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Published October 22, 2008 09:58 am - Tucked away in Brownsville, on top of a hill, sits the Serenity Hill Bed and Breakfast.
ON A HILL: Couple finds new home in Kentucky
By AMBER DILLEY
Glasgow Daily Times
BROWNSVILLE
—
Tucked away in Brownsville, on top of a hill, sits the Serenity Hill Bed and Breakfast.
Owner Debra Lawless said she picked the house on the hill because of the quiet location.
“We like our guests to be able to sit back, relax and enjoy the view,” Lawless said. “Situated on top of this hill, we have some really nice views. There always seems to be a nice breeze out on the porch. We’re on three and three-quarter acres. Just about sunset, the deer will come out and eat the acorns that have fallen off the trees. It’s just really nice out here.”
With four rooms, the bed and breakfast can hold eight guests at once.
“It’s a nice, comfortable place for people to stay,” Lawless said. “They get our personal care, I do all the home cooking. We’ve got clean linens and nice rooms and you don’t have to worry about loud neighbors or kids running and screaming down the hall. We take care of guests here.”
Guests get a home-cooked breakfast every morning at 8:30 and self-serve coffee, teas, hot chocolate, apple cider and microwave popcorn are always available.
“We try to make it so every one feels they can make themselves at home,” she said.
Adding to the homey feel are family heirlooms including a wedding dress from a niece’s wedding, art work by Debra’s brother-in-law and Debra’s own wedding fan and a room dedicated to her Texas memorabilia.
Both Debra and her husband, James, lived in Texas for a long time before they decided to open a bed-and-breakfast.
“We thought about all different locations,” she said. “Up in the Finger Lakes, N.Y., region, over into Washington State, all across the nation and we finally decided that we did not want to give up any seasons. We had traveled through this area quite a few times and liked it because it gets four seasons. We have absolutely loved living here.”
Guests from all over the world have enjoyed the home cooking, the company of Debra and James’ friendly German Shepherd, Zeus, and the locals.
“The people in Kentucky are so friendly,” Lawless said. “Not long ago, we had a German couple and they couldn’t quite find us. So they stopped at this guy’s house and the gentleman got in his car and drove them here. The same thing happened to James’ mother. She was at the church down the road —she was that close — and everyone was just getting out of church. Someone got in their car and drove her here. People are just really super here and I like the pace.”
Lawless said that the “staycation” phenomenon has helped their business.
“We’ve found that a lot of people, instead of taking the big vacation, they took smaller vacations and stayed close by,” she said. “Some people within state, we had a lot of from Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee traveling here more than in the past. Even though the economy doesn’t look very good, it has helped local businesses like us.”
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