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The Somerset House is decorated with period furnishings and offers 6 rooms within the two houses on the estate. Our two most elegant rooms feature twelve-foot ceilings, antique queen-size beds, fireplaces and private baths, one with private sauna.
Come in through the gracious doorway topped with a palladium window; the door way was saved from a antebellum house that was taken down and moved to Somerset House in the 1980s. You will enter the welcoming foyer and see the grandeur of the eleven foot ceilings, wide pine floors, and charming antiques including oriental rugs, grandfather's clock, cellaret, French maps, and documents. The stairway has a bowed mahogany banister and tiger maple balusters that leads to the upper levels. On the landing you will find a Korean wedding chest on there is a bowl of Swiss chocolates for your enjoyment.
The living room is dominated by the Steinway grand piano, over one hundred years old, and still able to create a beautiful sound. There is a Turkish rug, French kneeler, a chest with a collection of antique jade, and a Korean wedding chest that serves as a tea table. You will also find a collection of Latin American santons. A French tapestry rises over the working fire place.
In the dining room you will be seated at the antique Potthast table which can seat eighteen or be cozy enough for four. In addition to the collection of oyster plates, you will see Wedgewood china and cut crystal. Portraits of the Parker girls in spring gardens grace the south wall and a Balinese shadow puppet is on the east wall. The windows are dressed with crewel drapery. There is a brass fire screen in front of the working fire place.
The Keswick has soft coral walls and a nineteenth century bedroom suite from Belgium with a queen-sized bed. The fine ironed cotton bed linens with down duvet and luxurious pillows decorated with a floral pattern invite you for a welcome rest. The room looks out on an ancient magnolia tree. The bath has an over-sized shower and sauna.
The Wickford has soft blue walls, watered silk drapery and an 1820s Philadelphia tester queen-sized bed. Luxury ironed linens, a down duvet, and fluffy pillows with an Indian design greet you. The view of the town boxwood garden is enchanting from this room. Adjoining the Wickford is the Snoring Parlor with a single bed, ideal for those traveling with (well-behaved) children or those who have a noisy sleeping partner. The bath has a full tub and looks out over the back garden.
The Arden is our penthouse room featuring a queen-size bed decorated with a Chinese theme. Luxury ironed linens, down duvet, and fluffy pillows grace this room which looks out on the boxwood garden as well as the tulip magnolia. While this room has only a half bath at this time we expect to add a full luxury bath suite shortly.
WiFi is available throughout the house. While there are working fire places in each of the guest rooms we ask that you not build a fire for safety reasons.