Sun And Cricket Bed & Breakfast 1 Tara Lane Gibsonia Pennsylvania 15044-7705 USA http://www.sunandcricket.com Phone: +1-724-444-6300

General Information

A luxury bed and breakfast on a secluded estate just a half hour from Pittsburgh, the Sun & Cricket offers peace and solitude in two nature-inspired suites appointed with comfort, style and convenience in mind, including wi-fi, satellite HDTVs, down comforters, fireplaces and dry bars. Accommodations are in a log cabin and a carriage house, which looks out over lush horse pastures. Guests may enjoy the in-ground outdoor pool, in-room massages and marked hiking trails following a three-course gourmet breakfast that mines the bounty of the estate's orchards and gardens. Please visit .sunandcricket for more photos, activities and availability.

Room Rates (USD American Dollars)

• State and local taxes may apply
• Accommodations: Carriage House
• There are 2 guest accommodations (2 with private baths)
• Single occupancy rate is between $ 135.00 and $ 170.00
• Double occupancy rate is between $ 145.00 and $ 180.00
• The rate for each additional person is between $ 25.00 and $ 50.00
• Other Accommodations: Log cabin
  The cozy log cabin features three levels connected by a spiral staircase. The first level offers an Adirondack-inspired living room and library with atrium with floor-to-ceiling windows, skylights, wood-burning fireplace, extensive audiobook/book collection and free Internet access. The staircase connects to an upper level and master bedroom with king-sized featherbed, down comforters and designer linens, shower room and separate powder room with cobalt blue-glazed sink thrown by a local potter. The staircase also connects to a lower level with two twin beds, a full bath with handmade cherry cabinetry and another private entrance.
  
  The carriage house is about 500 feet from the main house and log cabin, surrounded by verdant fields and overlooking the horse pasture. A private porch welcomes visitors to sit and relax. Inside, the airy, sunny space is highlighted by a roomy sitting area with fireplace, a queen-size pencil-post bed and a renovated bathroom with an air tub and shower

Amenities

Meals

• A Full breakfast is included with room rate
• Breakfast is served from: 8-9 a.m.
• Breakfast is served in the private breakfast area for each guest, In room
• Additional food services included in room rate: in-room snacks
• Special meals available: Low Fat, Restricted, Vegetarian
• Our signature dish is Pineapple-lemon fruit dressing
  A pineapple-lemon sauce served over fresh fruit.

Policies

• Minimum stay required (Some weekends require a two-night minimum)
• Smoking is allowed outside only (outdoors only)
• Limited accommodations for guest pets (horses)
• Children are welcome (Allowed)
• No childcare is provided
• Consumption of alcohol is permitted
• Deposit amount required (One-night deposit)
• Check in time is 4 PM and Check out time is 10:30 AM
• Cancellations:
  A non-refundable deposit equal to one night’s stay is required at the time the reservation is made. For cancellations made less than seven days before the reservation date, guests are responsible for the entire booked stay. For stays of a week or longer, a deposit equal to half of the total is required upon making a reservation.
• Accepted by the following agencies:
  • Pittsburgh Bed and Breakfast Association
  • Western Pennsylvania Bed & Breakfast Association

Property Features

Property Details

• Architectural style is Log /stone home
• Built in 1982
• Restored / Remodeled in 1996
• Access for the disabled is limited
• Parking available

Location

• Geographic region: Western Pennsylvania
• Location is best described as: Countryside
  
• Nearest major city: Pittsburgh, PA (20 miles North)
• Directions to property:
  Take exit 4 of PA Turnpike(I-76). Go north 2 miles and east on Red Belt (also Bakerstown Road) 2.5 miles. From Pittsburgh, take Rt 28 north to Rt 8. Take Rt 8 north about 13 miles and east on Red Belt (Bakerstown Road) 2.5 miles.
• Nearest major airport: PIT 30 miles
• Directions from airport:
  Take I-279 North to I-79 North. Take Warrendale exit of I-79. Turn right at end of ramp and proceed east on Red Belt for about 13 miles to Bakerstown. Go through Bakerstown and drive 2.5 miles on Red Belt.

Innkeepers

• Innkeeper(s): Tara/John Bradley-Steck
  Tara is a journalist; John a geotechnical engineer. Both enjoy horsebackriding, gardening, traveling, skiing, restoration work. Both are animal lovers and breed golden retrievers & Morgan horses.
• The innkeepers speak: English, French, German, Spanish
• There are 2 cats on the property
• There are 3 dogs on the property
• Other pet(s) on the property: Horses

Area Attractions

Antique Shopping, Aquarium, Art Galleries, Concert venue, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Lake, Live Music, Movie Theater, Museum, Nature area, Free outdoor summer concerts, Summer arts festival and river regatta, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, Festival of lights at Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates and Penguins, Amish country, Outlet Stores, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Religious Services, Rodeo, Ski area, Winery, Zoo

Onsite or Nearby Activities

Bicycle riding trails, Bird watching, Cross-country ski trails, Fishing, Golfing, Hiking trails, Hunting, Mountain Bike trails, Massages by appointment, Bridle and hiking trails, Shopping, Sight-seeing, Snow shoe trails, Swimming pool