Tom D.
Yelp
I stayed at Roots some weeks ago just as winter was settling. Me and a good friend from college were staying for one night on our birding trip through Door County. It was our first time ever staying in a BnB. We weren't sure of many things, but their website was so polished and thought out, that we realized, it would at the least, be memorable. It was more than memorable. Being the only lodgers for that night, we had the whole house to ourselves.
The owners surpassed any standard expectation for friendly and conversational. They were inquisitive, and patient. They heated up our Thanksgiving leftovers we packed for food, and gave us a beer on the house. The front room was cozy as a silk blanket under a wooly mammoth, in the dead of winter.
Blue walls, velvet upholster, restored trim, and clean roomy decor worked together to fill the home with elegance and rarity. The Backpackers room was a strange mix of feeling transported in time without the whiplash of awkwardly juxtaposed modern amenities.
The gestalt of the whole experience felt like we were more important than we had previously considered ourselves. And for the price of only 110$, it felt like we didn't deserve it. lol :D But the owners succeeded in creating a space that absolved us of that guilt.
Breakfast included surprise and creativity. It was flaky buttery comfort food made by an athlete, with an eye for haute cuisine. I am hesitant to describe the finer details of the check-in, sleep, breakfast, and check-out for fear of ruining the discovery.
Spend a night in the winter months, and feel for yourself the warm magic of a cozy antique box, beaming with the brilliance of two people in love. Roots moves you with grounding comfort. All BnB's in the region should use this place as a template for the future of Door County comfort.