The house features comfortable common space in the
living room and dining room and six guest
rooms, each with its own
bath. Three rooms have queen beds, and showers in the
bathrooms. Two rooms have king beds and tub/showers. Our king suite is located on the 1st level of our new wing and includes a private entry,
generous living area, and lovely bath with a large walk in shower.
We emphasize physical and emotional comfort, the
lost art of lounging around, and excellent food.
Afternoon tea, sherry, and various treats are offered with homemade sandwiches,
breads, pates and desserts are complimentary and offered in the
living room from 4 pm every day. A complimentary full
breakfast you will tell your friends about is served from 8 to
9:30 am daily.
The Starbucks cook with fresh ingredients
from the Inn's gardens and organically raised eggs from a young
local egg farmer. Please check out the recipes
served at the Starbuck Inn.
From the "Kent Good Times Dispatch"
July 4, 2003
by Bob Deakin, Reporter
Visitors coming back to Kent this summer will notice a new
place to stay on Main Street, just north of all the shops and
restaurants. Formerly the Chaucer House, the Starbuck Inn
opened on Memorial Day with newly renovated space and a bit more to
come. The owners, Betsy and Peter Starbuck, are excited to
provide another unique place to stay in town.
"What this business really boils down to is providing a
good bed and a good breakfast, and we don't compromise on either
one," Mr. Starbuck said, simplifying the new venture.
The Starbucks bring a host of talent to bed and
breakfast hospitality.
"It's all about comfort and hospitality. The
English have a great term called 'running a house,' whether it's
your own or something like this. You are running a house and
you extend the same hospitality to (travelers) that you would in
your own home."
Guests expecting a continental breakfast will be disappointed.
"We do an enormous breakfast and it's different every day."
Local farm fresh eggs with chives from the garden, homemade home
fries with bacon and sausage, pancakes, pastries and yogurt and
fruit parfaits might be on the menu on any given morning.
Borrowing from English bed and breakfast tradition, high tea is
served from 4 pm in the afternoon. Legend has it that the
Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861) complained of lack of energy in the
afternoons and instituted a "high tea" featuring light
fare such as crumpets, scones, crustless sandwiches and pates to
keep her going until dinner.
The emphasis was on conversation and presentation, a tradition
Ms. Wolfe will continue with her array of cookies, breads, pastries,
and whatever is appropriate for the guests, the time of year, and
even the weather.
