Idlewyld Bed & Breakfast

05/15/2020

Idlewyld Bed & Breakfast is open for the 2020 season! Now accepting reservations through October. Please call 216-970-4552 to make your reservation today! (Please see Lakeside Chautauqua’s FB page for current information regarding gate fees and available recreation)

02/18/2019

Just realized that it’s only six weeks now until we get out the cleaning supplies, restock the cupboards and frig and open the doors to our first Group (the fun crowd of fantastic women).

It’s Sit & Knit or NOT weekend. If you want to come relax and chat or close your eyes and rock, or walk and talk, or knit or whatever other craft you love, we are that and always more from these inventive ladies. We still have some rooms for someone who is adventuresome and would like a weekend with no requirements except to get there. 216-970-4552 (you’ll get Dan). He either will be charming or tired, when he answers, but he will answer any questions, or simply turn the phone over to me.

Blessings all!

02/18/2019

01/12/2019

Just got a cancellation for the Amy Grant weekend. Phone now to assure a room for a very popular weekend. June 21 and 22.

03/03/2018

The Disney cruise (four generations of us) was wonderful and rejuvenating. We’ve already booked staterooms on a Disney cruise for 2019.

Now that we’re back, it’s Idlewyld on our minds. Just weeks away from turning the water on and readying the “old” house for guests. Our first guests will be our Sit & Knit or Not. It’s mostly “not” these days. We have branched into quilting and card making and just relaxing and doing whatever strikes our fancy. It’s women only and we still have some rooms available. The dates are April 6-7-8. If you need a breath of fresh air and some wonderful “girl’s banter” and would like to add some new friends to your list, think about joining us.

Something very unusual has happened. We have a few entire open weekends in April and May. If you have a group that has been thinking of a get-away, let me know ([email protected]). Right now, the plan is to open the weekends to regular guests, so even if you are just one or two, we can accommodate you.

And, just want to let you know that we have our early-birds making reservations for their favorite rooms and to be here for their favorite programs, so if you have been procrastinating, you might want to check Lakeside’s brochure or website (www.lakesideoh.com) now.

Looking forward to seeing our many time, some time or brand new guests. 216-970-4552.

11/20/2017

Yesterday we said goodbye to our last guests of 2017, packed up stuff that seems to make it’s “home away from home” at Idlewyld. Now the stuff is home, and I️ have to deal with it. Have been trying for the last year to unstuff “stuff.” I’m apparently not good at it.

I️ will soon be sending confirmations to those of you who have secured the “room(s) of your choice” for 2018. The schedule of entertainment is beginning to fall into place.

We are going on a Disney cruise with the grands and the greats in February. Dan is in recovery mode from his knee replacement surgery a month ago, and I️, who was to be his nurse, am also in recovery mode after an emergency trip to the hospital, from which I️ returned, much worse for the wear, after a four-day stay. We are quite the pair right now. Have some frazzled family picking up the pieces. But we are STANDING. And soon to be back to our old selves again.

Both Dan and I️ have physical therapy sessions (for different reasons) during December and January.

The B&B has been “put to bed” for the next four months, and we reopen in April for our 30th year of Idlewyld.

Last summer, everyone enjoyed the fabulous new pool, especially our greats who forgot about the new paddle boards we got them in 2016.

I️ am looking forward to the fitness center. We went by the area on our way home, and it looks soo inviting.

Would love to hear from you over the next few months. It’s way too quiet. Way way too quiet. Used to having guests in and out and everywhere. Visit in person or by phone: 216-970-4552 (unless you’re selling something).

Have a splendid winter. See you in 2018. In warmer weather.

07/25/2017

It's been a busy season, which is always a good thing. I've been forgetting to connect on FB.

Fall Watercolor Workshops:

For my watercolor friends (or anyone wanting to learn): .

Bob Moyer will be back beginning the day after Labor Day, September 5 and 6.

Cathy Welner in mid-September, 19 and 20,

Clela Neale, early October, 4 and 5.

Porch storytelling in Lakeside (If you've seen Moth Stories on PBS, it is the same):

For anyone who is interested in the storytelling phenomena, here is an opportunity to listen to some interesting personal stories told by our Lakeside friends.

I've been to the first two. Next one is August 7.

Four people tell a personal story at each session. The rest of the people who attend are listeners. I will be telling my story on Idlewyld's porch on August 21 at 7:30 pm.

And last:
We have some rooms left for Lakeside's Fall Festival. October 14. Always a good end of summer event.

It's been a great summer weather-wise. And Lakeside's new pool has opened. Our little great-grandchildren spend most of their stay up there now. The water slides are great and the adults are having fun being a kid again.

If you haven't been to Lakeside, or even if you have, there is lots of summer still left. Think about Lakeside and Idlewyld and the "calm" of both.

05/31/2017

June. We're now going into full gear. Claudia will be here this weekend with her Word Lovers writers; next the two Methodist Conferences; and then the Lakeside Chautauqua season. We just finished a watercolor workshop with Cathy Welner, and it appears she will be back in mid September for an encore. I painted two of the best I've ever done; the third is in the waste basket (where it belongs).

The photo is our great grandson Dayten. We call it The Official Lakeside Shuffleboard Line Checker. It's worth a little chuckle. He obviously takes the game and score very seriously.

Today is one of those most perfect weather days that makes our current guests very happy - Red Hat ladies from Unity in Westlake.

05/21/2017

The 2017 season is roaring into gear. This week brings a watercolor workshop presented by Cathy Welner. Then comes the Memorial Day weekend, followed by the Red Hat ladies of Unity, followed by Claudia Taller's most popular Writer's Weekend (Word Lovers), followed by two weeks of Methodist conferences, and then we are ready for Week One of the Lakeside Chautauqua season. To view the entertainment at Hoover and everything else Lakeside has to offer, Google lakesideohio.

This year the major addition to everyone's delight in Lakeside will be the addition of a huge outdoor pool (and fitness center) up the hill by the clay tennis courts. We understand it is scheduled to open by the Fourth of July.

Idlewyld got a new roof this spring, and we (Dan that is) has planted some grass seed in the side yard, after the installation of the roof caused some havoc to the yard. Hoping for rain to entice the seeds to sprout. We'll see how it looks in a few weeks.

Many of you have thought ahead and made reservations. Some weekends are sold out, or almost sold out, so if you are only in the thinking stage about visiting Lakeside/Idlewyld, you might want to take some action so you aren't disappointed.

As always, the last two weeks of August are largely open. Room galore. For those of you who are retired, and would like a quieter, gentler time to be peaceful and gear down, we hope you will think of Idlewyld.

Check our website www.idlewyldbb.com for more information.

Hope to see you in 2017. Dan and Joan

Enjoy a breakfast that includes an array of fresh fruit, an assortment of home-baked delicacies, and specialty breads for toasting.

01/30/2017

Welcome to Season 2017. We are two months away from reopening. Our first weekend will be a weekend of yoga led by Claudia Taller and my niece Gail Johnson--two very enthusiastic teachers. Second weekend is Sit and Knit or NOT (meaning do whatever brings you happiness - sitting and staring, among the options). Lakeside's brochure is out, and there are many wonderful offerings on their entertainment calendar: Jack Hanna, Gary Puckett, Chubby Checker, Jefferson Starship and much more. Add Antique Show, and a new swimming pool. So many reasons to visit Lakeside (and Idlewyld). Contact us at [email protected].

08/11/2016

There are things that make my heart sing. Yesterday when one of the guests was leaving, her parting words were: "This place is so magical," going on to say how much enjoyment she got from her stay with us. We've been here in Lakeside now for an incredible twenty-seven years, and that's the first ever accolade using that word. I just felt like sharing uplifting moment with all of you. Yes, this sweet young woman made my day.