How do I make check availability and/or make reservations at your
bed and breakfasts?
Online:
You can make your reservations anytime
online 24/7. Visit the following links to make your reservations
online:
Judge Porter House
Queen Anne
Good House
Violet Hill
By Phone:
Call us on our toll free number at
1-800-443-8343. Reservations are taken between 9:30 AM and 6:00 PM
daily. If there is no answer or it is after normal business hours
leave a message. If you are making last minute reservations please
call us.
We recommend that reservations be made
6 months in advance for weekends, holidays, Christmas Festival and
the entire month of December.
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What is required
to make a reservation?
Name, address, valid credit card,
phone and email address.
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Will I
receive a confirmation of my reservation?
Yes, within 24 hours you will receive
an email confirmation. Please read your confirmation carefully it
contains important information about your stay including maps,
directions and cancellation policy.
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How do I cancel a
reservation?
By Email:
Email us at the following email
addresses:
Judge Porter House :
judgeporter@judgeporterhouse.com
Queen Anne :
innkeepers@queenannebandb.com
Good House :
goodhouse@goodhousebandb.com
Violet Hill:
reservations@violethillbandb.com
By Phone:
Call us on our toll free number at
1-800-441-8343 between 9:30 AM and 6:00 PM. If there is no answer
or it is after normal business hours leave a message.
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Will I receive
a cancellation confirmation?
Confirmations for cancellations will
be sent out immediately to your email address that you gave us when
you made your reservation. Your reservations is not cancelled
unless you get a cancellation notice from us.
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When
do settle my bill?
Payment is not processed until you
check out. Please present your credit card to the innkeeper at
checkout.
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Do you offer
Corporate and Government Rates?
Yes visit our Business Travel tab or
click here for more information.
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Do you allow
pets at your Bed and Breakfast?
No.
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Do you
allow children at your Bed and Breakfast?
Children 12 and over are welcomed
guest but we only allow two people per room.
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Do you
allow smoking at your Bed and Breakfast?
All of our Bed and Breakfasts
offer a smoke free environment. You are welcome to smoke outside on the porches, galleries and decks.
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Do you have a
cancellation policy?
Yes
Cancellation Policy:
Full payment is due unless we are notified 10 days in advance of
your scheduled reservation date consecutively per room reserved.
Whole house rentals will require a 40-day advance notice for full
refund. If we are able to re-book your room(s) to another guest we
will offer a refund for the number of rooms re-booked. Cancellation
policy may be changed if multiple rooms are booked by one person,
organization or group.
Once you cancel your
reservation via email or by calling us on our Toll Free Number
1-800-441-8343, you must receive a cancellation confirmation from us
by email for that cancellation to be valid.
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Do
you require a deposit?
No
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Is it customary to
tip your innkeeper?
Like with any service industry, if you
had good service and an overall good experience tipping is always
appreciated!
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Do you have a two night
minimum?
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Yes on most weekends we have a two
night minimum.
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A two night minimum can be
Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday.
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If we are not completely full by
Wednesday prior to the weekend you want to reserve a single
night we may accept single night bookings.
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There are no two night minimum
stays Sunday-Thursdays.
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Why do
you have a two night minimum on weekends?
Most of our guest are traveling to our
area for a two night stay. If we book all of our rooms for single
nights then we are unable to accommodate our guest that want to stay
for two nights and many times we are left with empty rooms because
we are unable to book for two nights.
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Do you have a swimming pool?
There is a swimming pool at the Judge
Porter and Good House. The swimming pool is for the use of the
Judge Porter House and Good House guest only. There is no swimming
pool at the Queen Anne or the Violet Hill bed and breakfasts.
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Do you have private baths?
Yes, all of our rooms have private
baths.
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Do you have Jacuzzi Tubs?
Yes
Two-person Jacuzzi tubs are located
at:
Judge Porter House:
Garden and Judge Porter Guest Rooms
Good House:
Bayou Guest Room
Queen Anne:
Victorian, Blue and Garden Guest
Rooms
Violet Hill: John Reavls,
Arthur Coble, Prince Haithcoat Suite
One-person Jacuzzi tubs are located
in:
Queen Anne:
Library Room and Queen Anne Guest
Rooms
Good House:
Alvin Good Suite
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Do you have any King
sized beds?
Queen Anne:
Library, Queen Anne and Blue guest
rooms all have king sized beds.
Good House:
Alvin Good Suite
Violet Hill:
Arthur Coble Guest Room
All of our other rooms have Queen
sized beds. We do not have any double beds
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Do you have any
downstairs rooms?
Yes. The following rooms are all
downstairs:
Judge Porter House - 3 rooms
downstairs
The Garden and Judge Porter guest
rooms and Guest House
Queen Anne - 1 room downstairs
The Library guest room
Good House - 2 rooms downstairs
The Alvin Good Suite and the Bayou
guest room
Violet Hill - 4 rooms downstairs
Arthur Coble, Stem Wheeler, John
Reavls and Prince Haithcoat guest rooms
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How many people can
sleep in one room?
All of our rooms are double occupancy
only.
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Can you tell me if anything is going on in Natchitoches during my
stay?
You can visit the
calendar
of events to see what is going on in Natchitoches during your
stay or you can call our tourist information center at
1-800-259-1714. Also an excellent source of information on
Natchitoches is
www.natchitoches.net
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Do
you serve breakfast?
Yes. The Judge Porter House, Queen
Anne and Violet Hill serve a full multi course breakfast and the
Good House serves an excellent continental breakfast.
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What time is breakfast Served?
Breakfast is served promptly at
8:30 AM in one seating at the Judge Porter House, Queen Anne
and Violet Hill. At the Good House a continental breakfast
is available between the hours 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM in the dining
room.
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What do you serve for breakfast?
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Judge Porter House,
Queen Anne and Violet Hill click here to visit our
Breakfast page for a
sampling of our menus.
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Good House
at the Good House the continental breakfast includes: Assorted
Breads (Bagels, muffins, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon bread, whole
wheat bread) hot and cold cereals, grits, oatmeal, fruit, milk,
orange juice and coffee.
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Can I skip breakfast?
Of course. As a courtesy to the
innkeeper please contact us at 800-441-8343 so that we can plan
accordingly.
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Can you serve
breakfast in our room?
No, we do not serve breakfast in any of
our guest rooms.
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Can you serve
breakfast at a different time?
We only serve breakfast in one sitting
at 8:30 AM.
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Do you know
of a florist we can order flowers?
Yes, the Judge Porter House, Queen
Anne and the Good House use Jeanne's Country Gardens.
(318) 357-0102
300 Jefferson St, Natchitoches, Louisiana
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Do you know of a Photographer we can hire to take pictures?
We recommend Mark Bill's
Photography click
here
for more information.
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Do you cater or can you recommend of a caterer for events and
weddings?
We do not cater but we can recommend
Maison Louisiane Catering. Click
here for more information.
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Do you sell gift
certificates?
Yes! You can buy them online from
any of our websites by selecting the Gift Certificates tab or select
the link below for the bed and breakfast that you want to purchase a
gift certificate from:
Judge Porter House
Queen Anne
Good House
Violet Hill
Our gift certificates are valid one
year from issue date and can be used at the Judge Porter House,
Queen Anne, Violet Hill and Good House.
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Can I use an
expired gift certificate?
No, gift certificates are no longer
valid one year after the date of issue.
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Were
can I park my car?
Judge Porter House
Off street parking available in the
front and rear of the house. There are three spaces in the front of
the house which are accessed from Second Street and two in the rear
which can be accessed from Rue Poete Street. . Parking is also
available on Rue Poete Street on the side of the street the Judge
Porter House is located. Parking is not available on Second Street
in either direction.
Good House
Off street parking is available in the
circle drive in the front of the House. You can also park on Rue
Poete Street on the side of the street the Good House is located.
Queen Anne:
Off street
parking is available in the rear of the Queen Anne and is accessible
from Sydney Street.
Violet Hill:
Off street
parking is available on the left side of the house accessed from the
driveway entered via Washington Street.
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Do you
host Weddings?
I am sorry we do not host large
weddings. We will allow small ceremonies that include the bride
and groom and two witnesses and the person officiating the
ceremony. There is no charge for the use of the house or gardens
for your small ceremony with overnight accommodations.
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Can we
take Wedding photographs at your properties?
Yes. There is a $50.00 fee for
taking photographs unless you are an overnight guest, then there is
no charge for taking photographs.
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Do you offer any
special packages?
Yes. Please visit our
special occasion
link for more information.
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When is Check-in and
Check-out
Check-in is officially at 1:00 PM.
Check-out is 10:30 AM
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Do you have a fax machine?
Yes. The number for the fax
machine is 318-238-2573
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How
far are your properties from the Downtown area?
The Judge Porter House and
Good House are a short 7 minutes walk from the downtown
area. The Queen Anne is 10 minutes and Violet Hill is
5 minutes.
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Are you located in the National Landmark Historic District?
Yes all four properties, the
Judge Porter House, Good House, Violet Hill and Queen
Anne are located in the Historic District.
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Are any of your properties located on the Cane River Lake?
Yes, the Violet Hill sets on
the banks of the Cane River Lake.
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How can I contact a guest staying at any of your properties:
If you know the guest cell phone
number we recommend you call that number first.
Judge Porter House and Good House
You can contact a guest room directly
by dialing 318-354-2681. Listen for the automated operator and
select the room your party is staying in. If your party does not
answer you can leave a message for them on their private phone. If
you do not know what room your party is staying in dial "0" for the
innkeeper.
Queen Anne
Call 318-354-7201. This number
rings directly in all 5 guest rooms.
Violet Hill
Call guest cell phone
number first. If there is no cell phone you can call 318-527-9586
and leave a message.
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