The seven acres of grounds, planted with magnolias, immense oaks, dogwood, pecan, hickory, elm and crape myrtle, have served as the backdrop of history. Both Union and Confederate armies camped here in 1865. The beauty and tranquility of the land, and the house’s setting at the top of a gentle knoll where the breeze always blows, stand as testimony to the eye of Daniel Chandler, the first builder at Washington Plantation. What you will find here will transport your gourmet dining back to the days when cotton was king and the cotton planter an aristocrat. The house is furnished with period antiques and fine reproductions. The breakfast china is Wedgwood or Lennox. The table silver is sterling. All of our bedrooms have crystal and brass chandeliers, Irish crystal glassware, 1000-count Egyptian cotton sheets, gas fireplaces and the finest bathroom amenities. That’s the way a planter would greet his guests, and that’s what’s in store for you at Washington Plantation. Come and join us to experience the planter’s life when cotton was king. Remember, we're elegant, but not stuffy! Breaking News: Washington Plantation has been named a 2006 Top 10 Romantic Inns by American Historic Inns!

Abigail's Room has soft mint-green walls with lavish darker gray-green drapes with white sheers and floral tops, and a white beadboard ceiling. A hand-made queen four-poster rice bed, a period spinet desk and Queen Anne highboy are the major furniture pieces, lit by a pewter chandelier. Occasional tables hold the wine and ice buckets, and there is a Cambridge SoundResearch radio/ cd player. A tiled oversized shower and toilet are separate from the vanity area, which is in an alcove open to the room. Abigail's Room will accommodate a third person.

Amity's Room is painted a buttery gold with a natural beadboard ceiling. This is our Eastlake room, with a hand-carved oak queen-sized bed, two oak dressers and a dark pine tilt-top desk from the 1880s. The window treatments consist of moiré gold drapes with fanciful fringed plaid valances. The brass chandelier and the Bose Wave radio add to the ambience. The large bathroom features a vintage clawfoot tub with brass shower surround and sunflower showerhead and a well-lit vanity table. Amity's Room will accommodate a third person.

Katie's Room is painted in a pale blue that changes with the ambient light. The drapes are white cotton eyelet lace, echoed in the bedspread and bed ruffle on the four-poster queen rice bed. Two period dressers and occasional tables grace the room and carry the Bose Wave radio and wine and ice buckets. The bath has a vintage clawfoot tub with brass shower surround and sunflower showerhead.

Martha's Room, located downstairs, is colored in dusty rose with matching draperies and burgundy valances, and is the second largest in the house. The king-sized four-poster rice bed, vintage highboy and Margracious sitting area before the fireplace make this room special. The tiled bathroom has a vintage clawfoot tub with shower surround and sunflower shower head. The Cambridge SoundResearch radio/cd player and brass chandelier complete the ambience. Martha's Room will accommodate a third person.

The Planter's Room is the master bedroom of Washington Plantation, and is the largest and most elegant of all. Wallpapered in toile with matching drapes, the effect is luxurious and inviting. The king-sized full tester bed has lace bed curtains and a ceiling-suspended canopy straight from the 1840s. The beautiful brass chandelier with lead crystal bobeshes casts a wonderful glow. The bathroom is large, with an old marble counter top and a beautiful drop-in sink. The bathtub is a clawfoot style 72" whirlpool bath with hot air bubbles and room for two, with a brass shower enclosure and sunflower showerhead. This room is the best of the South.