunroom while you enjoy the antics and operas of our feathered friends. To reserve go to the rooms and rates page on the web site songbirdprairie.com or call 877-766-4273 877SONGBRD

Tags: Best in the Midwest, Birding, Dunes National Lakeshore, hiking, Indianapolis Romantic Getaway, Romantic Getaway, songbirds, Taltree Arboretum, Valparaiso Inn, Valparaiso University Lodging, weekend escapes

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A baby owl was drinking out of the birdbath. He is as wide as he is tall! Having these beautiful birds is really a Hoot! pun intended! We have another one which is larger and we call him big brother. Come to spend some time here at Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast, and you may see  a part of nature that you have never witnessed before. songbirdprairie.com 877-766-4273

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See the Quilt Gardens and stay at Songbird Prairie

See the Quilt Gardens and stay at Songbird Prairie.  Make your reservation now for your guest room and plan your trip to visit the quilt gardens. 18 super-sized quilt inspired gardens from May 30 to Oct 1. Songbird Prairie is just a short 45 minute day trip away to Amish country. Take along a picnic lunch to enjoy as you stroll the gardens. The quilt gardens tour is a free, self-guided tour that takes visitors to 16 locations throughout Elkhart County. Gardens range in size from about 80′ by 80′ and can include more than 80,000 blooms. Along the way you will find 16 large-format murals painted in patch-work quilt designs on the sides of buildings. Get more information on the Quilt Gardens Tour, including directions and maps at quiltgardenstour.com When you return back to the Inn, you may relax in a whirlpool with chromotherapy after your day visiting the quilt gardens. This northern Indiana getaway will charm you with their gardens and native prairie also.

Bring your glass of lemonade and relax while watching and hearing many species of birds and small animals. We provide the binoculars and guide-book. You can just sit back, relax and watch the sun set. http://www.songbirdprairie.com 877-766-4273

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Songbird Prairie received two awards yesterday at the R.O.S.E. Awards Banquet held at the Allure Banquet Center in Laporte. The first was “Hotel of the Year”, which is recognition of service excellence. Songbird Prairie has won this prestigious award 3 times in the last 12 years since they first started the yearly R.O.S.E. Awards. We at Songbird Prairie strive to give every guest the personal service they deserve, while respecting their privacy during their stay as guests in our home. Fireplaces, Whirlpools, fine linen, and our three course hot breakfast are sure to please even the most discriminating guest. As on site Innkeepers we offer personal concierge service by providing maps and local information to restaurants and attractions. Our 6 1/2 acres backs up to 450 acres of woodland, meadow and farmland. You can hear the moo of an occasional cow through our microphones in the sunroom. One guest wrote in the journal, I think I heard a cow bird? No that was a real cow!

Porter County offers travelers many unique attractions. The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is on the coast of the fifth largest freshwater lake in the world! The Lakeshore encompasses 2,182 acres of beach, dunes, marshes, swamps, hardwood forests, and white pine groves. Beyond the Beach you will discover sites where the rare Karner blue butterflies float among wild lupine blossoms to ten thousand sandhill cranes gathered during fall migration. From quaint chef owned restaurants to Arboretums and wildlife sanctuaries, Beyond the beach trail is designed for several days of adventure. Come to visit Nature’s Masterpiece at the Indiana Dunes and stay at Songbird Prairie where you will “fall in love with nature”

www.songbirdpraire.com 877-766-4273

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Today’s suite deal at Songbird Prairie for a wonderful cause.

Today’s Deal of the Day is a suite deal for a wonderful cause. Songbird Prairie will donate 20% of this weekend’s room rate to raise money for the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami victims through the sale of their special Red Cross Suite deal.  Stay 2 nights this weekend only and we will donate to the Red Cross 20% of your room rate.  Rooms range from $179-$249. 877-766-4273 219-759-4274 must mention red cross when booking. March 24,25,26,27, 2011.

All the proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross

 

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Spring at Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast

As I walk our 6 1/2 acre property I am always so joyous to see the first snowdrop breaking through the remaining snow.

I enjoy breathing in the freshness of the spring air. I can feel the sunshine on my face and it makes me smile. The breezes are starting to feel warm and you can hear the birds are singing their treetop operas for the wooing of their mates; or listen to the hammering of the red-bellied or pileated woodpeckers as they call for a mate. I walk by the water and I smell the earth, mossy and humid as the water ripples over the rocks. Oops I stepped to close to the water and my boot is filled in the goo of mud. The suction keeps it tight. What an adventure! The first few wildflowers are popping through the grass. I call them belly flowers because you have to get down low to see the tiny seedlings. Spring is just a “feel good” time!  Make your reservation to fall in love with nature all over again.  877/766/4273 www.songbirdprairie.com

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See the Quilt Gardens and stay at Songbird Prairie

Make your reservation now for your guest room and plan your trip to visit the quilt gardens. 18 super-sized quilt inspired gardens from May 30 to Oct 1. Songbird Prairie is just a short 45 minute day trip away to Amish country.  Take along a picnic lunch to enjoy as you stroll the gardens.

The quilt gardens tour is a free, self-guided tour that takes visitors to 16 locations throughout Elkhart County. Gardens range in size from about 80′ by 80′ and can include more than 80,000 blooms. Along the way you will find 16 large-format murals painted in patch-work quilt designs on the sides of buildings. Get more information on the Quilt Gardens Tour, including directions and maps at quiltgardenstour.com

 When you return back to the Inn, you may relax in a whirlpool with chromotherapy after your day visiting the quilt gardens. This northern Indiana getaway will charm you with their gardens and native prairie also. 

Bring your glass of lemonade and relax while watching and hearing many species of birds and small animals. We provide the binoculars and guide-book.  You can just sit back, relax and watch the sun set. www.songbirdprairie.com 877-766-4273

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