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  While in town for a wedding, we opted out of the hotel options to instead experience our first Bed and Breakfast...and we are so glad we did! I'm currently researching more reasons to visit Stillwater, MN just so we can stay at the Aurora Staples Inn for another visit.

Our room was the Peacock Room - beautiful, comfortable, quiet and with incredible natural light. Rachelle is a fantastic host. The coffee delivered to your door is the perfect way to start your morning, and the breakfast was delicious. The entire house is stunning and serene, and besides the excellent conversation with the other guests during breakfast, we never heard a sound. The location was ideal for walking all around Stillwater.

We will definitely be recommending the Aurora Staples Inn - and look forward to visiting again. More

  Lovely Victorian charm. Quiet. Super clean. Immaculate. The only sound on the porch was the wind rustling the American flag and we spent a lot of time reading on the porch or walking to town to shop or dine. Rachelle is a lovely person and skilled inn-keeper. Breakfast was delightful as was the conversation around the table. One couple from Sweden, one from NYC, one from Minneapolis and one from N' Michigan. We stayed in the St. Croix Suite and could have moved in for a year. A return trip. Soon.

  Rochelle the innkeeper was very hospitable. The house was beautiful, clean. One disappointment was we were looking forward to having the fireplace, which when we got there was told was turned off for summer,bummer. The breakfast was awesome.

  We stayed in the St. Croix Suite for our 29th anniversary and this was our first time staying in a bed and breakfast. Rachelle did a wonderful job sharing the history of this unique house-very impressed that quite a bit of the original woodwork is still in place! After we were shown to our room, Rachelle brought us up some wine and a plate of cheese, crackers and grapes. We were impressed with how well the windows opened given the age of the house and listened to the birds for awhile before heading downtown for dinner. The bed was extremely comfortable and we LOVED the sheets. Breakfast in the morning was quiche, yogurt with fruit, sausage and a blueberry scone - extremely yummy! The shower in the bathroom was amazing as well as the soaps! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will be recommending this lovely B&B to all our friends! Thank you Rachelle! More

  My wife and I celebrated our anniversary this year by staying in the Carriage House at The Aurora Staples Inn. We select a different B&B each year and I have to say this is our favorite so far (14 years)! The Carriage House is separate from the main house with it's own covered parking. Beautiful room, gas fireplace, reading area and a huge hot tub made a cold rainy weekend bearable! The proprietor (Rachelle) was very accommodating and friendly. Main house is gorgeous and we may be back next year to try one of the main residence rooms. Highly recommended! More

  One of our favorite places to stay in Stillwater we loved the Riverview Room with a wonderful sun porch!
We were welcomed with a glass of wine and appetizers!
The bed was very comfortable!
Breakfast was delivered to our room and was so delicious!
We will definitely be coming back! Rochelle is a wonderful host!

  We were guests in the St. Croix room for one night (wish it were more!). My husband and I were on a little getaway and when looking for accommodations, found Aurora Staples Inn and we're so happy we did! Rachelle greeted us, showed us around the Inn and to our room. In moments she delivered a welcome tray with wine, grapes, cheese spread and crackers. She made dinner suggestions and we had a near perfect meal at Marx, which was a short walk away. Our room had everything we needed, was perfectly clean and furnished beautifully. The next morning coffee was delivered to our room in advance of breakfast, which was a really nice touch. Breakfast included a fruit bowl (much more special than this sounds), a souffle, and a raspberry scone. We were thrilled with our stay and will recommend it to others plus hope to be back. More

  Thank you Rachelle for making us feel like family. After 2 day business meeting, to come home to the Carriage House and soak in the 2 person jacuzzi with fireplace roaring was what we needed. Comfortable beds, quiet and clean. Breakfast pizza, fruit & cream and blueberry scone were delicious and filling. I may not need to eat lunch. See you again soon. Brenda & Ford
PS great article write up in Bed and Breakfast Magazine. Congrats. More

  My husband and I enjoyed our stay in the Riverview Suite. Our room was clean and comfortable and we loved having the porch. It had a nice swing for relaxing and a little table where we ate breakfast each morning. Breakfast was delicious: pumpkin bread/pancakes (we weren’t really sure what to call them but we ate them down to the crumbs), pesto quiche, scones, and fruit. We decided to have breakfast served in our suite so we could enjoy it on the porch. Rochelle, our host, was the perfect combination of solicitous and unobtrusive.

One note: if you are thinking of going downtown, you might as well leave your car at Aurora Staples and walk (particularly if it is a weekend and the weather is decent). By the time we found parking downtown, we went much closer than we would have been if we had walked. Plus, given the size of the breakfast, we really needed to get in a few steps! More

  My husband and I enjoyed our stay in the Riverview Suite. Our room was clean and comfortable and we loved having the porch. It had a nice swing for relaxing and a little table where we ate breakfast each morning. Breakfast was delicious: pumpkin bread/pancakes (we weren’t really sure what to call them but we ate them down to the crumbs), pesto quiche, scones, and fruit. We decided to have breakfast served in our suite so we could enjoy it on the porch. Rochelle, our host, was the perfect combination of solicitous and unobtrusive.

One note: if you are thinking of going downtown, you might as well leave your car at Aurora Staples and walk (particularly if it is a weekend and the weather is decent). By the time we found parking downtown, we went much closer than we would have been if we had walked. Plus, given the size of the breakfast, we really needed to get in a few steps!