Alexander House Booklover's B&B, 30535 Linden Ave., Princess Anne. 3 literary themed guest rooms, one with large claw foot tub in an 1885 Queen Anne Victorian guest house furnished in a whimsical traditional style with antiques, literary memorabilia & portraits. Location: Residential Historic District. Amenities: Covered porch, café, library and reading parlor. Evening snack, liqueurs & hot beverages. Year-round. 410.651.5195. email

Chesapeake Sunrise B&B, 20880 Caleb Jones Rd., Ewell, Smith Island. 3 rooms, one with poster bed in a three-story guest house built c.1863 and decorated in a traditional style in antiques and wicker furniture. Location: In a small fishing village overlooking the Chesapeake Bay on an island accessible only by boat. Amenities: Private dock, marina, boat house with sunroom. Art workshops & private charters. 410.425.4220, 866.420.4220. email the B&B

Ewell Tide Inn Bed & Breakfast, 4063 Tyler Rd., Ewell, Smith Island. 4 guest rooms in a three-story clapboard farmhouse. Location: In a residential area of a small fishing village overlooking the Chesapeake Bay on an island accessible only by boat. Amenities: Large screened porch, rear deck, sunroom, fishing pier and pool table. Bikes, canoes & small fishing skiffs available. Dock space available. Year-round. 410.425.2141 or 888.699.2141. email the B&B

Hayman House Bed & Breakfast, The, 30491 Prince William St., Princess Anne. 5 guest rooms including one suite, some with poster or canopy beds and some w/fireplaces in a three-story Queen Anne Colonial Revival home built in 1898 and furnished with antiques and oriental rugs. Location: In the heart of downtown in the Historic District. Amenities: Large front porches with wicker furniture. Year-round. 410.651.1107. email the Hayman House some

Inn of Silent Music, 2955 Tylerton Rd., Tylerton, Smith Island. 3 guest rooms with marsh & bay views in a c.1915 clapboard Victorian B&B decorated in wicker and some antiques. Location: In a small fishing village surrounded by water and marsh on an island accessible only by boat. Amenities: Screened veranda, wicker furniture, dock, trellis & garden. Bikes, canoes, boat charters and seafood dinner with notice. Seasonal. Packages. 410.425.3541. email the Inn

My Fair Lady Bed & Breakfast, 38 West Main St., Crisfield. 9 guest rooms including one five room suite in a Queen Ann Victorian guest house built in 1900 and furnished with period antiques and oriental rugs. Location: In the center of town about ¾ mile to the town dock. Amenities: Wrap-around porch, front and back parlor, three-story octagonal tower, sun porch & gardens. 410.968.0352. email My Fair Lady B&B

Paddlewheel Motel, 701 West Main St., Crisfield. 28 guest rooms with balconies or decks, microwaves, refrigerators and several with whirlpool tubs or Jacuzzis in a brick two-story contemporary motel built in the 1980's and furnished in a modern style. Location: Downtown near the marina, restaurants and the city dock. Amenities: Porch. Seasonal (April-December). Packages. 410.968.2220.

Somerset House Bed and Breakfast, The, 30556 Washington St., Princess Anne. 6 guest rooms, two with fireplaces & one w/hot tub in a gabled Colonial guest house built c.1852 and a second historic house, both decorated in antiques in a traditional style. Location: Heart of the Princess Anne Historic Town Center District. Amenities: Gardens, antique roses, walks and a pond. Gourmet dinner packages. Croquet and lawn games. 410.651.4451. email

Washington Hotel & Inn, The, 11784 Somerset Ave., Princess Anne. 12 guest rooms in a three-story clapboard Colonial hotel built as an Inn & rest stop for travelers in 1744, furnished in antiques & modern pieces, collectibles and decorated with pictures of the hotels renowned guests. Location: Downtown in the heart of the Historic District. Amenities: Restaurant & lounges, coffee shop, large front porch with wicker furniture. Year-round. 410.651.2525.