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Chez Sven Bed & Breakfast
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  • Breakfast is important. Sandy always asks guests what their favorite breakfast is. Here guests are having granola, fruit, and yogurt. The coffee is fair-trade organic.

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  • Inn Details

    Looking for a great destination? Treat yourself to Wellfleet, ideal for exploring Cape Cod. Why choose Chez Sven? 1.) We have offered renovated “green” accommodation in a historic 1700s house and secluded cottage since 2004. 2.) We provide wholesome breakfast, 100% natural amenities, and organic cotton sheets. 3.) We guarantee your privacy and contentment (see our online Guestbook). Chez Sven is within walking distance of the village center, gourmet seafood restaurants and ponds, as well as two miles from spectacular ocean beaches. Check out our popular blog on living green on Cape Cod. Need a change of pace? Look no further. Come find serenity at Chez Sven.

    Innkeeper Information

    Innkeepers Description:

    Sven is a retired history professor from Sweden. Alexandra is a writer who lived in France for 25 years. They tend a marvelous garden: flowers and veggies! Both Sandy and Sven enjoy nature. They take long walks on the beach whenever time allows and look forward to advising guests on fun things to do/see in the area. At the birth of her grandchild, Sandy became a local activist to prevent the spraying of herbicides on Cape Cod. She is also a member of town Economic Development Committee.

    The innkeepers speak:

    • Danish (understood)

    • Swedish

    • English

    • French

    • German


    Other Pets: Allergen-free space, no pets

    Features

    Type:

    • Bed and Breakfast

    • Guest Cottage

    • Historic Inn

    Property Noted For:

    • Being a green bed & breakfast

    • Cosmopolitan hosts who speak several languages

    • Ideal location close to town center, ponds, ocean

    • Kid-glove care

    • Antiques/decor

    • Family Travel

    • Gay / Lesbian Travel

    • Honeymoons

    • Nature

    • Peaceful getaway

    • Romantic escape

    Amenities

    Guest Room:

    • Amenities Basket

    • DVD Player

    • Fridge

    • Hairdryer

    • Library

    • Microwave

    • Private entrance

    • Radio

    • Satellite/Cable TV

    • TV

    • Videos

    • Wi-Fi

    Other Amenities:

    • 100% natural soap, shampoo, etc.

    • 100% organic cotton sheets

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  • Valentine's Day Specials

    2/10/2012 - 2/15/2012

    Chez Sven’s Seagull Cottage is available for Valentine's at $175/night. Surprise your sweetie with a holiday at this very special place. Stay in our cozy cottage for three days and get the third night for $125. Privacy guaranteed.

    Green Getaways/Eco Escapes

    4/1/2012 - 10/11/2012

    Show your passport and get a special deal at Chez Sven for 2012. We are a former Sawdays' Special Place and greatly regret that a new policy removed all special places in the USA from the list for 2012. Do you regret this, too? No worry. You have found us now and we have a special offer for you. Mention this special and get 10% off our regular rates for 3-5 night stays when you show your European passport.

    Summer Specials

    5/1/2012 - 10/11/2012

    Show your passport and get a special deal at Chez Sven for 2012. We are a former Sawdays' Special Place and greatly regret that a new policy removed all special places in the USA from the list for 2012. Do you regret this, too? No worry. You have found us now and we have a special offer for you. Get 10% off our regular rates for 3-5 night stays when you show your European passport

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  • General''s Green Room

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $130/$175

    Renovated in 2007, the Green Room is a tranquil space with wallpaper from England and an exquisite private bath with Original Style tile. Relax in the queen-size urn-post bed, mattress from Nature's Rest, reproduction-antique frame from Eldred Wheeler, organic cotton sheets and duvet. Breakfast is served in the old "keeping" room. The Green Room has a small refrigerator.

    Liberty Coin Suite

    Suite maximum capacity: 3

    • Beds

      1 Queen

      1 Twin

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $150/$200

    Renovated in 2004 from what was once a loft, Liberty Coin Suite offers one large room and one small, with private bath, access via the steep original stairs. The large room contains a comfortable Nature's Rest mattress and an Eldred Wheeler pencil post bed, with two skylights which allow a fresh breeze at night. The combined rate for the two rooms makes a vacation with a young child affordable for a couple when addition of the second room costs only $50. Breakfast is served in the "keeping" room, or, in summer, at the vintage table outside. Liberty Coin is not available in winter.

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    Policy

    Reservation Policy

    • Check in: 2:00    Check out: 10:00

    • Minimum stay: three-days in summer season, two otherwise

    • Deposit amount required: 50% at booking

    • Cancellations: We will refund deposit up to three weeks prior to arrival, subject to a $25 service fee.

    • Open all year round: Y

    General Policies

    • Smoking allowed: No

    • Guest pets allowed: No

    • Drinking allowed: Limited

    • Drinking description: There is a small refrigerator where guests can store drinks.

    • Drinks available: N

    • Children allowed: We can add a room for a second teenager or mother-in-law.

    • Suitable for children: Yes

    • Childcare provided: No

    Discount type

    • Quiet Season Special Seagull Cottage
      Percent off: 30% Days required: 7

  • Breakfast

    • Type: wholesome (see below)

    • Time Served: 8:30-10

    • Serving location: Main House guests can eat outside in summer., Seagull Cottage has stocked fridge for breakfast.

    Signature Dish

    : Wholesome breakfast!
    We serve organic yogurt, fresh fruit, organic tea or coffee, homemade organic granola, and raisinbread. Sandy bakes almost every day. We will serve a Swedish breakfast on request which includes organic tomatoes from garden, cheese, and salmon pate. New for 2012: nutritious green smoothies!

    Special meal options

    • Swedish Breakfast

    Recipes

    Bread

    Banana Bread Chez Sven
    Serves: 6
    Prep time: 30 minutes

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  • Location Type

    • Cape Cod National Seashore

    • Near ponds & ocean

    • Countryside

    • Oceanside

    • Small town

    City

    • Boston

    • Distance to city: 120 miles

    • Directions to property:
      Usual route: Take 93 South to 3 South; cross Sagamore Bridge onto Route 6. At Wellfleet Center & Harbor sign, do not turn left but go straight 50 yards and turn right on dirt road, Old King's Highway. Chez Sven is first house right on the road. Note: equal distance from Providence (Green Airport) for folks arriving by plane. Sagamore Bridge is under repair March-May 2010. We advise using the Bourne Bridge, if possible, for anyone arriving from points West and South.

    Airport

    • Boston, MA (BOS-Logan Intl.) 120 miles

    • Directions to property:
      See above.

    Area Attractions

    • Antique Shopping

    • Art Galleries

    • Beach

    • Gourmet/Fine Dining

    • Historical interests

    • Lake

    • Movie Theater

    • National/State parks

    • Nature area

    • Ocean

    • Wellfleet Drive-in

    • Wellfleet Flea Market

    • Wellfleet Harbor Actors' Theater

    • White Cedar Swamp

    • Provincetown

    • Wellfleet Public Library

    • Performing Theater

    • Bicycle rental

    • Bicycle riding trails

    • Bird watching

    • Boating

    • Canoeing

    • Fishing

    • Golfing

    • Hiking trails

    • Kayaking

    • Whale-watching

    • Antiquing

    • Visiting Wellfleet's Famous Art Galleries

    • Reading "green" books from our library

    • Theatre

    • Beachwalking

    • Sailing

    • Shopping

    • Sight-seeing

    • Swimming

    • Tennis courts

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    Lovely inn for exploring Wellfleet by bike

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    This is our favorite New England inn. It's nestled among the ponds and dirt roads of Wellfleet -- perfect for swimming and bicycling. Two ponds are a few minutes' walk, and a dozen others and a good ocean beach are within easy biking. Town is an easy walk or ride. The hosts are kind and smart-- it's fun to hear about their lives in Europe, to get advice on local restaurants,and to feel free to slip back into one's own private world. The rooms are comfortable, with flowers from an enviably lush garden and touches like organic lavender bath salts. We haven't been lucky enough to get the cabin, but it's the perfect hideaway. We only wish Chez Sven were bigger -- it's often full. Book way ahead, or hope slip into a last minute opening. Great place.

    Perfect

    About the reviewer

    • Between 36-45 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs twice a year

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    If you want to be near nature and be 100% comfortable this is the place for you. Clean & free of artificial chemicals. Sandy & Sven couldn't be more wonderful.

    Lovely Setting, Good Breakfasts

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    Great spot for retreat. Only disappointment - not located for walking or biking (safely) to town or beaches.

    Innkeeper Response
    I'm sorry this guest did not get a chance to visit the secluded beach at Dyer Pond, a ten-minute walk through the woods. Ditto for Long Pond. The ocean is only two miles away. The village center is 8/10ths of a mile. The popular restaurant Wicked Oyster can be reached, on foot, in less than five minutes. Also, we are two blocks from Long Pond Road, which is, in fact, the "extension" of the Cape Cod Rail Trail. It is true that this public road must be shared with cars. We often receive guests who enjoy our proximity to the National Seashore, which offers miles and miles of hiking trails.

    - Alexandra (innkeeper)

    Gluten-Free and Vegan Options

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs once a year

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    They are very accommodating to special diets. We are gluten-free and vegan. They made us pancakes and muffins. It was delicious.

    Chez Sven is our "Go To" B&B on Cape Cod

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs twice a year

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    I found Chez Sven by doing a search on the web for "B&B, Cape Cod and green." I was interested in staying in accommodations that were modern and green, if they could be found. I was pulled in by the Chez Sven blog which Sandy, the innkeeper, writes about the daily goings-on -- tourism, ecological and community-related -- in beautiful Wellfleet, MA. Once I looked at the photos of the rooms in the main house and the cottage, I was hooked. The Green Room had been recently renovated and was outfitted with sumptuous organic cotton bed linens -- sure to guarantee a sound night of sleep. We booked two nights in the Green Room for our first stay at Chez Sven in November of 2008. Sandy and Sven are both fascinating, kind people who take pride in their chosen lives as innkeepers on Cape Cod. Their lives are filled with both history -- Sven taught history for many years and enriches many a conversation with interesting and spontaneous lessons about Europe, the United States and about his home country of Sweden -- and modern times. Sandy has held many interesting roles in journalism, media and is very 'up' on the topics of the day on Cape Cod and abroad. The home that the two of them open to their guests is really very special; you will not find this kind of hospitality, often found in Europe, in many places in the States. The location of Chez Sven is ideal as you can easily walk to serene ponds as well as to town. I think that the beach is also walking distance. The second time we stayed at Chez Sven, we stayed in Seagull Cottage. This visit was in February 2010 and it was great to have the fireplace and full kitchen. The weather was cold, but we managed to get some nature walks in as well as took in a show at the First Congregational Church featuring local talent The Parkington Sisters who opened for Livingston Taylor. Whether for a long weekend or for a couple of weeks, you can't go wrong at Chez Sven and in Wellfleet.

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