Property Description
The Queen is a meticulously restored Queen Anne style Victorian home located in the center of a historic residential district.Enjoy an evening of Victorian pastimes. Relax by the fireplace in the foyer surrounded by a collection of Santas. Common areas for guests include a Victorian parlor with working Victrola, player piano and stereopticon. Sit on the front porch and listen to the quiet while sipping a mint tea and watch the neighbors enjoy caring for their beautiful homes. Walk to the historic commercial district and purchase that unique gift or enjoy fine dining in a charming Victorian village.Indulge in a gourmet breakfast served in the large dining room with antique glassware and linens. Weather permitting, breakfast is served on the patio where you can also enjoy a small waterfall and perennial garden. Stay in Annie’s Room, the original master bedroom with turret and curved glass windows overlooking the rooftops of it’s neighbors. Relax in a Victorian slipper tub in the privacy of your own room. Browse through hunting and fishing books as well as collectibles while relaxing in front of the fire in the Governor’s Suite with its king bed and plenty of room for pets and/or children.. Nanny's Attic will wrap you in nostalgia and its oversized shower with massage jets will relax you as you travel to a special place in your mind. Enjoy a formal breakfast in the elegant dining room or, weather permitting relax on the patio while enjoying the music of a waterfallThe Maid’s Quarter’s offers total privacy for an extended stay in your own apartment with full kitchen, bath and laundry. Just bring your suitcase, everything else can be provided if you wish. Need more space? Share your accommodations with friends and family in the three bedroom Guest House with full kitchen, living room and your own front porch.As an added convenience for our guests, take the CATA bus line to State College and Penn State campus sites from a step right outside our front door and leave the parking and driving to someone else.
Green Sustainability
The Queen is “Green”We love that you have chosen to stay here and we hope that you will share our green philosophy during you stay and perhaps go home a little richer for it.Guests are provided with reusable water bottles during their stay to reduce plastic waste.Products like our toilet paper, cleaning products, laundry detergent have been chosen because they do not have any harsh chemicals or perfumes added. Sheets are changed every third or fourth day. Upon your request, they can be changed daily.Towels are changed every other day. If you would like them changed more often, please leave them on the floor or in the shower and they will be replaced. The recycling baskets in the halls are for glass, cans, plastic, magazines and newspapers.We use only fair trade coffee. We grow our own pesticide free tomatoes, herbs and berries and buy locally grown as much as we can.We recycle rain water to water our garden.We use recycled copy paper.We do NOT use paper plates, paper cups or paper towels. (We do offer paper cups for “to go” coffee.)We use on demand hot water heaters to avoid storing unneeded hot water. This also insures that our guests will not run out of hot water.Most things in The Queen – were someone else’s first. Furnishings and accessories are antiques, yard sale finds or family heirlooms.The Queen herself has been recycled from an abandoned shell to her former beauty.Winter room temperatures are kept at 60 degrees, allowing each guest to heat their room to their comfort level with their fireplace.The first floor of The Queen is heated with a radiant floor system allowing us to keep lower temperatures while your feet are nice and toasty.Guest rooms are equipped with ceiling fans and windows may be opened in the summer. If the humidity is high, we may ask that you keep the windows closed so we can use the central air system.We use compact fluorescent or LED bulbs wherever feasible. Where incandescent bulbs are used, we use dimmer switches to save energy.Motion sensors are used to turn some lights on and off without the need for you to find the switch.Some outdoor lighting has been converted to solar.Rain barrels are used to collect water for watering the gardens.We use full size refillable amenities to reduce waste and disposal of plastic. We compost kitchen waste.
Amenities / Features
Airport & Shuttle Information
University Park Airport.
Local Shuttle Info: FREE airport pick up at University Park Airport
Breakfast Information
FREE American style gourmet breakfast served each morning. Special diets accommodated with prior notice.
Pet Friendly?
Service animals complying with ADA Title lll regulations are allowed.
Yes! Pets are allowed.
Pets permitted in Governor's Suite and Maid's Quarters. $25 pet fee per stay. Parking Info
Internet / WiFI
FREE internet throughout the property.
Cleaning Policies
Rooms thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each guest. Guest may request cleaning to their room during their stay. Common areas cleaned and sanitized often.