Central Illinois Bed and Breakfast the Market Street Inn

Every month is “Love Month” but February is the biggest one of all. To help you celebrate with your favorite Valentine we are offering you a “Valentine Package”. Stay two (2) nights in one of our Queen or King Bedded Whirlpool Rooms and receive a 20% discount, a $20 Gift Certificate toward dinner at One East Market Restaurant and Jazz Lounge and Dipped Strawberries in addition to our high quality service and breakfasts. Pick your room and dates and call to book your reservation because, a deal as good as this is not available via online booking.  This deal is valid all of February 2013 and may not be combined with any other offer.

You can Ring in the New Year and have a good deal too!

Here is our BEST DEAL for New Years up front!  New Year’s Eve is on a Monday this year so we are offering you a deal to book any of our Queen or King bedded Whirlpool Rooms for 3 nights, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights and have the 3rd night for FREE if you book by December 1, 2012.  There are always plenty of opportunities for music and fun at local watering holes or you can simply relax after the excitement of Christmas and just hang out at the inn.  Of course, we will have refreshments and beverages each evening of your stay and offer you a late check out on New Year’s Day unless you wish to stay another night or two.

We are just minutes from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for you to enrich your historic knowledge on of the days of your stay as well as other sites in Springfield and Decatur, IL.  Maybe you couldn’t make it in to visit family over Christmas and this would be your belated visit.  Bring the whole family and do a belated Christmas around our tree.

This offer is ONLY available by calling us directly and may not be booked through any online method.  Reservations for such an important date are considered final and a full, non-refundable deposit is taken at the time of booking.  This offer only applies to our Queen or King bedded    Whirlpool Rooms.

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for your adult children and/or your adult grandchildren? Buy them the gift that pays for itself and never quits giving.  Make the down payment on the purchase of our fine inn and put them into a profitable business which will pay for itself and keep them from being unemployed.  Form a partnership w/ family or friends.   Many people will spend much more on their loved ones for Christmas and give them something which provides little or no return and is soon worn out and unused. The gift of a successful inn will provide many happy times over the years and your loved ones will be ever grateful.  Down payment idea:  convert your IRA to a self-directed IRA.  Form a partnership w/ family or friends.  Come  pay us a visit and ask Myrna to tell you all about our inn, its success over the past 18 years, the ROI, the wonderful guests we meet and host from all over the world, 38 countries to be exact and how the guests continue to return time after time. Rent the remaining rooms for Christmas week, have your Christmas around our tree and make the presentation a surprise to the recipient(s).  Or possibly an early Christmas over Thanksgiving weekend.

We have two optional properties which could provide homes for two or more families who could share the duties of operating a profitable inn as well as the innkeeper quarters in the main house.  One of these is the Carriage House which is shown on our website (includes a 2 bedroom loft apartment upstairs, not shown on website) and the other is a Mission Style home across the street from the main inn.

Small towns are great because many folks know and trust and love one another and really have fun getting together and making a party for almost any reason. Garlic is a good reason to have a party. “Garlic Fest II” happens on Sunday, October 28 from 1 to 8 PM in the Morrisonville K of C Hall in Morrisonville, IL just about 10 miles from our front door. Have you ever heard of Bagna Cauda? It is

Come to Taylorville, Illinois and Sangchris Lake for the Annual Heart of Illinois Ultralight Fly-in to be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 24, 25 and 26. If you are a fan of Ultralight Aircraft and related things you should come to this event.

We are going to make this the simplest blog yet by just adding a link to the Christian County Fair website.  The fair runs from July 10 through July 15.  Come and attend and have lots of fun.

Brenda and Gary Spurling, owners of Spurling Title Service have embarked on a facelift of their location on the South Side of the Taylorville, IL Town Square. The Square and a block or so in each direction have long been designated on the National Registry of Historic Places and restoration of many of the building facades are taking place.

Facelift for an old building

Please note the date on the peak of the facade as being 1892. This building and the Market Street Inn were both built in the same year, only 400 years after Columbus discovered America.

The pressed metal facade has been scraped of loose paint and is being painted in a complementing color scheme. Prior to this the building front was all white which is still visible in the lower right corner.
If you note the building to the left, a brick structure, you will see a facelift which was accomplished several years ago by Brett Mason.

Architectural enthusiasts will find cast iron facades by Mesker Brothers and Capitol Iron Foundry in our historic district as well. We love it when folks walk and gawk at the remaining beauty of our square. 

June 2, all day Saturday there will be a Annual Juried Art Fair with artists from up and down the state and beyond–jewelry, paintings, pottery, wood turnings,and other original art.  This annual event is sponsored by the Taylorville Area Arts Council which will be judged that day with prizes awarded in various categories.    Some of the participating artists have enjoyed national recognition for their work.

June 1, 2 and 3  The Blackhorse Native American Pow Wow will be held at the Christian County Fairgrounds in Taylorville IL   This event attracts artists, performers, traders and vendors from native American tribes across the US.

Come stay at the Market Street Inn for this event filled  weekend.  Call 217.824.7220and ask about our two night special.

Reserve your room, come, stay, attend and enjoy

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Where?:  One East Market Restaurant and Jazz Lounge located at 1oo East Market Street in Taylorville, Illinois

When?:  Saturday, February 18, 2012

Why?:  Because there will be a night of fun, music, prizes, etc. with a Jimmy Buffet theme and mode of dress.  http://breezecourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=76&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=122403&TM=76100.91

Purpose?:  A fund raiser for Taylorville Lake Shore Golf Course http://breezecourier.com/main.asp?sectionid=76&subsectionid=618&articleid=122376&tm=75643.22

Where to stay?:  The Market Street Inn Bed & Breakfast, but come in on Friday and spend two nights just 2 blocks from the party.

More fun:  Saturday, February 18, 2012 beginning at 2 PM is the Monthly Market Street Inn BYO Wine Share and Taste Event as a warm up to the party at One East this evening.

Note:  Jimmy Buffet ain’t gonna be there but somebody named Jimmy might.  Anyway, a good time will be had by all.  Yes, there is a small cover charge.  Hey, it’s a fund raiser.